VENN
Adm. sizar at QUEENS', Mar. 27, 1824. Of Cornwall. [B. June 15, 1798, at Alverton Vean, Penzance. School, Market Jew Street, Penzance (Mr Tatton), and at a Wesleyan institution. Had been a Wesleyan missionary in Hayti, c. 1818-24. Encouraged by the Rev. C. V. Le Grice, V. of Penzance, to enter the University.] ' Matric. Michs. 1824; B.A. 1828; M.A. 1835. Withdrew from the Wesleyan denomination and took Holy Orders in the Church of England. C. of St Mary's, Penzance, 1828-30. C. of King Charles-the-Martyr, Falmouth, c. 1834-8. Domestic Chaplain to Viscount Falmouth. R. (and patron) of St M., Truro, 1839-60. Preached in his surplice for the first time, May 26, 1844. Preb. of Exeter, 1859-64. Married (1) Sept. 27, 1825, Sarah, dau. of William Morgan, of Penzance; (2) July 8, 1846, Frances Fox, of Penn Cottage, Penn, Bucks. Author, Sketches of Hayti; Sermons; edited Wesley's Minor Works. Died Oct. 6, 1864, at Torquay. Father of Edmund G. (1845) and the next. (Clergy List; Crockford; Scott, MSS.; The Patrician, I. 391; Coll. Cornub., 332; Boase, I. 1369; Foster, Index Eccles.; G. Mag., 1864, II. 662.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1828 | Appt(Licensing) | Harvey, William Woodis | Penzance / St Mary's Chapel | Curate | View |
| 1828 | Ordi(ordination) | Harvey, William Woodis | / | deacon | View |
| 1829 | Ordi(ordination) | Harvey, William Woodis | / | priest | View |
| 1830 | Appt(Licensing) | Harvey, William Woodis | Sennen & St Levan / | Curate | View |
| 1831 | Appt(Licensing) | Harvey, William Woodis | Marystow / | Curate | View |
| 1831 | Appt(Licensing) | Harvey, William Woodis | Marystow & Thrushelton / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1834 | Appt(Licensing) | Hawey, William Woodis | Falmouth / | Stipendiary Curate | View |