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JOHN IRELAND (1761-1842)

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Originally appearing in Volume V14, Page 742 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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JOHN See also:IRELAND (1761-1842)  , See also:English divine and See also:dean of See also:Westminster, was See also:born at See also:Ashburton, See also:Devonshire, on the 8th of See also:September 1761, his See also:father being a See also:butcher in that See also:town . For a See also:short See also:time he worked in a shoemaker's See also:shop . Subsequently he proceeded to See also:Oxford, and in due course took See also:holy orders . Through the See also:interest of the See also:earl of See also:Liverpool he was in 1802 appointed a See also:prebendary of Westminster See also:Abbey, in 1815 he was promoted to the deanery of Westminster, and from 1816 to 1835 he was also See also:rector of See also:Islip, See also:Oxfordshire . In 1825 he gave £4000 for the See also:foundation at Oxford of four " See also:Ireland " scholarships of the value of £30 a See also:year each, " for the promotion of classical learning and See also:taste." He also gave £500 to Westminster school for the See also:establishment of prizes for Latin hexameters . He died at Westminster on the 2nd of September 1842, and was buried in the abbey .

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CARRYING OUT ANCESTRAL RESEARCH AND BELIEVE DEAN IRELAND TO BE MY ANCESTER, ANY FAMILY INFORMATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
I believe Dean John Ireland to be my ancester. Have been tracing the Ireland family line on a recent visit to Ashburton, Devon. Discovered the grave of his uncle? in the local church yard, also named John Ireland, who was my great great grandfather. according to a local historian, all the Irelands in Ashburton came from the same family line. Any information would be greatly appreciated.Thankyou
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