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Adm. pens. (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, May 30, 1722. S. of Christopher, mercer, of Chesterfield, Derbs. B. there, Nov. 5, 1704. School, Chesterfield (Mr Burrough). ' Matric. 1722; B.A. 1725/6; M.A. 1729. Fellow, 1727-33. D.C.L. (Oxford) 1791. Ord. priest (Norwich) Feb. 22, 1729/30. V. of Godmersham, Kent, 1731-51. R. of Whittington, Derbs., 1751-96. F.S.A., 1751. R. of Brindle, Lancs., 1751-8. Preb. of Lichfield, 1757-9. V. of Heath, Derbs., 1758-96. P.C. of Wingerworth, 1765-96. Preb. of Lincoln, 1772-96. Married Anne, dau. of Benj. Clarke, of Stanley, near Wakefield, Yorks. Antiquarian writer. Died Feb. 14, 1796. Buried at Whittington. Will, P.C.C. Father of the next. (D.N.B.; F.M.G., I. 307.)
VCH, Lancs, vol. 6: 'Educated at St. John's Coll., Camb., of which he became fellow; M.A. 1729. He obtained prebends at Lichfield (1757) and Lincoln (1772), which he held till his death in 1796. He became vicar of Godmersham in Kent in 1731 and exchanged it for Brindle in 1751, and this he resigned for Heath in Derbyshire. He was also incumbent of Wingerworth. He published works on English antiquities.'
SEE OXFORD DNB: Pegge, Samuel (1704–1796), Church of England clergyman and antiquary
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1729 | Ordi(ordination) | Pegge, Samuelem | / | deacon | View |
| 1730 | Ordi(ordination) | Pegge, Samuel | / | priest | View |
| 1748 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Pegge, Samuel | Brampton / | Curate | View |
| 1751 | Appt(Collation) | Pegge, Samuel | Whittington / | Rector | View |
| 1751 | Appt(Appointment) | Pegge, Samuel | William, Lord Cavendish, alias Marquess of Hartington / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1751 | Appt(Institution) | Pegge, Samuel | illegible / | Rector | View |
| 1752 | Vac(cession) | Pegge, Samuel | Brampton / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1754 | Libc | Pegge, Samuel | Brindle / | Rector | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Collation) | Pegge, Samuel | Lichfield Cathedral / Prebend of Bobenhull | Prebendary | View |
| 1757 | Subsc | Pegge, Samuel | Lichfield / Prebend of Bobenhull | Prebendary | View |
| 1758 | Vac(cession) | Pegge, Samuel | Brinhill otherwise Brindle / | Rector | View |
| 1758 | Appt(Institution) | Pegge, Samuel | Lowne alias Heath / | Vicar | View |
| 1763 | Appt(Collation) | Pegge, Samuel | Lichfield Cathedral / Prebend of Baswich alias Birksworth and Whittingto | Prebendary | View |
| 1763 | Subsc | Pegge, Samuel | Lichfield / Prebend of Preswich | Prebendary | View |
| 1763 | Vac(cession) | Pegge, Samuel | Lichfield Cathedral / Prebend of Bobenhull | Prebendary | View |
| 1765 | Subsc | Pegge, Samuel | Wingerworth / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1765 | Appt(Licensing) | Pegge, Samuel | Wingerworth / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1772 | Appt(Collation) | Pegge, Samuel | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Lowth | Prebendary | View |
| 1796 | Vac(Death) | Pegge, Samuel | Whittington / | Rector | View |
| 1796 | Vac(Death) | Pegg, Samuel | Wingerworth / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1796 | Vac(Death) | Pegge, Samuel | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Louth | Prebendary | View |
| 1796 | Vac(Death) | Pegge, Samuel | Lichfield Cathedral / Berkswich and Whittington | Prebendary | View |
| 1796 | Vac(Death) | Pegg, Samuel | Heath / | Vicar | View |
| 1797 | Vac(Death) | Pegge, Samuel | Lichfield Cathedral / Whittington and Baswich | Prebendary | View |