Foster: s. of Hodsgon, of Darlington, co Durham gent. LINCOLN COLL, matric 22 June 1784, aged 17; BA 1788, MA 1792 (? rector of Cold Ashby and Weedon Beck, Northants, 1790)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | Disp-Ord | Thornhill, John | / | View | |
| 1790 | Ordi(ordination) | Thornhill, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1790 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Thornhill, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1790 | Appt(Nomination) | Thornhill, John | Ainderby Steple / | Curate | View |
| 1791 | Disp-Ord | Thornhill, John | / | View | |
| 1791 | Ordi(ordination) | Thornhill, John | / | priest | View |
| 1791 | Appt(Licensing) | Thornhill, John | Ainderby Steeple / | Curate | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Institution) | Thornhill, John | Ainderby Steeple / | Vicar | View |
| 1806 | Disp(Dispensation) | Thornhill, John | Anderby alias Steeple Anderby / | Vicar | View |
| 1806 | Appt(Institution) | Thornhill, John | Cockfield / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Appt(commission to institute) | Thornhill, John | Ainderby / | Vicar | View |
| 1806 | Appt(Institution) | Thornhill, John | Staindrop / | Vicar | View |
| 1806 | Disp-App | Thornhill, John | Cockfield / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Disp-App | Thornhill, John | Rt. Hon. William Harry, Earl of Darlington / | Chaplain | View |
| 1806 | Appt(in post) | Thornhill, John | Earl of Darlington / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1820 | Appt(Resignation) | Thornhill, John | Ainderby Steeple / | Vicar | View |
| 1820 | Appt(in post) | Thornhill, John | Earl of Darlington / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1820 | Disp-App | Thornhill, John | Cockfield / | Rector | View |
| 1820 | Disp-App | Thornhill, John | Rt. Hon. William Harry, Earl of Darlington. / | Chaplain | View |
| 1820 | Disp-App | Thornhill, John | Standross / | Vicar | View |
| 1820 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Thornhill, John | Middleton in Teesdale / | Rector | View |
| 1820 | Disp(Dispensation) | Thornhill, John | Middleton in Teasdale / | Rector | View |
| 1829 | Vac(Death) | Thornhill, John | Cockfield / | Rector | View |
| 1829 | Vac(Death) | Thornhill, John | Middleton in Teasdale / | Rector | View |
| 1830 | Vac(Death) | Thornhill, John | St Andrew Newcastle / | Curate | View |