Poss in Venn:
Adm. pens. at QUEENS', Feb. 17, 1761. Of Leicestershire. [One of these names was adm. at Eton, Jan. 1756.] ' Matric. Lent, 1761; LL.B. 1768. ‘At an early age’ became Master of the Grammar School, Bishop Auckland, Durham. Ord. deacon, Durham. P.C. of Witton-le-Weare and Master of Witton-le-Weare School. ‘Soon afterwards’ became P.C. of Hamsterley, near Bishop Auckland. R. of Sunderland, 1793. Resigned from Witton-le-Weare School in 1794. V. of Stanwix, Cumberland, 1795-1808. Author of elementary Greek, Latin and English primers, ‘which have been distributed according to their several purposes through a gradition of seminaries from Eton College to the Sunday School.’ Worked assiduously for the Association of Protestant Schoolmasters at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Married a dau. of Sir William Richardson, Bart. Died Nov. 23, 1808, at Carlisle. (G. Mag., 1809, I. 85.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1764 | Ordi(ordination) | Farrer, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1766 | Ordi(ordination) | Farrer, John | / | priest | View |
| 1795 | Libc | Farrer, John | Stanwix / | Vicar | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Collation) | Farmer, John | Stanwix / | Vicar | View |
| 1800 | Libc | Farrer, John | Stanwix / | Vicar | View |
| 1807 | Appt(Appointment) | Farrer, unknown | Carlisle Cathedral / Minor canonry | Minor canon | View |
| 1808 | Vac(Death) | Farrer, John | Stanwix / | Vicar | View |
| 1809 | Vac(Death) | Farrer, John | Carlisle Cathedral / Minor canonry | Minor canon | View |