Protestant Exiles from France/Volume 2 - Book Third - Chapter 27 - Gaches

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Gaches.

Refugees of this surname settled in England, presumably of the same family as Raimond Gaches, pasteur of Charenton, in 1660. Among those naturalised at Westminster on 21st November 1682, there was Raymond Gaches, not described as a cleric (see List vii.). But two clerics were naturalised on 10th October 1688, namely, Henry and John-James (see List xvi.). The latter became a gentleman of the chapel royal (aliàs a royal chaplain) in the same year. In the old Cheque-book of the Chapel-Royal he is entered, apparently, as the successor of Mr Du Charol, aliàs Sharoll:—

“1688. Mr John James Gaches [was] sworn Gentleman of his Maties. Chappell Royal ordinary, Nov. 8, 1688.”

The entry of his death has not been preserved. Probably we should recognise a descendant of the refugees in Rev. Daniel Gaches, M.A., formerly Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Vicar of Wotton (or Wootton Wawen), and Justice of the Peace [Irenarcha] for Warwickshire, born 10th March 1733, died 10th September 1805, in whose memory Dr Samuel Parr wrote the following eptitaph:—

Danieli Gaches, A.M.,
Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses quondam socio,
Ecclesiae hujusce ann : circiter xxxviii. ministro
Irenarchae de Comitatu Varvicensi optimè merito,
si quidem sequi et boni peritissimus fuit et
ad nodos legum solvendos quam maximè expeditus.
Viro
non solùm doctrinâ liberaliter sed ingenio etiam, instituto,
quod acutum ad excogitandum et ad memoriam firmum et diuturnumerat,
egregiè praedito.
Qui vixit ann : lxxii. mens : vi.
Decessit iv. id. septembr. Anno sacro m.dccc.v.
Maria Gaches conjux ejus superstes
H.M.P.S.P.C.