Venn: Adm. pens. at TRINITY HALL, Jan. 22, 1811. S. of Edmund, clerk, of Salisbury, Wilts.(prob. ID 16429) [B. Apr. 12, 1791.] ' Matric. Easter, 1811, as G. Lewis; Scholar; LL.B. 1817, as G. Lewes. Ord. deacon, 1814; priest (Salisbury) 1815. Vicar-Choral of Salisbury Cathedral, 1823-62. Minor Canon of Salisbury, 1823-1862. Surrogate, 1847-62. P.C. of Homington, Wilts., 1834-48. Married Sarah, dau. of James Bradford, gent., of Swindon, and widow of George Taunton, R. of Stratford Tony. Died Nov. 24, 1862, aged 71. Brother of Robert (1814). (F.M.G., 1136; G. Mag., 1863, I. 123.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1814 | Appt(Licensing) | Benson, George Lewis | Laverstock / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1814 | Ordi(ordination) | Benson, George Lewes | / | deacon | View |
| 1815 | Ordi(ordination) | Benson, George Lewes | / | priest | View |
| 1821 | Appt(Licensing) | Benson, George Leroes | Great Durnford / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1821 | Appt(Licensing) | Benson, George Leroes | Great Durnford / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1823 | Appt(election) | Benson, George Lewes | Salisbury cathedral / | vicar choral | View |
| 1834 | Appt(Nomination) | Benson, George Lewis | Homington / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1834 | Subsc | Benson, George Lewes | Homington / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1835 | Appt(Nomination) | Benson, George Lewis | Homington / | Curate | View |
| 1835 | Subsc | Benson, George Lewes | Homington / | Perpetual Curate | View |