William Perceval Explained

William Perceval D.D. was an Irish priest in the first decades of the 18th century.^[1] The nephew of Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet, he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford^[2] and Trinity College Dublin.^[3] He was Archdeacon of Cashel from 1703 until 1725;^[4] and Dean of Emly from 1714 until 1735.^[5] He also became a Prebendary of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin in 1720.^[6] He married (1708) Catherine, daughter of Henry Prittie of Killboy and Dunalley.^[7]

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3. Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860) (1935). Burtchaell, George Dames/Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (Eds) p662: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co.
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7. A General & Heraldic Dictionary the Peerage and Baronetage, Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (1915). Burke, Sir Bernard & Ashworth P. Burke: London: Harrison & Sons