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GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003698
NamePeter Elliston (Alliston)
TitleMr.
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. - d. 1660-04-12 (old)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked SermonsSermon on Judges 10:15-16 -- preacher (autograph: no)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesHorsmonden -- ParishSandhurst -- ParishEmmanuel College -- Place of Study
Source of DataHannah Yip
Biographical Sources ConsultedACAD (Venn) (ID: ALSN629P); John Gough Nichols, ed., The Herald and Genealogist, Volume 5 (London: J. G. Nichols and R. C Nichols, 1870), pp. 408-409
Other NoteThe exact date of birth of Peter Elliston (Alliston) is unknown. He was the sixth son of John Alliston of Black Notley, Essex. On 21 December 1629, Peter Elliston (Alliston) was admitted pensioner at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He graduated B.A. in 1633/4 and proceeded M.A. in 1637. From 1643 until 1650, he was instituted to the rectory of Horsmonden, Kent. In the last ten years of his life, he served as rector of Sandhurst, Kent. Peter Elliston (Alliston) died on 12 April 1660.
GEMMS record createdOctober 29, 2021
GEMMS record last editedDecember 26, 2021