VENN: Adm. sizar. ST CATHERINE'S, 26 May 1729; of Staffordshire. Matric. 1729; BA 1732/3; MA 1738; DD 1769; ord.deacon Lincoln 18 Feb. 1732/3, priest Chester 23 Dec. 1733; R of Byford, Herefs. 1757; chaplain to Earl of Pomfret; perhaps his will PCC 1781 as DD of St John the Baptist, Hereford. See T.C. Dale.
In Fasti Herefordenses as vicar choral from 1737 until 1769, death in 1782.
Ordination record as deacon, Lincoln, 18 Feb 1733/4 appears to fit this man although the date is a bit later than Venn states.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1733 | Disp-Ord | Woodcock, John | / | View | |
| 1733 | Disp-Ord | Woodcock, John | / | View | |
| 1734 | Appt(Licensing) | Woodcock, Johannes | St Ives / | Deacon | View |
| 1734 | Ordi(ordination) | Woodcock, Johannes | / | deacon | View |
| 1737 | Appt(Admission) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / | probationer | View |
| 1737 | Appt(Admission) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / Diddlebury | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1737 | Appt(Admission) | Woodcock, John | Hereford cathedral / vicar choral | vicar choral | View |
| 1738 | Appt(perpetuated) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / | vicar choral | View |
| 1740 | Appt(Presentation) | Woodcock, John | Weston Beggard / | Rector | View |
| 1740 | Appt(Admission) | Woodcock, John | St John the Baptist with chapel of St Mary Magdale / | Coadjutor | View |
| 1740 | Subsc | Woodcock, John | St John Baptist and chapel of St Mary Magdalen He / | Curate | View |
| 1740 | Appt(election) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / Hom Lacy | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1740 | Appt(Licensing) | Woodcock, John | St John the Baptist with chapel of St Mary Magdale / | Curate | View |
| 1741 | Libc | Woodcock, John | St John Baptist, Hereford / | Curate | View |
| 1744 | Vac(resignation) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / Hom Lacy | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1744 | Libc | Woodcock, John | St John Baptist, Hereford / | Curate | View |
| 1744 | Appt(election) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / Philip Hay | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1748 | Libc | Woodcock, John | St John Baptist, Hereford / | Curate | View |
| 1750 | Vac(resignation) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / Philip Hay | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1750 | Appt(election) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / St Agnes | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1751 | Libc | Woodcock, John | St John Baptist, Hereford / | Coadjutor | View |
| 1754 | Libc | Woodcock, John | St John Baptist, Hereford / | Coadjutor | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Admission) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / | Minor canon | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Appointment) | Woodcock, John | George, Earl of Pomfret / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1754 | Vac(resignation) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / St Agnes | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1755 | Appt(Institution) | Woodcock, John | Hereford cathedral / Cormeil | Minor canon | View |
| 1755 | Vac(resignation) | Woodcock, John | Hereford cathedral / St Agnes | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1756 | Appt(Presentation) | Woodcock, John | Canon Pyon / | Vicar | View |
| 1756 | Vac(resignation) | Woodcock, John | Weston Beggard / | Vicar | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Institution) | Woodcock, John | Canon Pyon / | Vicar | View |
| 1757 | Appt(confirmation) | Woodcock, | Hereford cathedral / sub-treasurership | sub-treasurer | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Institution) | Woodcock, John | Canon Pyon / | Vicar | View |
| 1757 | Vac(resignation) | Woodcock, John | Weston Beggard / | Vicar | View |
| 1757 | Subsc | Woodcock, John | Canon Pion / | Vicar | View |
| 1759 | Libc | Woodcock, John | St John Baptist / | Curate | View |
| 1759 | Libc | Woodcock, John | Byford / | Rector | View |
| 1759 | Libc | Woodcock, John | Canon Pyon / | Vicar | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Installation) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / Little Pyon | Prebendary | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Collation) | Woodcock, John | Little Pion / | Prebendary | View |
| 1769 | Vac(resignation) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / | Minor canon | View |
| 1769 | Vac(resignation) | Woodcock, John | Little Pyon / | Prebendary | View |
| 1769 | Appt(Collation) | Woodcock, John | Hereford / | Prebendary | View |
| 1774 | Appt(Institution) | Woodcock, John | Sellach, with King's Caple and Marstow annxed / | Vicar | View |
| 1774 | Disp(Dispensation) | Woodcock, John | Sellack with chapels of Kings Caple, Marstons and Pencoyd annexed / | Vicar | View |
| 1774 | Disp-App | Woodcock, John | Byford / | Rector | View |
| 1775 | Vac(cession) | Woodcock, John | Canon Pyon / | Vicar | View |
| 1775 | Vac(cession) | Woodcock, John | Norton Canon / | Vicar | View |
| 1777 | Libc | Woodcock, John | Sellack / with chapel of Kings Caple and Pencoyd | Vicar | View |
| 1777 | Libc | Woodcock, John | Byford / | Rector | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Resignation) | Woodcock, John | George, Earl of Pomfret / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1778 | Vac(resignation) | Woodcock, John | George, Earl of Pomfret / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1780 | Disp-App | Woodcock, John | Byford / | Rector | View |
| 1780 | Appt(Institution) | Woodcock, John | Lugwardine, Chapels of Hentland, Llangarran, St We / | Vicar | View |
| 1780 | Disp(Dispensation) | Woodcock, John | Lugwardine with Chapels annexed / | Vicar | View |
| 1780 | Vac(cession) | Woodcock, John | Sellack, Chapels of King's Caple, Marstow and Penc / | Vicar | View |
| 1781 | Vac(Death) | Woodcock, John | / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Vac(Death) | Woodcock, John | Hereford Cathedral / Bishop's Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1782 | Vac | Woodcock, John | Sugwardine, Chapels of Hentland, Langarran, Saint / | Vicar | View |