Individual Details
Rev William Christopher Templer
(28 May 1823 - 2 Jul 1885)
A good rider good at all athletic games. Clever and witty, an excellent preacher of the Evangelical School. Fond of poetry, wrote many poems and hymns.
Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, May 12, 1842. [5th] s. of James, of Bridport, Dorset (and Catharine, dau. of Christopher Lethbridge, of Launceston, Cornwall). B. May 28, 1823, at Bridport. School, Westminster. Matriculation: the formal admission of a student into the University as distinguished from his admission into a College. It occurred in each of the three terms, Lent, Easter, Michaelmas; Matric. Michs. 1842; Scholar, 1843; B.A. 1846; M.A. 1850. Ord. Deacon (Salisbury) 1846; Priest, 1847; Curate of Burton Bradstock, Dorset, 1846-9. Vicar of Walditch, 1849-85. Rector of Burton Bradstock with Shipton-Gorge, 1860-85. Married, 1863, Sophia Frances, 2nd dau. of Capt. F. M. Shawe-Taylor, of Co. Galway. Died July 2, 1885. Brother of John Charles (1832), Robert Baron (1849) and Charles Copeland (1847); father of James Lethbridge (1880) and John Pope (1878). (Record of Old Westminsters; Crockford; The Guardian, July 8, 1885.)
Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, May 12, 1842. [5th] s. of James, of Bridport, Dorset (and Catharine, dau. of Christopher Lethbridge, of Launceston, Cornwall). B. May 28, 1823, at Bridport. School, Westminster. Matriculation: the formal admission of a student into the University as distinguished from his admission into a College. It occurred in each of the three terms, Lent, Easter, Michaelmas; Matric. Michs. 1842; Scholar, 1843; B.A. 1846; M.A. 1850. Ord. Deacon (Salisbury) 1846; Priest, 1847; Curate of Burton Bradstock, Dorset, 1846-9. Vicar of Walditch, 1849-85. Rector of Burton Bradstock with Shipton-Gorge, 1860-85. Married, 1863, Sophia Frances, 2nd dau. of Capt. F. M. Shawe-Taylor, of Co. Galway. Died July 2, 1885. Brother of John Charles (1832), Robert Baron (1849) and Charles Copeland (1847); father of James Lethbridge (1880) and John Pope (1878). (Record of Old Westminsters; Crockford; The Guardian, July 8, 1885.)
Events
| Birth | 28 May 1823 | Bridport, Bradpole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Christen | 17 Jun 1823 | Bridport, Bradpole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Educated | 15 Jan 1838 | Westminster School | |||
| Residence | 1841 | Age: 17 - Bradpole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Educated | 1842 | Trinty College Cambridge | |||
| Ordination | Bet 1846 and 1849 | Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Educated | 1846 | Batchelor of Art | |||
| Marriage | 22 Sep 1847 | Symondsbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom - Jane Warr Pope | |||
| Ordination | 1849 | Walditch, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Educated | 1850 | Master of Art | |||
| Residence | 1851 | Bradford, Somerset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Ordination | 1860 | Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Residence | 1861 | Age: 37; RelationToHead: Head - Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Marriage | 10 Dec 1863 | Castle Taylor, Ardrahan, Galway, Ireland - Sophia Frances Shawe-Taylor | |||
| Residence | 1871 | Age: 47; RelationToHead: Head - Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Residence | 1881 | Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Death | 2 Jul 1885 | Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Burial | 9 Jul 1885 | Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Alt name | Rev Christopher William Templer | ||||
| Occupation | Rev'd - Rector of Burton Bradstock |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Warr Pope (1826 - 1862) |
| Child | Katherine Jane "Katie" Templer (1848 - 1923) |
| Child | Edith Mary Templer (1850 - 1928) |
| Child | Hebe Julia Templer (1852 - 1921) |
| Child | Florence Templer (1853 - 1925) |
| Child | Alice Blanche Templer (1855 - 1914) |
| Child | Rev James Lethbridge Templer (1857 - 1929) |
| Child | Capt John Pope Templer (1859 - 1937) |
| Child | Beatrice Templer (1861 - 1931) |
| Spouse | Sophia Frances Shawe-Taylor (1829 - 1898) |
| Father | James Templer (1787 - 1858) |
| Mother | Catherine Lethbridge (1786 - 1845) |
| Sibling | James Lethbridge Templer (1811 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Henry Augustus Templer (1813 - 1874) |
| Sibling | John Charles Templer (1814 - 1874) |
| Sibling | George Denis O'Kelly Templer (1815 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Hebe Catherine Templer (1817 - 1887) |
| Sibling | William Vinnicombe Templer (1819 - 1819) |
| Sibling | Catherine Lethbridge Templer (1820 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Barbara Alicia Templer (1821 - 1822) |
| Sibling | Charles Copland Templer (1825 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Frederick Octavius Templer (1826 - 1841) |
| Sibling | Alice Mary Templer (1828 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Robert Baron Templer (1830 - 1886) |
Notes
Residence
StreetAddress: Mill Street Rectory; Age: 57; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head; Occupation: Rector Of Burton BradstockDeath
Cecil Robert Templer has William Dying 22nd Aug 1885 and being buried at Bournemouth. Contradicts GravestoneBurial
GRAVESTONE OF REV. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER TEMPLERIn Churchyard of St. Mary's Burton Bradstock, Dorset
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'He led them forth by the right way that they might go to a city of habitation.'
In Memory of William Christopher Templer, Curate and Rector of this parish for 30 years.
Born May 28th, 1823. Died July 2nd 1885.
Also in memory of Jane, wife of William C. Templer, daughter of John Pope of Symondsbury. Born October 8th 1826. Died November 25th 1862.
Also in memory of Sophia Frances, second wife of William C. Templer, daughter of Capt. Shawe Taylor of Castle Taylor, County Galway.
Born January 8th 1830. Died February 26th 1898.
Fear not for I have redeemed thee. I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine.