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Adm. sizar at CORPUS CHRISTI, June 28, 1756. Of Staffordshire. B. Nov. 1737. [One of 16 children of John, of Rowley-Regis, by Alice Willets.] Matric. Michs. 1756; Scholar, 1758; B.A. 1760; M.A. 1767; D.D. 1792. Had a share in the playhouse in New Street, Birmingham. Lecturer of St Martin's and a Master at King Edward's School, Birmingham. R. of Higham-on-the-Hill, Leics., in 1788. Married Elizabeth Dyer, grand-daughter of John Dyer, the poet. Died Mar. 21, 1797. M.I. in the parish chapel of St Marylebone, London. Father of John (CCE11182). (C. S. James; Misc. Gen. et Her., 3rd S., I. 240.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1760 | Subsc | Gaunt, John | Clent / | Curate | View |
| 1760 | Subsc | Gaunt, John | / | View | |
| 1762 | Subsc | Gaunt, John | / | View | |
| 1767 | Subsc | Gaunt, John | Birmingham St Martin / | Lecturer | View |
| 1772 | Subsc | Gaunt, John | Birmingham Free Grammar School / | second master | View |
| 1772 | Appt(Licensing) | Gaunt, John | Birmingham King Edward VI Free Grammar School / | usher | View |
| 1787 | Vac(resignation) | Gaunt, John | Birmingham School / | usher | View |
| 1788 | Appt(Institution) | Gaunt, John | Higham on the Hill / | Rector | View |
| 1792 | Appt(Resignation) | Gaunt, John | Higham on the Hill / | Rector | View |
| 1792 | Vac(resignation) | Gaunt, John | Higham on the Hill / | Rector | View |