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| Arthur Ashley SYKES Adm. at CORPUS CHRISTI, 15 Apr., 1701. Of London . S. of (John 1639 ). School, St Paul's [ London ]. Matric. 1702 ; B.A. 1704/5 ; M.A. 1708 ; D.D. 1726 . Ord. deacon (Norwich) 23 Dec., 1705; priest (Ely) 21 Dec., 1707. V. of Godmersham, Kent , 1713-4 . R. of Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire , 1714-8 . R. of Rayleigh, Essex , 1718-56 . Preb. of Salisbury [ Wiltshire ], 1724-56 . Precentor of Salisbury [ Wiltshire ], 1726-56 . Preb. of Winchester [ Hampshire ], 1740-56 . Author, controversial. Died 23 Nov., 1756, aged 73; buried at St James', Westminster [ London ]. Will, P.C.C. Brother of George (1708) and John (1696). ( St Paul's School Register ; J. Ch. Smith; D.N.B. following J. Disney, Memoirs of A. A. Sykes, makes him s. of Arthur, but this is apparently an error.) | Arthur Ashley SYKES Approx. lifespan: 1683–1756 Adm. at Corpus Christi College 1701:04:15 Of London s. of (John 1639 ). School St Paul's, [ London ] Matric. 1702 B.A. 1704/5 M.A. 1708 D.D. 1726 Ord. deacon (Norwich) 1705:12:23 ; priest (Ely) 1707:12:21 V. of Godmersham, Kent 1713-14 R. of Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire 1714-18 R. of Rayleigh, Essex 1718-56 Preb. of Salisbury, [ Wiltshire ] 1724-56 Precentor of Salisbury, [ Wiltshire ] 1726-56 Preb. of Winchester, [ Hampshire ] 1740-56 Author, controversial. d. 1756:11:23 aged 73; buried at St James' Westminster, [ London ] Will, P.C.C. brother of George SYKES (1708) brother of John SYKES (1696) ( St Paul's School Register ; J. Ch. Smith; D.N.B. following J. Disney, Memoirs of A. A. Sykes makes him s. of Arthur SYKES but this is apparently an error.) |