Thomas Paget (Puritan minister)
Location Dates Event Approximate coordinates
Rothley Circa 1587 Likely birthplace 52°42′31″N 1°08′09″W / 52.7086°N 1.1358°W / 52.7086 ; -1.1358 ( Rothley : likely birthplace , c . 1587 . )
Trinity College , Cambridge 1605-9 Higher education . Proceeded to MA 1612 52°12′25″N 0°07′01″E / 52.206944°N 0.116944°E / 52.206944 ; 0.116944 ( Trinity College , Cambridge : education 1605-9 )
Little Downham 1609 Ordained deacon 52°26′03″N 0°14′37″E / 52.434210°N 0.243743°E / 52.434210 ; 0.243743 ( Little Downham : ordained deacon , 1609 . )
Blackley Chapel 1611/12-31 Minister and lecturer 53°31′24″N 2°13′05″W / 53.523459°N 2.218058°W / 53.523459 ; -2.218058 ( Blackley Chapel : minister and lecturere , 1611/12-31 . )
St Mary 's Church , Nantwich 1613 Married Margery Gouldsmith 53°04′01″N 2°31′14″W / 53.06700°N 2.5206°W / 53.06700 ; -2.5206 ( St Mary 's Church , Nantwich : married 1613 . )
English Reformed Church in the Begijnhof , Amsterdam 1631-46 Pastor , initially with brother , John Paget 52°22′10″N 4°53′25″E / 52.369370°N 4.890150°E / 52.369370 ; 4.890150 ( English Reformed Church , Amsterdam : pastor 1631-46 . )
Chad 's Church , Shrewsbury 1646-59 Incumbent . Appointed minister of First Classis , Shropshire Province 52°42′24″N 2°45′12″W / 52.7067°N 2.753427°W / 52.7067 ; -2.753427 ( Chad 's Church , Shrewsbury : incumbent , 1646-59 . )
Mary 's Church , Stockport 1659-60 Rector . Died October 1660 53°24′40″N 2°09′18″W / 53.411207°N 2.155037°W / 53.411207 ; -2.155037 ( Mary 's Church , Stockport : rector 1659-60 . Died October 1660 . )
RothleyTrinity College , CambridgeLittle DownhamBlackley ChapelSt Mary 's Church , NantwichChad 's Church , ShrewsburyMary 's , Stockport Map of England showing key locations in the life of Thomas Paget . — English Church Position of English Reformed Church , marked on a map of Amsterdam , 1649 . It is numbered 63 in the map 's original legend .
Thomas Paget (died 1660) was an English Puritan clergyman, controversialist and theologian, committed to a Presbyterian church order. As a minister in Manchester, he was an early opponent of Laudian ceremonies in the Church of England. He served the English Reformed Church, Amsterdam, and later at Shrewsbury was a strong supporter of the regicide and of the republican Commonwealth of England. He spent his final year as rector of Stockport.