Matthias D'Oyly
Archdeacon of Lewes
About Matthias D'Oyly
Lived 1743 – 1815 (aged 71).
Matthias D'Oyly or D'Oyley (23 November 1743 – 13 November 1815) was the Archdeacon of Lewes from 1806 until 1815.
The eldest son of Thomas D'Oyley, prebendary of Ely Cathedral, he was educated at Westminster School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1766 he was elected Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge. He became vicar of Pevensey in 1767, and rector of Buxted in Surrey.
His sons were Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet, of Kandy, who became Auditor General of Ceylon and Resident of Kandy; and Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Francis D'Oyly who was killed in the Battle of Waterloo.
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Archdeacon of Lewes (1743-1815)
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Matthias D'Oyly was born on 23 November 1743.
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Matthias D'Oyly died on 13 November 1815.
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