John Pretyman

John Pretyman (1753/1754 – 5 June 1817) was an Anglican priest,[1] who served as Archdeacon of Lincoln from 1793 to 1817.

He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge where he started in 1774 age 20;[2] and ordained deacon on 15 March 1778 and priest on 8 June 1780. After a curacy at Rattlesden he was Rector of Shotley from 1784 until his death on 5 June 1817.[3]

He died on 5 June 1817.[2]

He is also recorded as a Prebend of Aylesbury.

References
  1. National Archives
  2. "Pretyman, John (PRTN774J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. 'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' The Bury and Norwich Post: Or, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Cambridge, and Ely Advertiser (Bury Saint Edmunds, England), Wednesday, 11 June 1817; Issue 1824
Church of England titles
Preceded by
John Gordon		 Archdeacon of Lincoln
1793–1817		 Succeeded by
Charles Goddard


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