VENN
Adm. pens. (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, May 3, 1753. S. of George (1705), clerk, of Leics. B. [Sept. 16, 1734], at Hallaton. School, Oakham. ' Matric. Michs. 1753; Scholar; B.A. 1757; M.A. 1760. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Sept. 25, 1757; priest, Dec. 24, 1758; C. of Hallaton, Leics., 1757-60. Succeeded his father as R. there, May 30, 1760-89. Married (1) Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Hickman; (2) Dorothea, dau. of John Owsley (or Ouseley), of Hallaton. Died Mar. 29, 1789. Buried at Hallaton. M.I. Father of William (1784) and George O. (1801). [Distinguished from one of these names (fl. 1794-1807), who translated Memoirs of Dupérier-Dumouriez.] (St John's Coll. Adm., III. 619; Hodgson, History of Northumberland, II. 2. 116, which contains a pedigree; J. H. Hill, Church Langton, 289; Nichols, History of Leics., II. 604; Camb. Bibliog. Eng. Lit.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1757 | Ordi(ordination) | Fenwick, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Licensing) | Fenwick, John | Hallaton / | Curate | View |
| 1758 | Ordi(ordination) | Fenwick, John | / | priest | View |
| 1760 | Appt(Institution) | Fenwick, John | Hallaton / | Rector | View |
| 1789 | Vac(Death) | Fenwicke, John | Hallaton / | Rector | View |