VENN
Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, Dec. 16, 1817. Of Yorks. [S. of Joseph, clerk, Wesleyan preacher, for whom see D.N.B. B. Aug. 4, 1799, at Hull.] ' Matric. Michs. 1818; B.A. 1823; M.A. 1826. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Mar. 9, 1823; priest (Winchester) 1824; C. of St Saviour's, Southwark, 1824; V. there, 1843-81. Lecturer at St John's, Horsleydown, Surrey, 1823-33. Chaplain of Horsemonger Lane Gaol, 1833-43. Married Hannah Maria Waller, 1829. Published Professor Rambach's Meditations and Sufferings of Christ. Author, Sermons, etc. Died s.p. Feb. 22, 1881, aged 82, at 34, Borough High Street, London. Brother of John (1801). (R. Gordon Smith; N. and Q., 12th S., IX. 327; Boase, IV. Suppl.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1823 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Benson, Samuel | / | deacon | View |
| 1823 | Appt(Licensing) | Benson, Samuel | Horsley Down, St. John / | Curate | View |
| 1823 | Appt(Licensing) | Benson, Samuel | Southwark, St. John / | Lecturer | View |
| 1823 | Ordi(ordination) | Benson, Samuel | / | deacon | View |
| 1824 | Appt(Licensing) | Benson, Samuel | Southwark, St. Savious / | Curate | View |
| 1824 | Ordi(ordination) | Benson, Samuel | / | priest | View |
| 1833 | Appt(Licensing) | Benson, Samuel | Southwark, St. Saviours / | Stipendiary Curate | View |