Rev. Euseby Isham

Life

Euseby Isham, D.D., seventh son of Sir Justinian Isham, the fourth baronet, was born 6 Nov. 1697, and christened 28 Nov. at Lamport.^? He matriculated at Oxford (Balliol College) 22 Oct. 1716, was B.A. 13 June 1718, M.A. from Lincoln College 22 April 1721, B.D. and D.D. 31 May 1733.^? He was a fellow of Lincoln College, vice-chancellor of the university 1744-7, and rector of Lincoln College from 1731 until his death.^? From 1729 he held the livings of Lamport and Haslebeach.^? He died at Tunbridge Wells 17 June 1755, and was buried 24 June at Lamport.¹ A will of 29 Nov. 1746, with three codicils, was proved 20 June 1755 by Elizabeth his widow, one of the executors.^? In this will he asked for burial on the south side of the communion table, the stone which bore Sir John Isham's inscription being moved towards the northern part of the chancel, where his body lay, and a stone of the same kind being laid over the testator 'without attempting to give any account of me, in regard to character, of what can be known only to the great searcher of hearts.'^?

He married at Brockhall, 1 May 1739, Elizabeth Panting, daughter of Matthew Panting, D.D., master of Pembroke College, Oxford, by Mary, daughter of Thomas Thornton of Brockhall, esquire.^? She was born at Oxford and christened 1 Nov. 1717 in the church of St. Aldate's.^? She is said to have died on 17 June 1808 at Oxford, but her body was not carried to Lamport before 18 Oct.^?

1. Index, 1755 Euseby Isham, "Find A Grave Index"

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