In VENN
Adm. Fell.-Com. at PETERHOUSE, Feb. 20, 1831. [5th] s. of Edward (1767), Lord Ellenborough. B. June 16, 1809. Of Middlesex. School, Eton. Previously an Ensign in 51st Foot; served with General Maison in the French Army in the Morea; Ensign, Grenadier Guards, 1830-1. ' Matric. Michs. 1831; M.A. 1834. Ord. deacon, 1831. R. of Yeovilton, Somerset, 1835-40. V. of Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, 1839. V. of East Brent, Somerset, 1840-5. V. of Harborne, Staffs., 1845-51. Chancellor of Bath and Wells, 1839-51. Preb. of Wells, 1840-51. Seceded to Rome, 1851; ‘a step in which he was followed by two of his sons.’ Married (1) Mar. 15, 1831, the Hon. Augusta Champagné Graves, 5th dau. of Thomas North, 2nd Lord Graves (who died 1844); (2) Jan. 25, 1846, Matilda, 2nd dau. of Sir Henry C. Montgomery, Bart., and had issue by both wives. Author, On the Restoration of the Weekly Offertory; Attempted Usurpation of Authority over the Church of England by the Bishop of Rome; Unity and Faithful Adherence to the Word of God are only to be found in the Catholic Church. Died Oct. 31, 1886, at his apartments in Hampton Court Palace. Brother of Edward (1807), Charles E. (1810) and John (1824). (Burke, P. and B.; T. A. Walker, 443; Boase, II. 324; Clergy Lists; D.N.B.; The Times, Nov. 2, 1886.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1834 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Law, William Towry | / | deacon | View |
| 1834 | Appt(Licensing) | Law, William Towry | St Mary the Less, Cambridge / | Curate | View |
| 1834 | Ordi(ordination) | Law, William Towry | / | deacon | View |
| 1834 | Appt(Licensing) | Law, William Towry | St Mary Parva, Cambridge / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1835 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Law, William Towry | / | priest | View |
| 1835 | Ordi(ordination) | Law, W T | / | priest | View |
| 1835 | Appt(Institution) | Law, William Lowry | Yeovilton / | Rector | View |