VENN: Adm. sizar at QUEENS', Nov. 21, 1735. Of Suffolk. ' Matric. 1736; LL.B. 1744. Ord. deacon (Winchester, Litt. dim. from Norwich) Dec. 1743; priest (Norwich) Sept. 1744. V. of Acton, Cheshire, 1745-8. Died 1748. [In fact, his successor was instituted upon his death in March 1787]
J.P. Earwaker, East Cheshire, 2.394: parish registers at marton, Cheshire, note, that, 'Mr Joseph Brereton, Vicar of Acton, near Nantwich, entered upon this Curacy in the beginning of the year 1768', and performed a marriage at Marton on 1 Oct. 1769.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1743 | Ordi(ordination) | Brereton, Joseph | / | deacon | View |
| 1743 | Subsc | Brereton, Joseph | Kettleburgh / | Curate | View |
| 1743 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Brereton, Joseph | / | deacon | View |
| 1744 | Ordi(ordination) | Brereton, Joseph | / | priest | View |
| 1744 | Ordi(ordination) | Brereton, Joseph | / | priest | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Appointment) | Brereton, Joseph | Lyonel, Earl of Dysart / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Institution) | Brereton, Joseph | Acton / | Rector | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Institution) | Brereton, Joseph | Acton / | Vicar | View |
| 1747 | Libc | Brereton, Joseph | Acton / | Vicar | View |
| 1754 | Libc | Brereton, Joseph | Acton / | Vicar | View |
| 1787 | Vac(Death) | Brereton, Joseph | Acton / | Vicar | View |