James Falconer (priest)
James Falconer (1738–1809) was an English cleric. He was Archdeacon of Derby from 1795 until his death.[1]
Life
[edit ]He was the son of James Falconer of Chester, and his wife Elizabeth Inge, daughter of William Inge of Thorpe Constantine Hall; his sister Elizabeth married Thomas Pennant. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford.[2] [3] [4] He held incumbencies at Thorpe Constantine and Lullington.
Falconer died on 25 April 1809.[5]
Family
[edit ]Falconer married Mary Hall (died 1821), daughter of Thomas Hall of Armitage, and his wife Elizabeth Bayley; they had four daughters:[6] [7]
- Elizabeth, the eldest daughter, married the Rev. John Batteridge Pearson.[3] [6]
- Mary (died 1797), married in 1791 the Rev. John George Norbury (died 1800).[6]
- Frances, married in 1793 William Charles Madan, army officer, son of Spencer Madan.[6]
- Catherine, youngest daughter, married in 1802 Edward Miles, army officer, later knighted, as his first wife. He married again, in 1828.[6] [8] His daughter Mary Maria was the mother of William Edward Oakeley.[9]
Mary Hall's sister Anne married William Inge, High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1766.[10] He was the son of Theodore William Inge (died 1753), and grandson of William Inge (died 1731), the Member of Parliament for Tamworth; and therefore a first cousin of the Rev. James Falconer.[4] [11]
Notes
[edit ]- ^ British History on-line
- ^ s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Falconer, James.
- ^ a b Reade, Aleyn Lyell (1909). "Johnsonian Gleanings". Internet Archive . London. pp. 14 note. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b Burke, John (1834). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank, But Uninvested with Heritable Honours. Henry Colburn. p. 323 . Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "The Gentleman's Magazine" Urban, S (Ed) p482: London, John Nichols, 1809
- ^ a b c d e Baptismal records of members of the Falconer family in the 17th century. 1860. pp. 53–4.
- ^ Earwaker, John Parsons (1890). "The history of the ancient parish of Sandbach, co. Chester. Including the two chapelries of Holmes chapel and Goostry. From original records". Internet Archive . London. p. 215. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine. A. Dodd and A. Smith. 1849. p. 428.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1872). "Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales". Internet Archive . London: Longmans, Green, Reader. p. 706. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Urban, Sylvanus (1838). The Gentleman's Magazine. p. 429. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Inge, William (1669-1731), of Thorpe Constantine, nr. Tamworth, Staffs., History of Parliament Online" . Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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