VENN
Adm. sizar at QUEENS', Oct. 12, 1736. Of Staffordshire. ' Matric. 1736; B.A. 1740/1; M.A. 1744. Fellow, 1741-5. Incorp. at Oxford, 1744. Preb. of Chester, 1744-8. Chaplain to the Bishop of Chester. R. of St Anne's, Manchester, 1745. Archdeacon of Chester, 1751-85. R. of Dodleston, Cheshire, 1758-85. Died Oct. 9, 1785. Buried in Chester Cathedral. Will, P.C.C. (G. Mag.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1740 | Ordi(ordination) | Ward, Abel | / | deacon | View |
| 1740 | Ordi(ordination) | Ward, Abel | / | deacon | View |
| 1741 | Ordi(ordination) | Ward, Abel | / | priest | View |
| 1742 | Appt(Collation) | Ward, Abel | Childwall / | Vicar | View |
| 1742 | Libc | Ward, Abel | Childwall / | Vicar | View |
| 1742 | Appt(Collation) | Ward, Abel | Childwall / | Vicar | View |
| 1744 | Subsc | Ward, Abel | Bednal / | Curate | View |
| 1744 | Appt(Collation) | Ward, Abel | Chester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1744 | Subsc | Ward, Abel | Acton Trussell / | Reader | View |
| 1744 | Appt(Collation) | Ward, Abel | Chester Cathedral / unspecified prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1744 | Subsc | Ward, Abel | Acton Trussell / | Curate | View |
| 1744 | Subsc | Ward, Abel | Bednal / | Reader | View |
| 1744 | Ordi(ordination) | Ward, Abel | / | priest | View |
| 1744 | Appt(Nomination) | Ward, Abel | Acton Trussell with Bednall / | Curate | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Collation) | Ward, Abel | St Anne, Manchester / | Rector | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Collation) | Ward, Abel | St Ann, Manchester / | Rector | View |
| 1746 | Vac(resignation) | Ward, Abel | Childwall / | Vicar | View |
| 1746 | Vac(resignation) | Ward, Abel | Childwall / | Vicar | View |
| 1747 | Libc | Ward, Abel | St Ann, Manchester / | Rector | View |
| 1751 | Appt(Collation) | Ward, Abel | Chester / Archdeaconry of Chester | Archdeacon | View |
| 1754 | Libc | Ward, Abel | Manchester St Ann / | Rector | View |
| 1758 | Appt(Appointment) | Ward, Abel | Edmund Keene, Bishop of Chester / | Chaplain | View |
| 1758 | Appt(Institution) | Ward, Abel | Dodleston / | Rector | View |
| 1759 | Vac(resignation) | Not given, | Acton Trussell and Bednall / | Curate | View |
| 1759 | Appt(Resignation) | Ward, Abel | Acton Trussett and Bednall / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1761 | Disp(Dispensation) | Ward, Abel | Neston / | Vicar | View |
| 1761 | Disp-App | Ward, Abel | Manchester, St Anns / | Rector | View |
| 1761 | Appt(Institution) | Ward, Abel | Neston / | Vicar | View |
| 1762 | Vac(resignation) | Ward, Abel | Doddleston / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Resignation) | Ward, Abel | Chester Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1781 | Vac(resignation) | Ward, Abel | Chester Cathedral / Canon or prebendary of Cathedral Church | Prebendary | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Resignation) | Ward, Abel | Neston / | Vicar | View |
| 1784 | Vac(resignation) | Ward, Abel | Neston / | Vicar | View |
| 1786 | Vac(Death) | Ward, Abel | St. Ann, Manchester / | Rector | View |
| 1786 | Vac(Death) | Ward, Abel | Chester Cathedral / | Archdeacon | View |