VENN: Adm. sizar (age 16) at ST JOHN'S, June 29, 1724. S. of James, attorney, of Richmondshire. B. 1708, at Aysgarth, Yorks. School, Slaidburn. ' Matric. 1724; B.A. 1727-8; M.A. 1731; B.D. 1738; D.D. 1744. Fellow, 1729-48. Public orator, 1741-6. Incorp. at Oxford, 1742. Ord. priest (Lincoln) Mar. 5, 1731-2. R. of Sturmer, Essex, 1739-46. Domestic chaplain to Archbishop Potter, 1743. Canon and treasurer of St David's, 1746. V. of Minster, Thanet, Kent, 1747. R. of Gt Chart, 1747-57. V. of Rochdale, Lancs., 1757-62. Married Elizabeth, dau. of John Dodsworth, of Thornton Watlass, Sept. 6, 1750. Classical scholar. Author, miscellaneous. Died Mar. 28, 1762. Buried at St Peter's, Cornhill, London. Will ('Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'P.C.C.) 1763. (D.N.B.; Al. Oxon.)
SEE OXFORD DNB: Tunstall, James (c.1708–1762), Church of England clergyman and classical scholar.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1729 | Ordi(ordination) | Tunstall, Jacobus | / | deacon | View |
| 1733 | Ordi(ordination) | Tanstall, Jacobus | / | priest | View |
| 1739 | Appt(Institution) | Tunstall, James | Sturmer / | Rector | View |
| 1739 | Subsc | Tunstall, James | Sturmer / | Rector | View |
| 1746 | Appt(Resignation) | Tunstall, James | Sturmer / | Rector | View |
| 1746 | Vac(resignation) | Tunstall, | Sturmer / | Rector | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Institution) | Tunstall, James | Rochdale / | Vicar | View |
| 1762 | Vac(Death) | Tunstall, James | Rochdale / | Vicar | View |