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James Ibbetson

1717 – 1781

English cleric

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About James Ibbetson

Lived 1717 – 1781 (aged 63–64).

James Ibbetson, D.D., J.P. (1717–1781) was Archdeacon of St Albans in the Church of England from 13 September 1754 until his death on 12 August 1781.

Life He was the son of Ebenezer Ibbetson, of the parish of St Martin, Ludgate in the City of London, a silk merchant who imported mantuas from the Netherlands. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford in 1734, at age 16. He was a Fellow of the college from 1737 to 1749, graduating B.A. in 1740 and M.A. in 1741. He received the divinity degrees of B.D. in 1748 and D.D. in 1752.

Ibbetson was the incumbent at Merton, Oxfordshire in 1747.

Works A Plea for the subscription of the Clergy to the thirty-nine articles of religion (1767). This work was an early criticism of the proposals by Francis Blackburne to relax the religious tests in the Church of England.

Family Ibbetson's children included:

James (1755–1790), a barrister, and the husband of Agnes Ibbetson, the plant physiologist. Denzil (born 1756/7), cleric who became rector of Halstead. Charlotte, second daughter, married William Boscawen.

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Born
1717
Birth century
Died
1781
Education
Exeter College
Also known as
Reverend James Ibbetson

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English cleric

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James Ibbetson was born in 1717.

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James Ibbetson died in 1781.

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· Wikipedia: James Ibbetson

· Wikidata: Q28549772

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