William Lubbock
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The Reverend William Lubbock MA BD
(Cantab
) (baptized North Walsham
, Norfolk
, 17 January 1701, died North Walsham 20 April 1754) was an English divine, Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge, and Church of England
clergyman. He founded the famous English family of Lubbock
(see below).
of North Walsham
, Norfolk
and of his wife Elizabeth Webster, Lubbock was educated at Gresham's School
, Holt
from 1712 and later at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
.
in 1721 and as an MA in 1724, and as a Bachelor of Divinity
in 1732. He remained at Caius
as a tutor in Classics
and Divinity
and was a Fellow of the college between 1724 and 1733.
From 1732 to 1738, Lubbock was Rector of Bincombe
and of Broadwey
, both in Dorset
. Resigning these livings, he purchased the Rectory of Lammas
on 22 December 1738, and gained also the Vicarage of Stalham
in 1739 and the Rectory of Scottow
on 1 October 1741. He held all three livings until his death in 1754.
, Norfolk
, England
. They had two sons, John Lubbock
(20 August 1744 - 24 February 1816), and another William Lubbock (6 July 1746 - 23 June 1823). The Rev. William Lubbock died on 20 April 1754 and was buried on 23 April 1754 in the churchyard of his home town, North Walsham
.
Lubbock's elder son, John, was created a baronet, and his great-great-grandson, Sir John Lubbock
, fourth baronet, was created the first Baron Avebury
. His descendants include Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet
, Sir John William Lubbock, 2nd Baronet
, Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet
, John Lubbock, 4th Baronet and 1st Baron Avebury
, John Lubbock, 2nd Baron Avebury
, John Lubbock, 3rd Baron Avebury
, and Eric Lubbock, 4th and present Baron Avebury
.
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....
(Cantab
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
) (baptized North Walsham
North Walsham
North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England in the North Norfolk district.-Demographics:The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 11,998. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, 17 January 1701, died North Walsham 20 April 1754) was an English divine, Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge, and Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
clergyman. He founded the famous English family of Lubbock
Baron Avebury
Baron Avebury, of Avebury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1900 for the banker, politician and archaeologist Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. On his death the titles passed to his...
(see below).
Education
The son of John Lubbock (1669 - 1731), a clothierClothier
Clothier may refer to one of the following professions:*Tailor - the most common modern usage*Cloth merchant*A cloth manufacturer - see cloth productionAs a surname, Clothier may refer to one of the following individuals:...
of North Walsham
North Walsham
North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England in the North Norfolk district.-Demographics:The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 11,998. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
and of his wife Elizabeth Webster, Lubbock was educated at Gresham's School
Gresham's School
Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school in Holt in North Norfolk, England, a member of the HMC.The school was founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham as a free grammar school for forty boys, following King Henry VIII's dissolution of the Augustinian priory at Beeston Regis...
, Holt
Holt, Norfolk
Holt is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town is north of the city of Norwich, west of Cromer and east of King's Lynn. The town is on the route of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham where access to the...
from 1712 and later at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
.
Career
Lubbock graduated as a BABachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1721 and as an MA in 1724, and as a Bachelor of Divinity
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 1732. He remained at Caius
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
as a tutor in Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
and Divinity
Divinity
Divinity and divine are broadly applied but loosely defined terms, used variously within different faiths and belief systems — and even by different individuals within a given faith — to refer to some transcendent or transcendental power or deity, or its attributes or manifestations in...
and was a Fellow of the college between 1724 and 1733.
From 1732 to 1738, Lubbock was Rector of Bincombe
Bincombe
Bincombe is a large village in the West Dorset district of Dorset, England; situated north of Weymouth. The local travel links are located from the village to Upwey railway station and to Bournemouth International Airport. The main road running through the village is Icen Lane...
and of Broadwey
Broadwey
Broadwey is a former village in the northern suburbs of Weymouth, Dorset, England, on the A354 road. Broadwey and Upwey ward had a population of 4,349 in 2001.- External links :* *...
, both in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
. Resigning these livings, he purchased the Rectory of Lammas
Lammas, Norfolk
Lammas is a village in Broadland, Norfolk, England. Administratively it falls within the civil parish of Buxton with Lammas.-Location:...
on 22 December 1738, and gained also the Vicarage of Stalham
Stalham
Stalham is a market town on the River Ant in the English county of Norfolk, in East Anglia. It covers an area of and had a population of 2,951 in 1,333 households as of the 2001 census. It lies within the Norfolk Broads, about north-east of Norwich on the A149 road.For the purposes of local...
in 1739 and the Rectory of Scottow
Scottow
Scottow is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located some north of Coltishall and south of North Walsham.The civil parish has an area of and in 2001 had a population of 1,774 in 357 households...
on 1 October 1741. He held all three livings until his death in 1754.
Family
William Lubbock married Elizabeth Cooper on 26 October 1742 at PastonPaston, Norfolk
Paston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north-east of North Walsham and south-east of Cromer. It is north-east of the city of Norwich. The village sits astride the coast road between Mundesley and Bacton. The nearest railway station is at North...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. They had two sons, John Lubbock
Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet
Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet was an eminent English banker. Lubbock was also a merchant and Member of Parliament. He was the first son of a Cambridge don, the Reverend William Lubbock of Lammas, Norfolk, by Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Cooper of North Walsham, Norfolk...
(20 August 1744 - 24 February 1816), and another William Lubbock (6 July 1746 - 23 June 1823). The Rev. William Lubbock died on 20 April 1754 and was buried on 23 April 1754 in the churchyard of his home town, North Walsham
North Walsham
North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England in the North Norfolk district.-Demographics:The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 11,998. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North...
.
Lubbock's elder son, John, was created a baronet, and his great-great-grandson, Sir John Lubbock
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury PC , FRS , known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was a polymath and Liberal Member of Parliament....
, fourth baronet, was created the first Baron Avebury
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury PC , FRS , known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was a polymath and Liberal Member of Parliament....
. His descendants include Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet
Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet
Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet was an eminent English banker. Lubbock was also a merchant and Member of Parliament. He was the first son of a Cambridge don, the Reverend William Lubbock of Lammas, Norfolk, by Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Cooper of North Walsham, Norfolk...
, Sir John William Lubbock, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Lubbock, 2nd Baronet
Sir John William Lubbock, 2nd Baronet FRS was an English banker.He chaired the family bank Lubbock & Company. He was the nephew of Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet, succeeding him by special remainder, and the grandson of the Reverend William Lubbock...
, Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Lubbock, 3rd Baronet
Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet was an English banker, barrister, mathematician and astronomer.He was born in Westminster, the son of Sir John William Lubbock, of the Lubbock & Co bank. He was educated at Eton and then Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1825...
, John Lubbock, 4th Baronet and 1st Baron Avebury
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury PC , FRS , known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was a polymath and Liberal Member of Parliament....
, John Lubbock, 2nd Baron Avebury
John Lubbock, 2nd Baron Avebury
John Birkbeck Lubbock, 2nd Baron Avebury, DL was an English aristocrat and banker.-Background:He was the eldest son of John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury and his first wife Ellen Frances Hordern . He succeeded his father as Baron Avebury upon his death in 1913.-Career:Lubbock was a partner in the...
, John Lubbock, 3rd Baron Avebury
John Lubbock, 3rd Baron Avebury
John Lubbock, 3rd Baron Avebury was an English peer.He was the son of the Honourable Harold Fox Pitt Lubbock and a grandson of John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury. His sister Moyra was married to the broadcaster Dorian Williams...
, and Eric Lubbock, 4th and present Baron Avebury
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury
Eric Reginald Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, PC is an English politician. A Liberal Member of Parliament from 1962 to 1970, he succeeded as Baron Avebury in 1971...
.