VENN as PARRIS
Adm. pens. (age 17) at SIDNEY, 25 Jan., 1720/1. S. of Francis, gent. B. at Bythorn, Huntingdonshire. School, Huntingdon [ Huntingdonshire ]. Matric. 1721; B.A. 1723/4;
M.A. 1728; B.D. 1735; D.D. 1747.Fellow, 1728. Junior Proctor, 1733-4. Elected Master, 20 Aug 1746-60. Vice-Chancellor, 1747-8. Principal librarian of the University, 1750-62. Compiled useful lists of University documents. Incorp. at Oxford [ Oxfordshire ], 1732. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 22 Dec., 1728; priest, 13 Jun., 1731. Died 01 May, 1760. M.I. in Ringstead Church [ Northamptonshire ], Thrapstone, Northamptonshire . ( Sidney College History, 187; H. I. Longden.)