In VENN as WAUTON
Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, Oct. 10, 1795. S. of Joseph [Governor of Rhode Island], of Newport, Rhode Island, America. [B. there.] Schools, Manchester and Macclesfield. ' Matric. Easter, 1797; B.A. 1801; M.A. 1804. Ord. deacon, 1802; C. of Walton, Liverpool, 1802. C. of Meriden, Warws. C. of Petworth, Sussex, 1814-19. Never beneficed and went into semi-retirement in the Isle of Man, his health having been delicate from paralysis of the throat said to have been caused "by entering his College rooms when newly painted." Married, Jan. 1803, Mary, only dau. of Samuel Weston, tanner, of Halewood, near Liverpool. Died Mar. 25, 1853, at Birkenhead; buried at the Abbey Church. Father of the above and the next. (Manchester Sch. Reg., II. 178, which states that the name was originally Wanton; Clergy List.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Ordi(ordination) | Wanton, Joseph Brenton | / | deacon | View |
| 1801 | Appt(Licensing) | Wanton, Joseph Brenton | Walton on the Hill / | Curate | View |
| 1804 | Ordi(ordination) | Wanton, Joseph Brenton | / | priest | View |
| 1804 | Appt(Licensing) | Wanton, Joseph Branton | Meriden / | Curate | View |
| 1809 | Appt(Licensing) | Wanton, Joseph Brenton | Berry Narber / | Curate | View |