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Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Jan. 21, 1807. [S. of Thomas, of Bristol, and Anna Joanna Barham. B. Sept. 27, 1788, at Bath. School, Paul's Cray, Kent.] (‘Educated at Wingfield, near Trowbridge’ (D.N.B.).) ' Matric. Michs. 1807; B.A. 1812; M.A. 1815. Ord. deacon, 1813; C. of St Sidwell's, Exeter. R. of Shirland, Derbs., 1827-47. C. of St Mary-le-Port, Bristol, 1836-70, residing at Bristol. Married his first cousin, Mildred Foster Barham. An accomplished scholar and poet and a well-known hymn-writer. Author, History of Preaching; Sacred Poems, etc. Died Apr. 8, 1870, at Clifton. Buried at Weston-super-Mare. (Foster, Index Eccles.; Boase, I. 1249; Crockford, which gives him as of Shirland until 1870; D.N.B.; Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology; C. R. Hudleston.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | Ordi(Subscription on ordination) | Grinfield, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1813 | Ordi(Subscription on ordination) | Grinfield, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1813 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Grinfield, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1817 | Appt(Licensing) | Grinfield, Thomas | Exeter St Martin / | Curate | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Institution) | Grinfield, Thomas | Shirland / | Rector | View |