William Hayley (priest)

The Hayley family coat of arms — Hayley coat of arms. The crest is a Turkish crescent with a bloody cross embossed. The motto is *Cruce Coelum* - A Cross to Heaven^[1]

William Hayley (1683–1715) of Cleobury Mortimer, Salop was a Church of England priest and dean of Chichester Cathedral.^[1]

Education

Hayley matriculated at the age of 15 and went on to become a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He was awarded a BA in 1676, MA in 1680 and DD in 1695.^[2]

Career

William Hayley was ordained in September 1683.^[2] He was chaplain to Sir William Trumbull the ambassador to Constantinople (modern day Istanbul) and Paris.^[3] He was also chaplain to King William III.^[4]In 1695 he was instituted Rector of St Giles in the Fields, London. Then in 1699 he was appointed Dean of Chichester cathedral a post he held until his death in 1715.^[3]

Family

Hayley's father, who was also called William, originally came from Bridgnorth but moved to Cleobury-Mortimer where he married a Catherine Bach. Hayley was one of seven children.^[1]

Hayley married the daughter of Sir Thomas Mears and had one son Thomas and a daughter Anne. He died at his house in Great Russell Street on 30 October 1715 and is buried in the chancel of St Giles in the Fields.^[4] William's younger brother, Thomas also became Dean of Chichester Cathedral.^[1] William was great uncle to the writer William Hayley.^[1]

It is thought that it was (Dean) William Hayley who procured the patent of arms now borne by the family. ^[1]^[5]

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lower. Sussex Worthies pp.154-156
^ ^a ^b Clergy of the Church of England database Accessdate 8 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b Foster. Alumni oxonenses p.681
^ ^a ^b Brydges. Restituta. pp. 55-56
^ Granting of Arms. College of Arms. Accessdate 15 February 2015]

References

Brydges, Egerton (1814). Restituta Volume I. London: Longman, Hurst,Rees, Orme and Brown.
Foster, John (1891). Alumni oxonienses; the members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714 Volume II. London: James Parker.
"Clergy of the Church of England". London: Kings College.

"College of Arms Website". London: College of Arms.
Lower, Mark Anthony (1865). The Worthies of Sussex. Lewes, Sussex: Sussex Advertiser.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Francis Hawkins	Dean of Chichester 1699 – 1715	Succeeded by Thomas Sherlock

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[worthies154-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lower. Sussex Worthies pp.154-156

[cced-2] Clergy of the Church of England database Accessdate 8 February 2016.

[ax681-3] Foster. Alumni oxonenses p.681

[brydges55-4] Brydges. Restituta. pp. 55-56

[arms-5] Granting of Arms. College of Arms. Accessdate 15 February 2015]

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