In VENN
Adm. pens. (age 19) at PETERHOUSE, Aug. 1, 1802. S. and h. of Robert N. (1772), R. of Rowley, Yorks. B. July 2, 1784. School, Eton. ' Matric. Michs. 1803; B.A. 1807; M.A. 1812. Ord. deacon (York) Dec. 24, 1809; priest, Mar. 24, 1810; R. of Ingoldmells, Lincs., 1810-12. R. of Saltwood, Kent. 1812-19. R. of Gt Chart, 1814-18. Preb. of Ely, 1815. R. of Cliffe-at-Hoo, Kent, 1818-69. R. of Saltwood (re-inst.) with Hythe, 1819-69. Preb. of Canterbury, 1822. Archdeacon of Canterbury, 1825-69. J.P. for East Kent. Entrusted with the care and government of the hospitals of St Nicholas, Harbledown, and St John Northgate, near Canterbury, 1827. Married Charlotte, dau. of Charles Manners Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury, Oct. 5, 1812. Died May 9, 1869, at Saltwood. Brother of Thomas H. (1816) and Stephen (1812 CCE6683); father of Robert M. (1832) and Percy J. (1838). (Lambeth Act Bk.; T. A. Walker, 377; Burke, L.G.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1787 | Appt(Appointment) | Croft, James | Hospitals of St Nicholas Horbledown / | governor | View |
| 1809 | Ordi(ordination) | Croft, James | / | deacon | View |
| 1810 | Ordi(ordination) | Croft, James | / | priest | View |
| 1810 | Appt(Institution) | Croft, James | Ingoldmells / | Rector | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Collation) | Croft, James | Hythe Chapel / | Rector | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Collation) | Croft, James | Saltwood / | Rector | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Licensing) | Croft, James | in and throughout the diocese and juristiction of Canterbury / | Preacher | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Appointment) | Croft, James | William, Earl Fitzwilliam / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1812 | Vac(cession) | Croft, James | Ingoldmells / | Rector | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Collation) | Croft, James | Great Chart / | Rector | View |
| 1814 | Disp(Dispensation) | Croft, James | Great Chart / | Rector | View |
| 1814 | Disp-App | Croft, James | Saltwood, with Hythe chapel / | Rector | View |
| 1814 | Disp-App | Croft, James | Rt. Hon. William Wentworth, Earl Fitzwilliam / | Chaplain | View |
| 1815 | Appt(Institution) | Croft, James | Ely Cathedral / 3rd prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1815 | Appt(Presentation) | Croft, James | Ely Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1815 | Subsc | Croft, James | Ely cathedral / 3rd canonry | Canon | View |
| 1818 | Appt(Collation) | Croft, James | Clive alias Cliffe. / | Rector | View |
| 1818 | Disp-App | Croft, James | Rt. Hon. William Wentworth, Earl Fitzwilliam / | Chaplain | View |
| 1818 | Disp-App | Croft, James | Saltwood with the chapel of Hythe. / | Rector | View |
| 1818 | Disp(Dispensation) | Croft, James | Cl[iffe] / | Rector | View |
| 1818 | Vac(cession) | Croft, James | Great Chart / | Rector | View |
| 1819 | Disp(Dispensation) | Croft, James | Hythe Chapel / | Rector | View |
| 1819 | Disp(Dispensation) | Croft, James | Saltwood / | Rector | View |
| 1819 | Disp-App | Croft, James | Rt. Hon. William Wentworth, Earl Fitzwilliam / | Chaplain | View |
| 1819 | Disp-App | Croft, James | Clive alias Cliffe / | Rector | View |
| 1819 | Disp-App | Croft, James | Rt. Hon., William Wentworth, Earl Fitzwilliam / | Chaplain | View |
| 1819 | Disp-App | Croft, James | Clive alias Cliffe / | Rector | View |
| 1819 | Appt(Institution) | Croft, James | Saltwood / | Rector | View |
| 1819 | Appt(Institution) | Croft, James | Hythe Chapel / | Rector | View |
| 1819 | Appt(in post) | Croft, James | Earl Fitzwilliam / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1819 | Vac(cession) | Croft, James | Saltwood / | Rector | View |
| 1819 | Vac(cession) | Croft, James | Hythe Chapel / | Rector | View |
| 1822 | Appt(Collation) | Croft, James | Canterbury Cathedral / Fourth Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1822 | Vac(resignation) | Croft, James | Ely Cathedral / 3rd prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1822 | Vac(resignation) | Croft, James | Ely cathedral / 3rd prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1822 | Appt(Resignation) | Croft, James | Ely Cathedral / 3rd prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1825 | Appt(Collation) | Croft, James | Archdeaconry of Canterbury / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Appointment) | Croft, James | St John Northgate. / | governor | View |