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Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Oct. 28, 1778. Of Lancashire. [S. of George, merchant, of Manchester, later of Hale and Timperley, Cheshire (and Sarah, dau. of Thomas White, M.D.). Bapt. June 19, 1760.] School, Manchester. Scholar, 1779; matric. Michs. 1780; LL.B. 1786. Ord. deacon (Chester) June 29, 1783; priest, July 17, 1785; C. of Ashton-on-Mersey, Cheshire, 1783. R. of Wilmslow, 1786-1814 (on the presentation of his father, who had purchased the advowson for him in 1783). Fellow of the Collegiate Church of Manchester, Dec. 12, 1808. Married, Mar. 18, 1788, Frances Haughton, dau. of Ralph Peters, of Platt Bridge, barrister and deputy Recorder of Liverpool. Died Jan. 30, 1814, aged 53; vault with inscription in the chancel of Wilmslow church. Father of Bertie E. (1812), the next, and Edward H. (1828). (Manchester Gr. Sch. Reg., I. 170-1; St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 334; Ormerod, Hist. of Cheshire, III. 598; G. Mag., 1814, I. 202.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783 | Appt(Licensing) | Johnson, Croxton | Ashton on Mersey / | Curate | View |
| 1783 | Ordi(ordination) | Johnson, Croxton | / | deacon | View |
| 1785 | Ordi(ordination) | Johnson, Croxton | / | priest | View |
| 1787 | Appt(Institution) | Johnson, Croxton | Wilmslow / | Rector | View |
| 1814 | Vac(Death) | Johnson, Croxton | College of Christ in Manchester / | Fellow | View |
| 1814 | Vac(Death) | Johnson, Croxton | Wilmslow / | Rector | View |