{"id":15918,"date":"2021-03-24T21:08:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T21:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=15918"},"modified":"2022-08-24T21:12:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T20:12:08","slug":"william-mackay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=15918","title":{"rendered":"Rev. William Mackay, Curate of St Mary the Virgin, Martham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Rev. William Mackay<\/strong>, <strong>Curate of St Mary the Virgin, Martham<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Mackay-signature-1723-1024x436.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15919\" width=\"375\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Mackay-signature-1723-1024x436.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Mackay-signature-1723-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Mackay-signature-1723-768x327.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Mackay-signature-1723-1536x654.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Mackay-signature-1723-1200x511.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Mackay-signature-1723.jpg 1603w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption>Signature of Rev. Mackay from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=1204\">St. Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em> registers of 1723.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">William Mackay may have also been known as Guliemum Mackay and was born in Scotland but the date is unknown. He gained an MA in Scotland and went on to hold several posts in East Norfolk after joining the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">He was ordinated as a curate at Westminster on 20<sup>th<\/sup> December 1713 and was the curate at Felsham, Suffolk from then until 1722. He was given a licence to be a schoolmaster \u201cat Felsham or elsewhere within the Diocese of Norwich\u201d between 21<sup>st<\/sup> July 1716 and 1722.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">He was employed as a curate from 1721 to 1723 at <em><a href=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=1204\">St Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em>, Martham and must have continued living in the village, despite holding other posts nearby, because he was listed in the Martham <em><a href=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=5428\">Electoral Register<\/a><\/em> as entitled to vote in 1734. On 6<sup>th<\/sup> August 1739 he had a licence to teach at the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=1396#freeschool\">Free School<\/a><\/em> in Martham as the Parish Clerk and schoolmaster. At the same time, he was the vicar at Runham from 20<sup>th<\/sup> June 1722 to 10<sup>th<\/sup> September 1725.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Free-school-old-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6833\" width=\"490\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Free-school-old-photo.jpg 864w, https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Free-school-old-photo-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Free-school-old-photo-768x463.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 85vw, 490px\" \/><figcaption>Free School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">He was the Rector at Upton &amp; Fishly, Norfolk from 12<sup>th<\/sup> November 1723 until his death in 1752 after the two parish churches came together under his care. &nbsp;He was also a curate between 5<sup>th<\/sup> July 1735 and 1752 at Repps cum Bastwick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">He died in 1752 and was buried on 17th July at <em><a href=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=1204\">St Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em> but his exact burial plot is unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Mackay-burial-1752-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15922\" width=\"291\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Mackay-burial-1752-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Mackay-burial-1752-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Mackay-burial-1752.jpg 592w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 85vw, 291px\" \/><figcaption>The last entry in the burial register for 1752 is for William Mackay. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Sources: Appointment information courtesy of the: Clergy of the Church of England Database at https:\/\/theclergydatabase.org.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a class=\"maxbutton-22 maxbutton maxbutton-back-to-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=369\"><span class='mb-text'>Back to People<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rev. William Mackay, Curate of St Mary the Virgin, Martham William Mackay may have also been known as Guliemum Mackay and was born in Scotland but the date is unknown. He gained an MA in Scotland and went on to hold several posts in East Norfolk after joining the church. He was ordinated as a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=15918\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Rev. 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