John Elly

English priest
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IntroEnglish priest
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasPriest
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Birth1581
Death1639 (aged 58 years)
Education
Merton College
The details

Biography

John Elly (also Ellis) DD (1581–1639) was a Canon of Windsor from 1623 to 1639.

Career

He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and Merton College, Oxford where he graduated BA 1602, MA in 1607, BD and DD in 1633.

He was appointed:

  • Rector of Lapworth, Warwick 1613
  • Vicar of Elham, Kent 1612 - 1614
  • Vicar of Ruislip 1633 - 1639
  • Vicar of Isleworth 1637 - 1639

He was appointed to the twelfth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1623, and held the stall until 1639.

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