William Brearey (19 April 1645 – 6 March 1702) was Archdeacon of the East Riding from 1675 until his death.British History On-line
Brearey was born in York and educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752–1900 Vol. ii. Dabbs – Juxton, (1922) p209 He held livings at Adel and Guiseley.
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