VENN: Adm. pens. ST JOHN'S 14 Oct. 1808. Of Middlesex, son of Alexander, merchant; born London 7 Jan. 1792; school private; matric. Michs. 1809. Migrated to TRINITY 6 Feb. 1810, and back to ST JOHN'S 3 Oct. 1815 as Fellow-Commoner. Adm. at Inner Temple 30 Nov. 1809; called to the Bar 24 May 1816; FRS 1839; FSA 1841; DD Lambeth 1848. Ordained deacon (Norwich) 17 June 1821, priest (Gloucester). C. of St Edmund, Norwich 1821-3; PC Christchurch (Brunswick Square), Gloucester 1823-7. Travelled abroad studying conditions on continent 1828; librarian and Keeper of the Manuscripts at Lambeth 1838; Editor of British Magazine 1839-49. Married 1816 to Selina, dau. of Rev. Christopher Stephenson, V of Olney. Author of monograph of the Albigensians and Waldenses 1832, 'The Dark Ages' 1844 etc (see list in DNB). Died 19 Jan. 1866 at Gloucester. Father of John G. (1835). See Boase, 11,704; Foster Ind. Eccles; G. Mag. 1866. i, 445; DNB
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | Appt(Licensing) | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | Saint Edmund / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1821 | Ordi(ordination) | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | / | deacon | View |
| 1821 | Subsc | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | / | View | |
| 1821 | Appt(Licensing) | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | Saint Aldate in Gloucester / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1821 | Ordi(ordination) | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | / | deacon | View |
| 1821 | Subsc | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | St Aldate's Gloucester / | Curate | View |
| 1821 | Appt(Licensing) | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | Saint Aldate in Gloucester / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1821 | Ordi(ordination) | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | / | priest | View |
| 1823 | Appt(Licensing) | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | Christ Church in the South Hamlet near the City bu / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1823 | Subsc | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | Christ Church, South Hamlet / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1823 | Appt(Licensing) | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | Christ Church / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1829 | Appt(Resignation) | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | South Hamlet, Christ Church / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1829 | Vac(resignation) | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | Christ Church in the Diocese of Gloucester / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1829 | Vac(resignation) | Maitland, Samuel Roffey | Christ Church / | Perpetual Curate | View |