VENN: Adm. sizar at CLARE, Nov. 15, 1798. S. of John, of Rempstone, Notts. B. Oct. 1, 1780, at Loughborough, Leics. Migrated to Christ's, Oct. 22, 1799. ' Matric. Michs. 1799; Scholar, 1799; B.A. (10th Wrangler) 1803; M.A. 1806; D.D. 1831. Fellow of Christ's, 1806-14. Ord. deacon (Norwich) Mar. 2, 1806; priest, Feb. 22, 1807; C. of Nettlestead, 1806. V. of Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Notts., 1811-29. C. of Swaffham Prior, Cambs., 1817. Tutor to the Princess Victoria, 1827-37. V. of All Hallows-on-the-Wall, London, 1829-39. Dean of Chester, 1831-9. Bishop of Peterborough, 1839, till his death. Author, Village Conversations on the Liturgy of the Church of England, 1820 (2nd ed., 1829) and Principal Offices of the Church 1824 (2nd ed., 1849); Letters between a father and son on Roman History and other subjects, 1848; various educational works which appeared anonymously in The Cottagers' Monthly Visitor and National School Magazine. Died Apr. 18, 1864, at the Palace, Peterborough. Buried in the graveyard of the Cathedral.(Peile, II. 346; Boase, I. 836; D.N.B.; Crockford.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806 | Ordi(ordination) | Davys, George | / | deacon | View |
| 1806 | Appt(Licensing) | Davys, George | Nettlestead / | Curate | View |
| 1806 | Ordi(ordination) | Davys, George | / | deacon | View |
| 1807 | Ordi(ordination) | Davys, George | / | priest | View |
| 1807 | Ordi(ordination) | Davys, George | / | priest | View |
| 1811 | Appt(Institution) | Davys, George | Willoughby in the Wolds / | Vicar | View |
| 1811 | Appt(Appointment) | Davys, George | Alan, Baron Gardner / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Licensing) | Davy's, George | Little and Great Chesterford / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1817 | Appt(Licensing) | Davys, George | Swaffham Prior / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1817 | Appt(Appointment) | Davys, George | Philip Henry, Earl Stanhope / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1817 | Appt(Licensing) | Davys, George | Swaffham Prior / | Curate | View |
| 1829 | Appt(Institution) | Davys, George | All Hallows London Wall / | Rector | View |
| 1831 | Appt(Institution) | Davys, George | Chester Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1831 | Vac(cession) | Davys, George | Willoughby on the Woulds / | Vicar | View |