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Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Oct. 14, 1805. [Youngest] s. of Edward (1797), clerk [Head Master of Huntingdon School.] B. 1789, at Huntingdon. School, Huntingdon. ' Matric. Michs. 1806; Scholar. Migrated to Jesus, Jan. 27, 1809; B.A. 1810; M.A. 1813. Ord. deacon, 1811; C. of Brampton, Hunts., 1811-14. R. of South Ferriby, Lincs., 1814-62, but never resided there. Assistant Master at Richmond School, 1814-21. C.-in-charge of Warboys, Hunts., 1821-6. Assistant Master at Harrow School, 1826-8. Head Master of Bury St Edmunds School, 1828-41. Professor of Greek and Classical Literature at Durham University, 1841-61. Preb. of Durham, 1841-61. Sub-Warden, Durham Univ. at periods, 1842-61. Was known by sobriquet of ‘Poppo.’ Author, Epigrammata e purioribus Grecae Anthologiae fontibus. Died Apr. 1, 1862, at Clifton. Father of Edward F. (1837) and John G. (1841). (Life of Archdeacon Phelps, II. 44; Crockford; Boase, v. 204; Harrow Sch. Reg.; Bury Sch. Reg.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1811 | Ordi(ordination) | Edwards, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1811 | Appt(Licensing) | Edwards, John | Brampton / | Curate | View |
| 1812 | Ordi(ordination) | Edwards, John | / | priest | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Appointment) | Edwards, John | Hetherset / | Curate | View |
| 1813 | Ordi(ordination) | Edwards, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1813 | Ordi(ordination) | Edwards, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Licensing) | Edwards, John | Hetherset / | Curate | View |
| 1814 | Ordi(ordination) | Edwards, John | / | priest | View |
| 1814 | Ordi(ordination) | Edwards, John | / | priest | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Collation) | Edwards, John | South Ferriby / | Rector | View |
| 1816 | Appt(Appointment) | Edwards, John | Samuel, Baron Bridport / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1820 | Appt(Licensing) | Edwards, John | Warboys / | Stipendiary Curate | View |