Born about 1678, Reverend Robert Dannye was the son of Robert Danny[e] of Barrow by Mattishall, Norfolk.
Admitted to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1695 and matriculated in 1696. He earned a B.A. in 1699-1700; an M.A. in 1703; a B.D. in 1711; and a D.D. in 1717. Fellow, 1702-13. Junior Proctor, 1708-9. Chaplain to the Duke of Somerset, Chancellor of the University. Ordained priest on June 19, 1709. Rector of Spofforth, Yorks., 1709. Preb. of Southwell, 1724.[1][2]
Robert married Mary Johnson, née Garthwaite, widow of Thomas Johnson, on 12 April 1714 in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England.[3]
Robert was buried on 14 March 1729/30 in All Saints Churchyard, Spofforth, Yorkshire, England.[4][5]
↑Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973" FamilySearch Record: NVJF-13T (accessed 17 March 2023). Robert Dannye marriage to Mary Johnson on 12 Apr 1714 in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
↑Burial: "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957" FamilySearch Record: 68Z8-VK6Y (accessed 17 March 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9FH-TQ84 Image number 00158. Robert Dannye burial on 14 Mar 1729 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
↑Burial: "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812" West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP96/5
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2256 #9476788 (accessed 17 March 2023).
Robert Dannye burial (died in about 1729) on 14 Mar 1729 in Spofforth, All Saints, Yorkshire, England.
See also:
Memorial: Find a Grave (no image) Find A Grave: Memorial #144555259 (accessed 17 March 2023) Memorial page for Dr Robert Dannye (unknown-Mar 1730), citing All Saints Churchyard, Spofforth, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England; Maintained by Frontierkoala (contributor 50543487).
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