Bearparke, William

Bearparke, William, an English Congregational minister, was born at Ingleby Cross, Yorkshire, July 31, 1828. From childhood he was marked by serious and thoughtful habits. He became a member of the Church at Appleton-on-Wisk in 1848, and soon after was admitted to the Home Missionary Academy at Pickering. In 1852 he was ordained pastor at Mickleby, and there labored ten years. In 1863 he removed to Stokesley, where he died, Jan. 23, 1864. Mr. Bearparke was a diligent reader, had a well-furnished mind, and his sermons were marked by great excellence. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1865, p. 220.