Venn: Adm. pens. at EMMANUEL, Mar. 3, 1780. Of Herts. S. and h. of Thomas Mildmay. School, Westminster. Matric. Lent, 1782; B.A. 1784; M.A. 1788; D.D. 1813. Ord. deacon (Bristol, Litt. dim. from London) Mar. 12, 1786; priest (Bristol) July 6, 1788. Opened a school at Stapleton Court, July 30, 1787. C. of Stapleton, Gloucs., 1787. V. of Burnham, Essex, 1796-1826. R. of Dogmersfield, Hants., 1826-9. Married (1) Frances Devey, spinster, schoolmistress, at Stapleton, Jan. 26, 1792; (2) Charlotte, youngest dau. of Robert Bayard, of Stubbington House, Hants., Dec. 11, 1828. Died Dec. 17, 1829, at Stapleton Court. (J. B. Peace; Record of Old Westminsters; C. R. Hudleston; Farley, Bristol Journal.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | Appt(Licensing) | Cockayne, Thomas | Burnham / | Curate | View |
| 1786 | Ordi(ordination) | Cockayne, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1786 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Cockayne, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1788 | Subsc | Cockayne, Thomas | Stapleton / | Curate | View |
| 1788 | Ordi(ordination) | Cockayne, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1788 | Subsc | Cockayne, Thomas | / | View | |
| 1788 | Appt(Licensing) | Cockayne, Thomas | Stapleton / | Curate | View |
| 1796 | Appt(Institution) | Cockayne, Thomas | Burnham / | Vicar | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Institution) | Cockayne, Thomas | Dogmersfield / | Rector | View |
| 1827 | Vac(cession) | Cockayne, Thomas | Burham / | Vicar | View |
| 1829 | Libc | Cockayne, Thomas | Dogmersfield / | Rector | View |
| 1830 | Vac(Death) | Cockayne, Thomas | Dogmersfield / | Rector | View |