Venn: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, July 7, 1813. [5th and youngest] s. of John, of Findon, Sussex (and Jane, dau. of Thomas Comyn, of Newcastle-on-Tyne). [B. Feb. 6, 1796.] School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1813; B.A. 1818. After travelling abroad for a time, settled at Findon with his widowed mother, and wrote on philosophical subjects. Ord. deacon and priest (Canterbury) 1829; C. of Findon, 1829-32. V. of Godmersham with Chapel of Challock, Kent, 1839-46. R. of Harbledown, 1846-65. Married, Dec. 1830, Mary, dau. of James T. Broadwood, of Lyne House, Surrey. Author, Principles of Necessity and Contingent Truth (published anonymously, 1830), and accounts of his travels in Europe. Edited the Annual Register, 1822-7. Died Sept. 11, 1865; buried at Harbledown. Monumental inscription. there. Father of Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall ; brother of William R. (1804). (Boase, II. 538; D.N.B., which incorrectly states that he was in Shelley's form at Eton.; Burke, L.G.; Foster, Index Eccles.; Clergy List; Crockford; Cant. Act Book; Sir Wasey Sterry.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1829 | Subsc | Lyall, Alfred | Finden / | Curate | View |
| 1829 | Ordi(ordination) | Lyall, Alfred | / | priest | View |
| 1835 | Appt(Licensing) | Lyall, Alfred | Couldson / | Stipendiary Curate | View |