VENN
Adm. pens. (age 18) at ST JOHN'S, Oct. 28, 1773. [Eldest] s. of John, of Shrewsbury [and Trefnanney] [Burgess and sometime Mayor of Salop] (by his 2nd wife Mary, dau. of Borlase Wingfield, of Preston Brockhurst, Salop). ' Matric. Michs. 1774; B.A. 1778; M.A. 1782. Ord. deacon (Hereford) Mar. 25, 1778; priest, May 30, 1779; C. of Cardiston, Salop, 1778-82. V. of Wellington with Eyton, 1782-92. R. of Clungunford, 1779-1814. Burgess of Shrewsbury, 1779; Mayor of Shrewsbury, 1792. Chaplain to the 11th Dragoons, 1782-6. Married, Oct. 31, 1782, Harriet Owen, dau. of Dr Pryce Owen, of Shrewsbury. Died at Quarry Place, Shrewsbury, June 4, 1824. Half-brother of Richard (1767); father of John(1802) (CCEd ID 173688). (G. Mag., 1824, II. 188; Burke, L.G.; St John's Coll. Adms. IV. 454.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 | Ordi(ordination) | Rocke, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1778 | Disp-Ord | Rocke, John | / | View | |
| 1779 | Ordi(ordination) | Rocke, John | / | priest | View |
| 1779 | Libc | Rocke, John | Clungunford / | Rector | View |
| 1779 | Disp-Ord | Rocke, John | / | View | |
| 1779 | Appt(Institution) | Rocke, John | Clungunford / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Disp(Dispensation) | Rocke, John | Wellington with rectory of Eyton upon the Wildmoors ann. / | Vicar | View |
| 1782 | Disp-App | Rocke, John | William, Lord Bagot / | Chaplain | View |
| 1782 | Disp-App | Rocke, John | Clungunford / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Institution) | Rocke, John | Wellington with Eyton on the Wildmoors / | Vicar | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Appointment) | Rocke, John | William, Baron Bagot of Bagot's Bromley / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1802 | Appt(Resignation) | Rocke, John | Wellington with Eyton / | Rector and Vicar | View |
| 1802 | Vac(resignation) | Rocke, John | Wellington with the Rectory of Eyton annexed / | Rector and Vicar | View |
| 1814 | Vac(resignation) | Rocke, John | Clungunford / | Rector | View |