VENN
Adm. pens. (age 17) at CAIUS, July 25, 1766. S. of Henry, attorney, of Sudbury, Suffolk. B. there [Nov. 1750]. School, Bury (for nine years). ' Matric. Michs. 1768; prizeman; Scholar, 1766-73; B.A. (2nd Wrangler and 2nd Smith's prize) 1771; M.A. 1775. Fellow, 1773. Ord. deacon (London) Mar. 7, 1773; priest, Dec. 21, 1774. R. of Market Weston, Suffolk, 1789-94. V. of Felpham, Sussex, 1794. Married (1) Jane, granddaughter of Bishop Butts, and had issue a daughter, Jane Judith, who married Philip Bennet, of Tollesbury, Essex. Resided at Rougham Hall, Bury St Edmunds. A man of great natural talent and of most retentive memory, which enabled him almost entirely to dispense with the second reading of books. Of broad and liberal opinions. An intimate friend of Arthur Young. Not getting the preferment he expected, he exchanged his black coat for a blue one and would not be addressed as ‘Reverend’. Died Aug. 26, 1818. Tombstone in Rougham church. (Bury Gr. Sch. Reg.; Venn, II. 84; Copinger, Manors of Suffolk, v. 250.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1773 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Kedington, Roger | / | deacon | View |
| 1773 | Ordi(ordination) | Kedington, Roger | / | deacon | View |
| 1773 | Appt(Licensing) | Kedington, Roger | Hartest / | Curate | View |
| 1774 | Appt(Institution) | Kedington, Roger | Little Chishall / | Rector | View |
| 1774 | Ordi(ordination) | Kedington, Roger | / | priest | View |
| 1775 | Appt(Resignation) | Kedington, Roger | Little Chishall / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Vac(resignation) | Kedington, Roger | Little Chishall / | Rector | View |
| 1789 | Appt(Institution) | Kedington, Roger | Market Weston / | Rector | View |
| 1794 | Vac(cession) | Kedington, Roger | Market Weston / | Rector | View |
| 1796 | Appt(Collation) | Kedington, Roger | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Louth | Prebendary | View |
| 1801 | Vac(resignation) | Keddington, Roger | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Louth | Prebendary | View |
| 1801 | Appt(Resignation) | Keddington, Roger | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Louth | Prebendary | View |