Robert Echlin (bishop)
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Robert Echlin was a Scottishman who became the Church of Ireland
Bishop of Down and Connor
from 1612 to 1635. He obtained his Presbytery Degree from St Andrews in Scotland and was made Minister for Inverkeithing
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in 1576.
After his death he was buried at Templecrany in Down. An account of Robert Echlin's life and background is given in an earlier book but some of this is claimed as inaccurate by J. R. Echlin's later work.
in 1600 and had two sons and four daughters:
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
Bishop of Down and Connor
Bishop of Down and Connor
The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick and the village of Connor in Northern Ireland...
from 1612 to 1635. He obtained his Presbytery Degree from St Andrews in Scotland and was made Minister for Inverkeithing
Inverkeithing
Inverkeithing is a town and a royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, located on the Firth of Forth. According to population estimates , the town has a population of 5,265. The port town was given burgh status by King David I of Scotland in the 12th century and is situated about 9 miles north from...
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Life
He was the youngest son of Henry Echlin (1546- ) and his wife, Grizel Colville (1541-1607), born at Pittrado, FifeFife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
in 1576.
After his death he was buried at Templecrany in Down. An account of Robert Echlin's life and background is given in an earlier book but some of this is claimed as inaccurate by J. R. Echlin's later work.
Family
Echlin married Jane Seton of Lathrisk, FifeFife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
in 1600 and had two sons and four daughters:
- Margaret Echlin (1602-18 Nov 1684) m. Robert Maxwell of KilbrideKilbrideKilbride could refer to:*Kilbride, St. John's, Canada*Kilbride, Ontario, Canada*Kilbride, County Antrim, a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland...
, Archdeacon of Down and later Bishop of KilmoreBishop of KilmoreThe Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore in County Cavan, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...
. He was the ancestor of the Earls of FarnhamRobert Maxwell, 1st Earl of FarnhamRobert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham PC , styled The Honourable Robert Maxwell from 1756 to 1759, was an Irish peer and a Member of both the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland.-Background and education:...
. - Isabel Echlin (1604- ) m. Archibald Stewart of BallintoyBallintoyBallintoy is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located alongside the B15 coast road, north-east of Coleraine, west of Ballycastle and between it and Bushmills...
, co. Antrim. - Hugh Echlin (1606-1641) m. Magdalene Cowell. He was murdered in 1641 at Caledon Bridge with his son Robert and servants.
- Euphemia Echlin (1608- ) possibly married a Robert Echlin
- John Echlin (1612- ) m. Mary Stafford, 3rd daughter of Sir Francis Stafford of Mount Stafford, Co. Antrim and also of Bradney, Salop, Shropshire, England.
- Jane Echlin (1615-1646) m. 1. Rev. Henry Maxwell in 1640 and 2. Rev. William Fullerton, Archdeacon of Armagh.