[list-cumbria] Whitehaven Pacquet March 18 1777

[Dorothy Gaunt]

Hi List (and Petra)
I've been trying to send this response to a post from Neville since last week.  I really hope it goes through this time.....

Neville's post read:
We hear that the Rev. Mr. Bacon, formerly of St. Bees School, is appointed to the Curacy of Merrington in the county of Durham, in the room of the Rev, Mr. Carter, formerly of Blindcrake near Cockermouth, removed to the curacy of Worksop in Nottinghamshire.

The Reverend John BACON (1754-1827) married in 1780 to Anne KITCHING (1759-1790) was my 5xgt grandfather.  Interesting to note that his appointment was reported in the newspaper before it actually happened.  The below-mentioned Margaret McCallum provided me with a wealth of papers documenting the Reverend  Bacon’s career, and I recommend them to any researchers who are lucky enough to find a clergy in their family.

Biographical information from email of Margaret McCallum, Durham University Sept 2009, from Biographical Card Index of northern clergy compiled by Roy Hudleston.

Further information from Ms McMcCallum: His ordination papers as priest (SSR/EA/CLO/3/1/1778/10) - four sheets, are held at Durham Universtiy, . These include a copy of his baptismal certificate at Harrington, and his nomination by James Smith, vicar of Merrington, as his curate at Merrington at a salary of 10 pounds a year, on 2 August 1778.

Dorothy Gaunt
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