Person Seally; John (c 1747 - 1795) Seally John c 1747 - 1795 British Male Somerset, England c 1747 Queen Square, Westminster, London

Clergyman; teacher; solicitor Education: Bristol; MA; LLD Career: Entered solicitor's office, but gave it up in favour of literature; established a school at Bridgewater Square, Westminster (1767) and took Holy Orders; Vicar of East Meon with Froxfield and Steep, county of Southampton Persuaded a wealthy heiress to elope with him, in Manchester, but they were overtaken at Worcester by her father; he married (1766) a reputed rich widow twice his age, but some years later discovered that she had no money and that she had a husband (Rev William Lewis), so Seally and she separated Fellow 30/06/1791 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 c 1747 - Mar 1795 NA2943 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 24/02/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes d5599963-f647-4d9a-b2a9-a78ace939b45