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Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, June 13, 1778. Of Herefordshire. [S. of Walter (and Mary). Bapt. Mar. 20, 1760, at Weobley. School, Charterhouse.] ' Matric. Michs. 1778; Scholar, 1778; B.A. 1782; M.A. 1789. Ord. deacon (Exeter) Sept. 22, 1782; priest, June 20, 1784. V. of St Merryn, Cornwall, 1785-91. R. of Street with Walton, Somerset, 1791. R. of Backwell, 1796. V. of Kingston-Deverill, Wilts., 1813. Preb. of Wells, 1798. Archdeacon of Bath, 1817-20. V. of Christ Church, Walcot, Bath, 1817-20. Married, 1794, Susan Isabella, only dau. of Dr Henry Harington, M.D., of Bath. Author, A poetick epistle to a curate; Strictures on subjects relating to the Established Religion and the Clergy; Remarks on some popular principles and notions; Sermons, etc. Died May 27, 1820, at Bath, "having just attended a Levee to pay his respects to his new Sovereign and caught cold on the return journey". M.I. in Bath Abbey. (St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 512; Foster, Index Eccles.; G. Mag., 1820, I. 565-6; 1823, I. 652a; Misc. Gen. et Her., N.S., IV. 381.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1782 | Disp-Ord | Thomas, Josiah | / | View | |
| 1782 | Ordi(ordination) | Thomas, Josiah | / | deacon | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Licensing) | Thomas, Josiah | Sampford Peverell / | Curate | View |
| 1784 | Ordi(ordination) | Thomas, Josiah | / | priest | View |
| 1784 | Disp-Ord | Thomas, Josiah | / | View | |
| 1791 | Appt(Institution) | Thomas, Josiah | Street with the Chapel of Walton annexed. / | Rector | View |
| 1796 | Appt(Institution) | Thomas, Josiah | Backwell / | Rector | View |
| 1798 | Appt(Institution) | Thomas, Josiah | Wells Cathedral / Prebend or Canonry of Wedmore the Fifth | Prebendary | View |
| 1813 | Appt(in post) | Thomas, Josiah | George III / | royal chaplain | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Nomination) | Thomas, Josiah | Walcot, Christ's Church / | Minister | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Institution) | Thomas, Josiah | Kingston Deverill / | Rector | View |
| 1813 | Disp(Dispensation) | Thomas, Josiah | Kingston Deverill / | Rector | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Licensing) | Thomas, Josiah | Walcot / Christ's Church | Minister | View |
| 1813 | Disp-App | Thomas, Josiah | Street Cum Walton / | Rector | View |
| 1813 | Disp-App | Thomas, Josiah | King George III / | royal chaplain | View |
| 1817 | Appt(Institution) | Thomas, Josiah | Wells Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Bath i | Archdeacon | View |
| 1820 | Vac(Death) | Thomas, Josiah | Backwell / | Rector | View |
| 1820 | Vac(Death) | Thomas, Josiah | Kingston Deverill / | Rector | View |
| 1820 | Vac(Death) | Thomas, Josiah | Street with the Chapel of Walton annexed / | Rector | View |
| 1820 | Vac(Death) | Thomas, Josiah | Archdeaconry of Bath / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1820 | Vac(Death) | Thomas, Josiah | Wells Cathedral / Prebend or Canonry of Wedmore the Fifth | Prebendary | View |