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Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, July 2, 1819. S. [and h.] of [Sir] John [a baron of the Exchequer]. B. [Aug. 15, 1802, at 12, Sergeants' Inn], London. School, Chobham, Surrey (Mr Jerram). ' Matric. Michs. 1820; B.A. (3rd Classic) 1824; M.A. 1827. Studied law for some time, but finally ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1827; priest, 1828; C. and Chaplain of Lutterworth Union, Leics., 1827-44. Secretary to Scripture Readers' Association, London, 1846. R. of St Mary's, Marylebone, 1847-62. Preb. of St Paul's, 1857-62. Active supporter of the S.P.C.K. Author, Historical Sketches; Sermons; principal author of Marylebone Collection of Hymns and Psalms. Contributed to Lutterworth Collection. Died March 3, 1862, at 63, Gloucester Place, Portman Square, London. Brother of Russell (1821) and Sydney (1824); father of the next and of Edmund (1864). (Boase, I. 1261, and Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, which give ‘died Mar. 8, 1862’; Clergy List; Crockford; Cant. Act Bk.; G. Mag., 1862, I. 513; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1827 | Appt(Licensing) | Gurney, John Hampden | Lutterworth / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1827 | Ordi(ordination) | Gurney, John Hampden | / | deacon | View |
| 1828 | Ordi(ordination) | Gurney, John Hampden | / | priest | View |