Person: Peckard, Peter (1745 - 1798)

• Comments

  Venn: M.A. 1753, incorp. from Oxford; D.D. per Litterae Regiae. Royal mandates directing the conferring of a degree.'Lit. Reg., from MAGDALENE, 1785. [S. of the Rev. John, of Welbourne, Lincs.] ' Matric. from Corpus Christi, Oxford, July 20, 1734, age 16; B.A. (Oxford) 1738; M.A. (Oxford) 1741-2. Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. Master of Magdalene, 1781-97. Vice-Chancellor, 1784-5. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Sept. 22, 1745; priest, May 25, 1746. R. of Fletton, Hunts., 1760-97, and V. of Yaxley, 1760-77. Chaplain, Grenadier Guards, 1766; serving with them in Germany. Preb. of Lincoln, 1774-97. Preb. of Southwell, 1777-97. R. of Tansor, Northants., 1777-93. R. of Abbots Ripton, Hunts., 1793-7. Dean of Peterborough, 1792-7. Married, c. 1752, Martha, eldest dau. of Edward Ferrar, attorney, of Huntingdon. A great supporter of the abolition of slavery. Proposed, as a subject for the prize to be given to the Senior Bachelors, ‘An liceat nolentes in servitutem dare?’, the first prize being adjudged to Thomas Clarkson, of St John's, who was ultimately so closely associated with the anti-slavery movement. Author, Sermons. Died Dec. 8, 1797; buried behind the altar in Peterborough Cathedral.
  
  Ledger slab observed by RAB in Peterborough Cathedral 2018. Gives age of death as 80. Martha died 14 Jan 1805 aged 75

Education Events

• MA : Oxford / Corpus Christi

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Peckard, Peter	22/09/1745	MA	Oxford	View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	26/02/1747	MA		View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	16/11/1748	MA		View
  Sub	Peckard, Peter	16/11/1748	MA	Oxford	View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	27/06/1759	MA		View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	19/01/1760	MA		View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	18/02/1760	MA		View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	07/03/1760	MA		View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	09/05/1774	MA		View
  Disp	Peckard, Peter	19/05/1777	MA	Oxford	View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	27/05/1777	MA		View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	08/10/1777	MA		View

• DD : Cambridge / Magdalen Coll.

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	29/04/1792	DD		View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	29/04/1792	DD		View
  Disp	Peckard, Peter	04/06/1793	DD	Cambridge	View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	19/06/1793	DD		View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 22/09/1745 (Thomas, John/Lincoln 1744-1761)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Peckard, Peter	22/09/1745	deacon	ordination	View

• priest : 25/05/1746 (Thomas, John/Lincoln 1744-1761)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Peckard, Peter	25/05/1746	priest	ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Vicar : Lincoln St Martin (26/02/1747 - 02/04/1750 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	26/02/1747	Vicar	Institution	Lincoln St Martin's/	View
  Vac	Pecard, Peter	02/04/1750	Vicar	cession	Lincoln St Martin's/	View

• Rector : Skelton (16/11/1748 - 26/06/1760 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	16/11/1748	Rector	Institution	Skelton/	View
  Sub	Peckard, Peter	16/11/1748	Rector		Skelton/	View
  Libc	Peckard, Peter	09/06/1749	Rector		Skelton/	View
  Libc	Peckard, Peter	07/05/1754	Rector		Skelton/	View
  Libc	Peckard, Peter	10/07/1759	Rector		Skelton/	View
  Vac	Peckard, Peter	26/06/1760	Rector	cession	Skelton/	View

• Chaplain : Alexander, William, 'earl of Stirling' (d. 1793) (27/06/1759 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	27/06/1759	Chaplain	Appointment	William, Earl of Stirling/	View

• Rector : Fletton (19/01/1760 - 03/01/1798 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	19/01/1760	Rector	Institution	Fletton/	View
  Vac	Peckard, Peter	03/01/1798	Rector	Death	Fletton/	View

• Chaplain : Graham, William, 2nd duke of Montrose (1712-1790) (18/02/1760 - 19/05/1777 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	18/02/1760	Chaplain	Appointment	William, Duke of Montrose/	View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	19/05/1777	domestic chaplain	in post	Duke of Montrose/	View

• Vicar : Yaxley (07/03/1760 - 19/06/1777 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	07/03/1760	Vicar	Institution	Yaxley/	View
  Vac	Unknown,	19/06/1777	Vicar	cession	Yaxley/	View

• Prebendary : Lincoln cathedral, Prebend of Clifton (09/05/1774 - 17/04/1798 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	09/05/1774	Prebendary	Collation	Lincoln Cathedral/Prebend of Clifton	View
  Vac	Peckard, Peter	17/04/1798	Prebendary	Death	Lincoln Cathedral/Prebend of Clifton	View

• Rector : Tansor (27/05/1777 - 24/12/1793 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	27/05/1777	Rector	Institution	Tansor/	View
  Libc	Pickard, Peter	05/08/1777	Rector		Tansor/	View
  Vac	Peckard, Peter	24/12/1793	Rector	cession	Tansor/	View

• Prebendary : Southwell Minster, Prebend of Rampton (08/10/1777 - 27/12/1797 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	08/10/1777	Prebendary	Collation	Southwell/Prebend of Rampton	View
  Vac	Peckard, Peter	27/12/1797	Prebendary	Death	Southwell Minster/Prebend of Rampton	View

• Curate : Morton (22/10/1778 - 19/10/1780 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	22/10/1778	Curate	Licensing	Morton/	View
  Vac	Peckard, Peter	19/10/1780	Curate	resignation	Morton/	View

• Dean : Peterborough cathedral, dean (29/04/1792 - 10/02/1798 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	29/04/1792	Dean	Installation	Peterborough Cathedral/Dean	View
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	29/04/1792	Dean	Institution	Cathedral Church of Peterborough/Dean	View
  Vac	Peckard, Peter	10/02/1798	Dean	Death	Peterborough cathedral/Dean	View
  Vac	Peckard, Peter	10/02/1798	Dean	Death	Peterborough Deanry/Dean	View

• Rector : Abbots Ripton (19/06/1793 - 20/03/1798 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peckard, Peter	19/06/1793	Rector	Institution	Ripton Abbots/	View
  Vac	Peckard, Peter	20/03/1798	Rector	Death	Ripton Abbots/	View

Death Events

• Death (27/12/1797)

  Name	Date	Cause	Type	Full Record
  Peckard, Peter	27/12/1797	Death	Vac	View
  Peckard, Peter	03/01/1798	Death	Vac	View
  Peckard, Peter	10/02/1798	Death	Vac	View
  Peckard, Peter	10/02/1798	Death	Vac	View
  Peckard, Peter	20/03/1798	Death	Vac	View
  Peckard, Peter	17/04/1798	Death	Vac	View