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Joseph Plymley (1759–1804)
Joseph Corbett (1804–1838)

1759–1838

Clergyman. Born Joseph Plymley; changed his name to Corbett in 1804. Father of Panton Corbett (1785–1855) and Joseph Corbett (1794–1860). Archdeacon of Shropshire, 1792–1838.

Sources

Alum. Cantab.

Grounds 2009

Bibliography

Alum. Cantab.: Alumni Cantabrigienses. A biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900. Compiled by John Venn and J. A. Venn. 10 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1922–54.

Grounds, Douglas. 2009. Son and servant of Shropshire: the life of Archdeacon Joseph (Plymley) Corbett 1759–1838. Little Logaston: Logaston Press.

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