CORSER

Rev. Thomas ( 3 son of George Corser of Whit church, Salop, banker ). b. Whit church 1793; ed. at Manchester gr. sch. and Balliol coll. Ox., B.A. 1815, M.A. 1818; C. of Prestwich, Lancs. 1823–6; R. of Stand near Manchester 8 Sep. 1826 to death; V. of Norton by Daventry, North amp tons hire 1828 to death; rural dean of Prestwich 1852–68; F.S.A. 1850; one of projectors of Chetham Society 1843; edited for the Society Chester’s Triumph 1844, Iter Lancastrense by R. James 1845, Robinson’s Golden Mirror 1850, and Collectanea Anglo poetic a 5 parts 1860–80 being a description of the rare books in his own library which realised upwards of £20,000 when sold in London in 7 portions 1868–74. d. Stand rectory 24 Aug. 1876. Manchester school register iii , 32–36 (1874).