VENN
Adm. pens. at TRINITY HALL, Nov. 4, 1758. [3rd s. of George [Codd], Esq., of Hemswell, Lincs. B. in 1739. School, Wakefield.] ' Matric. Michs. 1758; LL.B. 1766. R. of Little Steeping, Lincs., 1765-82. R. of Gayton-le-Wolds, 1771-1811. R. of Firsby with Great Steeping, 1782. Preb. of Lincoln, 1801. R. of Willoughby St Helen, 1811-15. Assumed the surname of Walls, 1778, as devisee of Joseph Walls, of Boothby Hall. Married (1) 1773, Mary, dau. of T. Booth, of Wainfleet St Mary; (2) Elizabeth Wilson. Lived latterly at Spilsby, where he died Mar. 15, 1815. Father of Richard (1792). (Cant. Act Book; G. Mag., 1815, I. 377; Foster, Index Eccles.; M. H. Peacock; Changes of Name; P. B. G. Binnall.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1762 | Ordi(ordination) | Codd, Edward | / | deacon | View |
| 1762 | Appt(Licensing) | Codd, Edward | Winceby / | Curate | View |
| 1762 | Disp-Ord | Walls, Edward | / | View | |
| 1764 | Ordi(ordination) | Codd, Edward | / | priest | View |
| 1764 | Disp-Ord | Walls, Edward | / | View | |
| 1765 | Appt(Institution) | Codd, Edward | Steeping Parva / | Rector | View |
| 1771 | Appt(Institution) | Codd, Edward | Gaiton in the Wolds / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Licensing) | Walls, Edward | Hannah alias Hagnaby / | Curate | View |
| 1782 | Vac(cession) | Walls, Edward | Steeping parva / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Disp-App | Walls, Edward | Gayton on the Wolds / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Disp(Dispensation) | Walls, Edward | Frisby with Steeping magna / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Institution) | Walls, Edward | Firsby with Steeping magna / | Rector | View |
| 1801 | Appt(Collation) | Walls, Edward | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Sutton in the Marsh | Prebendary | View |
| 1811 | Subsc | Walls, Edward | Throughout diocese / | Preacher | View |
| 1811 | Vac(cession) | Unknown, | Gaiton on the Wolds / | Rector | View |
| 1811 | Disp(Dispensation) | Walls, Edward | Willoughby St Helens / | Rector | View |
| 1811 | Disp-App | Walls, Edward | Firsby with Steeping Magna / | Rector | View |
| 1811 | Appt(Institution) | Walls, Edward | Willoughby St Helens / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Vac(Death) | Walls, Edward | Firsby with Steeping Magna / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Vac(Death) | Walls, Edward | Willoughby / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Vac(Death) | Walls, Edward | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Sutton in the Marsh | Prebendary | View |
| 1815 | Vac(Death) | Walls, Edward | Hannah with Hagnaby / | Curate | View |