VENN
Matric. from TRINITY, June 23, 1761 [not entered in the College Adm. Book]; M.A. (Lit. Reg.) 1761. Of the Blairs of Batthayock, Perthshire. Chaplain to the Princess Dowager of Wales, 1757. Mathematical Tutor to the Duke of York. F.R.S., 1755. F.S.A., 1761. R. of Burton Coggles, Lincs., 1761. Preb. of Westminster, 1761-82. V. of Hinckley Stoke, Leics., 1761-71. V. of St Bride's, London, 1770-6. R. of Horton, Bucks., 1771. R. of St John-the-Evangelist, Westminster, 1776. Author, Chronological Tables. Died June 24, 1782, aged 59. Buried at Westminster. (Cant. Act Bk.; Nichols, IV, Pt. II, 688; Hennessy.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1746 | Appt(Institution) | Blair, John | Hursborne Prior with chapel of St.Mary Bourne / | Vicar | View |
| 1746 | Appt(Institution) | Blair, John | Whitchurch / | Vicar | View |
| 1750 | Vac(resignation) | Blair, John | Winchester, St. Peter's & St. John's, in the Soke / | Rector | View |
| 1750 | Appt(Appointment) | Blair, John | James, Earl of Morton / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1756 | Appt(Institution) | Blair, John | Burton Coggles / | Rector | View |
| 1761 | Appt(Institution) | Blair, John | Hinckley / | Vicar | View |
| 1765 | Appt(Resignation) | Blair, John | James, Earl of Morton / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1765 | Vac(resignation) | Blair, John | James, Earl of Morton / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1770 | Appt(Institution) | Blair, John | St Bridget alias St Bride's / | Vicar | View |
| 1771 | Vac(cession) | Blair, John | Hinckley with Stoke / | Vicar | View |
| 1771 | Disp(Dispensation) | Blair, John | Horton / | Rector | View |
| 1771 | Vac(cession) | Unknown, | Burton Coggles / | Rector | View |
| 1771 | Disp-App | Blair, John | London, St Bridget als. St Bridges / | Vicar | View |
| 1771 | Appt(Institution) | Blair, John | Horton / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Appt(Appointment) | Blair, John | John, Baron Cardiff / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1776 | Disp-App | Blair, John | John, Lord Cardiff / | Chaplain | View |
| 1776 | Disp-App | Blair, John | Horton / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Vac(cession) | Blair, John | St Bridget alias St Bride's / | Vicar | View |
| 1776 | Disp(Dispensation) | Blair, John | Westminster, St John the Evangelist / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Vac(Death) | Blair, John | Horton / | Rector | View |
| 1783 | Vac(Death) | Blair, John | John, Baron Cardiff / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1783 | Vac(Death) | Blair, John | Whitchurch / | Vicar | View |
| 1783 | Vac(Death) | Blair, John | Husborne Prior / | Vicar | View |