The Reverend William Lubbock MA BD (

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) (baptized

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, 17 January 1701, died North Walsham 20 April 1754) was an English divine, Fellow of

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, and

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clergyman. He founded the famous English family of

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(see below).

Education

The son of John Lubbock (1669 - 1731), a clothier of

, and of his wife Elizabeth Webster,Reverend William Lubbock
at thepeerage.com, accessed 15 April 2008 Lubbock was educated at

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from 1712 and later at

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Career

Lubbock graduated as a BA in 1721 and as an MA in 1724, and as a

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in 1732. He remained at Caius as a tutor in

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and

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and was a Fellow of the college between 1724 and 1733. From 1732 to 1738, Lubbock was Rector of

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and of

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, both in

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. Resigning these livings, he purchased the Rectory of

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on 22 December 1738, and gained also the Vicarage of

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in 1739 and the Rectory of Scottow on 1 October 1741. He held all three livings until his death in 1754.

Family

William Lubbock married Elizabeth Cooper on 26 October 1742 at Paston,

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. They had two sons, John Lubbock (20 August 1744 - 24 February 1816), and another William Lubbock (6 July 1746 - 23 June 1823). The Rev. William Lubbock died on 20 April 1754 and was buried on 23 April 1754 in the churchyard of his home town,

. Lubbock's elder son, John, was created a baronet, and his great-great-grandson,

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, fourth baronet, was created the first Baron Avebury. His descendants include

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, Sir John William Lubbock, 2nd Baronet, Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet, John Lubbock, 4th Baronet and 1st Baron Avebury,

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, and Eric Lubbock, 4th and present Baron Avebury.

Sources

Lubbock at Rootsweb.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lubbock 1701 births 1754 deaths Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge People educated at Gresham's School People from North Walsham

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