The Venerable William Hey was Archdeacon of Cleveland from 1875 until his death on 22 November 1882.[1]
Hey was born at Ockbrook in 1811; educated at Sherborne School and St John's College, Cambridge;[2] and ordained in 1838. He was headmasterofSt Peter's School, York from 1839 to 1864 when he became a Canon ResidentiaryatYork Minster.[3] He was member of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for over forty years, serving on its council from 1841 subsequently as a Vice-President until his death.[4] He served for many years as the Honorary Curator of Insects & Crustacea at the Yorkshire Museum and was succeeded in this post by his son Rev W.C. Hey.[5]
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