Venn: Adm. pens. at EMMANUEL, July 1, 1768; from Wadham College, Oxford, whence he had matric. Oct. 24, 1751, age 19. [S. of the Rev. Robert (Jesus College, Oxford, 1720), of Bristol.] ' Matric. Michs. 1768; LL.B. 1768; LL.D. 1785. V. of Meare, Somerset, until 1793. V. of Combe St Nicholas, 1793-1809. Died ‘lately,’ June, 1809. (Al. Oxon.; Cant. Act Book; G. Mag., 1809, I. 588.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1755 | Subsc | Purcell, Robert | / | View | |
| 1755 | Disp-Ord | Purcell, Robert | / | View | |
| 1755 | Ordi(ordination) | Purcell, Robert | / | deacon | View |
| 1757 | Subsc | Purcell, Robert | / | View | |
| 1757 | Disp-Ord | Purcell, Robert | / | View | |
| 1757 | Ordi(ordination) | Purcell, Robert | / | priest | View |
| 1758 | Appt(Institution) | Purcell, Robert | Mear / | Vicar | View |
| 1758 | Subsc | Purcell, Robert | Mear / | Vicar | View |
| 1786 | Appt(Appointment) | Purcell, Robert | George, Duke of St. Albans / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1793 | Disp(Dispensation) | Purcell, Robert | Combe St Nicholas / | Vicar | View |
| 1793 | Appt(Institution) | Purcell, Robert | Combe Saint Nicholas / | Vicar | View |
| 1793 | Disp-App | Purcell, Robert | Meare / | Vicar | View |
| 1809 | Vac(Death) | Purcell, Robert | Meare / | Vicar | View |
| 1809 | Vac(Death) | Purcell, Robert | Combe Saint Nicholas / | Vicar | View |