Venn: Adm. pens. (age 17) at CAIUS, July 5, 1799. S. of the Rev. Richard (1767), R. of West Walton, Norfolk. B. [1781] at Northwold. School, King's Lynn (Mr Lloyd), and under his father. ' Matric. Michs. 1800; B.A. 1804; M.A. 1807. Ord. deacon (Norwich), Sept. 23, 1804; priest, Sept. 22, 1805. V. of Bedminster, Bristol and Preb. of Salisbury, 1806-52. R. of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, P.C. of St Thomas, Bristol, and V. of Abbott's Leigh, 1806-52. Married, Oct. 30, 1812, Elizabeth, dau. of John Blagden Hale, of Alderley, Gloucs. Author, Protestantism, not Popery; The Restoration of St Mary Redcliffe; Sermons, etc. Died Apr. 7, 1852, at Redcliffe Hill, Bristol. Brother of John K. (1808) and doubtless of Henry (1817); father of the above, Richard B. (1831) and John M. H. (1841). (Venn, II. 134; Boase, VI. 843; Clergy List; C. R. Hudleston.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1804 | Ordi(ordination) | Whish, Martin Richard | / | deacon | View |
| 1804 | Appt(Licensing) | Whish, Martin Richard | Oxburgh and Foulden / | Curate | View |
| 1804 | Ordi(ordination) | Whish, Martin Richard | / | deacon | View |
| 1805 | Ordi(ordination) | Whish, Martin Richard | / | priest | View |
| 1805 | Ordi(ordination) | Whish, Martin Richard | / | priest | View |
| 1806 | Appt(Institution) | Whish, Martin Richard | Bedminster with the Chapels of Saint Mary Redcliff / | Vicar | View |
| 1806 | Appt(Installation) | Whish, Martin | Salisbury cathedral / Bedminster and Redcliffe | Prebendary | View |
| 1806 | Appt(Collation) | Whish, Martin | Salisbury Cathedral / Prebend of Bedmister & Redcliffe | Prebendary | View |