Drummond's Visitation Returns III 118. Instituted to Whiston 1738/9 and 1763 (resigned in 1749 in favour of his son Middlemore) - Deacon December 1719 (Winchester), Priest April 1720 (Winchester)
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M.A. from CHRIST'S, 1722; D.D. 1741. S. of Edward, clerk, of Aston, Salop. Matric. from University College, Oxford, Dec. 2, 1712, age 16; B.A. (Oxford) 1718-9. R. of Eckington, Derbs., 1721-65. Preb. of Canterbury, 1738-65. R. of Whiston, Yorks., 1739-49 and 1759-65. R. of Prestwich, Lancs., 1752-63. He managed Lord Melton's Irish estates. Died Mar. 8, 1765. Father of Middlemore (1734) and John (1735; CCE11338). (Al. Oxon.; Peile, II. 188; F.M.G., 839.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1719 | Ordi(ordination) | Griffith, Johannes | / | deacon | View |
| 1720 | Ordi(ordination) | Griffith, Johannes | / | priest | View |
| 1721 | Subsc | Griffith, John | Eckington cum capella de Killamarsh / | Rector | View |
| 1739 | Appt(Institution) | Griffith, John | Whiston / | Rector | View |
| 1739 | Subsc | Griffith, John | Whiston / | Preacher | View |
| 1739 | Subsc | Griffith, John | Whiston / | Rector | View |
| 1739 | Appt(Licensing) | Griffith, John | Whiston / | Preacher | View |
| 1749 | Appt(Resignation) | Griffith, John | Whiston alias Wiston / | Rector | View |
| 1749 | Vac(resignation) | Griffith, John | Whiston alias Wiston / | Rector | View |
| 1763 | Disp(Dispensation) | Griffith, John | Whiston / | Rector | View |
| 1763 | Disp-App | Griffith, John | Eckington / | Rector | View |
| 1763 | Vac(cession) | Griffith, John | Prestwich cum Oldham / | Rector | View |
| 1763 | Appt(Institution) | Griffith, John | Whistow / | Rector | View |
| 1764 | Appt(Resignation) | Griffith, John | Whiston / | Rector | View |
| 1764 | Vac(resignation) | Griffith, John | Whiston / | Rector | View |
| 1765 | Vac(Death) | Griffith, John | Eckington / | Rector | View |
| 1765 | Vac(Death) | Griffith, John | Canterbury Cathedral / | Canon | View |