Family of William Paley and Jane Hewitt
Husband: William Paley
| Name: |
William Paley |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Father: |
William Paley (1711-1799) |
| Mother: |
Elizabeth Clapham (1712-1796) |
| Birth |
Jul 1743 |
Peterborough, Northamptonshire |
| Baptism |
30 Aug 1743 (age 0) |
Peterborough Cathedral, Northamptonshire |
| Ordination |
21 Dec 1767 (age 24) |
Ordained as Anglican priest |
| Occupation |
1782 (age 38-39) |
-; Archdeacon of Carlisle |
| Death |
25 May 1805 (age 61) |
Bishopwearmouth Rectory |
| Burial |
4 Jun 1805 |
Carlisle Cathedral, Cumberland, north aisle |
Wife: Jane Hewitt
| Name: |
Jane Hewitt |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Father: |
- |
| Mother: |
- |
| Birth |
c. 1751 |
Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Death |
May 1791 (age 39-40) |
Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Burial |
1791 |
Carlisle Cathedral, Cumberland, north aisle |
| Name: |
Jane Paley |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Spouse: |
Fergus Graham (c. 1766-1829) |
| Birth |
1778 |
Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Baptism |
23 Jan 1778 (age 0) |
Saint Lawrence, Appleby, Westmorland |
| Death |
24 Oct 1826 (age 47-48) |
Arthuret, Cumberland |
| Name: |
Elizabeth Paley |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Spouse: |
William Priestly ( - ) |
| Birth |
1781 |
Dalston, Cumberland |
| Baptism |
5 Apr 1781 (age 0) |
Dalston, Cumberland |
| Name: |
William Paley |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse: |
Elizabeth Gill (c. 1783-1831) |
| Birth |
1781 |
Appleby, Westmorland |
| Residence |
1813 (age 31-32) |
No.2 Essex Court, Middle Temple, London (on Will) |
| Will |
18 Sep 1813 (age 31-32) |
Will also mentions daughter in law Matilda Harvey |
| Residence |
1817 (age 35-36) |
Brain's Row, Spa Fields, Clerkenwell |
| Death |
12 Mar 1817 (age 35-36) |
Pentonville, Middlesex |
| Burial |
18 Mar 1817 |
St James, Clerkenwell (aged 37) |
| Will |
24 Mar 1817 (age 35-36) |
Will proved |
| Name: |
Edmund Paley |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse: |
Sarah Apthorp (1788-1864) |
| Birth |
1782 |
Cawthorn, Yorkshire |
| Title |
|
Reverend |
| Occupation |
btw 1809 and 1822 (age 26-40) |
Vicar of Cawthorne, Yorks |
| Occupation |
btw 1812 and 1837 (age 29-55) |
Vicar of Easingwold, Yorks |
| Occupation |
btw 1838 and 1858 (age 55-76) |
Rector of Gretford with Wilsthorpe, Lincs |
| Will |
11 Apr 1847 (age 64-65) |
Date of Will |
| Education |
|
Carlisle Grammar School & Jesus Coll, Cambridge |
| Education |
|
Queens Coll, Oxford |
| Death |
1850 (age 67-68) |
Gretford, Lincolnshire |
| Burial |
7 Sep 1850 |
St Thomas a Becket, Gretford, Lincs (aged 67) |
| Will |
29 Nov 1850 (age 67-68) |
Will proved |
| Name: |
James Paley |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse: |
Alice Hutchinson (c. 1781- ) |
| Birth |
1783 |
Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Baptism |
1 Jan 1784 (age 0-1) |
Saint Mary, Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Occupation |
btw 1814 and 1863 (age 30-80) |
Vicar of Lacock, Wilts |
| Education |
|
Carlisle Grammar & Magdalene Coll, Cambridge |
| Census |
1851 (age 67-68) |
Vicar of Lacock (Wilts), South Parade, Micklegate, Yorks |
| Death |
9 Dec 1863 (age 79-80) |
Burton Grange, Clifton, Yorkshire |
| Name: |
Mary Paley |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Spouse: |
Robert Paley (1780-1859) |
| Birth |
1787 |
Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Baptism |
29 May 1787 (age 0) |
Saint Mary, Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Name: |
Edward Paley |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse: |
Mary Anne Paley (1786-1874) |
| Birth |
18 Jan 1788 |
Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Baptism |
4 Jul 1788 (age 0) |
Saint Mary, Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Death |
1833 (age 44-45) |
Ripley, Yorkshire |
| Name: |
Ann Paley |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Spouse: |
Edward Anderson (1784-1843) |
| Birth |
14 Jun 1789 |
Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Baptism |
19 Nov 1789 (age 0) |
Saint Mary, Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Fact1 |
1843 (age 53-54) |
Named as executor of husband's will |
| Census |
1851 (age 61-62) |
Widow, Visitor to Charlotte Twopenny, Stamford, Lincs |
| Census |
1861 (age 71-72) |
Widow, living with son, William Paley Anderson |
| Death fact |
1876 (age 86-87) |
1876 Dec Qtr, Dulverton, 5c/227 (aged 87) |
| Death |
1876 (age 86-87) |
Dulverton, Somerset |
| Name: |
John Paley |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Birth |
6 Aug 1790 |
Dalston, Cumberland |
| Death |
6 Aug 1790 (age 0) |
Dalston, Cumberland |
Note on Husband: William Paley - shared note
William Paley, Doctor of Divinity, English theologian. Ordained in 1767, he lectured on moral philosophy at Christ's College, Cambridge. Made a prebendary of the cathedral church of Carlisle (1780), he became archdeacon of the diocese (1782), and chancellor (1785), the year he published Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy. He wrote Horae Paulinae (1790), in proof that the New Testament is not “a cunningly devised fable,” and A View of the Evidences of Christianity (1794), for which he is celebrated.
His book Natural Theology; or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity (1802) achieved great popularity. Paley's work strongly influenced Charles Darwin, who was "charmed and convinced of the long line of argumentation" (Autobiography). Paley's analogy of the watch inspired the title of Richard Dawkins's book "The Blind Watchmaker" (1986).
In 1825 a complete edition of Paley's writings was published by his son, Edmund Paley.
Source: http://www.answers.com/topic/william-paley
See also Dictionary of National Biography
