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Adm. pens. (age 19) at EMMANUEL, Oct. 29, 1755. S. of Theophilus, clerk, B.D. [and grandson of Offspring Blackall, Bishop of Exeter]. B. at Exminster, Devon. School, Tiverton (Mr Dadds). ' Matric. Michs. 1755; Scholar, 1756; B.A. (12th Wrangler) 1760; M.A. 1763; B.D. 1770. Fellow, 1772. Ord. deacon (London) June 1, 1760. R. of Loughborough, Leics., 1786-92. One of the petitioners against the Liturgy and Thirty-nine Articles, who applied to Parliament for relief. An eccentric character, described by Cole in Athenae Cantabrigienses, ‘lame of one leg by some accident, and a great rower on the water, a lively and ingenious man, plays well on the harpsichord, sings well, draws well and etches not amiss.’ Author, Sermons, etc. Died May 6, 1792, aged 54, at Hotwells, Bristol. Buried at Sidmouth. M.I. in Sidmouth parish church. Perhaps father of the next, but the record of his marriage has not been found and is not mentioned by the authorities referred to. (Lyson, Devon; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1821, II. 20.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1760 | Ordi(ordination) | Blackall, Samuel | / | deacon | View |
| 1760 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Blackall, Samuel | / | deacon | View |
| 1760 | Appt(Licensing) | Blackall, Samuel | Beeston St Lawrence / | Curate | View |
| 1766 | Ordi(ordination) | Blackall, Samuel | / | priest | View |
| 1786 | Appt(Institution) | Blackall, Samuel | Loughborough / | Rector | View |
| 1792 | Vac(Death) | Blackall, Samuel | Loughborough / | Rector | View |