Venn: Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, June 4, 1813; B.A. 1813, incorp from Oxford; M.A. 1813. S. of Bartholomew, gent., of Cork, Ireland. B. in Ireland. ' Matric. from St Edmund Hall, Oxford, Apr. 16, 1806, age 17; B.A. (Oxford) 1810. Master of the Kingsdown boarding school, Bristol, 1810-14. Ord. deacon, 1811. Chaplain to Lord Adare. Lecturer at St Michael's, Queenhithe, until 1822, when he wrote a letter to the Christian Remembrancer that he ‘would never again accept preferment in the Established Church, as he objected to reading the Burial Service without abridgement and to the Administration of Communion as a qualification for office.’ Declared bankrupt in 1814; final meeting of his creditors held Oct. 27, 1827. Married, Jan. 1810, Lydia, 3rd dau. of the Rev. Edward Spencer, R. of Winkfield, Wilts. Author, Historical Memories of the Church and Court of Rome, etc. (Al. Oxon.; C. R. Hudleston; F. P. White; Bristol Journal, Jan. 20, 1810.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1811 | Appt(Licensing) | O'Donnoghue, Hallifield Cosgayne | Chew Stoke / | Curate | View |
| 1811 | Ordi(Subscription on ordination) | O'Donnoghue, Hallifield Cosgayne | / | deacon | View |
| 1812 | Ordi(Subscription on ordination) | O'Donnoghue, Hallifield Cosgayne | / | priest | View |