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