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Adm. sizar (age 19) at TRINITY, July 3, 1799. S. of [the Rev.] Matthew, of Sheffield (and Jane Morris). School, Thorp-Arch, Yorks. ' Matric. Michs. 1800; Scholar, 1803; B.A. (11th Wrangler) 1804; M.A. 1807. Fellow, 1805. Kept a school at Shelford, Cambs., 1808-13; and at Aspenden Hall, Herts., 1813-25, where Lord Macaulay and other eminent men were his pupils. V. of Cheshunt, 1826-58. Author, religious. Married, July 7, 1818, at Sheffield, Eliza Garratt, of Clapham Common. Died Apr. 18, 1858; buried at Cheshunt. Father of Alfred M. (1841) and Theodore (1836). (Boase, II. 1630; T. A. Ward's Diary; Clergy List; G. Mag., 1858, I. 681; P. J. Wallis.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1805 | Ordi(ordination) | Preston, Matthew Morris | / | deacon | View |
| 1809 | Subsc | Preston, Matthew Morris | / | View | |
| 1809 | Ordi(ordination) | Preston, Matthew Morris | / | priest | View |
| 1819 | Appt(Licensing) | Preston, Matthew Morris | Walton at Stoke / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1823 | Appt(Licensing) | Preston, Matthew Morris | Walthamstow / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Institution) | Preston, Matthew Norris | Cheshunt alias Chesthunt / | Vicar | View |
| 1858 | Monuments | Preston, Matthew Morris | / | View |