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