Person Hirst; William (fl 1751 - 1769); astronomer Hirst William astronomer fl 1751 - 1769 British Male His ship was lost at sea after leaving the Cape of Good Hope December 1769

Hornsey, Middlesex (1754) Fig Tree Court, Inner Temple, London (1769)

Clergyman, Church of England Astronomy Education: School at Hertford; Peterhouse, Cambridge; BA (1751), MA (1754) Career: Navy chaplain; Present at the sieges of Pondicherry and Vellore; Sailed to Lisbon after the earthquake (1755); Observed the transit of Venus at Government House, Madras (1761); Chaplain to the factory at Calcutte (1762-1764); Assistant to Nevile Maskelyne at Greenwich for transit of Venus (1769); Chaplain to the Commission of theHEIC to Bengal (1769); he was on board a frigate which left the Cape of Good Hope on 27 Dec 1769 and was never heard of again Son of William Hirst DD, Master of Hertford Grammar School and Vicar of Bengeo and Rector of Sacomb Fellow 20/02/1755 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn 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 - after 27 Dec 1769 NA7700 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes fcfea4ae-4fbd-496e-8e4b-f254454eabe7