Roger Alley

Roger Alley (c.1545–1610) was an English cleric. He held several ecclesiastical appointments in the diocese of his father, William Alley, the Bishop of Exeter.

Life

Alley was born in Devon in about 1545, the son of Sybil Bodleigh Honacott and William Alley, Ordained a priest in 1566, at age 21, his subsequent appointments included Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral (1568-74), Vicar in Otterton, Devon (1568-90), and Vicar in Gorran, Cornwall (1569-70). Following the Bishop's death in 1570, his successor deprived Roger of his archdeaconry. He was appointed as Rector of St. Swithin's in Pyworthy, Devon in 1576, where he served until he died in 1610.