Nathaniel Ellison Explained

The Venerable Nathaniel Ellison, D.D. (Newcastle upon Tyne, 29 March 1657Whitburn, 12 June 1721) was an Anglican clergyman.[1]

He was educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[2] He became a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1678. Ellison was Chaplain to Thomas Wood, Bishop of Lichfield; and held livings at St. Lawrence, Towcester and St. Nicholas, Newcastle-on-Tyne.[3] He was appointed Archdeacon of Stafford in 1682 and Canon of Durham Cathedral in 1712, holding both positions until his death.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1541-1847/vol10/pp14-16 British History On-line
  2. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714/pp440-479 Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Eade-Eyton
  3. "Visitation of England and Wales Notes: Volume 6"Howard, J.J/ Crisp F.A (Eds) p200: 1906