Foster &Venn
Adm. pens. (age 17) at MAGDALENE, Dec. 18, 1763. 2nd s. of Henry, Esq., of [St George's parish], London. School, Hertford. ' Matric. Michs. 1764; B.A. (Hon. Wrangler) 1768; M.A. 1771. Fellow. Incorp. at New College, Oxford, Nov. 22, 1781, age 34; D.C.L., Oxford, 1781. Ord. deacon (London) Dec. 21, 1769; priest (Peterb.) Mar. 31, 1771. R. of Melcombe Horsey and of Godmanstone, Dorset, 1781-1814. ‘During nearly 33 years he was not absent from his parish 3 months; there was not, at the time of his death, a dissenter in the parish and scarcely an absentee from the service of the Church.’ Died Nov. 17, 1814, aged 67, at Godmanstone; buried at Sydling in the family vault. (Al. Oxon.; Northants. Clergy; Burke, P. and B.; G. Mag., 1814, II. 509.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1769 | Ordi(ordination) | Smith, Edward | / | deacon | View |
| 1769 | Disp-Ord | Smith, Edmund | / | View | |
| 1771 | Ordi(candidate for ordination) | Smith, Edward | / | priest | View |
| 1771 | Disp-Ord | Smith, Edmund | / | View | |
| 1775 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Edmund | Histon St Andrew and Histon St Ethelred / | Vicar | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Licensing) | Smith, Edmund | Deane / | Curate | View |
| 1779 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Edmund | Stanton St Michael / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Vac(resignation) | Smith, Edmund | Staunton St Michael's / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Resignation) | Smith, Edmund | Staunton St Michael's / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Disp-App | Smith, Edmund | Melcombe Horsey / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Disp(Dispensation) | Smith, Edmund | Godmanstone / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Edmund | Melcombe Horsey / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Edmund | Godmanston / | Rector | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Resignation) | Smith, Edmund | Histon St Andrew and St Ethelred / | Vicar | View |
| 1783 | Vac(resignation) | Smith, Edmund | Histon St Andrew and St Ethelreda / | Vicar | View |
| 1814 | Vac(Death) | Smith, Edmund | Milcombe Horsey / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Vac(Death) | Smith, Edmund | Godmanston / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Vac(Death) | Smith, Edmund | Dean / | Perpetual Curate | View |