Henry Zouch (bef. 1725 - 1795)

Born before 1725 in Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, England

Died 1795 after age 70 in Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, England

Biography

Henry Zouch is Notable.

Henry Zouch was born in Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, England.

Henry Zouch was born and baptised in 1725 at Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, England.^[1] He was the eldest surviving son of Rev. Charles Zouch (vicar of Sandal Magna near Wakefield) and Dorothy Norton.

SIBLING:

• Thomas Zouch ^[2]

Education Henry was educated at Wakefield Grammar School under the Rev. Benjamin Wilson, and was admitted pensioner at Trinity College, Cambridge, on 9 April.^[3]

Henry Zouch was known for being an English antiquary and social reformer.

Following in his father's footsteps, Henry Zouch became vicar of his native parish of Sandal Magna from 1754 to 1789. ^[4]

Then towards the end of his life the first stone of a new church at Wakefield was laid by him, and from 8 June 1758 to 31 December 1764 he was governor of Wakefield school. ^[5]

In 1788 he succeeded his brother-in-law, Sir William Lowther, in the rectory of Swillington, which he held until his death. ^[4]

He was also rector of Tankersley in Yorkshire, and chaplain to the Marchioness of Rockingham. ^[4]

He served a year as a magistrate of the West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

Marriage

Henry Zouch married Elizabeth Spinke, daughter and heiress of William Spinke of Wakefield in 1750. ^[6] She died in the spring of 1796, leaving no issue.

Death

Henry Zouch died on 17 June 1795, and on 21 June ‘was buried in his own garden’. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008087594; FHL microfilm: 558354
   FamilySearch Record: NPMM-5JV
   Henry Zorich baptism on 23 Jan 1724, son of Charles Zorich, in Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, England.
2. ↑ Thomas Zouch: Dictionary of National Biography https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Zouch,_Thomas
3. ↑ Cambridge University Database https://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=zouch&suro=w&fir=henry&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Zouch, Henry CCEd Person ID: 103247 https://theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/persons/index.jsp
5. ↑ Henry Zouch. Dictionary of National Biography: 1743. He graduated B.A. in 1746 and M.A. in 1750. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Zouch,_Henry
6. ↑ Marriage: "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
   citing Affiliate Name: Borthwick Institute for Archives; Digital film/folder number: 007588052; FHL microfilm: 007588052
   FamilySearch Record: 68ZH-BW9M
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9FC-R11 Image number 00101
   Revd Henry Zouch marriage to Elizabeth Spinke on 18 Feb 1750 in Swillington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
7. ↑ Henry Zouch 1725-1795 Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Zouch Citing this Page: Wikipedia contributors, "Henry Zouch," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Zouch&oldid=919037767 (accessed May 31, 2021).

• Wikipedia: Henry Zouch

See Also

• From the guide to the Letters of Thomas Zouch and Henry Zouch, 1782, c.1792, (Hull University, Brynmor Jones Library) https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6912fp2

Research Notes

The use of the surname "Zorich" in the baptismal record is assumed to be a poor transcription of "Zouch". No online record images could be located to validate this. (searched Find My Past, Family Search and general internet search)