William Williams (bishop)
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William Williams
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| Born |
18 July 1800 Nottingham, England |
| Died | 9 February 1878 Napier, New Zealand |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Parata (brother) Pihopa (bishop) |
| Occupation | Missionary |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Williams (née Nelson) |
| Relatives |
The Rev. Henry Williams (brother) The Rev. Leonard Williams (son) The Rev. Herbert Williams (grandson) |
William Williams (18 July 1800 – 1878) was the first Anglican Bishop of Waiapu and the father and grandfather of two others. Williams was consecrated as the Bishop of Waiapu on 3 April 1859 at the meeting of the General Synod at Wellington.
Williams led the Church Missionary Society (CMS) missionaries in translating the Bible into Māori and he also published an early dictionary and grammar of the Māori language.
Williams was born in Nottingham to Thomas and Mary Williams on 18 July 1800. His paternal grandfather was the Reverend Thomas Williams (1725–1770), a Congregational minister at the Independent Chapel of Gosport.
After the death of William's father in 1804, his mother moved with her younger children to Southwell, Nottinghamshire where she opened a school for young girls. William Williams was educated at Moravian school, Fairfield, Manchester then at Southwell Grammar School under the Revd E. Footit.
Williams completed an apprenticeship to a Mr Forster, a Southwell surgeon.
Williams was influenced by the Rev. Edward Garrard Marsh to become an Anglican in February 1818 and then to join the Church Missionary Society (CMS).
William entered Magdalen Hall (later Hertford College, Oxford), in 1822, as a prospective CMS trainee. He left Oxford in 1824 with a BA in classics. On 26 September 1824 he was ordained as a deacon of the (Anglican) Church of England. In 1825 he entered the Church Missionary Society College, Islington with the intention of following his brother, Henry, to New Zealand.
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