Waterton, William, 1794-1852, Jesuit priest

Person

Waterton, William, 1794-1852, Jesuit priest

09 December 1794-18 January 1852

Born: Walton Hall, Yorkshire, England
Entered: - 07 September 1815, Hodder, Lancashire, England - Angliae Province (ANG)
Ordained: 1823, Ireland
Final Vows: 15 August 1836
Died: 18 January 1852, Stonyhurst, Lancashire, England - Angliae Province (ANG)

◆ Henry Foley - Records of the English province of The Society of Jesus Vol VII

Waterton, William, Father,was son of Thomas Waterton, Esq, of Walton Hall , and his wife Anne, daughter of Edward Bedingfeld, Esq.; born at Walton Hall,December 9,1794; studied his humanities at Stonyhurst College; entered the Society at Hodder, September 7, 1815, and was made a Spiritual Coadjutor August 15,1836. He studied theology at Clongowes College, Ireland, where he was ordained Priest1823. He served the mission of Pontefract at two periods ; also at Pylewell,near Lymington, Hants, for many years, and finally at Tunbridge Wells. In 1841 he was appointed Prefect of the Secular Philosophers at Stonyhurst, and died there, January 18,1852, æt.58. (ProvinceRegister.)

◆ Catholic Record Society, Volume 70, 1981

The English Jesuits, 1650-1829: A Biographical Dictionary

by Geoffrey Holt

Waterton, William. Priest.
b. December 9th, 1794, Walton Hall, Yorkshire.
s. of Thomas and Anne (Bedingfeld).
e. Stonyhurst 1806-15.
S.J. September 7th, 1815.
Hodder (nov) 1815-7.
Hodder (phil) 1817-9.
Clongowes, Ireland (theol) 1819-23.
Ordained priest 1823.
Stonyhurst 1823-4.
Pontefract 1824-6.
Pylewell 1826-35.
Hodder (tert) 1835-6.
Pylewell 1836-41.
Tunbridge. Wells 1841-5.
Wardour 1845-8.
Croft 1848-9.
Leigh 1849-?
Stonyhurst ?-1852.
d. January 18th, 1852, Stonyhurst. bu. Stonyhurst.

(Fo.7; 115; 113; CRS.13/400; CRS. 14/297; O1.433; Nec).

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