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Like canons, a prebendary is usually appointed as such to a cathedral and not to a parish. Therefore the information in the article suggesting that he was a prebendary of a parish church seems highly dubious and needs clarification. Anglicanus (talk) 07:55, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I suspect that there may be a confusion here. If this Egerton Leigh was patron at Lymm, he is unlikely to have appointed himself Rector. There was a Rev. Egerton Leigh who was Rector of Lymm, but he died in 1798 so must have been a younger relative. Myopic Bookworm (talk) 15:32, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Is there any certainty a patron could not be incumbent of a living? Because clergy were often close relatives (eg sons or brothers) of a patron who was usually the local landowner, some found themselves being both incumbent and patron as a result of the death of an older causing them to inherit the position alongside the estates. Hence the many "squarsons" (squire-parsons).Cloptonson (talk) 19:11, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
