VENN: Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Apr. 29, 1793. [Eldest] s. of [John, calico]-merchant, of Preston, Lancs. (and Susannah, dau. of Charles Inman, of Lancaster and Jamaica). [B. July 12, 1775.] School, Manchester. ' Matric. Michs. 1793; Scholar, 1793. Adm. at Worcester College, Oxford, whence he matric. Dec. 3, 1795, age 20; B.A. (Oxford) 1797; M.A. (Oxford) 1799. Incorp. M.A. from Oxford, 1808. Sometime tutor to the sons of the 2nd Lord Clive whom he accompanied to Eton, 1798. Ord. deacon (Bristol), June 1, 1800; priest, Apr. 25, 1801. V. of Hawkesbury, Gloucs., 1802-13. V. of Clun, Salop, 1805-54. Preb. of Hereford, 1808-54. R. of Wistanstow, Salop, 1816-54. Chaplain to the Bishop of Worcester, 1816. Married, Aug. 3, 1809, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Low, M.D., of Preston and had issue. Died Dec. 19, 1854, at Wistanstow. (Man tester Sch. Reg., II. 170; St John's Coll. Adms., IV. 501; Al. Oxon.; Foster, Index Eccles.; Clergy List; The Extraordinary Black Book, 1830, 530; Burke, L.G.; G. Mag., 1855, I.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | Disp-Ord | Swainson, Christopher | / | View | |
| 1800 | Subsc | Swachson, Christopher | / | View | |
| 1800 | Ordi(ordination) | Swainson, Christopher | / | deacon | View |
| 1801 | Disp-Ord | Swainson, Christopher | / | View | |
| 1801 | Subsc | Swainson, Christopher | / | View | |
| 1801 | Ordi(ordination) | Swainson, Christopher | / | priest | View |
| 1802 | Appt(Institution) | Swainson, Christopher | Hawkesbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1802 | Subsc | Swainson, Christopher | Hawkesbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1802 | Appt(Institution) | Swainson, Christopher | Hawkesbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1805 | Appt(Institution) | Swainson, Christopher | Clun / | Vicar | View |
| 1805 | Vac(cession) | Swainson, Christopher | Hawkesbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1805 | Vac(cession) | Swainson, Christopher | Hawkesbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1808 | Appt(Collation) | Swainson, Christopher | Hereford Cathedral / Cublington prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1808 | Appt(Installation) | Swainson, Christopher | Hereford Cathedral / Cublington | Prebendary | View |
| 1816 | Appt(in post) | Swainson, Christopher | Bp Cornewall / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1816 | Appt(Institution) | Swainson, Christopher | Wistanstow / | Rector | View |
| 1816 | Appt(Appointment) | Swainson, Christopher | Ffolliott Herbert Walker Cornewall, Bishop of Worcester / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1816 | Disp(Dispensation) | Swainson, Christopher | Wistanstow / | Rector | View |
| 1816 | Disp-App | Swainson, Christopher | Rt. Rev. Folliott, Bishop of Worcester / | Chaplain | View |
| 1816 | Disp-App | Swainson, Christopher | Clunn / | Vicar | View |