VENN: Adm. pens. at JESUS, Jan. 17, 1743-4. S. of John, (1715), of Elton, Hunts. ' Matric. 1744; Scholar, 1744; B.A. 1747-8; M.A. 1755; D.D. 1769. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Dec. 24, 1749; priest (Peterb.) June 10, 1750. V. of Exton, Rutland, 1750, resigned. R. of Doddington, with the Chapel of March, Cambs., 1750-1805. R. of Thornhaugh and Wansford, Northants., 1766-1807. Dean of Lichfield, 1776-1807. V. of St Mary's, Lichfield, 1789. Married Mary, dau. of Rev. John Russell. Died Jan. 18, 1807, aged 80. (Harwood, Lichfield; Le Neve, Fasti; H. I. Longden.)
Father of Baptist John [CCE19054]and Charles [19055]
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1749 | Ordi(ordination) | Proby, Baptist | / | deacon | View |
| 1749 | Disp-Ord | Proby, Baptist | / | View | |
| 1750 | Disp-Ord | Proby, Baptist | / | View | |
| 1751 | Appt(Institution) | Proby, Baptist | Dodington, with March Chapel / | Rector | View |
| 1751 | Appt(Appointment) | Proby, Baptist | Brownlow, Earl of Exeter / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1755 | Libc | Proby, unknown | Dodington / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Appt(Appointment) | Proby, Baptist | Granville, Earl Gower / | Chaplain | View |
| 1766 | Disp(Dispensation) | Proby, Baptist | Thornhaugh with chapel of Wandesford / | Rector | View |
| 1766 | Appt(Institution) | Proby, Baptist | Thornhaugh with the Chapel of Wansford / | Rector | View |
| 1766 | Disp-App | Proby, Baptist | Granville, Earl of Gower / | Chaplain | View |
| 1766 | Disp-App | Proby, Baptist | Dodington with chapel of March / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Subsc | Proby, Baptist | Lichfield / | Dean | View |
| 1777 | Libc | Proby, Baptist | Thornhaugh with Wansford / | Rector | View |
| 1807 | Vac(Death) | Proby, Baptist | Doddington / | Rector | View |
| 1807 | Vac(Death) | Proby, Baptist | Thornhaugh with Wainsford / | Rector | View |