Foster: QUEEN'S COLL., matric. 27 Feb., 1650-1: tabarder B.A. 25 Jan., 1654-5, M.A. 4 July, 1657, B. and D.D, 6 July, 1675, vicar of Hilmarton, Wilts, 1662, rector of Milston, Wilts, 1670, chaplain to the King, preb. of Salisbury 1678, dean of Lichfield 1683, archdeacon of Coventry 1684 (son of Lancelot Addison, a minister of God's Word, born at Mauds Meaburne, Westmoreland) licenced 11 June, 1670, to marry Jane Gulston, of St.Clement Danes, spinster; he died 20 Apr., 1703.
There is a clerical error in his institution to Milston stating that he was appointed vicar, whereas all the other evidence calls it a rectory.
SEE OXFORD DNB: Addison, Lancelot (1632–1703), dean of Lichfield, which gives death date as 20 April 1703. He was also chaplain to the Dunkirk garrison (1662-3) and Tangier (1663-70). DNB gives an excellent account of his orientalist writings. Father of Joseph Addison.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1662 | Appt(Institution) | Addison, Lancellotus | Helmarton / | Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Institution) | Addison, Lancelotus | Holmerston / | Vicar | View |
| 1670 | Appt(Institution) | Addison, Lancelotus | Milston als Melston / | Vicar | View |
| 1670 | Subsc | Addison, Lancellotus | Milston, alias Melleston / | Rector | View |
| 1677 | Subsc | Addison, Lancelotus | Diocese of Sarum / | Preacher | View |
| 1678 | Appt(Collation) | Addison, Lancelott | Salisbury Cathedral / Prebend of Minor Pars Altaris | Prebendary | View |
| 1680 | Vac(resignation) | Addison, Lancelott | Hillmerton / | Vicar | View |
| 1680 | Libc | Addison, Lancelot | Hilmartin / | Vicar | View |
| 1680 | Libc | Addison, Lanc: | Milston / | Rector | View |
| 1683 | Subsc | Addison, Lancelot | Lichfield / | Dean | View |
| 1683 | Subsc | Addison, Lancelot | Lichfield / | Dean | View |
| 1683 | Appt(Admission) | Addeson, Lancelot | Lichfield cathedral / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1683 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Addison, Lancelott | Lichfield / | Dean | View |
| 1698 | Libc | Addison, Lanc(eolot) | Milston / | Rector | View |
| 1703 | Vac(Death) | Addison, Lancelot | Lichfield / archdeaconry of Coventry | Archdeacon | View |
| 1704 | Vac(natural death) | Addison, Lancelotus | Milston / | Rector | View |