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Benjamin Pye LL.D. (1726 – 1808) was
Archdeacon of Durham The Archdeacon of Durham is a senior ecclesiastical officer of the diocese of Durham (Church of England). They have, within the geographical area the ''archdeaconry of Durham'', pastoral oversight of clergy and care of church buildings (among othe ...
from 1791 to 1808. Pye was educated at
New College, Oxford New College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by Bishop William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as New College's feeder school, New College was one of the first col ...
. He was Rector of Whitburn from 1769 to 1791. He married (and was the second husband of) Elizabeth Bathurst-Sleigh 3rd daughter of Mary, who in turn was the second child of Charles Bathurst, MP for
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...
1727. According to (Sir)
Cuthbert Sharp Sir Cuthbert Sharp (1781–1849) was an English soldier, official and antiquary. Life The son of Cuthbert Sharp and of Susannah (sister of Brass Crosby), Sharp was an English soldier, official, and shipbuilder. He was born at Hartlepool, County ...
in his ''
The Bishoprick Garland ''The Bishoprick Garland'' is a book compiled by Cuthbert Sharp which gives historical details of people, places and events from the Bishopric of Durham, and was published in 1834. Details ''The Bishoprick Garland'' – (full title – "The B ...
'' Benjamin Pye wrote the second "Stockton's Commendation". He died on 26 March 1808.'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland, &c. (Lancaster, England), Saturday, 2 April 1808; Issue 355


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Geordie dialect words Geordie ( ), sometimes known in linguistics as Tyneside English or Newcastle English, is an English dialect and accent spoken in the Tyneside area of North East England. It developed as a variety of the old Northumbrian dialect and became espec ...
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Cuthbert Sharp Sir Cuthbert Sharp (1781–1849) was an English soldier, official and antiquary. Life The son of Cuthbert Sharp and of Susannah (sister of Brass Crosby), Sharp was an English soldier, official, and shipbuilder. He was born at Hartlepool, County ...
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The Bishoprick Garland 1834 by Sharp ''The Bishoprick Garland'' is a book compiled by Cuthbert Sharp which gives historical details of people, places and events from the Bishopric of Durham, and was published in 1834. Details ''The Bishoprick Garland'' – (full title – "The B ...
* List of Archdeacons of Durham


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Archdeacons of Durham English male poets English male songwriters People from the City of Sunderland Geordie songwriters 1808 deaths Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Place of birth unknown Alumni of New College, Oxford {{York-archdeacon-stub