In VENN
Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Dec. 15, 1807. ' Matric. Lent, 1808; Scholar, 1810; B.A. 1812; M.A. 1816; B.D. 1825. Ord. deacon (Canterbury) 1812; priest, Litt. dim. from Canterbury, 1813; C. of Westwell, Kent, 1812. P.C. of Folkestone, 1813-15. R. of Hawkinge, 1813-15. R. of Chislehurst, 1815-46. R. (afterwards patron) of Orpington, 1827. R. of Hayes, 1827-31. Canon of Canterbury, 1833. R. of All Hallows, Lombard Street, London, 1834-. V. of East Peckham, 1846-52. Preb. of Canterbury. Died Oct. 24, 1852, aged 64, at Canterbury. (Clergy List; Cant. Act Bk.; G. Mag., 1853, I. 214.)
Fielding (1910) notes as last sinecure rector of Orpington
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1812 | Ordi(ordination) | Dawson, Francis | / | deacon | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Licensing) | Dawson, Francis | Westwell / | Curate | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Licensing) | Dawson, Francis | Folkstone / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Collation) | Dawson, Francis | Hawking / | Rector | View |
| 1813 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Dawson, Francis | / | priest | View |
| 1815 | Vac(cession) | Dawson, Francis | Hawking / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Appt(Presentation) | Dawson, Francis | Chislehurst / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Appt(Institution) | Dawson, Francis | Chislehurst / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Vac(cession) | Dawson, Francis | Folkstone / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Institution) | Dawson, Francis | Hayes / | Rector | View |
| 1827 | Disp(Dispensation) | Dawson, Francis | Hayes / | Rector | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Collation) | Dawson, Francis | Orpington / | sinecure rector | View |
| 1827 | Disp-App | Dawson, Francis | Chislehurst / | Rector | View |
| 1831 | Vac(resignation) | Dawson, Francis | Hayes / | Rector | View |
| 1831 | Appt(Resignation) | Dawson, Francis | Hayes / | Rector | View |
| 1833 | Appt(Institution) | Dawson, Francis | Canterbury Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1834 | Disp-App | Dawson, Francis | Chislehurst / | Rector | View |
| 1834 | Disp(Dispensation) | Dawson, Francis | London, All Hallows, Lombard Street. / | Rector | View |
| 1834 | Appt(Institution) | Dawson, Francis | London, All Hallows, Lombard Street. / | Rector | View |