In VENN
Adm. sizar (age c. 34) at PEMBROKE, Oct. 16, 1771. R. of Langton-on-Swale, Yorks. S. of Jonathan, of High Ewbank in Brough, Westmorland [and Elizabeth, dau. of Christopher Alderson, of Keld-in-Swaledale]. Bapt. Aug. 4, 1737. School, Sedbergh. ' Matric. Michs. 1781; B.D. 1782. Ord. deacon (Chester) Sept. 21, 1760; priest, Sept. 6, 1761; C. of Howgill, Yorks., 1761. R. of Langton-upon-Swale, 1768-77. R. of Eckington, Derbs., 1769-99. Chaplain to the Marquis of Lothian. V. of Drayton and Askham, Notts., 1772. P.C. of Tickhill, Yorks., 1774; rebuilt the parsonage house. V. of Wadsworth, 1778. R. of Oddington, Gloucs., 1779-85. C. of Aston, Yorks., to William Mason the ‘parson-poet’ whom he succeeded as R. of Aston, 1797-1811, and whose executor he was. Devoted to gardening; employed to lay out the grounds at Kew for Queen Caroline. Married Elizabeth, dau. of William Ball, Steward in the Holderness family at Aston, 1767. Died Mar. 27, 1814, aged 76, at Eckington. Buried at Aston. Father of Jonathan (1788; CE8285) and William (1790; CCE8286). (Sedbergh Sch. Reg.; F.A. Crisp, Notes, X; G. Mag.; L. Whibley.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1760 | Ordi(ordination) | Alderson, Christopher | / | deacon | View |
| 1760 | Ordi(ordination) | Aldrson, Christopher | / | deacon | View |
| 1760 | Disp-Ord | Alderson, Christopher | / | View | |
| 1760 | Appt(Licensing) | Alderson, Christopher | Sedbergh / Howgill Chapel | Chaplain | View |
| 1761 | Ordi(ordination) | Alderson, Christopher | / | priest | View |
| 1761 | Ordi(ordination) | Alderson, Christopher | / | priest | View |
| 1761 | Ordi(ordination) | Alderson, Christopher | / | priest | View |
| 1761 | Disp-Ord | Alderson, Christopher | / | View | |
| 1764 | Appt(Licensing) | Alderson, Christopher | Aston / | Curate | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Appointment) | Alderson, Christopher | William [Henry], Marquess of Lothian / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Institution) | Alderson, Christopher | Langton upon Swale / | Rector | View |
| 1774 | Appt(Institution) | Alderson, Christopher | Tickhill / | Vicar | View |
| 1775 | Appt(Appointment) | Alderson, Christopher | William [John], Marquess of Lothian / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1777 | Vac(cession) | Alderson, Christopher | Langton on Swale / | Rector | View |
| 1779 | Appt(Institution) | Alderson, Christopher | Odyngton / | Rector | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Institution) | Alderson, Christopher | Eckington cum Killamarsh / | Rector | View |
| 1785 | Vac(cession) | Alderson, Christopher | Oddington / | Rector | View |
| 1789 | Vac(cession) | Alderson, Christopher | Tickhill / | Vicar | View |
| 1797 | Disp(Dispensation) | Alderson, Christopher | Aston / | Rector | View |
| 1797 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Alderson, Christopher | Aston / | Rector | View |
| 1797 | Disp-App | Alderson, Christopher | Eckington / | Rector | View |
| 1811 | Vac(resignation) | Alderson, Christopher | Aston / | Rector | View |
| 1811 | Appt(Institution) | Alderson, Christopher | Aston / | Rector | View |
| 1814 | Vac(Death) | Alderson, Christopher | Eckington cum Killamarsh / | Rector | View |