Person DS/UK/3167 Broughton; William Grant (1788-1853); clergyman and Bishop of Australia Broughton William Grant 1788-1853 clergyman and Bishop of Australia Male Born at Westminster, London, 27 May 1788; died in London, 20 Feb 1853

He was ordained as a deacon and a priest in 1818 and was curate of Hartley Wespall in Hampshire, 1818-1827, and Franham, Surrey, 1827-1828; he was appointed archdeacon of New South Wales in 1828; he was consecrated as the first Bishop of Australia in 1836; he returned to England in 1852 He married Sarah Francis in 1818; they had two daughters, Emily and Phoebe, and a son who died in infancy Australian Dictionary of National Biography online International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes DERBYSHIRE\71026502 23/01/2019 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/05/2020 f5ba2a5f-5182-4a0c-894b-696579250d7e