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William Awdry (24 January 1842 – 4 January 1910) was the inaugural Bishop of Southampton and Osaka who subsequently served South Tokyo.He was the fourth son of Sir John Wither Awdry and his second wife Frances Ellen Carr second daughter of Thomas Carr Awdry was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College Oxford. While at Oxford he rowed in the Oxford eight in the Boat Race in 1863 and 1864 and his crew won both times.Ordained in 1865 his early career was an academic one.