Walter Offley Explained

Walter Offley (15 July 1682 – 18 August 1721) was an English Anglican priest, most notably Dean of Chester^[1] from 1718 until his death.^[2]

Offley was born in Crewe and educated at Oriel College, Oxford. He was also concurrently the Archdeacon of Staffordshire.^[3] He was Chaplain to Henry Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury.

Notes and References

1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/ches/vol3/pp188-195 British History on-line
2. "The history of the county palatine of Chester" Hanshall, J. H p101: Self published, Chester, 1823
3. Horn, Joyce M. (2003), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, 10, pp. 14–16