William Sergrove


William Sergrove was a Clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.

Education

He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, and St Paul's School, London. He earned a B.A and M.A at Pembroke. B.D. and Doctor of Divinity 1789.

Career

Sergrove was Master of Pembroke from 1789-1796.
The close relationship between Abingdon School and Pembroke College resulted in seven Old Abingdonians being appointed as consecutive masters at Pembroke between 1710 and 1843. They were Colwell Brickenden 1709-1714; Matthew Panting, 1714-1738; John Ratcliffe, 1738-1775; William Adams, 1775-1789; Sergrove 1789-1796; John Smyth, 1796-1809 and George William Hall, 1809-1843.
He was rector of St. Aldates's, Oxford, canon of Gloucester, vicar of Penmark and Llantwit Major.