VENN: B.A. incorp. from Oxford, 1802; M.A. 1802. Adm. at CAIUS, 1802. S. of John, of Coventry. ' Matric. from Trinity College, Oxford, Nov. 13, 1771, age 20; B.A. (Oxford) 1775. Ord. deacon (Oxford) June 11, 1775; priest (Worcester) Sept. 15, 1776. V. of Winterbourne Stoke, Wilts., Nov. 6, 1801-13. R. of Nettleton, Dec. 20, 1802-13. Head Master of the Grammar School, Solihull, Birmingham, for 30 years until his death. ‘Equally distinguished by the solidity of his understanding and the benevolence of his heart.’ Philologist. Annotated Johnson's English Dictionary in MSS., his notes being incorporated by Todd in his edition of Johnson. Died Mar. 10, 1813, at Solihull Schoolhouse. Father of Samuel P. H. (1822). (G. Mag., 1813, I. 499; D.N.B., which states ‘educated at St Catharine Hall, Cambridge’; Venn, II. 139; Foster, Index Eccles.; Al. Oxon.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1775 | Disp-Ord | Eyre, James | / | View | |
| 1775 | Ordi(ordination) | Eyre, James | / | deacon | View |
| 1776 | Disp-Ord | Eyre, James | / | View | |
| 1776 | Subsc | Eyre, James | Alcester / | Curate | View |
| 1776 | Subsc | Eyre, James | / | View | |
| 1801 | Appt(Institution) | Eyre, James | Winterborne Stoke / | Vicar | View |
| 1802 | Appt(in post) | Eyre, James | Lord Chedworth / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1802 | Disp(Dispensation) | Eyre, James | Nettleton / | Rector | View |
| 1802 | Disp-App | Eyre, James | Winterborne Stoke / | Vicar | View |
| 1802 | Disp-App | Eyre, James | Rt. Hon. John, Lord Chedworth / | Chaplain | View |
| 1802 | Appt(Licensing) | Eyre, James | Solyhull / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1802 | Appt(Institution) | Eyre, James | Nettleton / | Rector | View |
| 1813 | Vac(Death) | Eyre, James | Nettleton / | Rector | View |
| 1813 | Vac(Death) | Eyre, James | Winterborne Stoke / | Vicar | View |
| 1816 | Vac(Death) | Eyre, Joseph | Solihull / | Headmaster | View |