The Ven. William Methven Gordon Ducat (17 March 1847 – 17 March 1922) was the Archdeacon of BerkshireNPG details from 1903 until his death."The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913The Times, 18 March 1922; pg. 1; Issue 42983; col A, Deaths
Ducat was born in EdinburghRootsweb and educated at Edinburgh AcademyThe Edinburgh Academy, The Caledonian Mercury, (Edinburgh, Scotland), 23 July 1863; Issue 23103 and Balliol College, OxfordUniversity Intelligence, The Standard (London, England), 23 December 1871; pg. 6; Issue 14788, 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II and ordained in 1873.The Morning Post (London, England), 22 December 1873; pg. 2; Issue 31662, (1806 words), 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
Ducat began his ordained ministry as a curate of All Souls, Langham Place“Who was Who 1897-1990" London, A & C Black, 1991 after which he was the chaplain of Cuddesdon College. He was the rector of Lamplugh from 1877 to 1880 when he became the principal of Leeds Clergy School. He returned to Cuddesdon as Principal in 1883Ecclesiastical Intelligence, The Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton, England), 30 June 1883; pg. 2; Issue 3865, 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II. and remained there until 1894 when he became the vicar of St Giles's Reading,The Times, 20 December 1894; pg. 6; Issue 34452; col A, Ecclesiastical Intelligence a position he held until 1911.National Archives He was appointed archdeacon of Berkshire in early January 1903, and was a rural dean.
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