Basil Becon

Basil Becon (c.1559 – 1638) was an English clergyman based in Kent.

Family

Basil Becon was the son of Thomas Becon, a Protestant English cleric. He was probably baptised in St Stephen's, Walbrook, on 14 January 1559 where his father was rector. On 2 October 1588 he married Ann Coale at St Michael, Cornhill, in the City of London.[1] They had five children: Elizabeth, Rachel, Thomas, Theodore and John.[2]

Education

He went to Eton College as a King's Scholar in 1574. He passed on to King's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1583-4 and M.A. in 1587.[3]

Career

He was a fellow of King's College, Cambridge, from 1582 until 1587.[4] He was ordained and held a number of livings in Kent. These included Warehorne, 1587-1608; Snave, 1597; Hawkinge, 1597–99; Herne Hill, 1605; and Waltham, Kent, 1610-1638.[5] He died and was buried in St. Bartholomew's church in Waltham on 6 November 1638.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, H. B. "Thomas Becon, Canon of Canterbury" (PDF). Kent Archeology. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Bailey, D. S. (1952). Thomas Becon and the Reformation of the Church in England. London: Oliver and Boyd. p. 138. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ↑ Bailey, D. S. (1952). Thomas Becon and the Reformation of the Church in England. London: Oliver and Boyd. p. 126. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ↑ Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press. p. 114. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Basil Beacon (1588 - 1638) 133848". Clergy of the Church of England database. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Bailey, D. S. (1952). Thomas Becon and the Reformation of the Church in England. London: Oliver and Boyd. p. 126. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ↑ "Waltham". Kent Archeological Society. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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