James Falconer (priest)

The Ven. James Falconer, DD (1738–1809) was an English cleric. He was Archdeacon of Derby from 1795 until his death.[1]

Memorial to James Falconer in Lichfield Cathedral

Life

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

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

1. British History on-line
2. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Falconer, James.
3. Reade, Aleyn Lyell (1909). "Johnsonian Gleanings". Internet Archive. London. pp. 14 note. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
4. 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.
5. "The Gentleman's Magazine" Urban, S (Ed) p482: London, John Nichols, 1809
6. Baptismal records of members of the Falconer family in the 17th century. 1860. pp. 53–4.
7. 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.
8. The Gentleman's Magazine. A. Dodd and A. Smith. 1849. p. 428.
9. 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.
10. Urban, Sylvanus (1838). The Gentleman's Magazine. p. 429. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
11. "Inge, William (1669-1731), of Thorpe Constantine, nr. Tamworth, Staffs., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 16 November 2017.