VENN (as GATAKER): At Oxford about eleven years. Then at MAGDALENE, Cambridge, four years. S. of William, of Gataker Hall, Salop, Student of the Middle Temple, c. 1553. The parents were strong Catholics, and sent him to Louvain. On his change of faith they cast him off. Ord. deacon and priest (London) 1568. Chaplain to the Earl of Leicester. R. of St Edmund's, Lombard St, 1572-93; and of Christ Church, Newgate St, 1578-9. Died Mar. 1592-3. Will (Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'P.C.C.) 1593; R. of Newington, Surrey. Father of the next. (D.N.B.; Vis. of Shrops.; Cooper, II. 164; Burke, L.G.; E. J. Beck, Rotherhithe.)
SEE OXFORD DNB: Gatacre, Thomas (1531/2–1593), member of parliament and Church of England clergyman.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1568 | Ordi(ordination) | Gataker, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1568 | Ordi(ordination) | Gattaker, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1570 | Appt(Presentation) | Gatagre, Thomas | St. Edmund in Lumberdstrete, city of London / | Rector | View |
| 1572 | Appt(Institution) | Gatacre, Thomas | St Edmund Lombard Street, City of London / | Rector | View |
| 1573 | Appt(Presentation) | Gatacre, Thomas | St. Edmund, Lumbardstrete, city of London / | Minister | View |
| 1573 | Appt(Presentation) | Gatacre, Thomas | St. Edmund in Lumbard strete, city of London / | Rector | View |
| 1577 | Appt(Institution) | Gatacre, Thomas | Christ Church in Newgate Street, City of London / | Vicar | View |
| 1579 | Vac(resignation) | Gatacre, Thomas | Christ Church Newgate Street, City of London / | Vicar | View |
| 1584 | Disp-App | Gatacre, Thomas | Newington / | not given | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Institution) | Gatacre, Thomas | Newington / | Rector | View |
| 1584 | Disp(Dispensation) | Gatacre, Thomas | Robert Earl of Leicester / | Chaplain | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Presentation) | Gatacre, Thomas | Newington / | Rector | View |
| 1584 | Disp-App | Gatacre, Thomas | St Edmund Lombard Street / | not given | View |
| 1593 | Vac(natural death) | Gattacre, Thomas | Newington / | Rector | View |