William Augustus Cane - soldier and vicar

REVEREND WILLIAM AUGUSTUS CANE


Cap badge of the 2nd Regiment of Foot	Doddington Church, Northumberland	St Mary's-at-Hill Church London

This is a webpage dedicated to the memory of Rev. William Augustus Cane, born in Dublin 1755 and baptised at the St. John's Episcopalian Church, Dublin. He was a Lieutenant in the British Army 2nd (Queen's Royals) Regiment of Foot but in 1798 he became chaplain at the Doddington Church in Northumberland and later vicar at St Mary's-at-Hill, London. The list below gives a very brief overview of his life in preparation of his biography.

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Dr Richard Walding
Research Fellow - School of Science
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
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1720     His father, Maurice Cane, son of William, b Inchicore, Dublin, born.
1755     William Augustus Cane born. Family church St. John's Episcopalian Church, Dublin.
1762     At the age of 8 William joins the army (75th Foot) in Dublin as a drummer boy and fifer
            - garrisoned at The Barracks, Dublin
1762     William’s father Major Maurice Cane of 75th Regiment of Foot promoted to Lt Col in the army.
1769     Adjutant William Augustus Cane promoted to Ensign, 2nd Regiment of Foot.
1777     5th October – engagement of William Augustus Cane (22), Lt in His Majesty’s 2nd Reg of Foot
            to Miss Dorothy Ogle (age 17), St John’s, Newcastle.
1778     22 December – at Alnwick (33 miles north of Newcastle and 30 miles south of Berwick),
            Northumberland married Dorothy Ogle.
1791     Oxford University, St Alban Hall, matriculated 11 March 1791, aged 35.
1794     Exeter College, Oxford, BA.
1795     Cane works as a clerk for Revs. Bowe, Witton and Hodgson.
1797     Exeter College, Oxford, MA – age 42
1798     4th Sept: letters testimonial for Cane given to Bishop Shute Barrington for admittance
            to a benefice (at Doddington)
1812     June – became vicar at St Mary-at-Hill, London, age 53.
1817     20 August: Rev. Cane officiates at the marriage of Joseph Fenn and Sarah Finch at St Mary’s.
1834     Died at 39 Hans-place, London
1843     June 24, Hans-place Chelsea, death – Dorothy, relict of the Rev. W. A. Cane