VENN
Adm. pens. (age 16) at ST JOHN'S, Apr. 10, 1780. S. of William, attorney-at-law. B. at Southwell, Notts. School, Southwell (Mr R. Barrow). ' Matric. Michs. 1780; Scholar, 1780; B.A. 1784; M.A. 1787. Fellow, 1784-92. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Sept. 24, 1786; priest (York) Oct. 14, 1787; R. of Hockerton, Notts., 1787-1851. R. of East Worlington, Devon, 1796-1851. Married Jennetta, dau. of the Rev. Castel Sherard, of Huntingdon, Oct. 20, 1791. Died Dec. 7, 1851, aged 88, at Torquay. Father of the next and Pelham F. (1815). (St John's Coll. Adm., IV.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | Ordi(ordination) | Clay, Benjamin | / | deacon | View |
| 1787 | Ordi(ordination) | Clay, Benjamin | / | priest | View |
| 1787 | Appt(Institution) | Clay, Benjamin | Hockerton / | Rector | View |
| 1796 | Vac(cession) | Clay, Benjamin | Hockerton / | Rector | View |
| 1796 | Appt(Institution) | Clay, Benjamin | Hockerton / | Rector | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Licensing) | Clay, Benjamin | West Worlington / | Curate | View |
| 1831 | Appt(Licensing) | Clay, Benjamin | West Worlington / | Stipendiary Curate | View |