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He was born at Aston, near Runcorn, Cheshire the third son of David Alcock and his wife Mary née Breck.
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He was born at Aston, near Runcorn, Cheshire the third son of David Alcock and his wife Mary née Breck.
Thomas was educated at Warrington School, then matriculated from Brasenose College, Oxford in 1728, proceeded Bachelor of Arts in 1731 and Master of Arts
In 1741.
He was licensed as curate of Stonehouse, Plymouth in 1731. In November 1732 he began acting as the minister of the nearby parish of Street Budeaux to which he was officially licensed the following year. He was also instituted as vicar of Runcorn in 1756 and ran this parish as a pluralist with the aid of curates.
He was a Cheshire Justice of the Peace but continued to spend most of his time in Devon and only returned to Runcorn towards the end of his life.
He became popular locally, particularly when he omitted to collect tithes. He was also noted for his eccentric habits, his spartan lifestyle, and his kindness to the poor to whom he also acted as doctor and lawyer
In 1769 the living of Street Andrew, Plymouth became vacant and Alcock expected to be elected to lieutenant He was unsuccessful and refused to preach his regular sermon at the church or indeed to enter the church again.
In 1771 he helped to purchase land at Weston Peverel to provide a master for the Street Budeaux charity school and to clothe the poor.
In 1769 he was granted the freedom of the borough of Plymouth. Thomas Alcock farmed at Ernesettle and described himself as ‘A Cydermaker’. He attacked the excise duty on cider and this was repealed in 1766.
lieutenant had been suggested that a severe colic peculiar to Devon was the result of lead poisoning from the presses, pipework, and storage vessels of cider.
This was refuted by Alcock who argued that the colic resulted only from the small shot used in bottle cleansing. The marriage was childless and Mary died in 1777.
Alcock married again at the age of 78 and returned to Runcorn where he died in 1798. His estate included £20,000 in 3% consols as well as land and property in Runcorn.
In 1796 he also edited and arranged for the publication of Nathan"s The Rise of Mahomet, Accounted for on Natural and Civil Principles.
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