Rev. Joseph Cotton Wigram

Adm. pens. (age 16) at TRINITY, Sept. 13, 1815. [5th] s. [15th child] of Sir Robert [1st] Bart. B. [Dec. 26, 1798], at Walthamstow, Essex. School, Fulham. Matric. Michs. 1816; Scholar, 1819; B.A. (6th Wrangler) 1820; M.A. 1823; D.D. 1860. Ord. deacon (Ely), 1822; priest (London) 1823. Assistant Preacher at St James's, Westminster, 1827. Secretary of the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church, 1827-39. Rector of East Tisted, Hants.,1839-50. Rector of St Mary's, Southampton, 1851-60. Archdeacon of Winchester, 1847-60. Bishop of Rochester, 1860-7. Married, Feb. 12, 1839, Susan Maria, daughter of Peter Arkwright, of Willesley, Derbyshire., and had issue. Author, Sermons, etc. Died Apr. 6, 1867, in London; buried at Latton, Essex. Brother of James.

He was ordained deacon in 1822, and priest in the year following, and in 1827 was appointed assistant preacher at St. James's, Westminster. In the same year he was also chosen secretary of the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church, a post which he retained until 1839. On 28 March of that year he was appointed rector of East Tisted in Hampshire, and in 1850 removed to the rectory of St. Mary's, Southampton. On 16 November 1847 he was collated archdeacon of Winchester, and in 1860 was consecrated bishop of Rochester in succession to George Murray.

On 1st March1837, he had married Susan Maria (died 27 June 1864), daughter of Peter Arkwright of Willersley in Derbyshire and granddaughter of Richard Arkwright junior.[2] By her he had six sons and three daughters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Wigram