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 Widdowes, Thomas, s. John, of Lowton, co. Lancaster, pleb. ., matric. 2 April, 1669, aged 17.  Widdowes, William, of Cheshire, pleb. ., matric. 14 June, 1616, aged 20.  Widdowson, Richard, of Notts, pleb. ., matric. entry under date 1571, aged 19, demy 1569-75, fellow 1575-84, B.A. 11 June, 1577, M.A. 5 April, 1581; rector of Bramber, Sussex, 1582, until his death in 1601. See.  [ Widdrington, (Sir) Thomas, son and heir of Lewis, of Cheesebourne Grange, Northumberland, "educated in one of our northern colleges, in Oxon, and I think in Cambridge," B.A. from. 1620-1, lent reader Gray's Inn 1640, serjeant-at-law 1641, etc., knighted 1 April, 1639, recorder of Berwick-upon-Tweed 1640-60, and of York, commissioner of great seal 1648 and 1660, speaker of House of Commons 1656-8, when he installed Oliver in the protectorate (June, 1657), chief baron of the exchequer 1656-60, one of the council of state Jan., 1659, M.P. Berwick-upon-Tweed April-May, 1640, 1640-53, York 1654-5, Northumberland 1656-8, York 1660, Berwick-upon-Tweed 1661, until his death 13 May, 1664, buried in the chancel of the church of St. Giles-in-the-Fields. See Ath. iii. 661; & Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary.  ]

Widichennius, John, created M.A. 19 Oct. 1653, in the suite of the ambassador of Christina, Queen of Sweden, to the commonwealth of England. See Fasti, ii. 179.  []

Widley, George, of Berks, pleb. , matric. 5 March, 1584-5, aged 18, B.A. 25 Feb., 1586-7, M.A. 1 June, 1590, minister of God's word at Dartmouth. See Ath. i. 753.  Widmerpoole, John (or Wodmerpole), B.A. 1 June, 1554, M.A. 21 Nov., 1558.  Widmerpoole, Robert, of Notts, pleb. , matric. entry under date 3 Aug., 1578, aged 18. <section end="Widmerpoole, Robert" /> <section begin="Widmerpool, Thomas" />Widmerpool, Thomas, of Notts, gent. ., matric. 24 Nov., 1581, aged 21. <section end="Widmerpool, Thomas" /> <section begin="Widmore, Joseph" />Widmore, Joseph, s. J., of King's Cleere, Hants, pleb. ., matric. 12 Oct., 1705, aged' 16, B.A. 1709; rector of Ludshelfe alias Litchfield, Hants, 1715. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. <section end="Widmore, Joseph" /> []

<section begin="Widmore, Nicholas" />Widmore, Nicholas (Wydmer), of Bucks, gent. ., matric. entry 29 April, 1586, aged 14. <section end="Widmore, Nicholas" /> <section begin="Widmore, Richard" />Widmore, Richard (Wydmer), of Bucks, gent. ., matric. 29 April, 1586, aged 16. <section end="Widmore, Richard" /> <section begin="Widmore, Thomas" />Widmore, Thomas, s. Rich., of Hitchington, Bucks, gent. , matric. 31 Oct., 1673, aged 18. <section end="Widmore, Thomas" /> <section begin="Widmore, William" />Widmore, William, s. Ric., of Kingscleere, Hants, arm. ., matric. 13 Feb., 1707-8, aged 16; student of Lincoln's Inn 1707. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. <section end="Widmore, William" /> <section begin="Widner, Jonathan" />Widner, Jonathan, s. William, of Wickham, Bucks, gent. ., matric. entry 10 July, 1640, aged 14. <section end="Widner, Jonathan" /> []

<section begin="Widner, Richard" />Widner, Richard, s. William, of Wickham, Bucks, gent. , matric. 10 July, 1640, aged 16. <section end="Widner, Richard" /> <section begin="Wigan, George" />Wigan, George, s. William, of Kensington, Middx., cler. , matric. 9 June, 1711, aged 18, B.A. 1715, M.A. 1718, D.D. (by diploma) 19 June, 1749; rector of Old Swinford, co. Worcester, 1722, and of Ashbury, Berks, 1722, until his death 11 Nov., 1776; brother of the next. See Gutch MS. 332, 335; & Al. West. 255. <section end="Wigan, George" /> <section begin="Wigan, John" />Wigan, John, s. William, of Kensington, Middx., cler. , matric. 15 June, 1714, aged 19, B.A. 6 Feb., 1718-19, M.A. 22 March, 1720-1, B. and D.Med. 1727, principal of 1726-32, fellow college of physicians 1732, physician to Westminster hospital 1733-7; died in Jamaica 5 Dec., 1739. See Al. West. 262; & Munk's Roll, ii. 121. <section end="Wigan, John" /> <section begin="Wigan, William" />Wigan, William, of, gent., matric. 21 July, 1658; student 1658, from Westminster school, B.A. 22 March, 1661-2, M.A. 1664; incorporated at Cambridge 1681; chaplain to Dr. Henchman, bishop of London, canon of St. Paul's 1672, rector of Wennington 1671-4, and of Orsett, Essex, 1675, vicar of Kensington, Middlesex, 1672, chaptain in ordinary to William & Mary; died 2 Feb., 1699-1700, (his father "sold ale and grew rich at the Harrow in Gray's Inn Lane"); father of George and John. See Ath. iv. 643; Al. West. 149; Rawl. v. 48; & Foster's Index Eccl. <section end="Wigan, William" /> <section begin="Wigfall, Thomas" />Wigfall, Thomas, s. Daniel, of Woodfall, Essex, gent. , matric. 21 June, 1705, aged 20, a student from Westminster school. See Al. West. 245. <section end="Wigfall, Thomas" /> []

<section begin="Wigges, Alexander" />Wigges, Alexander, of London, pleb. , matric. entry 30 May, 1589, aged 14. <section end="Wigges, Alexander" /> <section begin="Wigge, John" />Wigge, John (Wygge), Augustinian Friar, B.D. sup. 11 March, 1529-30. <section end="Wigge, John" /> <section begin="Wigge, Thomas" />Wigge, Thomas, s. William, of Marston, Bucks, pleb. ., matric. 20 June, 1623, aged 17, B.A. 23 June, 1626. <section end="Wigge, Thomas" /> <section begin="Wiggs, William" />Wiggs, William, B.A. from. 6 April, 1566, M.A. sup. 26 Oct., 1570; went beyond seas and was made a Roman catholic priest; returning to England he was imprisoned in Wisbech Castle, where it is said he was slain. See Fasti, i. 171. <section end="Wiggs, William" /> <section begin="Wigge, William" />Wigge, William (Wygge), scholar. 1575, B.A. 11 Feb., 1578-9, M.A. 12 Oct., 1581; rector of Faccombe, Hants, 1595. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. <section end="Wigge, William" /> []

<section begin="Wiggington, Henry" />Wiggington, Henry, s. Tho., of Kingston, Surrey, gent. , matric. 7 March, 1689-90, aged 16, subscribes "Wigington." <section end="Wiggington, Henry" /> <section begin="Wight" />Wight. See also. <section end="Wight" /> <section begin="Wight, Daniel" />Wight, Daniel, of co. Warwick, pleb. , matric. entry under date 20 Dec., 1577, aged 16; B.A. from. 4 July, 1582, as White; father of Nathan 1626. <section end="Wight, Daniel" /> <section begin="Wight, Gabriel" />Wight, Gabriel (Whight), of Devon, pleb. , matric. 4 May, 1621, aged 19. <section end="Wight, Gabriel" /> <section begin="Wight, Henry" />Wight, Henry, s. Edward, of Brockham, Surrey, gent. ., matric. 9 Nov., 1632, aged 15. <section end="Wight, Henry" /> []

<section begin="Wight, James" />Wight, James, s. William, of Hales Owen, Salop, pleb. , matric. 28 May, 1688, aged 18; brother of Joseph 1674, and of William 1673. <section end="Wight, James" /> <section begin="Wight, John (1)" />Wight, John (Wyght), of Middlesex, pleb. ., matric. 2 July, 1585, aged 17; B.A. from 21 March, 1588-9, M.A. 24 April, 1592, B.D. 17 Dec., 1601. <section end="Wight, John (1)" /> <section begin="Wight, John (2)" />Wight, John (Wyght), of Surrey, gent. ., matric. — July, 1593, aged 16. <section end="Wight, John (2)" /> <section begin="Wight, John (3)" />Wight, John, s. Thomas, of West Hendred, Berks, clericus. , matric. 15 Jan., 1678-9, aged 16. <section end="Wight, John (3)" /> <section begin="Wight, Joseph" />Wight, Joseph, s. William, of Hales Owen, Salop, p.p. ., matric. 7 July, 1674, aged 16; brother of William 1673, and of James 1688. <section end="Wight, Joseph" /> []

<section begin="Wight, Nathan"/>Wight, Nathan, s. Daniel, of Daventry, Northants, sacerd. , matric. 20 Oct., 1626, aged 17; B.A. 5 Feb., 1628-9, M.A. 20 Oct., 1631, B.D. 29 April, 1634; minister of Tewkesbury, co. Gloucester; father of Thomas 1662, and of the next-named.<section end="Wight, Nathan"/> [ 1627 ]