VENN
Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, Oct. 10, 1785. S. [and h.] of Charles (1758), clerk, of Manchester. B. Mar. 24, 1767. School, Manchester (Mr Lawson). ' Matric. Michs. 1787; B.A. 1790; M.A. 1793. P.C. of St Mark's, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, 1794-1830. R. of Worthenbury, Flints., Feb. 12, 1801. Fellow of the Collegiate Church, Manchester, 1804. J.P. for the County of Lancs., taking an active part when Manchester was threatened with political disturbances in 1819; read the Riot Act at the Peterloo meeting, Aug. 16, 1819. Married (1) Mary, dau. of John Threlfall, Esq., banker, of Chorley, Lancs.; (2) Hannah, dau. of John Edwards, of Kelsterton, Flints. Noted for his conversational wit. Author, poetical, etc. Died Sept. 14, 1830, aged 63. Buried at St Mark's, Cheetham Hill. Father of Charles W. (1818) and of Edwards (1823). (Manchester Sch. Reg.; Burke, L.G.; G. Mag., 1830, II. 377.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Ethelston, Charles Wicksted | / | deacon | View |
| 1790 | Appt(Nomination) | Ethelston, Charles Wicksted | St. Mary's, Manchester / | Curate | View |
| 1791 | Ordi(ordination) | Ethelston, Charles Wicksted | / | priest | View |
| 1791 | Appt(Licensing) | Ethelston, Charles Wicksted | Manchester,St.Mary's / | Curate | View |
| 1794 | Appt(Licensing) | Ethelston, Charles Wickstead | Cheetham / St Mark's Chapel | Curate | View |
| 1801 | Appt(Institution) | Ethelston, Charles Wicksted | Worthenbury / | Rector | View |
| 1830 | Vac(Death) | Ethelston, Charles Wicksted | Manchester Collegiate Church / | Fellow | View |
| 1830 | Vac(Death) | Ethelston, Charles Wicksted | Manchester / St Mark's Chapel Cheetham | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1831 | Vac(Death) | Ethelstone, Charles | Worthenbury / | Rector | View |