Venn: Adm. pens. (age 16) at CAIUS, May 5, 1691. S. of Thomas (1659), gent., of Yarmouth. B. at Worlingham, Suffolk. School, Yarmouth (Mr Reynolds). ' Matric. 1691; Scholar, 1691-8; B.A. 1694-5; M.A. 1698; B.D. 1706; D.D. 1711. Fellow, 1698-1714. Master of Caius, 1716-54. Vice-Chancellor, 1717-20. Ord. deacon and priest (Norwich) Mar. 1, 1698-9. R. of St Clement with St Martin Orgar, Eastcheap, 1713-38. Archdeacon of Essex, 1714-37. Chaplain to the King, 1715-8. Domestic chaplain to the Bishop of London. Lecturer at Gray's Inn, 1716. Preb. of Chichester, 1719-39. Preb. of Canterbury, 1730. Bishop of Bristol, 1737; of Norwich, 1738-48; of Ely, 1748-54. Succeeded his brother as Bart., 1751. Died at Ely House, Holborn, Feb. 14, 1754. Buried in Caius College Chapel. 'Monumental inscription.'M.I. there. Father of John (1746) and Thomas (1737). (Venn, I. 489; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1699 | Ordi(candidate for ordination) | Gooch, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1699 | Ordi(candidate for ordination) | Gooch, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1713 | Appt(collation) | Gooch, Thomas | St Clements, Eastcheap with St Martin Orgars / | Rector | View |
| 1713 | Subsc | Gooch, Thomas | St Clement East-cheap / | Rector | View |
| 1714 | Appt(collation) | Gooch, Thomas | St Pauls Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Essex | Archdeacon | View |
| 1714 | Subsc | Gooch, Thomas | St Pauls Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Essex | Archdeacon | View |
| 1719 | Appt(Collation) | Gooch, Thomas | Chichester Cathedral / Prebend of Somerley | Prebendary | View |
| 1737 | Vac(Promotion) | Gooch, Thomas | Archdeacon of Essex / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1738 | Vac(translation) | Gooch, Thomas | St Clement Eastcheap with St Martin Orgar annexed / | Rector | View |
| 1738 | Appt(election) | Gooch, Thomas | Norwich / | Bishop | View |
| 1739 | Vac(Promotion) | Gooch, Thomas | Chichester Cathedral / Prebend of Somerley | Prebendary | View |
| 1748 | Vac | Gooch, Thomas | Norwich / | Bishop | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Death) | Gooch, Thomas | Ely / | Bishop | View |