VENN
Adm. pens. (age 17) at EMMANUEL, Oct. 16, 1764; Fell.-Com. Feb. 4, 1769. S. of Robert [Sparrow], Esq. [and Ann, dau. of Robert Bence, of Henstead, Suffolk]. B. at Woodbridge, Suffolk. School, Norwich (Mr Symonds). ' Matric. 1765; LL.B. 1771. Ord. deacon (Norwich) Nov. 1, 1774; priest, Nov. 6, 1774, as Sparrow, Bence; P.C. of Gt Redisham, Suffolk, 1774-1806. R. of Beccles, 1774-1823. V. of Endergate, 1806-23. R. (and patron) of Kelshall-cum-Carlton, Suffolk, 1806-10. R. of Thorington, 1807-21. Assumed the surname of Bence in lieu of Sparrow, May 2, 1804, on succeeding to the Thorington estate. Married Harriet, dau. of William Elmy, Esq., of Beccles, 1786. Died Sept. 2, 1824, aged 78. M.I. at Beccles. [For his brother Robert of Emmanuel (1759) see sub Sparrow.] Father of Henry B. (1806). (T. C. Dale; Suckling, I. 60; G. Mag.; Burke, L.G.; Scott, MSS.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1774 | Appt(Licensing) | Sparrow, Bence | Great Redisham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1774 | Ordi(ordination) | Sparrow, Bence | / | priest | View |
| 1774 | Appt(Institution) | Sparrow, Bence | Beccles / | Rector | View |
| 1774 | Ordi(ordination) | Sparrow, Bence | / | deacon | View |
| 1786 | Vac(resignation) | Sparrow, Bence | Great Redisham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1786 | Appt(Institution) | Sparrow, Bence | Kettleborough / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Appt(Institution) | Bence, Bence | Kelsale and Carlton / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Appt(Institution) | Bence, Bence | Beccles / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Appt(Institution) | Bence, Bence | Thorington / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Vac(cession) | Bence, Bence | Beccles / | Rector | View |
| 1810 | Vac(resignation) | Bence, Bence | Kelsale and Carlton / | Rector | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Licensing) | Bence, Bence | Great Redisham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1821 | Vac(resignation) | Bence, Bence | Thorington / | Rector | View |
| 1823 | Vac(resignation) | Bence, Bence | Beccles / | Rector | View |
| 1824 | Vac(Death) | Bence, Bence | Great Redisham / | Perpetual Curate | View |