VENN: Adm. Fell.-Com. ST CATHERINE'S 27 June 1823; of Middx; son of Thomas (and Sarah Jennings). Matric. Easter 1824; BA 1828; MA 1831. "For many years minister of the Church of England in Gloucestershire, at Chiswick, Middx etc." First incumbent of St Paul's, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia. Married Anne Timberlake 'of a Lincolnshire family' and had issue. Lived latterly at Turnham Green, Middx where he had a boarding school. Died from injuries sustained by an accidental fall from his carriage 8 Sep. 1846. (Burke, Colonial Gentry II, 494; Clergy List.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1827 | Appt(Licensing) | Smith, John Jennings | Saint Michaels in the City of Gloucester / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1827 | Ordi(ordination) | Smith, John Jennings | / | deacon | View |
| 1827 | Subsc | Smith, J.J. | St. Michael's, Gloucester / | Curate | View |
| 1827 | Subsc | Smith, John Jennings | / | View | |
| 1828 | Subsc | Smith, John Jennings | / | View | |
| 1828 | Ordi(ordination) | Smith, John Jennings | / | priest | View |
| 1829 | Appt(Licensing) | Smith, John Jennings | Hartpury / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1829 | Subsc | Smith, John Jennings | Hartpury / | Curate | View |
| 1830 | Appt(Licensing) | Smith, John Jennings | Ashelworth / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1830 | Subsc | Smith, John Jennings | Ashleworth / | Curate | View |
| 1835 | Appt(Licensing) | Smith, John Jennings | Chiswick / | Lecturer | View |