William Maunsell (born in Limerick 1 October 1729 – died Thorpe Malsor 22 March 1818)Geneanet was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the second half of the 18th and first decades of the 19th centuries, most notably Archdeacon of Kildare from 1772 until his death."Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae : the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland Vol II" Cotton, H p247: Dublin, Hodges,1848
Maunsell was educated at Trinity College, DublinAlumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" Burtchaell, George Dames/Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (Eds) p566: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 and was appointed Precentor of Kildare Cathedral in 1766."Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae : the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland Vol II" Cotton, H p241: Dublin, Hodges,1848
He married Lucy Oliver in 1780 and his second son was William Maunsell (Archdeacon of Limerick) (1782-1860)
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