VENN: Adm. pens. (age 17) at TRINITY, May 17, 1811. [2nd] s. of Charles [of Clapham and Brighton and Eling, dau. of Henry Venn]. B. [July 24, 1793], at Paddington, London. Private tuition. ' Matric. Michs. 1812; Scholar, 1814; B.A. (fourth ‘senior optime’) 1816; M.A. 1819. Fellow, 1817-24. Seatonian Prize, 1820, 1822. Went on a tour to Italy and Greece with his brother Henry Venn (1809), 1817-20. Ord. deacon (Ely) Oct. 28, 1821; priest (Norwich) Sept. 22, 1822. V. of Tuxford, Notts., 1824-40. Preb. of Heytesbury Collegiate Church, 1826. V. of St Mark's, Brighton, opened by the exertions of his brother, 1853-75. Preb. of Salisbury, 1853. Married (1) Apr. 26, 1826, Mary, dau. of J. King, of Torwood, Sussex, and had issue; (2) Oct. 1, 1835, Harriette, dau. of Sir Richard Steele, Bart., and had issue. Was particularly interested in the study of prophecy. Author, Horae Apocalypticae, which caused much controversy; Seatonian Prize Poems; Vindiciae Honoriae; Apocalypsis Alfordiana, described by Sir James Stephen as ‘a work of profound learning, singular ingenuity, and almost bewitching interest,’ and other religious works. Editor, Memoir of Lord Haddo, 5th Earl of Aberdeen. Died July 30, 1875. Father of the next; brother of Henry V. (1809). (Boase, 1. 981; D.N.B.; Foster, Index Eccles.; Crockford.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | Ordi(ordination) | Elliott, Edward Bishop | / | deacon | View |
| 1822 | Ordi(ordination) | Elliott, Edward Bishop | / | priest | View |
| 1822 | Ordi(ordination) | Elliott, Edward Bishop | / | priest | View |
| 1824 | Appt(Institution) | Elliott, Edward Bishopp | Tuxford / | Vicar | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Collation) | Elliott, Edward Bishop | Heytesbury Collegiate Church / Hilldeverell prebend | Prebendary | View |