The Ven Matthew Woodford, MA (1738 – 1807) was Archdeacon of Winchester from 1795 until 1807. Born to Mary nee Brideoake (sic.) and Mathew Woodford Esq. he was baptized on 22 July 1738 in

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and educated at

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, where he matriculated in 1755, graduating B.A. in 1759. A

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George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and ...

, he held livings at

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, Chilbolton and Upham. Of his siblings his brother Ralph was created 1st of the Woodford Baronets of Carleby,

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, his sister Anne married Peter Thellusson a

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merchant and financier who has an extensive entry in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He died on 30 September 1807. and was buried in

Winchester Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity,Historic England. "Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity (1095509)". ''National Heritage List for England''. Retrieved 8 September 2014. Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, commonly known as Winches ...

and a mural tablet erected in the North Presbytery Aisle.''Winchester Cathedral Its Monuments & Memorials'' by John Vaughan 1919 pp296

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1773 births Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Archdeacons of Winchester 1828 deaths Clergy from Southampton {{Canterbury-archdeacon-18C-stub