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Adm. pens. (age 18) at CHRIST'S, Dec. 3, 1771. S. of the Rev. John James, D.D. [His grandfather was a Huguenot who settled at Exeter.] B. [Oct. 7, 1754], in Middlesex. School, Charterhouse. ' Matric. Michs. 1772; Scholar, 1772; B.A. (3rd Hon. Wrangler) 1776; M.A. 1785; D.D. 1791. Fellow, 1776. Ord. deacon (Canterbury, Litt. dim. from Lichfield) 1774; priest (Worcester) [p.296] 1783. Preceptor to Prince William, afterwards William IV, 1781. V. of Bromsgrove, Worcs., 1783-5. Canon of Windsor, 1785-98. V. of Nether Stowey, Somerset, 1790-3; established a Sunday school there at a time when such an institution was regarded as dangerous folly. V. of Hungerford, 1793-8. Canon of St Paul's, 1798-1809. V. of Windsor, 1798-1800. Bishop of Chester, 1800-9; Bishop of Bangor, 1809-30. Married, Apr. 11, 1785, Anne Routledge, of Stapleton, Cumberland, and had 13 children. Author, Sermons, etc. Died, July 9, 1830, at Longdon, near Lichfield. ‘His contemporaries allude to the corpulence of his person, and the imperturbable gravity of his countenance.’ Father of Henry William, Stuart [CCE18377] and John Routledge. (Peile, II. 294; Burke, L.G.; Cant. Act Book; Foster, Index Eccles.; D.N.B.)
NB clash on ordination dates with CCE evidence
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1777 | Ordi(ordination) | Majendie, Henry William | / | deacon | View |
| 1777 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Majendie, Henry William | / | deacon | View |
| 1783 | Ordi(ordination) | Majendie, Henry William | / | priest | View |
| 1790 | Appt(Institution) | Majendie, Henry William | Nether Stowey / | Vicar | View |
| 1793 | Appt(Institution) | Majendie, Henry William | Hungerford / | Vicar | View |
| 1793 | Vac(cession) | Majendie, Henry William | Netherstowey / | Vicar | View |
| 1798 | Appt(collation) | Majendee, Henry William | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Neasden | Prebendary | View |
| 1798 | Vac(resignation) | Majendie, Henry William | Hungerford / | Vicar | View |
| 1798 | Appt(Institution) | Majendie, Henry William | New Windsor / | Vicar | View |
| 1800 | Vac(Promotion) | Majendie, Henry William | New Windsor / | Vicar | View |
| 1800 | Disp(Dispensation) | Majendie, William | Bishopric of Chester / | Bishop | View |
| 1800 | Appt(consecration) | Majendie, Henry William | Chester / | Bishop | View |
| 1800 | Disp-App | Majendie, William | London, St Paul Cathedral / Prebend or Canonry of Nearsden | Prebendary | View |
| 1800 | Disp-App | Majendie, William | London, St. Paul Cathedral / | residentiary | View |
| 1800 | Appt(licence to confirm and consecrate) | Majendie, William | Chester / | Bishop | View |
| 1804 | Vac(cession) | Majendie, Henry William | New Windsor / | Vicar | View |
| 1809 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Majendie, Henry William | Bangor / | Bishop | View |
| 1830 | Vac(Death) | Majendie, Henry William | Bangor / | Bishop | View |