VENN: Adm. pens. at QUEENS', June 12, 1722. Of London. S. of Thomas. ' Matric. 1722; B.A. 1725-6; M.A. 1729; B.D. 1738. Fellow, 1727-44. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) June 16, 1728; priest, June 1, 1729. Master of the Free School at Huntingdon, 1729-42. V. of Oakington, Cambs., 1736-43. R. of Wistow, Hunts., 1737-43. Chaplain to the Earl of Harborough, in 1737. R. of Grimston, Norfolk, 1743. Chaplain in the Navy, 1751. Returned to Huntingdon, in 1748; lived in the High Street; prepared pupils for the University. Married Mary, dau. of William Cawthorne, of Ely, Cambs. (For Mary Unwin and her subsequent connection with the poet William Cowper, see D.N.B.) Died July 2, 1767, of a fall from his horse. Buried at St Mary's, Huntingdon. Father of William Cawthorne, the friend of William Cowper, the poet, who resided with the Unwins at Huntingdon, 1765-7.
[See the biography of his wife Mary Unwin in Oxford DNB).
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1728 | Ordi(ordination) | Unwin, Morley | / | deacon | View |
| 1729 | Ordi(ordination) | Unwin, Morely | / | priest | View |
| 1731 | Appt(Licensing) | Unwin, Morley | Huntingdon parish church / | Lecturer | View |
| 1737 | Appt(Institution) | Unwin, Morley | Oakington, alias Hoggington / | Vicar | View |
| 1737 | Appt(Institution) | Unwin, Morley | Wistow / | Rector | View |
| 1743 | Appt(Institution) | Unwin, Morley | Grimston / | Rector | View |
| 1743 | Vac(Death) | Unwin, Morley | Oakington, alias Hoggington / | Vicar | View |
| 1743 | Vac(cession) | Unwin, Morley | Wistow / | Rector | View |
| 1759 | Appt(Appointment) | Unwin, Morley | John, Earl of Sandwich / | Chaplain | View |
| 1767 | Vac(Death) | Unwin, Morley | Grimston / | Rector | View |