In VENN
Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, May 23, 1769. S. of Francis, of Holywell, Flints. [B. Nov. 5, 1750.] School, Westminster. ' Matric. Easter, 1770; Scholar, 1770; B.A. 1773; M.A. 1776. Fellow, 1775. Usher at Westminster School, 1774-1820. Sometime Reader at the Rolls Chapel. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) 1773. V. of Little Coates, Lincs., 1782-1816. V. of Meopham, Kent, 1786-1816. R. of Bradford Abbas, Dorset, 1812-25. R. of Clifton Maybank, 1812-16. R. of Powderham and North Bovey, Devon, 1816-25. Married, Aug. 21, 1782, Hannah, 4th dau. of George Bellas, of Witley, Surrey. Author of Erin (a poem published by subscription in 1810). Died Aug. 8, 1825, at The Sanctuary, Westminster. Father of the next and of Henry (1825). (Record of Old Westminster; G. Mag., 1825, II. 284; D.N.B. (sub his son Edward).)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1773 | Disp-Ord | Smedley, Edward | / | View | |
| 1773 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Smedley, Edward | / | deacon | View |
| 1773 | Ordi(ordination) | Smedley, Edward | / | deacon | View |
| 1776 | Ordi(ordination) | Smedley, Edward | / | priest | View |
| 1776 | Disp-Ord | Smedley, Edward | / | View | |
| 1782 | Appt(Institution) | Smedley, Edward | Little Cotes / | Vicar | View |
| 1786 | Appt(Collation) | Smedley, Edward | Meopham / | Vicar | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Institution) | Smedley, Edward | Clifton Maybank / | Rector | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Institution) | Smedley, Edward | Bradford abbas / | Rector | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Collation) | Smedley, Edward | Meopham / | Vicar | View |
| 1812 | Vac(cession) | Smedley, Edward | Meopham / | Vicar | View |
| 1816 | Disp-App | Smedley, Edward | Powderham / | Rector | View |
| 1816 | Disp(Dispensation) | Smedley, Edward | Rt. Hon. William, Lord Alvanley / | Chaplain | View |
| 1816 | Vac(cession) | Smedley, Edward | Little Cotes / | Rector | View |
| 1816 | Vac(cession) | Smedley, Edward | Meopham / | Vicar | View |
| 1816 | Disp-App | Smedley, Edward | / | View | |
| 1816 | Appt(Appointment) | Smedley, Edward | Rt. Hon. William, Lord Alvanley / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1825 | Vac(Death) | Smedley, Edward | Bradford abbas with Clifton Maybank annexed / | Vicar | View |