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Adm. pens. (age 19) at TRINITY, Dec. 28, 1815. S. of [the Rev.] Thomas (above) (and Martha, dau. of Robert Gwynn, of Wisbech). B. at Wimpole. School, Shrewsbury. ' Matric. Michs. 1816; Scholar, 1818; B.A. 1820; M.A. 1823. President of the Union, 1820. Assistant Master at Shrewsbury, 1820-5. Ord. deacon and priest (Exeter) 1825; C. of Penwerris, Cornwall, 1825. Head Master of Falmouth Grammar School, 1825-8. Rector of Edinburgh Academy, 1828-9 (the ‘transient and embarrassed phantom’ of the Rev. Thomas Sheepshanks, who remained for only one session). Head Master of Coventry Grammar School, 1834-60. R. of St John's, Coventry, 1834-73. Marian Evans (George Eliot) received lessons in Greek and Latin from him. Author, Elementary Portions of Grammar; Single Sermons. Died Jan. 6, 1875. Brother of William (1809); father of John (1852) and William (1866). (Shrewsbury Sch. Reg.; Edinburgh Acad. Reg.; Boase, VI. 548; Boase, Collect. Cornub., 893; Crockford.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | Ordi(ordination) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1825 | Subsc | Sheepshanks, Thomas | / | View | |
| 1825 | Ordi(ordination) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1825 | Appt(Licensing) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | St Gluvias / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1828 | Appt(Licensing) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | Penwerris Endowed Chapel / | Minister | View |
| 1834 | Appt(Institution) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | Coventry, St John Baptist / | Rector | View |