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Adm. pens. (age 18) at ST JOHN'S, Jan. 20, 1774. S. of Thomas [of Alderton, Salop] (and Alicia Jones). B. [Aug. 11, 1755], at Great Ness, Salop. [Bapt. there, Aug. 12, 1755.] Schools, Eton [and Shrewsbury]. Scholar, 1774; matric. Michs. 1776; B.A. 1778. Ord. deacon (Hereford) Dec. 21, 1777; priest, Sept. 26, 1779; C. of Shrawardine, Salop, 1777-9. C. of Bishop's Castle, 1779. V. of Montford, 1790-1830. A Burgess of Shrewsbury, 1777, where he had episcopal sanction to reside as the vicarage at Montford was in a ruinous condition. Married Martha, dau. of Charles Gardiner. Died Sept. 18, 1830. M.I. at Montford. (Eton Coll. Reg., which gives died Sept. 8; Shrewsbury Sch. Reg.; St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 565, where his cures are confused with those of the next; G. Mag., 1830, II. 378.)
Father of Edward John CCE22004
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1777 | Appt(Licensing) | Wingfield, John | Shrawardine / | Curate | View |
| 1777 | Ordi(ordination) | Wingfield, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1779 | Libc | Wingfield, John | Bishop's Castle / | Curate | View |
| 1779 | Ordi(ordination) | Wingfield, John | / | priest | View |
| 1790 | Appt(Institution) | Wingfield, John | Montford / | Vicar | View |
| 1831 | Vac(Death) | Wingfield, John | Montford / | Vicar | View |