VENN: Adm. sizar (age 19) at SIDNEY, Mar. 1, 1737-8. S. of Samuel, R. of Offham, Kent, above. School, Tunbridge Wells. Matric. 1738. Assumed baronetcy, 1754. V. of Bapchild, Kent, 1759-64; deprived. Died at the King's Head Inn, Enfield, July 27, 1773. (Gent. Mag.; G.E.C.)
Bickley was deprived of his living by Archbishop Secker in Jan 1764, after he had been convicted at Kent Assizes for 'Sodomitical Practices'. See Robert G. Ingram 'Religion, Reform and Modernity in the Eighteenth Century: Thomas Secker and the Church of England' (2007) p.128
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1741 | Appt(Licensing) | Bickley, Samuel | Snodland / or in any other church in the diocese | Curate | View |
| 1741 | Ordi(ordination) | Bickley, Samuel | / | deacon | View |
| 1746 | Ordi(ordination) | Bickley, Samuel | / | priest | View |
| 1759 | Appt(Institution) | Bickley, Samuel | Bapchild / | Vicar | View |
| 1764 | Appt(deprivation) | Bickley, Samuel | Bapchild / | Vicar | View |