VENN: D.D. 1717 (Comitia Regia. Certain gatherings of the Senate of the University at which royal personages were present and degrees specially conferred.'Com. Reg.). B. at Memel, 1685; of Prussian parentage. Lord Almoner's professor of Arabic, 1724-9. Ord. deacon (Ely) May 20; priest, Sept. 23, 1711. Librarian at Lambeth, 1715-8. R. of Little Mongeham, Kent, 1716-9. R. of Gt Chart, 1719. Chaplain to Archbishop Wake, 1719. R. of Hadleigh, Suffolk, 1719-45. R. of Monks Eleigh, 1719-45. F.S.A., 1720. Preb. of Canterbury, 1720-45. Archdeacon of Suffolk, 1724-45. Married Margaret, dau. of Thomas, Lord Fairfax, Nov. 15, 1725. Author, Concilia Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae. Died Sept. 6, 1745, aged 62. Buried at Hadleigh. Will, 'Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'P.C.C. (D.N.B.).
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| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1711 | Subsc | Wilkins, David | / | View | |
| 1711 | Subsc | Wilkins, David | / | View | |
| 1711 | Ordi(ordination) | Wilkins, Davidem | / | deacon | View |
| 1711 | Ordi(ordination) | Wilkins, Davidem | / | priest | View |
| 1711 | Ordi(ordination) | Wilkins, David | / | deacon | View |
| 1711 | Ordi(ordination) | Wilkins, David | / | priest | View |
| 1720 | Appt(Appointment) | Wilkins, David | Canterbury Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1724 | Appt(Institution) | Wilkins, David | Suffolk / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1725 | Appt(Installation) | Wilkins, David | Suffolk / | Archdeacon | View |