Watkinson, Peter (1607-01-01 - 1688-01-01)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 2285
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-2468)
Name
Peter Watkinson
Gender
Male
Denomination
Church of England
Lived
b. ca. 1607-01-01 d. ca. 1688-01-01 (new)
Linked Sermons
Source of Data (Contributor name)

Catherine Evans

Biographical Sources Consulted

ACAD (Venn) (ID: WTKN625P); CCEd Person ID: 29942

Other note

Son of Peter Watkinson, minister at Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Matriculated from Trinity College in 1625 and gained a BA in 1628/9. He taught at Chesterfield School from 1627. Potentially sequestered at Chigwell, Essex from 1643 to 1648. He then became rector of Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire, a post he still held in 1658. He was vicar of Hanbury, Staffordshire from 1662 to 1668, assistant minister at Sheffield from 1667 to 1670, and rector of Edlington, Yorkshire until his death in 1688.

GEMMS record created
May 23, 2019
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024