Nonconformist minister. Born Suffolk. His mother was great-granddaughter of John Rogers. A pro-royalist, he was held in the Tower in 1651 but escaped execution. In 1684 he was again arrested for refusing to stop trying to change things and held in Newgate Prison, where he died. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
His son, also William, was executed for his part in the Monmouth rebellion. Great family tradition of fatal rebellion stretching over 5 generations.
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William Jenkyn, MA
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Rector of St John the Baptist upon Walbrook in 1884. Born and died London.
Rev. Thomas Tyssen Bazely, of Dover, Kent. Fellow and Tutor of Brasenose 1831–39, Rector of All Saints Poplar 1839–60. He was the second rector there. TT married Julia Shipdem and they had just one...
Taking its name from a nearby gravel pit, this was established in Hackney between 1715 and 1716. Initially it was for a nonconformist congregation, but eventually became Unitarian. In 1809 it moved...
Rector of St Saviour's Church Lewisham, 1919. From Wings of Glory: In 1915, as the Chairman of Managers, St. Saviour's Schools, Lewisham, he wrote on a matter of building insurance to 'Flying Offi...
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