Venn: Adm. pens. (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, Feb. 18, 1728-9. S. of Edward, clerk, of Suffolk. B. at Polstead. School, Bury. ' Matric. 1729; B.A. 1732-3; M.A. (Oxford) 1736. Fellow of University College, and of Magdalen, Oxford. B.D. (Oxford) 1747; D.D. 1764. Adm. at the Inner Temple, 1729. Ord. deacon (Oxford) Dec. 21, 1746; priest, June 14, 1747. V. of Ashbury, Berks., 1754-7. R. of Candlesby, Lincs., 1757-8. R. of Bildeston, Suffolk, 1758-82. V. of Basing, Hants., 1768. Preb. of Lincoln, 1781. R. of Gt Holland, Essex, 1782. Died at Bildeston, Apr. 3, 1782. (Scott-Mayor, III. 420.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1746 | Ordi(ordination) | Creffield, Edward | / | deacon | View |
| 1746 | Disp-Ord | Creffield, Edward | / | View | |
| 1747 | Ordi(ordination) | Creffield, Edward | / | priest | View |
| 1747 | Disp-Ord | Creffield, Edward | / | View | |
| 1754 | Appt(Institution) | Creffield, Edward | Ashbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1757 | Vac(cession) | Creffeild, Edward | Ashbury with Chapel of Eastwick als Chapelwick annexed / | Vicar | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Institution) | Creffield, Edward | Candlesby / | Rector | View |
| 1758 | Vac(cession) | Crefield, Edward | Candlesby / | Rector | View |
| 1758 | Appt(Institution) | Creffield, Edward | Bildeston / | Rector | View |
| 1758 | Appt(Institution) | Cresfield, Edward | Bildeston / | Rector | View |
| 1759 | Subsc | Creffield, Edward | Horspath / | Curate | View |
| 1759 | Appt(Licensing) | Creffield, Edward | Horspath / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Collation) | Creffield, Edward | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Aylesbury | Prebendary | View |
| 1782 | Vac(resignation) | Creffield, Edward | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Aylesbury | Prebendary | View |
| 1782 | Vac(Death) | Creffield, Edward | Bildeston / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Disp-App | Creffield, Edward | Bildeston / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Disp(Dispensation) | Creffield, Edward | Great Holland / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Vac(natural death) | Creffield, Edward | Great Holland / | Rector | View |