William Thomas Baring Hayter
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The Very Rev William Thomas Baring Hayter (30 August 1858- 21 August 1935) was an eminent Anglican Priest
and teacher
in the first decade
s of the 20th Century.
Hayter was the third son of Harrison Hayter
and his wife Eliza Jane Walker. He was educated at Summer Fields School
, Charterhouse School
and Brasenose College, Oxford
. After ordination he held curacies
at Icklesham
Sussex and Kensington
. He became vicar of Hints, Staffordshire
in 1888 and remained there until 1900 when he became vicar of Horsley, Yorkshire. He became vicar of Westbury, Wiltshire
in 1904, and then of Honley
and of Stratford Sub Castle
in 1912.
In 1913 Hayter became Dean
of Gibraltar
where he stayed until 1920.
Returning to England
in 1921 Hayter became vicar of Dorking
, Surrey and in 1926 also became Rural Dean
of Dorking.
In 1927, Hayter was appointed Master
of his old school Charterhouse and Chaplain of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.
Hayter retired to Penn, Buckinghamshire
where he died at the age of 77.
Hayter married Maud Beauchamp, daughter of Sir Thomas Proctor Beauchamp
of Langley Park
, Norfolk in 1889. They had three daughters, of whom the eldest Dorothea married the Italian sculptor Romano Romanelli
.Hayter's sister Frances married Falconer Madan
(1851–1935), Librarian of the Bodleian Library
of Oxford University
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
and teacher
Head teacher
A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
in the first decade
Decade
A decade is a period of 10 years. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek dekas which means ten. This etymology is sometime confused with the Latin decas and dies , which is not correct....
s of the 20th Century.
Hayter was the third son of Harrison Hayter
Harrison Hayter
Harrison Hayter was a British engineer, participating in many significant railway construction projects in Britain and many harbour and dock constructions worldwide....
and his wife Eliza Jane Walker. He was educated at Summer Fields School
Summer Fields School
Summer Fields is a boys' independent preparatory school based in Summertown, Oxford, England.-History:Originally called Summerfield, it became a Boys' Preparatory School in 1864 with seven pupils. Its owner, Archibald Maclaren, was a fencing teacher who ran a gymnasium in Oxford; he himself was...
, Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
and Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
. After ordination he held curacies
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at Icklesham
Icklesham
Icklesham is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. The village is located about six miles east of Hastings, on the main A259 Hastings to Rye road....
Sussex and Kensington
Kensington
Kensington is a district of west and central London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street, and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington.To the north, Kensington is...
. He became vicar of Hints, Staffordshire
Hints, Staffordshire
Hints is a small village and civil parish between Lichfield and Tamworth in Staffordshire, within Lichfield local government district. The village is on the line of Watling Street, which was formerly the A5, but the A5 now runs in a cutting north of the village. The name of the parish council is...
in 1888 and remained there until 1900 when he became vicar of Horsley, Yorkshire. He became vicar of Westbury, Wiltshire
Westbury, Wiltshire
Westbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire, most famous for the Westbury White Horse.-Name:The most likely origin of the West- in Westbury is simply that the town is near the western edge of the county of Wiltshire, the bounds of which have been much the same...
in 1904, and then of Honley
Honley
Honley is a large village in West Yorkshire, England near to Holmfirth and Huddersfield situated on the banks of the River Holme in the Holme Valley. In 2001 it had a population of 5,897 according to the census.-Education:...
and of Stratford Sub Castle
Stratford Sub Castle
Stratford-sub-Castle in Wiltshire, England was anciently a separate village and civil parish but is now a northern suburb of the city of Salisbury. It lies beneath, and south-west of, the abandoned medieval settlement of Old Sarum and is approximately twenty miles from Southampton.Stratford is...
in 1912.
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
of Gibraltar
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is the cathedral for the Church of England Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe. Located in Cathedral Square, it is sometimes referred to simply as Gibraltar Cathedral, although it should not be confused with the Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned, which is Gibraltar's...
where he stayed until 1920.
Returning to 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...
in 1921 Hayter became vicar of Dorking
Dorking
Dorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.- History and development :...
, Surrey and in 1926 also became Rural Dean
Rural Dean
In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...
of Dorking.
In 1927, Hayter was appointed Master
Head teacher
A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
of his old school Charterhouse and Chaplain of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.
Penn, Buckinghamshire
Penn is a village and civil parish in Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of Beaconsfield and east of High Wycombe...
where he died at the age of 77.
Hayter married Maud Beauchamp, daughter of Sir Thomas Proctor Beauchamp
Proctor-Beauchamp Baronets
The Beauchamp-Proctor, later Proctor-Beauchamp Baronetcy, of Langley Park in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 20 February 1745 for the twenty-two-year-old William Beauchamp-Proctor, subsequently Member of Parliament for Middlesex...
of Langley Park
Langley Hall
Langley Hall is a red-brick building in the Palladian style, located in Loddon, Norfolk. It was built in 1737 for Richard Berney, on land that until the Dissolution of the Monasteries belonged to Langley Abbey, and sold two years later to George Proctor to enable Berney to repay his debts...
, Norfolk in 1889. They had three daughters, of whom the eldest Dorothea married the Italian sculptor Romano Romanelli
Romano Romanelli
Romano Romanelli was an Italian sculptor.Romanelli was born in Florence, the son of sculptor Raffaello Romanelli, who created works such as the "Monument to Garibaldi" for Siena, in a vigorously impressionistic 'verist' style...
.Hayter's sister Frances married Falconer Madan
Falconer Madan
Falconer Madan was Librarian of the Bodleian Library of Oxford University.Falconer was the fifth son of George and Harriet Madan. He was educated at Marlborough College and Brasenose College, Oxford, where he took part in Oxford and Cambridge Chess matches in 1873 and 1874, and won the University...
(1851–1935), Librarian of the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
of Oxford University