VENN
Adm. pens. (age 17) at PEMBROKE, Jan. 20, 1775. [Eldest] s. of William, Esq. [attorney], of Penzance, Cornwall (and Catherine, dau. of the Rev. Walter Borlase, LL.D., of Castle Horneck, Penzance). [B. Oct. 19, 1757.] ' Matric. Lent, 1776; Scholar; B.A. 1779; M.A. 1830. Usher at Oakham School, 1778-85. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) June 18, 1780; C. of Exton, Rutland, 1781. Sometime Chaplain, R.N. and also Chaplain to Viscount Torrington. V. of Madron with Morval, Cornwall, 1812-38. Author, Sermons; Verses on the Victory of Trafalgar. Died, unmarried, July 2, 1838. Erected a monument for himself in Madron church. Caricatured in J. A. Paris' Philosophy in Sport (1827) under the name of the 'Vicar of Overton'. (Oakham Sch. Reg.; Northants. Clergy; Foster, Index Eccles.; Clerical Guide; Boase, Biblio. Cornub.; Boase, Collect. Cornub.; Burke, L.G.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780 | Ordi(ordination) | Tremenheere, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Licensing) | Tremeheere, William | Knossington / | Curate | View |
| 1782 | Ordi(ordination) | Tremenheere, William | / | priest | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Appointment) | Tremenhere (Tremenheere), William | George, Viscount Torrington / | domestic chaplain | View |