Venn: 'A man of very eccentric habits'
Adm. (age 17) at CAIUS, 1779. S. of Zurishaddai (1738), R. of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk. B. there [1763]. Schools, Baconsthorpe (Mr Hewitt) and Scarning (Mr Potter). Scholar, 1780-6; matric. Lent, 1782; B.A. 1785; M.A. 1789. Fellow, 1786-9. Ord. deacon (Norwich) May 21, 1785; priest, June 3, 1787; R. of Bodham, Norfolk, 1788. R. of Swainsthorpe, 1788-1825. Master of Beccles School (Fauconberge), 1794-1813. V. of Sheringham, 1813-25. Author, The Odes of Pindar translated; Sketch of the Foundation of the Christian Church; The Amusements of a Recluse (anon.). A man of very eccentric habits. Died Jan. 23, 1825. Buried at Sheringham. Brother of Zurishaddai (1768), Theophilus (1777) and William (1776). (D.N.B.; Venn, II. 103; Foster, Index Eccles.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1785 | Ordi(ordination) | Girdlestone, John Lang | / | deacon | View |
| 1785 | Ordi(ordination) | Girdlestone, John Lang | / | deacon | View |
| 1787 | Ordi(ordination) | Girdlestone, John Lang | / | priest | View |
| 1787 | Ordi(ordination) | Girdlestone, John Lang | / | priest | View |
| 1788 | Vac(cession) | Girdlestone, John Lang | Bodham / | Rector | View |
| 1788 | Appt(Institution) | Girdlestone, John Lang | Swainsthorpe St Peter and St Mary / | Rector | View |
| 1788 | Appt(Institution) | Girdlestone, John Lang | Bodham / | Rector | View |
| 1794 | Appt(Licensing) | Girdlestone, John Lang | Beccles School / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1794 | Subsc | Girdlestone, John Lang | Beccles Grammar School / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1802 | Appt(Licensing) | Girdlestone, John Lang | Stoven / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Institution) | Girdlestone, John Lang | Sherringham / | Vicar | View |
| 1813 | Vac(resignation) | Girdlestone, John Lang | Beccles School / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1814 | Vac(resignation) | Girdlestone, John Lang | Stoven / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Licensing) | Girdlestone, John Lang | Hempstead / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1825 | Vac(Death) | Girdlestone, John Lang | Swainsthorpe Saint Peter and Saint Mary / | Rector | View |
| 1825 | Vac(Death) | Girdlestone, unknown | Sheringham / | Vicar | View |
| 1825 | Vac(Death) | Girdlestone, John Lang | Sheringham / | Vicar | View |