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Adm. pens. (age 19) at TRINITY, May 19, 1773. [6th] s. of Thomas [and Jane, dau. of William, 1st Viscount Grimston], of St Albans, Herts. B. Mar. 8, 1754. School, Westminster. ' Matric. Michs. 1776; B.A. 1777; M.A. 1780. Ord. priest (London) Mar. 15, 1778. V. of St Michael's, St Albans, 1778-1827. V. of Redbourn, Herts., 1788-1826. Chaplain-in-Ordinary to King George III, 1794. V. of Croydon and R. (and Patron) of Clopton, Cambs., 1826-7. Mayor of St Albans, 1809 and 1822. Married, Feb. 2, 1786, Elizabeth Vernon, dau. of John Fothergill, of Soho, near Birmingham. Died Feb. 26, 1827. Father of Charles (1818) and Thomas F. (next). The Gape family was prominent for over two centuries in the history of St Albans. (G. Mag., 1827, I. 376; Record of Old Westminsters; Berry, Herts. Pedigree.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1777 | Ordi(ordination) | Gape, James Carpenter | / | priest | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Licensing) | Gape, James Carpenter | Windlesham / | Curate | View |
| 1777 | Disp-Ord | Gape, James Carpenter | / | View | |
| 1777 | Ordi(ordination) | Gape, James Carpenter | / | deacon | View |
| 1778 | Disp-Ord | Gape, James Carpenter | / | View | |
| 1778 | Appt(Institution) | Gape, James Carpenter | St Michael, St Albans / | Vicar | View |
| 1788 | Appt(Institution) | Gape, James Carpenter | Redburne / | Vicar | View |
| 1788 | Appt(in post) | Gape, James Carpenter | Charles Earl Camden / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1788 | Disp(Dispensation) | Gape, James Carpenter | St Michael's, St Albans / | Vicar | View |
| 1788 | Disp-App | Gape, James Carpenter | Charles, Earl Camden / | Chaplain | View |
| 1788 | Disp-App | Gape, James Carpenter | St Alban's, St Michael's / | Vicar | View |
| 1788 | Disp(Dispensation) | Gape, James Carpenter | Redburne / | Vicar | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Resignation) | Gape, James Carpenter | Redburn / | Vicar | View |
| 1827 | Vac(natural death) | Gape, John Carpenter | St Michael, St Albans / | Vicar | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Gape, James Carpenter | Clopton cum Crowden, alias Croyden / | Rector | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Institution) | Gape, James Carpenter | Clopton cum Crowden, alias Croyden / | Rector | View |
| 1827 | Disp-App | Gape, James Carpenter | King George IV / | royal chaplain in ordinary | View |
| 1827 | Vac(resignation) | Gape, James Carpenter | Redburn / | Vicar | View |
| 1827 | Appt(in post) | Gape, James Carpenter | George III / | royal chaplain in ordinary | View |
| 1827 | Disp-App | Gape, James Carpenter | Saint Michael St Albans / | Vicar | View |
| 1827 | Disp(Dispensation) | Gape, James Carpenter | Clopton alias Clapton and Crowden / | Rector | View |