The Venerable John Eyre (19 February 1758 - 23 March 1830) was
Archdeacon of Nottingham
Family
He was the second son of Anthony Eyre, of Grove, Nottinghamshire, and Judith Laetitia Bury. He married Charlotte Armytage, daughter of
Sir George Armytage, 3rd Baronet, of Kirklees in Yorkshire, on 12 April 1790, and they had the following children:
*John-Hardolph Eyre (b. 2 May 1792 - 1817)
*Charles Wastaneys Eyre (b. 1802)
*Anthony Gervase Eyre (b. 1812)
*Charlotte Eyre
*Anna Maria Eyre
*Louisa Henrietta Eyre
Career
He was awarded an MA from
Brasenose College, Oxford in 1786. He was collated to the Prebend of Apesthorpe in
York Minster
The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Arch ...
, by
Archbishop William Markham in 1788. He was presented to
All Saints' Church, Babworth in 1796, and to the sinecure rectory of Headon in the same year. He was collated to the parish of Norwell Overall in the
collegiate church of Southwell in 1809, and was appointed
Archdeacon of Nottingham in 1810.
[Gentleman’s Magazine, John Nichols, vol 147. p.648]
He was also rector of Beelsby from 1827.
His memorial is in the north choir aisle of
York Minster
The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Arch ...
.
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1758 births
1830 deaths
Archdeacons of Nottingham
Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford