Foster: of Southants, gent. Oriel Coll., matric. 11 April, 1617, aged 17; B.A. 27 June, 1617; M.A. from Gloucester Hall 5 May, 1620, rector of Thruxton 1631, prebendal rector of Middleton (alias Long Parish) 1633, and of Ichen Abbots 1639, all Hants.
Pope was baptised on 25 Nov. 1599 at St Mary Andover and died in 1646: see Hampshire Genealogical Society Burial Index, 21 Feb. 1645/6; and his Inventory at Hampshire Record Office, 1645AD/51. He was grandfather of AP the poet. His successor was John Fulker or Fidker, whose daughter Mary was baptised in the church on 2 Nov. 1646. (We owe this information to Martin Coppen, 10 May 2016).
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1621 | Ordi(ordination) | Pope, Alexander | / | deacon | View |
| 1631 | Appt(Institution) | Pope, Alexander | Thruxton / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Subsc | Pope, Alexander | Thraxton / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Libc | Pope, Alexander | Thruxton / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Appt(Institution) | Pope, Alexander | Longparish / Middleton | Prebendary | View |
| 1633 | Appt(Institution) | Pope, Alexander | Longparish / | Rector | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Presentation) | Pope, Alexander | / Abbots Itchen prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1638 | Disp(Dispensation) | Pope, Alexander | Thuxton / | Rector | View |
| 1638 | Disp-App | Pope, Alexander | Abbots Itchin / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Institution) | Pope, Alexander | Itches Abbatts / | Prebendary | View |
| 1642 | Libc | Pope, Alexander | Itchin Abbatts / | Prebendary | View |
| 1642 | Libc | Pope, Alexander | Longparish / | Prebendary | View |
| 1642 | Libc | Pope, Alexander | Thruxton / | Rector | View |
| 1661 | Vac(Death) | Pope, Alexander | Itchen Abbats / | Prebendary | View |