VENN
Adm. sizar (age 19) at CAIUS, May 18, 1761. S. of William, librarian, of London. B. in Norwich. School, St Paul's. ' Matric. Michs. 1761; Scholar, 1761; B.A. 1765. Ord. deacon (Lincoln, Litt. dim. from Norwich) Oct. 6, 1765; priest (Norwich) July 12, 1767; C. of Worlingworth and Southolt, Suffolk, 1765. V. of Calthorpe, Norfolk, 1773-1800. Married, Feb. 20, 1772, Miss Rix, dau. of Henry Rix (1719), Master of Newport Grammar School, Essex. Author, Miscellanies in Prose and Verse; The Moral Characteristics of Theophrastus; etc. Died Dec. 14, 1800, at Norwich. (Venn, II. 78; G. Mag., 1800, II. 1297.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1765 | Ordi(ordination) | Rayner, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1765 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Rayner, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1767 | Ordi(ordination) | Rayner, William | / | priest | View |
| 1773 | Appt(Institution) | Rayner, William | Calthorpe / | Vicar | View |
| 1801 | Vac(Death) | Rayner, William | Calthorpe / | Vicar | View |