VENN: Adm. sizar at QUEENS', Feb. 28, 1693-4. Of Devon. B. at Exeter, 1678. ' Matric. 1695; B.A. 1697-8; M.A. 1701; B.D. 1710. Incorp. at Oxford, 1706. Professor of Arabic, 1711-20. Ord. deacon (Norwich) Aug. 1698; priest (Ely) Sept. 23, 1705. C. and afterwards V. of Swavesey, Cambs., 1705-20. Distinguished oriental scholar. Imprisoned for debt in Cambridge Castle, 1717. Author, History of the Saracens, etc. Died at Swavesey, Aug. 9, 1720. Buried there. Father of Anthony (1721). (D.N.B.).
SEE OXFORD DNB: 1679-1720, orientalist, which states that he was ordianed deacon before he was 20; that he Curate of Swavesey by 1701, probably on recommendation of Bishop Simon Patrick; and in 1710 became chaplain to Robert Harley.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1698 | Ordi(ordination) | Ockley, Simon | / | deacon | View |
| 1705 | Ordi(ordination) | Ockley, Simonem | / | priest | View |
| 1705 | Subsc | Ockley, Simon | Swavesey / | Vicar | View |
| 1705 | Appt(Institution) | Ockley, Simon | Swavesey / | Vicar | View |
| 1705 | Subsc | Ockley, Simon | / | View | |
| 1720 | Vac(Death) | Oakley, Simonis | Swavesey / | Vicar | View |