Venn: Adm. pens. (age 16) at ST JOHN'S, July 8, 1748 (according to D.N.B. he was adm. at Trinity, as Westminster scholar in 1749; but this seems an error). S. of Charles, clerk (R. of Rainham, Essex, and lecturer at St John's, Westminster). He did not come into residence, having contracted a Fleet marriage, when 17. Ord. deacon (Wells); priest (London) 1756; C. at Rainham, 1756. Succeeded his father at St John's, Westminster, 1758, for a year or two. Abandoned the clerical career, and led a busy literary life, as poet and satirist. Author, The Rosciad, and many other poetical and literary works. Died at Boulogne, Nov. 4, 1764. Buried at St Martin's, Dover.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1742 | Appt(Institution) | Churchill, Charles | Reyneham alias Rayneham / | Vicar | View |
| 1742 | Subsc | Churchill, Charles | Rainham / | Vicar | View |
| 1754 | Subsc | Churchill, Charles | South Cadbury / Sparkford | Curate | View |
| 1754 | Subsc | Churchill, Charles | / | View | |
| 1754 | Ordi(ordination) | Churchill, Charles | / | deacon | View |
| 1756 | Ordi(ordination) | Churchill, Charles | / | priest | View |
| 1759 | Vac(natural death) | Churchill, Charles | Raynham / | Vicar | View |