Venn
Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Nov. 12, 1808. S. of Thomas Peter [of London] (and Jane Annie, dau. of Isaac Romilly). B. [Oct. 9] 1791. ' Matric. Michs. 1809; Scholar, 1810; B.A. (4th Wrangler) 1813; M.A. 1816. Fellow 1815; Junior Dean, 1822-3; Senior Dean, 1829-31. Registrary of the University, 1832-61. Ord. deacon (Norwich, litt. dim., from Bristol) June 11, 1820. Chaplain to the Archbishop of York. Joined the committee in aid of the Greeks, 1823. His outstanding work as Registrary was the cataloguing of the University records. Edited the Graduati, 1760-1846 and 1760-1856. An intimate friend of Adam Sedgwick, who wrote of him, ‘he has a great deal of French blood in his veins which makes him a merry, genial man, and to such gifts he has added a vast store of literature.’ Kept a Diary from 1820 to 1863; this (unpublished) record of University life has been utilised by Winstanley and by the authors of Sedgwick's Life. Died suddenly Aug. 7, 1864, unmarried, at Yarmouth; buried in the family vault at Christ Church, St Andrew's-the-Less, Cambridge. (G. Mag., 1864, II. 389; Boase, III. 275; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1819 | Ordi(ordination) | Romilly, Joseph | / | deacon | View |
| 1819 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Romilly, Joseph | / | deacon | View |
| 1820 | Ordi(ordination) | Romilly, Joseph | / | priest | View |
| 1820 | Ordi(ordination) | Romilly, Joseph | / | priest | View |
| 1830 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Romilly, Joseph | Porthkerry / | Rector | View |
| 1830 | Appt(Institution) | Romilly, Joseph | Porthkerry / | Rector | View |