Roger Massey

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Roger Massey, MA (b Chester 1759 -d Lawhitton 1798) was Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1791 to 1798. [1]

Massey was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1785. He held incumbencies in Morwenstow, Farringdon, Lawhitton and Cheriton Bishop. He was also Chaplain to the Bishop of Exeter from 1789 until his death on 22 February 1798. [2]

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References

  1. "Memorials of Barnstaple; being an attempt to supply the want of a history of that ancient borough" Gribble, J.B: Barnstaple, J.Avery, 1830
  2. Venn, John & John Archibald Venn. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, Cambridge University Press Part II vol. iv p353
Church of England titles
Preceded by
William Hole
Archdeacon of Barnstaple
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Succeeded by
John Andrew