VENN
Adm. sizar (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, Mar. 12, 1771. S. of Richard, farmer. B. at Linton, Yorks. [Bapt. there, Jan. 11, 1752.] School, Threshfield. ' Matric. Michs. 1771; Scholar, 1774; B.A. (4th Wrangler) 1775; M.A. 1778. Fellow, 1778-9. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Dec. 24, 1775; priest (Ely) Feb. 23, 1777. R. of Wimpole, Cambs., 1794-1818; and Chaplain to Philip, Earl of Hardwicke. R. of Aspenden, Herts., 1799-1818. J.P. for Cambs., for nearly 40 years. Married (1) Jan. 1779, Miss Garland, of Wisbech; (2) Feb. 28, 1787, Martha, dau. of Robert Gwynn, of Wisbech. Died Apr. 20, 1818, at Wimpole. Brother of William (1761); father of William (1809) and the next. (St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 476; G. Mag., 1818, I. 571.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1775 | Appt(Licensing) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | Skirbeck / | Curate | View |
| 1775 | Disp-Ord | Sheepshanks, Thomas | / | View | |
| 1775 | Ordi(ordination) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1777 | Ordi(ordination) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1777 | Disp-Ord | Sheepshanks, Thomas | / | View | |
| 1783 | Appt(Licensing) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | Newton / | Curate | View |
| 1794 | Appt(Institution) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | Wimpole / | Rector | View |
| 1799 | Appt(Institution) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | Aspden alias Aspenden / | Rector | View |
| 1799 | Appt(in post) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | Philip earl of Hardwick / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1799 | Disp-App | Sheepshanks, Thomas | Wimpole / | Rector | View |
| 1799 | Disp-App | Sheepshanks, Thomas | Rt. Hon. Philip, Earl of Hardwicke / | Chaplain | View |
| 1799 | Disp(Dispensation) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | Aspden alias Aspenden / | Rector | View |
| 1818 | Vac(Death) | Sheepshank, Thomas | Wympall, alias Wimpole, alias Wymple / | Rector | View |
| 1818 | Vac(Death) | Sheepshanks, Thomas | Aspen otherwise Aspenden / | Rector | View |