In Venn: Adm. as a "Ten-year man" at TRINITY, Dec. 22, 1806. From Pembroke College, Oxford, whence he had matric. Mar. 20, 1806, age 26. [S. of Matthew, of Langholme, Dumfriesshire.] ' Matric. Michs. 1817; B.D. (Stat. Eliz.) 1817; D.D. 1831. R. of Patching and V. of Tarring, Sussex, 1819-22. V. of Sturminster-Marshall, Dorset, 1822-57. Preb. of Rochester, 1824-57. P.C. of Chatham, Kent, 1827-57. Governor of Sir John Hawkins' Hospital, Chatham. Chaplain to the Queen, 1825-57. Author, A Sermon at the Consecration of Hamworthy, Dorset. Died Oct. 6, 1857, at Dover. Father of Frederick S. (1849). (Al. Oxon.; Boase, II. 23; Cant. Act Bk.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806 | Ordi(ordination) | Irving, Matthew | / | deacon | View |
| 1806 | Ordi(ordination) | Irving, Matthew | / | deacon | View |
| 1807 | Ordi(ordination) | Irving, Matthew | / | priest | View |
| 1807 | Ordi(ordination) | Irving, Matthew | / | priest | View |
| 1809 | Appt(Institution) | Irving, Matthew | Redmile / | Rector | View |
| 1819 | Appt(Collation) | Irving, Matthew | Patching / | Rector | View |
| 1819 | Appt(Collation) | Irving, Matthew | Terring / | Vicar | View |
| 1819 | Vac(cession) | Unknown, | Redmile / | Rector | View |
| 1820 | Libc | Irving, Matthew | Tarring / | Vicar | View |
| 1820 | Libc | Irving, Matthew | Patching / | Vicar | View |
| 1822 | Appt(Institution) | Irving, Matthew | Sturminster Marshall / | Vicar | View |
| 1822 | Vac(cession) | Irving, Matthew | Terring / | Vicar | View |
| 1822 | Vac(cession) | Irving, Matthew | Patching / | Rector | View |
| 1824 | Appt(Institution) | Irving, Matthew | Rochester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1824 | Appt(Installation) | Irving, Matthew | Rochester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Licensing) | Irving, Matthew | Chatham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Irving, Matthew | Sturminster Marshall / | Vicar | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Nomination) | Irving, Matthew | Chatham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Licensing) | Irving, Matthew | Chatham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Institution) | Irving, Matthew | Sturminster Marshall / | Vicar | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Resignation) | Irving, Matthew | Sturminster Marshall cum Corfe Mallin / | Vicar | View |
| 1831 | Appt(Appointment) | Irving, Matthew | Sir John Hawkins Hospital, Chatham / | governor | View |