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GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-002390
NameRobert Dewhurst
Title
Gendermale
DenominationChurch of England
Livedb. ca. 1618-03-25 - d. (old)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked SermonsSermon on Ezekiel 18:4 -- preacher (autograph: no)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesWaddington -- HomeBrasenose College -- Place of StudyGorton Chapel -- Post
Source of DataCatherine Evans, Stuart Dewhurst
Biographical Sources ConsultedCCEd (Person ID: 73117); AO (Foster) Dabbe-Dirkin
Other NoteSon of Thomas Dewhurst of Waddington, Lancashire. Matriculated at Braesnose College, Oxford on 27 May 1636 aged 18. Ordained as a priest at Chester in 1663. Curate of Gorton Chapel, Manchester from 1677 to 1691. He married Cecily Smith in Manchester, and had several children including a son Josiah.