Paul Batcheller 1676/7-1773

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Paul BATCHELLER 1676/7-1773

Batcheller's bookplate (British Museum Franks Collection 1738)

Biographical Note

Admitted sizar (age 16) at St John's College 1694; son of Paul Batchiller linen draper, father of Paul Batcheller (1728).

Born at Salisbury, Wiltshire. Matriculated 1695; B.A. 1699/1700; M.A. 1718. Ordained priest, (London) 1702. Rector of Storrington, Sussex, 1721-33.

Probably chaplain to the 11th Foot, c. 1715.

Books

Used an engraved bookplate:

Franks 1738: Batcheller, Paul, AM.

Sources

  • Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
  • Cambridge University alumni database "Batcheller, Paul"