Person:Joshua Waddington (14)

From John Waddington's 'Who's Who"
1740 Ped. 1 p. 606

Revd. Joshua Waddington of Harworth and Walkeringham, nr. Doncaster, abt. 1740 Wibsey, nr Bradford, bd. 1780 Harworth, nr. Dorcaster.
Entered Trinity College, Cambridge, Cantab. 1728. B.A. 1731, M.A. 1752.
Vicar of Walkeringham and Harworth also Vicar of Mattersey, nr. Doncaster, 1752,
md. 1740 Ann Ferrand of Messingham, nr. Gainsborough, Licolnshire, daughter of Revd. Thomas Ferrand, Vicar of Bingley, Yorks.
Son of Joshua Waddington 1702 of Oldfield Nook, Cleckheaton, Yorks and of North Bierley, nr. Bradford.
Had issue of 8 sons---
- Revd. Thomas W., abt. 1742 Walkeringham, bd. 1790 Mattersey, nr. Doncaster, md. 1782;
- John W., abt 1744 Walkeringham, d. 1770 unmarried at Calcutta, India (see 17700;
- Benjamin W., abt. 1749 Walkeringham, bd. Llanover, Mon. 1828, md. 1789;
- William W., abt. 1751 Walkeringham, bd. 1818 Paris, France, md. 1788;
- Revd. George W., abt 1753 Walkeringham, bd. 1824 Tuxford, md. 1790;
- Joshua W., abt. 1755 Walkeringham, bd. 1844 New York, U.S.A., md. 1804;
- Samuel Ferrand W., abt 1759 Walkeringham, bd. 1829 London, md.1788; and
- Henry W., abt. 1761 Walkeringham, bd. 1839 Hereford, md. 1789.
Descended from Richard de Wadyngton of Coley, Halifax.

See Wakefield Registration Office
1746, X.X. 129, p. 115
--- Thomas Perkins of Netherton par. Horbury, Esq., to Rev. Joshua W. of Walkeringham co. Notts
--- land in Fishlake called Freehold Close.

1753. A.G. 1002, p. 753
--- Between Rev. John Ferrand of messingham co. Lincoln & rev, Joshua W.
--- lands, etc. at Bingley co. York belonging to Martha Ferrand, widow (mother of said John Ferrand of Bingley.

1756. A.N.297, p. 216
--- Richard Butterfield of Shipley to Rev, Joshua W. of Walkeringham
--- land etc. in township of Baildon.

Also mentioned in connection with land at Tickhill, also the "Black Swan Inn" at Bawtry.