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Adm. at TRINITY, Feb. 11, 1823; a ‘Ten-year’ man. [S. of Thomas, of Etwall, Derbs. B. 1789. School, Repton, and at Aberdeen University; M.A. and LL.D. (Aberdeen).] ' Matric. Easter, 1832; B.D. 1834; D.D. 1839. D.D. incorp. at Oxford, 1847. Incorp. at Christ Church, Oxford, Dec. 10, 1857, age 59 (sic). D.Ph. (Leyden). The Anglo-Saxon scholar. Ord. deacon, 1814; priest, 1815; C. of Bunny, Notts. V. of Little Horwood, Bucks., 1817-29. Chaplain at Amsterdam, 1829-32; at Rotterdam, 1832-40. V. of Waith, Lincs., 1841-5 and 1848-58. R. of Water Stratford, Bucks., 1858-75. Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, 1858-76. F.R.S., 1829. F.S.A. Endowed the Anglo-Saxon Professorship (Elrington and Bosworth) at Cambridge, 1867. Author, A Dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon Language, etc. Died May 27, 1876, at 20, Beaumont Street, Oxford. Brother of William (1823). (Al. Oxon.; Boase, I; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1814 | Appt(Licensing) | Bosworth, Joseph | Ruddington / | Curate | View |
| 1814 | Ordi(ordination) | Bosworth, Joseph | / | deacon | View |
| 1815 | Ordi(ordination) | Bosworth, Joseph | / | priest | View |
| 1817 | Appt(Institution) | Bosworth, Joseph | Little Horwood / | Vicar | View |
| 1818 | Appt(Licensing) | Bosworth, Joseph | Pitchcot / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1829 | Appt(Licensing) | Bosworth, Joseph | Amsterdam / | Chaplain | View |
| 1832 | Appt(Licensing) | Bosworth, Joseph | Rotterdam / | Chaplain | View |
| 1833 | Appt(Resignation) | Bosworth, Joseph | Little Horwood / | Vicar | View |
| 1834 | Vac(resignation) | Bosworth, Joseph | Little Horwood / | Vicar | View |