(Probably) Foster: son of
John, London, pleb; MAGDALEN Oxford, matric 1672/3 aged 16; Subscribed as of Magdalen; BA NEW HALL INN 1677, MA 1680; V. Godmersham, Kent 1682; R. Ulcombe, 1688 (Foster Index Eccl.)
The subscription record for Christmas as vicar of Staverton with Boddington is inaccurate: Daniel Griffith was instituted there in 1681 and served there until his resignation in 1690. Christmas was made rector rector of the derelict church of Midley in 1881, and collated to the vicarage of Godmersham with Challock in 1682. He died in 1731.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1682 | Subsc | Christmas, Jacobus | / | View | |
| 1682 | Subsc | Christmas, Jacobus | Starton alias Staverton / | Vicar | View |
| 1688 | Disp(Dispensation) | Christmas, James | Ulcombe / | Rector | View |
| 1688 | Disp-App | Christmas, James | Earl of Devonshire / | Chaplain | View |
| 1688 | Disp-App | Christmas, James | Godmersham / | Vicar | View |
| 1688 | Appt(Institution) | Christmas, James | Ulcombe / | Rector | View |