Rev. William Willoughby Douglas
 Rev. William Willoughby Douglas of
Salwarpe and of High Park, both
co. Worcester was born 13 July 1824, and baptised. at Newland, co.
Gloucester, on 7 September 1824 (Sponsors : Margaret Jeffreys, his
great-aunt, the Rt. Rev. William Van Mildert, Bishop of Durham, his
great-uncle, and the Earl of Enniskillen)
The son of The Revd.
Preb. Canon Henry Douglas, (1793-1859) and Eleanor Birt (1802-1879),
daughter of Rev Thomas Birt and his wife Mary Lane, he was educated at Eton
and at St. John's College, Cambridge, B.A. 1847, B.A. and L.Th.
University College, Durham, 1847, M.A. 1852.
Rector (and Patron)
of Salwarpe 1849; Hon. Canon of Worcester 1866; Rural Dean of roitwich ;
Proctor in Convocation ; Lord of the Manor of Salwarpe; J.P. for co.
Worcester;
He died, aged 73, at Salwarpe Rectory on Saturday, 19
February, and was buried at Salwarpe on 24 February 1898. His Will was
dated 17 July 1885, with codicils dated 3 June 1895 and 18 September
1897, proved in the Principal Registry 19 April 1898, by Frances Jane
Douglas, relict, Archibald Douglas of Salwarpe, and William Douglas,
sons.
In 1738, Salwarpe was settled on John Talbot, who appears to have
sold it to Philip Gresley, for he in 1822 settled it on Robert Archibald
Douglas, son of General Archibald Douglas of Witham, co. Essex. Philip
Gresley died in 1825, leaving all his property to this Robert on
condition that he would take the name of Gresley, and on the latter's
death without issue in 1885 Salwarpe passed to his nephew William
Willoughby Douglas, rector of Salwarpe, whose son Archibald Douglas now
(1913) holds it.
He married Frances Jane How, and they had 16 children, including
Gerald, Bishop of Nyasaland,
Robert and
Arthur.
Frances Jane, only dau. of William Wybergh How of Nearwell,
Shrewsbury, co. Salop, by Frances his 2nd wife, dau. of Samuel Allsopp
of Burton-on-Trent, co. Stafford, and sister of Henry, 1st Lord Hindlip
of Hindlip Hall, co. Worcester ; born 21 January 1829, bapt. at
Shrewsbury ; marr. at the Abbey Church, Shrewsbury (by the Rev. William
Walsham How), on Tuesday, 22 January 1850; died, aged 70, at the
Rectory, Salwarpe, on Monday. 1 1 December, bur. at Salwarpe 13 December
1899. Will dated 15 December 1898, proved (Prin. Reg. 199, 1900) 21
February 1900, by Archibald Douglas, William Douglas, and Robert Gresley
Douglas, sons.
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transcription
Eagle, Easter term 1898
The Rev William Willoughby Douglas who died on the 19th of
February last, at Salwarpe Rectory, was the eldest son of the
Reverend Henry Douglas (St John's BA. 18IS), sometime Rector of
Salwarpe near Droitwich and Canon of Durham, by his wife
Eleanor, daughter of the Rev Thomas Best, Vicar of Newland,
Gloucestershire. He was born 13 July 1824, and was ordained
Deacon in 1848, and Priest in 1849 by the Bishop of Worcester.
He married 22 January 1850 at the Abbey Church, Shrewsbury,
Frances Jane, only daughter of William Wybergh How Esq of
NearweIl, Shrewsbury. She was sister of the late Bishop WiIliam
Walsham How of Wakefield. Bishop How married Mr Douglas' sister.
After serving curacies at Kidderminster and Hagley, he was
presented by his uncle, Mr. R. A. D. Gresley, to the family
living of Salwarpe. He was made an Honorary Canon of Worcester
in 1886, and until his resignation last year he was Proctor in
Convocation, having held the office for twenty years. He was
also Rural Dean of Droitwicb, J.P. for the County, and
Vice-Chairman of the Droitwich Petty Sessions, member of the
Droitwich Rural District Council and Board of Guardians,
Chairman of the SaJwarpe Parish Council, Manager of the
Droitwich National Schools and Coventry Charity, Trustee and
Chairman of the St. John Brine Baths, and one of the Committee
of the Saltley Training College, and he was an actIve member of
many other Societies and Commlttees. He was buried at Salwarpe
on February 14th. The lesson was read by the Dean, and the
service at the grave by the Bishop of Worcester. |
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The family memorial of Canon W. W. Douglas, Rector of Salwarpe,
has recently been placed in the churchyard of that parish. It
consists of a recumbent monument of the best Forest of Dean
stone, richly moulded all round, and having on top a large
cross, in the centre of which is carved a vesica, and ancient
Christian symbol, found on some of the sarcophagi of the early
Christians in Rome. In the centre of the vesica are the letters
“I.H.S.”
The inscription on the tomb is as follows: “William Willoughby
Douglas, Priest. Rector of this parish for forty-eight years.
Born July 13, 1824. Died February 19, 1898.” |
William Willoughby Douglas was the son of Henry, Vicar of Newland,
Gloucester. He was born on 13th July 1824, at Newland. Educated Eton;
matriculated MICHS 1843; BA 1847; MA 1852; BA & L.Th Durham 1847;
Ordained Deacon 1848. Priest 1849. Curate of Kidderminster, Worcester
1848. to nine. Rector of Salwarpe, Worcester, of which he held both a
manor and advowson. 1849-98 during the whole of which period he was
deeply interested in everything concerning the welfare of his parish and
the surrounding district. Many improvements were effected at Salwarpe
during his incumbency, including. the building of new schools and the
restoration of the church. He was Rural Dean of Droitwich, an Honorable
Canon of Worcester 1866-98. Proctor of Convocation, Diocese of Worcester
1875. Married 22nd January 1850. Frances Jane, daughter of Wybergh How
Esquire of Nearwell, Shrewsbury, and had seven sons and nine daughters.
William W. Douglas died 19th February 1898, aged 73. He was father of
Archibald (Cambridge 1871), Edward H (1884) and Gerald W. (1894).
Cambridge University Alumni 1261-1900
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