William Ward (bishop) explained

William Ward (19 September 1762 – 26 January 1838) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1828 to 1838.^[1]

Born in Saintfield, near Belfast on 19 September 1761, Ward was ordained in the Anglican ministry as a deacon in 1788 and a priest in 1789.^[2] In 1805, he married Anne Hammersley (died 1841), and they had two sons and five daughters.^[2]

Ward was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by King George IV on 3 January 1828 and received royal assent on 28 January 1828.^{[1] [3]} He was consecrated on 9 March 1828 and enthroned on 27 October 1828.^{[1] [3]}

Ward died in office on 26 January 1838, aged 75, and was buried in Great Horkesley, Essex.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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Notes and References

1. Book: Fryde . E. B. . Greenway . D. E. . Porter . S. . Roy . I. . Handbook of British Chronology . 3rd, reprinted 2003 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 274 . 0-521-56350-X.
2. Web site: William Ward - Bishop 1827-1838 . A Manx Note Book: People . Isle of Man.com . 6 June 2012.
3. Book: Horn . J. M. . Smith . D. M. . Mussett . P. . 2004 . http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=35885 . Bishops of Sodor and Man . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses . . 141–146.