VENN
Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, May 25, 1763. S. of the Rev. Jonathan (1730), of Cheshire. School, Manchester. ' Matric. Michs. 1763; Scholar; B.A. 1767; M.A. 1775. Appointed, July 24, 1766, by the Bishop of Chester (on a lapse), Master of the Free Grammar School at Hawkshead, Lancs.; held office until 1781. Ord. deacon (Chester) July 12, 1767; priest, Sept. 25, 1768; C. of Crosthwaite, Westmorland, 1768. Minister (of the donative) of Finsthwaite, Lancs., 1781-4. V. of Thornton-Steward, Yorks., 1779-80. P.C. of Cartmel, 1781-1803, and R. of Kingsley, Staffs., 1790-1803. Domestic Chaplain to the Duke of Devonshire. Minister of Edensor, Derbs., until 1803. Married Elizabeth Russel, widow, dau. of Thomas Sunderland, of Bigland, Lancs. Resided at Edensor, where he died Dec. 1, 1803, aged 58. (St John's Coll. Adm., III. 692; G. Mag., 1803, II. 1254.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1766 | Appt(Licensing) | Peake, James | Free Grammar School of Hawkshead / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1767 | Ordi(ordination) | Peake, James | / | deacon | View |
| 1768 | Ordi(ordination) | Peake, James | / | priest | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Licensing) | Peake, James | Heversham / Crossthwaite chapel | Chaplain | View |
| 1769 | Appt(Appointment) | Peake, James | Frederick, Earl of Carlisle / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Licensing) | Peake, James | Finsthwaite / | Curate | View |
| 1778 | Vac(resignation) | Peake, James | Chapel of Crossthwaite / | Unknown | View |
| 1779 | Appt(Collation) | Peake, James | Thornton Steward / | Vicar | View |
| 1780 | Appt(Resignation) | Peake, James | Thornton Steward / | Vicar | View |
| 1780 | Vac(resignation) | Peake, James | Thornton Steward / | Vicar | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Licensing) | Peake, James | Cartmel / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Resignation) | Peake, James | Finsthwaite / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Resignation) | Peake, James | Free Grammar School, Hawkshead / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1781 | Vac(resignation) | Peake, James | Finisthwaite / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1790 | Appt(Institution) | Peake, James | Kingsley / | Rector | View |
| 1804 | Vac(Death) | Peake, James | Cartmel / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1804 | Vac(Death) | Peake, James | Kingsley / | Rector | View |