VENN: Adm. sizar (age 18) at ST JOHN'S, May 25, 1655. S. of John, seaman, of Hull. B. there, Mar. 1, 1636-7. School, Hull (Mr Shaw). ' Matric. 1655; B.A. 1658-9; M.A. 1662; B.D. 1669; D.D. 1675. Fellow, 1669. Ord. deacon and priest (Ely) Dec. 22, 1667. R. of Borough Green, Cambs., 1672. Bishop of St David's, 1687-99; deprived on the charge of simony, but probably also for his Jacobite opinions. Retired to Wilbraham, Cambs., lord of the manor. Benefactor to St John's. Founded a hospital at Hull. Died June 3, 1717. Buried at Wilbraham by night. (Scott-Mayor; D.N.B.; H. P. Stokes.).
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Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
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1667 | Subsc | Watson, Thomas | / | View | |
1667 | Subsc | Watson, Thomas | / | View | |
1672 | Appt(Institution) | Watson, Thomas | Burrough Greene / | Rector | View |
1672 | Subsc | Watson, Thomas | Burgh alias Burrough Green / | Rector | View |
1672 | Subsc | Watson, Thomas | Burgh, alias Burrough Green / | Rector | View |
1674 | Libc | Watson, Thomas | Burrow Greene / | Rector | View |
1682 | Libc | Wats, Thomas | Burrow Greene / | Rector | View |
1692 | Libc | St David's, Thomas | Burrowgreene / | Rector | View |
1692 | Libc | St David's, Thomas | Burrowgreene / | Rector | View |