VENN [as James (?Jacob)]: Adm. sizar (age 16), ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, 31 May 1686. Son of James, husbandman. Born at Oldham, Lancs.. School: Manchester. Matric. 1686; BA 1689/90; MA 1698. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 15 June 1690. Curate of Prestwich 61 years. Vicar of Ringley, 1719. Died 1752. Will (Chester) 1755. (Munford, Manchester Grammar School).
The Correspondence of Nathan Walworth and Peter Seddon of Outwood, and other documents chiefly relating to the building of Ringley Chapel, ed. J.S. Fletcher, Chetham Soc., vol. 109 (1880), xxv-i, notes that in 1721 Scholes procured a faculty enabling him to erect a gallery in Ringley Chapel and to let the pews 'at reasonable rates for his own profit and that of his successors'.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1690 | Appt(Licensing) | Scholes, Jacobus | St Neots / | Deacon | View |
| 1690 | Ordi(ordination) | Scholes, Jacobus | / | deacon | View |
| 1691 | Libc | Scholes, Jacobus | Oldham / | not given | View |
| 1693 | Ordi(ordination) | Scholes, Jacob | / | priest | View |
| 1701 | Libc | Scholes, unknown | Prestwich / | Curate | View |
| 1701 | Libc | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / | Curate | View |
| 1701 | Appt(Licensing) | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / | Curate | View |
| 1712 | Libc | Scholes, Jacob | Oldham / Prestwich Chapel | Curate | View |
| 1716 | Libc | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich with Oldham / | Curate | View |
| 1719 | Appt(Licensing) | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / Ringley Grammar School | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1719 | Appt(Licensing) | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / Ringley Chapel | Curate | View |
| 1725 | Libc | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / Ringley Chapel | Curate | View |
| 1725 | Libc | Scholes, Jacobus | Prestwich / | Curate | View |
| 1728 | Libc | Scholes, James | Prestwich / | Curate | View |
| 1728 | Libc | Scholes, James | Prestwich / Ringley chapel | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1728 | Libc | Scholes, James | Prestwich / Ringley chapel | Curate | View |
| 1733 | Libc | Scoles, Jacob | Prestwich / | Curate | View |
| 1733 | Libc | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / Ringley Chapel | Curate | View |
| 1738 | Libc | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / | Curate | View |
| 1738 | Libc | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / Ringley | Curate | View |
| 1742 | Libc | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / Ringley Chapel | Curate | View |
| 1742 | Libc | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / | Curate | View |
| 1754 | Libc | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / Ringley | Curate | View |
| 1754 | Libc | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / | Curate | View |
| 1754 | Vac(Death) | Scholes, Jacob | Prestwich / Ringley Chapel | not given | View |