Not in Venn or Foster, but The Cumbria Parishes, 1714-1725, ed. L.A.S. Butler, Cumberland & Westmorland Arch. & Ant. Soc., Record Ser. vol. 12 (1998), notes, 'from a local family of Ulverston and Hawkshead'.
1712 Register of Orders noted that Sawrey had exhibited ordination as priest in 1709.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | Appt(Licensing) | Sawrey, Joannes | Whicham and Millom Grammar School / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1701 | Libc | Sawrey, Joannes | Whicham and Millom Grammar School / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1705 | Appt(Licensing) | Sawrey, Joannes | Whitbeck / | Curate | View |
| 1712 | Libc | Sawrey, Joannes | Whiteham / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1712 | Libc | Sawrey, Joannes | Whitbeck / | Curate | View |
| 1716 | Libc | Sawrey, Joannes | Whitbeck / | Curate | View |
| 1721 | Appt(Institution) | Sawrey, John | Wicham otherwise Wittingham / | Rector | View |
| 1721 | Appt(Institution) | Sawrey, Johannes | Whicham als Whittinghampton als Wicham / | Rector | View |
| 1733 | Libc | Sawrey, John | Wicham otherwise Wittinghampton / | Rector | View |
| 1733 | Libc | Sawrey, John | Millom / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1743 | Libc | Sawrey, John | Whicham / | Rector | View |
| 1743 | Libc | Sawrey, John | Whicham / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1746 | Vac(Death) | Lawrey, John | Wicham / Copeland deanery | Rector | View |