Foster: son of Nathaniel of Cheverell, Wilts, cler. TRINITY matric. 6 June 1717 aged 15; BA 17 Feb. 1720/1; MA MERTON 1724; probably father of Christopher (1752). Foster states this this son Christopher's father was of Broadwell which would have been in 1736 and GRO D1798/7 gives his dau. Ann being born in Broadwell in 1732, hence the early curacy there allocated to this man.
Note: Parishes of Alveston and Olveston adjoin each other - he was vicar of Olveston, and of Elburton, and curate of Alveston.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1726 | Ordi(ordination) | Shute, Christopher | / | deacon | View |
| 1728 | Ordi(ordination) | Shute, Christopher | / | priest | View |
| 1738 | Subsc | Shute, Christopher | Broadwell / | Curate | View |
| 1741 | Appt(Institution) | Shute, Christopher | Olveston / | not given | View |
| 1741 | Appt(Institution) | Shute, Christopher | Elberton / | Vicar | View |
| 1752 | Libc | Shute, Christopher | Olveston, Deanery of Bristol / | Vicar | View |
| 1752 | Libc | Shute, Christopher | Alveston, Deanery of Bristol / | Curate | View |
| 1752 | Libc | Shute, Christopher | Elberton, Deanery of Bristol / | Vicar | View |
| 1757 | Libc | Shute, Christopher | Alveston, Deanery of Bristol / | Curate | View |
| 1757 | Libc | Shute, Christopher | Elberton, Deanery of Bristol / | Vicar | View |
| 1757 | Libc | Shute, Christopher | Olveston, Deanery of Bristol / | Vicar | View |
| 1760 | Libc | Shute, Christopher | Olveston, Deanery of Bristol / | Vicar | View |
| 1760 | Libc | Shute, Christopher | Elberton, Deanery of Bristol / | Vicar | View |
| 1760 | Libc | Shute, Christopher | Alveston, Deanery of Bristol / | Curate | View |
| 1767 | Vac(Death) | Shute, Christopher | Olveston with Elberton annexed / | Vicar | View |