Alexander Alcock (Archdeacon of Kilmacduagh) explained

Alexander Alcock (bapt. 1 May 1744 – 20 February 1807) was an Anglican Archdeacon in Ireland in the late eighteenth century.

Alcock was the son of Rev. John Alcock, Dean of Ferns, and grandson of Rev. Alexander Alcock, Dean of Lismore. His mother, Catherine Burgh, was the aunt of Walter Hussey Burgh.^[1] He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.^[2]

He was Archdeacon of Kilmacduagh from 1780 until 1788.^[3] From then until his death in 1807, he was the Minister at St Paul's Episcopal Chapel Aberdeen.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Burke . Bernard . A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland . 1862 . Harrison . 9 . 25 December 2023 . en.
2. Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860). Burtchaell, G.D/Sadlier, T.U p6: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
3. Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4 Cotton, H. p206: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
4. Book: Bertie, David M. . Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000 . 2000 . T & T Clark . Edinburgh . 0567087468 . 652.