William Wigan

Bornc. 1640

Died1700 (aged 59–60)

Resting placeSt Mary Abbots, Kensington, Middlesex

ChildrenGeorge Wigan, John Wigan (physician)

William Wigan
Born	c. 1640
Died	1700 (aged 59–60) Kensington, Middlesex, England
Resting place	St Mary Abbots, Kensington, Middlesex
Children	George Wigan, John Wigan (physician)

William Wigan (c.1640–1700) was vicar of St Mary Abbots (1672-1700) and chaplain in ordinary to William and Mary.^[1]^[2]

William Wigan was probably son of an ale seller at the Harrow in Gray's Inn Lane. He was educated at Westminster School^[3] and Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating 21 July 1658. He was awarded his BA on 22 March 1662 and MA in 1664.^[2]

William Wigan and Mary Sonds (of Orsett, Essex) were married on 16 February 1687 at Lambeth church.^[4] Their children included Mary (buried 26 July 1763), Elizabeth, George (all born before 10 September 1695)^[5] and John. William Wigan was ill for five months before his death on 22 April 1700, being buried at St Mary Abbots. Kensington on 25 April 1700.^[6]

Career

Wigan's earliest parish appointment was a rector of St Mary and St Peter's, Wennington (then in Essex) on 13 November 1671, resigning on 1 March 1675. He also served as domestic chaplain to Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl of Holland (1620–1675). His major appointment was as vicar of St Mary Abbots (31 August 1672 to death) bestowed by the Earl of Warwick.^[6]

William Wigan was chaplain to Humphrey Henchman, Bishop of London who appointed him non-resident rector of Orsett, Essex (1 March 1675 to death). He held two prebends of St Paul's Cathedral: Prebend of St Laurence/Prebend of St Pancras (12 March 1672 – 22 December 1674) and Prebend of Cantlers, alias Kentish Town (22 December 1674 until death).

William Wigan was chaplain in ordinary to William and Mary. A sermon preached before the King and Queen on 8 January 1693 was published^[7] as was a funeral sermon preached for Elizabeth, Lady Cutts second wife of John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts.^[8]

References

↑ "Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540-1835". Retrieved 9 August 2020.
1 2 Foster, Joseph (1891). "Wigan, William" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1714. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
↑ Stenning, Alan Herbert; Barker, G. F. Russell (1928). The Record of Old Westminsters: a Biographical List of All Those Who Are Known to Have Been Educated At Westminster School From the Earliest Times to 1927. Vol. 2. London: Printed at the Chiswick Press. p. 992.
↑ Faulkner, Thomas (1820). History and antiquities of Kensington, interspersed with biographical anecdotes of royal and distinguished personages, and a descriptive catalogue of the collection of pictures in the palace. London. p. 363.
↑ Wigan, William (1695). "Will of William Wigan, Vicar of Kensington, Middlesex, dated 10 September 1695, codicil dated 26 September 1699 and proved 3 May 1700, PROB 11/455/298". National Archives. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
1 2 Faulkner, Thomas (1820). History and antiquities of Kensington, interspersed with biographical anecdotes of royal and distinguished personages, and a descriptive catalogue of the collection of pictures in the palace. London. pp. 144–145.
↑ Wigan, William (1717). A sermon preached before the King and Queen at White-hall, on Sunday, Jan. 8. 1692/3 / By William Wigan, chaplain to Their Majesties. Published by Their Majesties special command. London: printed by R. Norton for Walter Kettilby, at the Bishop's Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard.
↑ Wigan, William (1697). A funeral sermon preach'd on the decease of the Right Honourable the Lady Elizabeth Cutts, late wife of the Right Honourable the Lord Cutts, on the 5th of December, 1697. at Kensington-Church / by William Wigan, chaplin in ordinary to His Majesty, and vicar of Kensington. ESTC: R19988. London: Printed for Walter Kettilby, at the Bishop's-Head in S. Pauls Church-yard.

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