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{{Infobox Bachelor
| name = William "Will" Devenish
| playby = Sam Crane
| fullname = William John Devenish
| image = [[File:Willwiki.jpg]]
| title = Sir William Devenish
| dob = 29th March 1786
| father = [[John Devenish|Sir John Devenish]] (deceased)
| fatherrank = Baronet
| mother = [[Fanny Devenish]] (nee Wilson)
| motherrank = Gentry
| residence = Cavisham House, 120 Mount Street
| noblehouse = No connections
| income = £2000 p.a.
| school = Eton
| university = Oxford (Trinity). Degree not completed.
}}

'''Sir William Devenish''' (Will) is the squire of [[Applebrook]] in Yorkshire. He lives with his widowed mother [[Fanny Devenish|Lady Devenish]] and his younger brother, [[Charlie Devenish|Charlie]], who is destined for the church. When his father [[John Devenish|Sir John]] died in 1807 leaving a mountain of debts, Will was obliged to degrade from Oxford in order to sort out the estate. He has been helped greatly in this by his neighbour [[Richard Fitzgerald I|Lord Rotherham]] who has purchased some of the estate, advised him on financial management and promised a living in Cheshire for Charlie once he takes orders.

As children, Will was always close to the Fitzgerald siblings at [[Rotherham|Rotherham Park]], particularly to [[Viola Fitzgerald|Viola]]. This friendship soon developed into romance on Will's side at least and they had a brief love affair in summer 1804. It ended when Will returned to school and Viola made her debut the following spring.[[http://z9.invisionfree.com/thelondonlife/index.php?showtopic=937]]

More recently, Will became involved with Viola's younger sister [[Olivia Fitzgerald|Olivia]] who had always hero worshipped him. An engagement was formed in 1810 and kept secret due to Will's fears of disapproval from her parents.

''Will is a PC created by [[Rose]] and played by [[Amy]].''

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