VENN
Adm. pens. (age 17) at CHRIST'S, Oct. 29, 1819. [Eldest] s. of the Rev. James (1777), V. of Market Rasen, Lincs. B. [Nov. 13, 1801], at Brigg, Lincs. School, Brigg. ' Matric. Lent, 1821; Scholar; B.A. 1824. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1824; priest, 1825; C. (to his father) at Market Rasen, Lincs., 1824-7. V. of Woodhall, 1827-77, and R. of Langton-by-Horncastle, 1828-77. Married, 1828, Anne K. Pyemont, of Tanshelf House, Pontefract. Enlarged a farmhouse on the Langton glebe into a good rectory house; erected a school, vicarage and church at Woodhall Spa. Invented a bicycle many years before such machines came into use. Died Nov. 11, 1877, of a chill caught by walking six miles in a snowstorm after a meeting at Woodhall Spa. Father of James C. (1849); brother of Weever (1814) and Henry (1802). (Boase, VI. 773; Peile, II. 396; Scott, MSS.; Daily News, Nov. 23, 1877; Crockford.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1824 | Ordi(ordination) | Walter, Edward | / | deacon | View |
| 1824 | Appt(Licensing) | Walter, Edward | Market Rasen / | Lecturer | View |
| 1825 | Ordi(ordination) | Walter, Edward | / | priest | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Institution) | Walter, Edward | Woodhall / | Vicar | View |
| 1828 | Appt(Institution) | Walter, Edward | Langton by Horncastle / | Rector | View |