VENN
Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, Sept. 25, 1744. S. of Francis (1709-10), V. of Stapleford, Leics. Bapt. there, Nov. 21, 1726. School, Grantham, Lincs. ' Matric. 1744; Scholar, 1746; B.A. 1748-9; M.A. 1763. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Sept. 24, 1749; priest, Dec. 2, 1750. R. of Harby, Leics., 1763; D.D. Preb. of Canterbury, 1769-1804. Had the misfortune to kill a man in self-defence; tried at the Old Bailey, Jan. 17, 1777, and honourably acquitted. Died June 9, 1804, aged 78. (Nichols, II. 213.)
For the trial, see
BENNET STORER, killing, 15th January, 1777.
Old Bailey Proceedings online, (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 8 Nov, 2007), 15 Jan. 1777, trial of BS, t17770115-37.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1749 | Ordi(ordination) | Storer, Bennet | / | deacon | View |
| 1749 | Appt(Licensing) | Storer, Bennet | Gunby / | Curate | View |
| 1750 | Ordi(ordination) | Storer, Bennet | / | priest | View |
| 1763 | Appt(Resignation) | Storer, Bennet | Hampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1763 | Appt(Institution) | Storer, Bennet | Hareby / | Rector | View |
| 1763 | Vac(resignation) | Storer, Bennet | Hampton upon Thames / | Vicar | View |
| 1764 | Appt(Appointment) | Storer, Bennet | Charles, Earl Cornwallis / | Chaplain | View |
| 1769 | Appt(Institution) | Storer, Bennet | Canterbury cathedral / | Canon | View |
| 1770 | Appt(admission to Lambeth degree) | Storer, Bennet | / | View | |
| 1771 | Vac(cession) | Storer, Bennet | Gunby / | Rector | View |
| 1780 | Disp-App | Storer, Bennet | Harby / | Rector | View |
| 1780 | Disp(Dispensation) | Storer, Bennet | Ropesly / | Rector | View |
| 1780 | Appt(Institution) | Storer, Bennet | Ropesley / | Rector | View |
| 1804 | Vac(Death) | Unknown, | Ropesley alias Ropsley / | Rector | View |
| 1804 | Vac(Death) | Unknown, | Harby alias Hareby / | Rector | View |
| 1804 | Vac(Death) | Storer, Benet | Canterbury Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |