VENN
Adm. pens. (age 18) at PETERHOUSE, Apr. 6, 1754. Of Middlesex. S. of John, gent., of Bond Street. B. 1736. School, St Paul's, London. ' Matric. Michs. 1754; Pauline Exhibitioner, 1754; Scholar, 1754; B.A. 1758; M.A. 1761. Adm. at Queens', June 17, 1763. D.D. (per Lit. Reg.) 1799. Master of Magdalene, 1797-1813. Vice-Chancellor, 1800-1. Ord. deacon (London) Dec. 24, 1758. R. of Littlebury, Essex, 1761. V. of Saffron Walden, 1766. Archdeacon of Essex, 1795. Preb. of St Paul's. J.P. for Essex. Died Sept. 29, 1813. Doubtless father of the next. (St Paul's Sch. Reg.; Cant. Act Bk.; D.N.B.; T. A. Walker, 307.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1758 | Disp-Ord | Gretton, William | / | View | |
| 1758 | Ordi(ordination) | Gretton, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1760 | Ordi(ordination) | Gretton, William | / | priest | View |
| 1760 | Disp-Ord | Gretton, William | / | View | |
| 1760 | Appt(Licensing) | Gretton, William | St Neots / | Curate | View |
| 1761 | Appt(Institution) | Gretton, William | Littlebury / | Vicar | View |
| 1761 | Subsc | Gretton, Will | Littlebury / | Vicar | View |
| 1766 | Disp(Dispensation) | Gretton, William | Saffron Walden / | Vicar | View |
| 1766 | Appt(Institution) | Gretton, William | Saffron Walden / | Vicar | View |
| 1766 | Appt(Appointment) | Gretton, William | John, Earl of Portsmouth / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1766 | Disp-App | Gretton, William | Littlebury / | Vicar | View |
| 1766 | Disp-App | Gretton, William | John, Earl of Portsmouth / | Chaplain | View |
| 1780 | Appt(Appointment) | Gretton, William | James, Earl of Salisbury / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1795 | Appt(collation) | Gretton, William | St Paul's Cathedral / archdeaconry of Essex | Archdeacon | View |
| 1804 | Vac(resignation) | Gretton, William | Saffron Walden / | Vicar | View |
| 1804 | Appt(Resignation) | Gretton, William | Saffron Walden / | Vicar | View |
| 1813 | Vac(natural death) | Gretton, William | St Paul's / Essex | Archdeacon | View |
| 1813 | Vac(natural death) | Gretton, William | Littlebury / | Vicar | View |