John Warneford
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Reverend John Warneford MA, BD (1720 – 20 November 1773) was an English
clergyman and scholar.
He was born in Miserden
, Gloucestershire
, the eldest son of Reverend William Warneford, Senior Lecturer of St Michael, Cornhill
, and Susannah Paynter (great granddaughter of Edward Reynolds, bishop of Norwich
). A year before his birth, his father, then an eighteen year old scholar at New College, Oxford
, caused a sensation by eloping with Susannah, the thirty-two year old daughter of William Paynter
, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.
John Warneford attended school at Winchester
, and matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford
on 8 July 1735, aged 14. He graduated M.A in 1742/3 and B.D
in 1752. From 1743 to 1748 he was curate to his father at All Hallows Bread Street
, London
but afterwards returned to Oxford. In June 1761 he was unanimously elected Camden Professor of Ancient History
, Oxford, and remained so until his death in 1773. For some of this period he was also rector of Bassingham
, Lincolnshire
and at the time of his death was curate at Helmdon
, Northamptonshire
, where there is a memorial tablet commemorating him.
He married Lucy Southby of South Marston
on 7 December 1761 and they had two daughters. After his death, two volumes of his sermons were published in 1776, with a long subscription list.
He is buried at Helmdon.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
clergyman and scholar.
He was born in Miserden
Miserden
Miserden is a village and civil parish in Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England, 4 miles north east of Stroud. The parish includes Whiteway Colony and the hamlets of Sudgrove and The Camp...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, the eldest son of Reverend William Warneford, Senior Lecturer of St Michael, Cornhill
St Michael, Cornhill
St Michael, Cornhill is a medieval parish church in the City of London with pre-Norman Conquest parochial foundation. The medieval structure was lost in the Great Fire of London and the current church was designed by Sir Christopher Wren between 1670-1677....
, and Susannah Paynter (great granddaughter of Edward Reynolds, bishop of Norwich
Bishop of Norwich
The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided...
). A year before his birth, his father, then an eighteen year old scholar at New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
, caused a sensation by eloping with Susannah, the thirty-two year old daughter of William Paynter
William Paynter (academic)
Rev. William Paynter D.D. was an English clergyman and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.The son of William Paynter or Cambourne, from Antron in Sithney, and Jane, the sixth child of Richard Keigwin of Mousehole, he was born at Trelissic Walbert, in the parish of St Erth, Cornwall, England, and...
, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.
John Warneford attended school at Winchester
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, and matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
on 8 July 1735, aged 14. He graduated M.A in 1742/3 and B.D
Bachelor of Divinity
In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies....
in 1752. From 1743 to 1748 he was curate to his father at All Hallows Bread Street
All Hallows Bread Street
All Hallows Bread Street was a church in the Bread Street ward of the City of London on the south side of Watling Street. First mentioned in the 13th century, the church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666...
, London
London
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but afterwards returned to Oxford. In June 1761 he was unanimously elected Camden Professor of Ancient History
Camden Professor of Ancient History
The Camden Professorship of Ancient History at the University of Oxford was established in 1622 by William Camden, Clarenceux King of Arms, and endowed with the income of the manor of Bexley. The Chair has been attached to Brasenose College since 1877...
, Oxford, and remained so until his death in 1773. For some of this period he was also rector of Bassingham
Bassingham
Bassingham is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 1308.-Geography:It is about mid-way between Newark-on-Trent and Lincoln. The parish is defined by the River Witham to the west, and the River Brant to the east...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
and at the time of his death was curate at Helmdon
Helmdon
Helmdon is a village and civil parish in the district of South Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England. The parish covers an area of about and includes the village of Helmdon and the hamlets of Astwell and Falcutt.-Geography:...
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, where there is a memorial tablet commemorating him.
He married Lucy Southby of South Marston
South Marston
South Marston is a village in north-east Wiltshire, England. The name Marston derives from the common English village name meaning marsh farm. It is part of the Borough of Swindon. Early in World War 2, a Ministry of Aircraft Production shadow factory and airfield were built for the Phillips &...
on 7 December 1761 and they had two daughters. After his death, two volumes of his sermons were published in 1776, with a long subscription list.
He is buried at Helmdon.