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231–303, _portrait_; _Fraser’s Mag. July 1878_, 73–84. BETHAM, SIR WILLIAM (_brother of the preceding_). _b._ Stradbroke, Suffolk 22 May 1779; clerk to Sir Chichester Fortescue, Ulster king of arms 1805; genealogist attendant on order of St. Patrick 15 July 1812; knighted by Lord lieutenant of Ireland 15 July 1812; Ulster king of arms 1820; keeper of parliamentary records of Ireland 1830; F.S.A. 6 May 1824; M.R.I.A. 22 Jany. 1827, foreign sec. to March 1840; author of _Irish antiquarian researches_ 1827; _Dignities feudal and parliamentary_ 1830, reissued as _The origin and history of the constitution of England_ 1834; _Etruria Celtica 2 vols._ 1832; _The Gael and Cimbri_ 1834; made an index of 40 folio volumes to the names of all persons mentioned in the wills at the Prerogative office in Dublin; his manuscripts were sold at Sotheby’s in London 1860. _d._ Rochford house, Blackrock near Dublin 26 Oct. 1853. _G.M. xl_, 632–35 (1853), _xlii_, 145 (1854). BETHELL, RIGHT REV. CHRISTOPHER (_2 son of Rev. Richard Bethell, R of St. Peter’s, Wallingford who d. 12 Jany. 1806_). _b._ Isleworth, Surrey 21 April 1773; ed. at Eton and King’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1796, M.A. 1799, D.D. 1817, fellow of his college; R. of Kirby Wiske, Yorkshire 1808–30; dean of Chichester 5 April 1814 to March 1824; bishop of Gloucester 24 March 1824, consecrated 11 April 1824; bishop of Exeter 8 April 1830; preb. of Exeter 22 June 1830; bishop of Bangor 28 Oct. 1830 to death; author of _A general view of the doctrine of regeneration in baptism_ 1821, _4 ed._