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Adm. sizar (age 19) at EMMANUEL, May 16, 1753. [Eldest] s. of John [proprietor of Marylebone teagardens]. B. [July 1735] in St George's parish, Hanover Square, London. Schools, Westminster and Marylebone (Mr Fountaine). ' Matric. Michs. 1753; B.A. 1757. Ord. priest (London), Sept. 23, 1759. C. of Enford, Wilts., of Hythe, Colchester, and of Ockley, Surrey. Chaplain to the Poultry-Compter, 1761. Lecturer in the parishes of St George's, Botolph Lane and St Botolph's, Billingsgate. Formed an academy for teaching oratory "mechanically", 1762. Studied medicine, assuming the title of "doctor". Abridged and printed sermons of eminent divines for the use of the clergy. Established a lucrative printing and bookselling trade. Married (1) Oct. 10, 1764, Elizabeth, dau. of James Burns of St Paul's, Covent Garden; married again twice. Author, Hogarth Moralized; The Habitable World, etc. Resided latterly at Bath, where he died; buried there, June 23, 1820. (Record of Old Westminsters; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1820, II. 89.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1759 | Ordi(ordination) | Trusler, John | / | priest | View |
| 1770 | Appt(Licensing) | Trusler, John | St George Bloomsbury / Bedford Chapel, Charlotte St | Preacher | View |
| 1778 | Vac(resignation) | Trusler, John | St George Bloomsbury / Bedford Chapel | Preacher | View |