Robert Cooper Wills Explained
Robert Cooper Wills was Archdeacon of Cloyne from 1889[1] until 1919.
Wills was born at Carrick-on-Shannon on 30 December 1836, educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1862.[2] After curacies at Shinrone, Dunkerrin and Lorrha he held incumbencies at Kanturk and Timoleague before his appointment as Archdeacon.[3]
Notes and References
- "Historical and Topographical Notes (Vol IV-on Buttevant, Castletownroche, Doneraile and Mallow)" White, J.G. p78: Cork, Guy & Co, 1916
- "Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross from 1863 until the present time" Cole, J.H. pp238/39: Cork, Guy and Co, 1903
- "Ecclesiastical appointments" The Times (London, England), Thursday, 30 Oct 1890; pg. 1; Issue 33156