VENN: Adm. pens. at ST CATHARINE'S, Sept. 23, 1732. S. of Richard, Recorder of Leeds, Yorks. ' Matric. 1733; B.A. 1736-7; M.A. 1740; D.D. 1753. Fellow, 1737-45. Proctor, 1742-3. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) June 1, 1740; priest (Norwich, Litt. dim. from Ely) Mar. 1741-2. V. of Coton, Cambs., 1742. Preb. of St Paul's, 1745. R. of Barnes, Surrey, 1768-92. Bishop of Bristol, 1783-92. Married Anne, dau. of Dr Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London. Died Apr. 18, 1792, aged 78. Will, P.C.C. Brother of Richard (1725). (Burke, L.G.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1740 | Ordi(ordination) | Wilson, Christopher | / | deacon | View |
| 1742 | Appt(Institution) | Wilson, Christopher | Coton / | Rector | View |
| 1742 | Ordi(ordination) | Wilson, Christopher | / | priest | View |
| 1744 | Appt(Institution) | Wilson, Christopher | Willingale Spain / | Vicar | View |
| 1744 | Appt(collation) | Wilson, Christopher | Halsted / | Vicar | View |
| 1744 | Vac(cession) | Wilson, Christopher | Coton / | Rector | View |
| 1744 | Subsc | Wilson, Christopher | Willinghale Spain / | Rector | View |
| 1744 | Subsc | Wilson, Christopher | Halsted / | Vicar | View |
| 1745 | Subsc | Wilson, Christopher | St Pauls Cathedral / Prebend of Holywell or Finsbury | Prebendary | View |
| 1745 | Appt(collation) | Wilson, Christopher | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Holywell alias Finsbury | Prebendary | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Resignation) | Wilson, Christopher | Willingale Spain / | Rector | View |
| 1768 | Vac(cession) | Wilson, Christopher | Halstead / | Vicar | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Institution) | Wilson, Christopher | Barnes / | Rector | View |
| 1769 | Vac(resignation) | Wilson, Christopher | Willingale Spain / | Rector | View |
| 1777 | Appt(commission) | Wilson, Christopher | diocese of London / | official | View |
| 1783 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Wilson, Christopher | Bristol / | Bishop | View |
| 1783 | Disp-App | Wilson, Christopher | St Paul's Cathedral / Canonry of Holywell oth. Finsbury | Canon | View |
| 1783 | Disp-App | Wilson, Christopher | St Paul's Cathedral / | residentiary | View |
| 1783 | Disp-App | Wilson, Christopher | Barnes / | Rector | View |
| 1783 | Appt(consecration) | Wilson, Christopher | Bristol / | Bishop | View |
| 1783 | Disp(Dispensation) | Wilson, Christopher | Bristol / | Bishop | View |
| 1792 | Vac(Death) | Wilson, Christopher | Bristol / | Bishop | View |
| 1792 | Vac(natural death) | Wilson, Christopher | St Paul's Cathedral / Prebend of Hollywell alias Finsbury | Prebendary | View |
| 1792 | Vac(Death) | Wilson, Christopher | Barnes / | Rector | View |
| 1792 | Vac | Wilson, Christopher | St Paul's Cathedral / Hollywell als. Finsbury | Prebendary | View |