B. Nottinghamshire, 1692.
VENN: Adm. pens. at JESUS, June 18, 1709. Of Retford, Notts. ' Matric. 1709; Scholar, 1711; B.A. 1712-3; M.A. 1716. Fellow, 1716-42. Senior Proctor, 1730-1. Incorp. at Oxford, 1733. Ord. deacon (Ely) June 16, 1717; priest, Sept. 21, 1718. V. of Swavesey, Cambs., 1720-6. V. of Guilden Morden, 1726. R. of Harlton, 1727-55. Drowned himself at Harlton. Buried there Nov. 2, 1755. (A. Gray; Al. Oxon.).
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1716 | Appt(Institution) | Ward, Lees | Jesus College, Cambridge / | Fellow | View |
| 1717 | Subsc | Ward, Lees | / | View | |
| 1717 | Ordi(ordination) | Ward, Lees | / | deacon | View |
| 1718 | Subsc | Ward, Lees | / | View | |
| 1718 | Ordi(ordination) | Ward, Lees | / | priest | View |
| 1720 | Appt(Institution) | Ward, Lees | Swavesey / | Vicar | View |
| 1720 | Subsc | Ward, Lees | Swavesey / | Vicar | View |
| 1720 | Appt(Institution) | Ward, Lees | Swavesey / | Vicar | View |
| 1726 | Appt(Institution) | Ward, Lees | Gilden-Morden / | Vicar | View |
| 1727 | Vac(cession) | Ward, Lees | Swavesey / | Vicar | View |
| 1727 | Appt(Institution) | Ward, Lees | Harlton / | Rector | View |
| 1727 | Appt(Resignation) | Ward, Lees | Gilden-Morden / | Vicar | View |
| 1728 | Vac(resignation) | Ward, Lees | Gilden-Morden / | Vicar | View |
| 1742 | Vac(cession) | Ward, Leigh | Jesus College, Cambridge / | Fellow | View |
| 1751 | Libc | Ward, unknown | Harlton / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Libc | Ward, unknown | Harlton / | Rector | View |
| 1756 | Vac(Death) | Ward, Lees | Harleton / | Rector | View |