VENN
Adm. pens. (age 18) at ST JOHN'S, Apr. 26, 1763. S. of James, Esq., of Beds. B. Apr. 26, 1747, at Streatley, near Luton. School, Hitchin, Herts. ' Matric. Michs. 1766; B.A. 1767; M.A. 1785. Ord. deacon, Sept. 20, 1767; priest (Lincoln) Sept. 24, 1769; C. of Ickleford, Herts., 1767-71. V. of Streatley, Beds., 1771-81. V. of Tilsworth, 1775-99. V. of Raunds, Northants., 1781-99. R. of Great Addington, 1784-99. Married, Nov. 29, 1787, Sarah, widow of the Rev. P. G. Crofts. Died, suddenly, Nov. 20, 1799. Will (P.C.C.), Jan. 1800; wrongly attributed in Pt I of this work to James (1737). (Northants. Clergy; G. Mag., 1799, II. 1088; St John's Coll. Adm., III. 688.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1767 | Appt(Licensing) | Smyth, James | Pirton / | Curate | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Licensing) | Smyth, James | Ickleford / | Curate | View |
| 1767 | Disp-Ord | Smyth, James | / | View | |
| 1767 | Ordi(ordination) | Smyth, James | / | deacon | View |
| 1769 | Disp-Ord | Smyth, James | / | View | |
| 1769 | Ordi(ordination) | Smyth, James | / | priest | View |
| 1771 | Appt(Institution) | Smyth, James | Stratley / | Vicar | View |
| 1775 | Appt(Institution) | Smyth, James | Tillsworth / | Vicar | View |
| 1781 | Vac(cession) | Smyth, James | Streatly / | Vicar | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Institution) | Smyth, James | Raunds / | Vicar | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Appointment) | Smith, James | John, Earl of Breadalbane / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1784 | Disp(Dispensation) | Smyth, James | Great Addington / | Rector | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Institution) | Smyth, James | Great Addington / | Rector | View |
| 1784 | Disp-App | Smyth, James | John Campbell, Earl of Bredalbane / | Chaplain | View |
| 1784 | Disp-App | Smyth, James | Rounds / | Vicar | View |
| 1799 | Vac(Death) | Smyth, James | Great Addington / | Rector | View |
| 1807 | Vac(Death) | Unknown, | Tilsworth / | Vicar | View |
| 1809 | Vac(Death) | Smith, James | John, Earl of Breadalbane / | domestic chaplain | View |