VENN: Adm. pens. at ST CATHARINE'S, May 18, 1737. S. of Robert (1703), Bishop of Norwich. School, Charterhouse. ' Matric. 1737; B.A. 1740-1; M.A. 1742 (fil. nob.). Fellow, 1741-5. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Mar. 4, 1740-1. Ord. deacon (Norwich) Dec. 1742; priest (Ely) Apr. 1744. R. of Snailwell, Cambs., 1745-54. Preb. of Ely, 1746-54. R. of Feltwell, Norfolk, 1746-54. P.C. of Haddenham and Wilburton, Isle of Ely. These he exchanged with Barnard Garnet (for the circumstances, see Scott-Mayor, III. 387). Chancellor of Leighlin, Ireland, 1754. Precentor of Lismore. 1756; of Waterford, 1776. Dean of Cloyne, 1770. Died 1779. Brother of Robert (1741).
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1742 | Appt(Licensing) | Butts, Eyton | Haddenham / | Curate | View |
| 1742 | Ordi(ordination) | Butts, Eyton | / | deacon | View |
| 1744 | Ordi(ordination) | Butts, Eyton | / | priest | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Institution) | Butts, Eyton | Snailwell / | Rector | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Presentation) | Butts, Eyton | Snailwell / | Rector | View |
| 1746 | Subsc | Butts, Eyton | Ely Cathedral / 7th Canonry | Canon | View |
| 1746 | Appt(Appointment) | Butts, Eyton | John, Earl of Bristol / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1746 | Appt(Collation) | Butts, Eyton | Ely Cathedral / 7th prebendary | Prebendary | View |
| 1747 | Appt(Institution) | Butts, Eyton | Feltwell St Nicholas / | Rector | View |
| 1747 | Appt(Presentation) | Butts, Egton | Feltwel St Nicolas / | Rector | View |
| 1751 | Libc | Butts, unknown | Haddenham / | Curate | View |
| 1751 | Libc | Butts, unknown | Hiddenham / | Curate | View |
| 1754 | Vac(resignation) | Butts, Eton | Feltwell St Nicolas / | Rector | View |
| 1754 | Vac(resignation) | Butts, Eton | Snailwell / | Rector | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Resignation) | Butts, Eyton | Snailwell / | Rector | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Resignation) | Butts, Eyton | Feltwell St Nicolas / | Rector | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Resignation) | Butts, Eyton | Haddenham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Resignation) | Butts, Eyton | Ely Cathedral / 7th prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1754 | Vac(resignation) | Butts, Eyton | Ely Cathedral / 7th prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1754 | Vac(resignation) | Butts, Eyton | Feltwell St Nicholas / | Rector | View |
| 1754 | Vac(resignation) | Butts, Eyton | Feltwell St Nicolas / | Rector | View |
| 1754 | Vac(resignation) | Butts, Eyton | Snailwell / | Rector | View |
| 1754 | Vac(resignation) | Butts, Eyton | Snailwell / | Rector | View |