1773–1844

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Born: Jan­ua­ry 3, 1773, At­tle­bo­rough, War­wick­shire, Eng­land.

Died: Jan­ua­ry 27, 1844, Man­ches­ter, Eng­land.

Buried: Rus­holme Road Ce­me­te­ry, Man­ches­ter, Eng­land. Note: Bu­ri­als at this ce­me­te­ry, a Dis­sent­ers’ bu­ri­al ground, stopped in 1933. The lo­ca­tion was con­vert­ed to a park, now known as Gart­side Gar­dens.

Biography

William was the son of John Gads­by and Mar­tha Lin­gard.

In 1793, he joined the Bap­tist Church at Co­ven­try, and in 1798 be­gan to preach. In 1800, a cha­pel was built for him at Des­ford, Lei­ces­ter­shire, and two years lat­er an­oth­er in the town of Hinck­ley.

In 1805, he moved to Man­ches­ter, be­com­ing min­is­ter of a cha­pel in Roch­dale Road, where he con­tin­ued un­til his death.

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