Described as fellow of University College, Oxford, in 1689.
Foster: Clavering, Robert (MA Edinburgh 2 Apr 1693), s. Rob. gent. Lincoln Coll., admitted 18 July 1693, aged 17, created BA 4 July 1693, and created MA 20 May 1696; fellow and tutor University Coll. 1701; canon of Christ Church 1715; BD and DD 2 Mar 1715-16, regius professor of Hebrew 1715-47, dean of Hereford 1706-29, rector of Hadley, Suffolk, 1712, treasurer of St David's 1713, rector of Bocking, Essex, 1714-19, and of Marsh Gibbon, Bucks, 1719, chaplain to the archbishop of Canterbury, bishop of Llandaff 1725-9, and of Peterborough 1729, until his death 21 July 1747, father of Robert (matric. 1713). See Hearne, iii, 215, 299; Rawlinson, iii, 184; Gutch MS, 374; Foster's Index Eccl.; DNB.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1696 | Ordi(ordination) | Clavering, Robertus | / | deacon | View |
| 1698 | Ordi(ordination) | Clavering, Robertus | / | priest | View |
| 1719 | Appt(Institution) | Clavering, Robertus | Marsh Gibbon / | Rector | View |
| 1724 | Disp-App | Clavering, Robert | Hereford / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1724 | Disp-App | Clavering, Robert | Hereford Cathedral / canonry | Canon | View |
| 1724 | Disp-App | Clavering, Robert | Oxford Cathedral / canonry | Canon | View |
| 1724 | Disp-App | Clavering, Robert | Hebrew Professor at Oxford / | professor | View |
| 1724 | Disp-App | Clavering, Robert | Marsh Gibbon / | Rector | View |
| 1724 | Appt(Appointment) | Clavering, Robert | Llandaff / | Bishop | View |
| 1724 | Disp(Dispensation) | Clavering, Robert | Llandaff / | Bishop | View |
| 1724 | Appt(Appointment) | Clavering, Robert | Hereford / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1724 | Appt(Appointment) | Clavering, Robert | Llandaff / | Bishop | View |
| 1724 | Appt(election) | Clavering, Robert | Hereford Cathedral / residentiary canonry | canon residentiary | View |
| 1724 | Appt(election) | Clavering, Robert | Hereford Cathedral / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1725 | Vac(Promotion) | Clavering, Robert | St David's Cathedral / treasureship | Treasurer | View |
| 1725 | Appt(Appointment) | Clavering, Robert | Llandaff / | Bishop | View |
| 1729 | Disp-App | Clavering, Robert | Oxford Cathedral / canonry | Canon | View |
| 1729 | Disp-App | Clavering, Robert | Oxford University / Hebrew professorship | professor | View |
| 1729 | Disp-App | Clavering, Robert | Marsh Gibbon / | Rector | View |
| 1729 | Vac(translation) | Clavering, Robert | Hereford Cathedral / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1729 | Disp(Dispensation) | Clavering, Robert | Peterborough / | Bishop | View |
| 1729 | Appt(Appointment) | Clavering, Robert | Peterborough / | Bishop | View |
| 1729 | Appt(Appointment) | Clavering, Robert | Peterborough / | Bishop | View |
| 1729 | Appt(Appointment) | Clavering, Robert | Peterborough / | Bishop | View |
| 1729 | Vac(translation) | Clavering, Robert | Hereford cathedral / residentiary canonry | canon residentiary | View |
| 1747 | Vac(Death) | Clavering, Robert | Marsh Gibbons / | Rector | View |