Background
Whalley was born on 2 September 1722 at Rugby, Warwickshire, the son of Peter Whalley, an attorney, and his wife Elizabeth.
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Peter Whalley
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Education
He was educated at Merchant Taylors" School from 1731 to 1740, and in June 1740 was elected to a scholarship at Street John"s College, Oxford. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1744, and proceeded Bachelor of Civil Law in 1768.
Career
He is known as an antiquarian author and literary editor, and particularly as editor of John Bridges" county history of Northamptonshire. The family had longstanding Northamptonshire associations. In 1743 he was elected to a fellowship at Street John"s College, and held it for some years.
He held a succession of ecclesiastical benefices: Holy Sepulchre in Northampton from 1748 to 1762.
Ecton from 1762 to 1763. And Preston deanery from 1753 to 1766.
From 1752 he kept a school at Courteenhall, Northamptonshire. In 1760 he succeeded James Townley in the post of upper grammar master at Christ"s Hospital, and retained it until the summer of 1776.
From 1784 to 1789 he was headmaster of Street Olave"s Grammar School, Southwark.
He was appointed on 5 February 1766 by the corporation of the City of London to the rectory of the united parishes of Street Margaret Pattens and Street Gabriel, Fenchurch Street, London. And in 1768 he was presented by Christ"s Hospital to the vicarage of Horley in Surrey. Both these preferments he retained until his death.
Whalley married, on 16 January 1768, Betsey Jacobs of List Lane.
He was in later life involved in money troubles. After a few months" residence there he died at Ostend on 12 June 1791.
His library was sold in 1792. His widow survived until 16 March 1803.
