Cayley Illingworth

Cayley Illingworth FRS (11 April 1759, in Nottingham – 23 August 1823, in Scampton)[1] was Archdeacon of Stow from 1808 until his death.[2]

Illingworth was the third son of William Illingworth, Esq a tradesman from Notthingham; his younger brother was William Illingworth (archivist) and his nephew was Admiral Juan Illingworth, he was a nephew to William Cayley (MP) and was named after his mothers family Cayley baronets. His uncle was his sponsor and patron as per the book "A topographical account of the parish of Scampton in the county of Lincoln" published by himself in 1810.[3]

He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge[4] and ordained in 1782. He held livings at Barrow upon Humber, Epworth and Scampton. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD).

Notes

  1. ↑ Deaths 'Jackson's Oxford Journal' (Oxford, England), Saturday, September 6, 1823; Issue 3671
  2. ↑ British History on-line
  3. ↑ "A topographical account of the parish of Scampton in the county of Lincoln, | YCBA Collections Search". collections.britishart.yale.edu. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752–1900 Vol. iii. Gabb – Justamond, (1947) p514
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