VENN
Adm. sizar (age 21) at CAIUS, Feb. 9, 1771. S. of John, plasterer, of Fressingfield, Suffolk. B. there [Apr. 6, 1749]. School, St Paul's. Worked with his father at bricklaying until he was 12, "when the Rev. Mr Warnes noticed him sitting reading beside his hod of mortar". ' Matric. Michs. 1772; B.A. (Senior Wrangler and 1st Smith's prize) 1775. Migrated to Sidney, Oct. 24, 1777; Samuel Taylor Lecturer (but not, as stated in D.N.B., a Fellow); M.A. 1778. Plumian Professor of Astronomy, 1796-1821. Ord. deacon (Norwich) Sept. 12, 1779; priest, Sept. 19, 1779. R. of Kirby Bedon, Norfolk, 1784-1821. V. of South Creake, 1786-1821. Preb. of Lincoln, 1803. C. of Milton, Cambs., 1789-1813. Archdeacon of Bedford, 1809. F.R.S., 1786; Copley medal. "An accomplished mathematician and an amiable man." Married, 1780, Mary, dau. of Thomas Paris. Author, On Friction; On Resistance of Fluids; Treatise on Practical Astronomy; Complete System of Astronomy; The Credibility of Christianity Vindicated; Sermons; etc. Died at Ramsgate, Nov. 28, 1821. Father of the next. (Venn, II. 90; D.N.B.; Gilbert Wakefield, Memoirs, 134-5; E. H. Kinder, Hist. of Kirby Bedon; P. B. G. Binnall.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779 | Ordi(ordination) | Vince, Samuel | / | deacon | View |
| 1779 | Ordi(ordination) | Vince, Samuel | / | priest | View |
| 1779 | Appt(Institution) | Vince, Samuel | Layston / | Vicar | View |
| 1779 | Appt(Institution) | Vince, Samuel | Chapel of Alsewick and Buntingford / | Vicar | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Institution) | Vince, Samuel | Kirby Bedon St Andrews / | Rector | View |
| 1784 | Vac(cession) | Vince, Samuel | Leyston with Alleswick and Buntingford Chapel / | Vicar | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Institution) | Vince, Samuel | Leyston with Alleswick and Buntingford Chapel / | Vicar | View |
| 1786 | Vac(resignation) | Vince, Samuel | Layston with the Chapel of Buntingford / | Vicar | View |
| 1786 | Appt(Resignation) | Vince, Samuel | Layston / | Vicar | View |
| 1786 | Appt(Institution) | Vince, Samuel | South Creak / | Vicar | View |
| 1789 | Appt(Licensing) | Vince, Samuel | Milton / | Curate | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Collation) | Vince, Samuel | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Melton Ross | Prebendary | View |
| 1805 | Vac(cession) | Vince, Samuel | Milton / | Curate | View |
| 1809 | Appt(Collation) | Vince, Samuel | Archdeaconry of Bedford / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1821 | Vac(Death) | Vince, Samuel | Bedford / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1821 | Vac(Death) | Vince, Samuel | Kirby Bedon Saint Andrew / | Rector | View |
| 1822 | Vac(Death) | Vince, Samuel | South Creake / | Vicar | View |
| 1822 | Vac(Death) | Vince, Samuel | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Melton Ross with Scamblesby | Prebendary | View |