Background
Born at Cove, Suffolk in December 1689, was the son of Richard Webster (d 1722), by his wife Jane, daughter of Anthony Sparrow. His father was a nonjuring clergyman, who later submitted and became vicar of Poslingford.
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William Webster
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Education
Webster was educated at Beccles, and was admitted to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, on 2 March 1708. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1712, Master of Arts
Career
In 1716, and Doctor of Divinity in 1732. Webster was ordained deacon on 24 June 1713 as curate of Depden in Suffolk, and priest on 26 February 1716 as curate of Saint Dunstan-in-the-West, London. Leaving Saint Dunstan"s in 1731, he was appointed in August 1732 to the curacy of Street Clement, Eastcheap, and in February 1733 was presented to the rectory of Depden.
In July 1740 he was instituted to the vicarages of Ware, Hertfordshire and Thundridge, which he retained till his death, resigning his rectory and curacy.
In later life he fell into great poverty.
