William Forbes Raymond (born William Forbes) was

Archdeacon of Northumberland The Archdeacon of Northumberland is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Newcastle. As such she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the geographical area of the archdeaconry. History The firs ...

from 1842 to 1853. The only son of Lieutenant-Colonel William Forbes, Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces in Ireland, he was educated at

Charterhouse Charterhouse may refer to: * Charterhouse (monastery), of the Carthusian religious order Charterhouse may also refer to: Places * The Charterhouse, Coventry, a former monastery * Charterhouse School, an English public school in Surrey London ...

and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

. He was

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Strethall Strethall is a village and a civil parish in the Uttlesford District, in the English county of Essex, near the town of Saffron Walden. Having suffered no casualties in World War I it is known as one of the thankful villages. The Icknield Way Pa ...

before his

Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ...

's appointment; and died in retirement on 21 March 1860.'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' The Newcastle Courant etc (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England), Friday, 30 March 1860; Issue 9666

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1785 births People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Archdeacons of Northumberland 1860 deaths {{York-archdeacon-stub