Foster
s John of Benthall, Salop, gent; CHRIST CHURCH m 20/10/1788 aged 17; BA 1792, MA 1795
In 1838 Adn Hodson reported to Bp Butler that 'the wretched incumbent was brought home drunk in a cart last Saturday night - is frequently seen lying in the roads in a state of intoxication - lives like a pig, in a poor house, with a pauper as his companion, in one room of a large vicarage house which is sadly out of repairs ... The parish registers have not been filled up for the last two or three years, and are lying about in all directions. ... Your lordship will judge how the duties are performed by a drunkard of sixty-seven.'
Quoted Robinson, 1980, xxvi
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1794 | Ordi(ordination) | Thursfield, Richard | / | deacon | View |
| 1794 | Appt(Licensing) | Thursfield, Richard | Sheinton / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1795 | Ordi(ordination) | Thursfield, Richard | / | priest | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Licensing) | Thursfield, Richard | Patshull / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1811 | Appt(Licensing) | Thursfield, Richard | Pattingham / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1819 | Appt(Institution) | Thursfield, Richard | Pattingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1830 | Libc | Thursfield, R | Pattingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1830 | Libc | Thursfield, R | Patshull / | Perpetual Curate | View |