William Page Roberts (2 January 1836 – 17 August 1928) was an eminentThe Times, Friday, 11 October 1901; pg. 8; Issue 36583; col E Ecclesiastical Intelligence. Chaplain to Lord Mayor of London chosen English clergyman in the Church of England and Dean of Salisbury from 1907Deans of Salisbury until 1919.
Born at Liverpool to William Roberts and his wife Prudence (née Page),Birth/Christening RecordCensus Record confirming place of birth he was educated at Liverpool College"Who was Who"1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 and St John's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1862,"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889 his first post was a curacy in Stockport. He then held incumbencies at Eye and St Peter's, Vere Street, London.Memorial to him in the baptistry; The Times, Saturday, 18 March 1933; pg. 8; Issue 46396; col G Ecclesiastical News Later he was a Canon Residentiary at Canterbury CathedralThe Times, Monday, 18 February 1895; pg. 6; Issue 34503; col C Canon of Canterbury The Rev. William Page Roberts appointed before his elevation to the Deanery. A much respectedCorrespondence with Sir Thomas Barlow, 1st Baronet cleric,The Times, Saturday, 2 January 1926; pg. 13; Issue 44159; col D Dr. Page Roberts's 90th Birthday he died at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, on 17 August 1928.Obituary in Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Vol 44, page 275
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