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Adm. pens. (age 19 at CHRIST'S, Dec. 11, 1817. S. of John Thomas Hendry. B. at Witton Castle, Durham. School, Oby, Norfolk (Rev. Thos. Sayres). ' Matric. Lent, 1818; B.A. 1823; M.A. 1830. Ord. deacon (Norwich) May 25, 1823; priest, June 13, 1824; C. of Wells, Norfolk, 1829-49. R. of Bedingfield, Suffolk, 1830-3. British Chaplain at Baden Baden, Germany, 1849-52. R. (and patron) of Wells, Norfolk, 1852-63. Sold Witton Castle to Sir William Chaytor, Bart. Died Oct. 18, 1863, at Wandsworth. Al. Oxon. erroneously suggests that he was previously at St Edmund's Hall, Oxford (as John Hopper) and states that he was ‘s. of Ralph, of Brooke, Norfolk.’ Brother of Ralph L. (1820). (Peile, II. 388; Al. Oxon.; Clergy List; Crockford; Foster, Index Eccles.; G. Mag., 1863, II. 803.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1823 | Ordi(ordination) | Hopper, John Robert | / | deacon | View |
| 1823 | Appt(Licensing) | Hopper, John Robert | Boxford / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1823 | Ordi(ordination) | Hopper, John Robert | / | deacon | View |
| 1824 | Ordi(ordination) | Hopper, John Robert | / | priest | View |
| 1824 | Ordi(ordination) | Hopper, John Robert | / | priest | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Licensing) | Hopper, John Robert | Hatfield Broad Oak / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1830 | Appt(Admission) | Hopper, John Robert | Bedingfield / | Rector | View |
| 1832 | Appt(Licensing) | Hopper, John Robert | Wells next the Sea / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1833 | Vac(resignation) | Hopper, John Robert | Bedingfield / | Rector | View |