FOSTER: Son of Thomas Dampier of Eton, doctor. MERTON COLLEGE, matric. 11 July 1769, aged 19; BA 1773; MA 1776.
B. 1749/50. Son of Thomas Dampier [23485], then under-master of Eton College (where John was a pupil); later Dean of Durham, d. 1777; brother of Thomas Dampier [1456], late Bishop of Rochester and of Ely. John succeeded his father as Rector of Wylye, Wilts.; prebendary of Ely, 1812-1826. D. at Ely, 18 Aug. 1826. MI in his West Meon parish church.
Eton College Register, 1753-1790, 145 and Notes & Queries, 11th. ser., vol. 10, July - Dec. 1914, 217-8.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1773 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Dampier, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1773 | Ordi(ordination) | Dampier, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1773 | Disp-Ord | Dampier, John | / | View | |
| 1773 | Ordi(ordination) | Dampier, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1773 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Dampier, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1774 | Ordi(ordination) | Dampier, John | / | priest | View |
| 1774 | Disp-Ord | Dampier, John | / | View | |
| 1774 | Ordi(ordination) | Dampier, John | / | priest | View |
| 1774 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Dampier, John | / | priest | View |
| 1774 | Appt(Collation) | Dampier, John | Wyley / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Appt(Appointment) | Dampier, John | Francis, Earl of Guilford / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1776 | Disp-App | Dampier, John | Wylye / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Disp-App | Dampier, John | Francis, Earl of Guilford / | Chaplain | View |
| 1776 | Appt(Collation) | Dampier, John | Westmeon with the chapel of Privett / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Disp(Dispensation) | Dampier, John | Westmeane / | Rector | View |
| 1788 | Libc | Dampier, John | West Meon / | Rector | View |
| 1788 | Libc | Dampier, John | West Meon / Privett Chapel | Rector | View |
| 1812 | Subsc | Dampier, John | Ely cathedral / 4th canonry | Canon | View |
| 1826 | Vac(Death) | Dampier, John | Ely Cathedral / 4th prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1826 | Vac(Death) | Dampier, John | West Meon, and Privett Chapel / | Rector | View |
| 1826 | Vac(Death) | Dampier, John | Wily / | Rector | View |
| 1826 | Vac(Death) | Dampier, John | Ely cathedral / 4th prebend | Prebendary | View |