William Page Roberts Explained

William Page Roberts (2 January 1836 – 17 August 1928) was an eminent^[1] English clergyman in the Church of England and Dean of Salisbury from 1907^[2] until 1919.^[3]

Born at Liverpool to William Roberts and his wife Prudence (née Page),^{[4] [5]} he was educated at Liverpool College^[6] and St John's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1862,^[7] his first post was a curacy in Stockport. He then held incumbencies at Eye and St Peter's, Vere Street, London.^[8] Later he was a Canon Residentiary at Canterbury Cathedral^[9] before his elevation to the Deanery. A much respected^[10] cleric,^[11] he died at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, on 17 August 1928.^[12]

Notes and References

1. [The Times]
2. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40266 Deans of Salisbury
3. Web site: . Question: William Page Roberts . Wiltshire Council . 1 May 2023.
4. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5J5-83P Birth/Christening Record
5. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNH-CCK Census Record confirming place of birth
6. [Who's Who|"Who was Who"]
7. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
8. Memorial to him in the baptistry; The Times, Saturday, 18 March 1933; pg. 8; Issue 46396; col G Ecclesiastical News
9. [The Times]
10. http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=4596&inst_id=20&nv1=search&nv2= Correspondence with Sir Thomas Barlow, 1st Baronet
11. [The Times]
12. Obituary in Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Vol 44, page 275