In VENN: Adm. pens. at QUEENS', Oct. 6, 1774. [S. of the Rev. Dr Francis (Lincoln College, Oxford, 1734), Physician to the King.] ' Matric. Michs. 1780; LL.B. 1781; LL.D. 1791. R. of St George's, Bloomsbury, London, 1791-1827. Preb. and Treasurer of Rochester. R. of Kingsdown, Kent, 1793-1801. Canon of Rochester, 1791-1827. Preb. of Lincoln, 1786-1827. Preb. of St Paul's, 1790-1827. V. of Wateringbury, Kent, 1800-27. Died Nov. 9, 1827. Brother of Robert D. (1778); father of the next. (Clerical Guide; G. Mag., 1827, II, 474; Records of Rochester.)
FIelding (1910) notes repaired Wateringbury church in 1824
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Willis, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1776 | Ordi(ordination) | Willis, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1776 | Disp-Ord | Willis, Thomas | / | View | |
| 1778 | Ordi(ordination) | Willis, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1778 | Disp-Ord | Willis, Thomas | / | View | |
| 1780 | Appt(Institution) | Willis, Thomas | Burton by Lincoln / | Rector | View |
| 1783 | Disp-App | Willis, Thomas | Burton by Lincoln / | Rector | View |
| 1783 | Disp(Dispensation) | Willis, Thomas | Bucknall / | Rector | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Licensing) | Willis, Thomas | South Carlton / | Curate | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Appointment) | Willis, Thomas | John, Baron Monson of Burton / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Institution) | Willis, Thomas | Bucknall / | Rector | View |
| 1786 | Appt(Collation) | Willis, Thomas | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Asgarby | Prebendary | View |
| 1788 | Appt(Resignation) | Willis, Thomas | Burton near Lincoln / | Rector | View |
| 1788 | Vac(resignation) | Willis, Thomas | Burton by Lincoln / | Rector | View |
| 1790 | Appt(collation) | Willis, Thomas | St Paul's Cathedral / Prebend of Tottenhall | Prebendary | View |
| 1791 | Appt(Institution) | Willis, Thomas | Rochester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1791 | Appt(Installation) | Willis, Thomas | Rochester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1791 | Vac(cession) | Willis, Thomas | Bucknall / | Rector | View |
| 1791 | Appt(Institution) | Willis, Thomas | St George Bloomsbury / | Rector | View |
| 1793 | Appt(Presentation) | Willis, Thomas | Kingsdown with Mapiscombe / | Rector | View |
| 1794 | Disp(Dispensation) | Willis, Thomas | Kingsdown with the rectory of Mapiscombe attached / | Rector | View |
| 1794 | Disp(Dispensation) | Willis, Thomas | Kingsdown with rectory of Mapiscomb united / | Rector | View |
| 1794 | Disp-App | Willis, Thomas | St George Bloomsbury / | Rector | View |
| 1794 | Appt(Institution) | Willis, Thomas | Kingsdown with Mapiscombe / | Rector | View |
| 1794 | Disp-App | Willis, Thomas | Bloomsbury St George / | Rector | View |
| 1800 | Disp-App | Willis, Thomas | St George's Bloomsbury / | Rector | View |
| 1800 | Appt(Presentation) | Willis, Thomas | Wateringbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1800 | Disp(Dispensation) | Willis, Thomas | Wateringbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1800 | Vac(resignation) | Willis, Thomas | Kingsdown with Mapiscombe / | Rector | View |
| 1800 | Disp(Dispensation) | Willis, Thomas | Wateringbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1800 | Appt(Institution) | Willis, Thomas | Wateringbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1800 | Appt(Resignation) | Willis, not given | St John's Wapping / | Rector | View |
| 1800 | Disp-App | Willis, Thomas | Bloomsbury St George / | Rector | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Willis, Thomas | Wateringbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Willis, Thomas | Rochester Cathedral / Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Willis, Thomas | Wateringbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Willis, Thomas | Rochester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Willis, Thomas | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Asgarby | Prebendary | View |
| 1827 | Vac(natural death) | Willis, Thomas | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Tottenhall | Prebendary | View |
| 1828 | Vac(Death) | Wills, Thomas | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Asgarby | Prebendary | View |