Born Cambridgeshire 1708.
VENN: Adm. sizar (age 18) at TRINITY, Mar. 25, 1727. S. of Samuel (1698), V. of Witchford, Cambs. School, Ely. ' Matric. 1727; B.A. 1730-1; M.A. 1738. Ord. priest (Ely) May 20, 1733. V. of Stapleford, Cambs., 1733-7. Minor Canon of Ely, 1737; prebendary, 1779. R. of Stuntney, 1751. V. of Wymondham, Norfolk, 1767-8. R. of Feltwell St Nicholas, 1768-74. R. of Northwold, 1774-9. F.S.A. Author: History of Ely Cathedral. Died Nov. 17, 1794. Brother of Edmund (1735), Edward (1734), Geoffrey (1738). (D.N.B.)
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| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1731 | Subsc | Bentham, Jacobus | Alba Roding / | Curate | View |
| 1733 | Appt(Institution) | Bentham, James | Stapleford / | Vicar | View |
| 1733 | Ordi(ordination) | Bentham, James | / | priest | View |
| 1736 | Vac(resignation) | Bentham, James | Stapleford / | Vicar | View |
| 1751 | Appt(Licensing) | Bentham, James | Stantney / | Curate | View |
| 1751 | Libc | Bentham, unknown | Stuntney / | Curate | View |
| 1755 | Libc | Bentham, unknown | Stuntney / | Unknown | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Institution) | Bentham, James | Wymondham otherwise Wyndham / | Vicar | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Presentation) | Bentham, James | Wymondham als Wyndham / | Vicar | View |
| 1768 | Vac(cession) | Bentham, James | Wymondham / | Vicar | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Institution) | Bentham, James | Feltwell St Nicolas / | Rector | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Presentation) | Bentham, James | Feltwell St Nicholas / | Rector | View |
| 1768 | Vac(cession) | Bentham, James | Wymondham / | Vicar | View |
| 1774 | Vac(cession) | Bentham, James | Feltwell St Nicholas / | Rector | View |
| 1774 | Appt(Institution) | Bentham, James | Northwold / | Rector | View |
| 1774 | Vac(cession) | Bentham, James | Fetlwell St Nicholas / | Rector | View |
| 1774 | Appt(Presentation) | Bentham, James | Northwold / | Rector | View |
| 1779 | Vac(resignation) | Bentham, James | Northwold / | Rector | View |
| 1779 | Vac(resignation) | Bentham, James | Northwold / | Rector | View |
| 1779 | Subsc | Bentham, James | Ely Cathedral / 2nd canonry | Canon | View |
| 1779 | Appt(Collation) | Bentham, James | Ely Cathedral / Second prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Institution) | Bentham, James | Bow Brickhill / | Rector | View |
| 1788 | Libc | Bentham, James | / | Vicar | View |
| 1795 | Vac(Death) | Bentham, James | Bow Brickhill / | Rector | View |
| 1795 | Vac(Death) | Bentham, James | Ely Cathedral / 2nd prebend | Canon | View |