VENN: Adm. sizar (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, June 13, 1747. S. of Henry (next). B. at Ely. Taught there by his father. ' Matric. 1748; B.A. 1750-1; M.A. 1754. Fellow, 1753-61. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) June 17, 1753; priest, June 9, 1754. V. of Hauxton and Newton, Cambs., 1754-88. V. of Thriplow, 1759-88. Admon. (P.C.C.) 1789. Father of the well-known Esquire Bedell, brother of Peter (1733) and Stuart (1738). (Scott-Mayor, III. 568.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1753 | Ordi(ordination) | Gunning, Francis | / | deacon | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Institution) | Gunning, Francis | Hawkeston cum Newton / | Vicar | View |
| 1754 | Ordi(ordination) | Gunning, Francis | / | priest | View |
| 1755 | Libc | Gunning, unknown | Newton / | Vicar | View |
| 1755 | Libc | Gunning, unknown | Hawkeston / | Vicar | View |
| 1759 | Appt(Collation) | Gunning, Francis | Triplow / | Vicar | View |
| 1788 | Vac(Death) | Gunning, Francis | Hauxton cum Newton / | Vicar | View |
| 1789 | Vac(Death) | Gunning, Francis | Thriplow / | Vicar | View |
| 1789 | Libc | Gunning, Francis | / | Vicar | View |