Venn: Adm. pens. at QUEENS', July 5, 1787. Of Lincs. [Probably s. of John, Esq., of Mansfield, Notts., and Ann, dau. of Gilbert Hall, R. of Kettlethorpe, Lincs.] ' Matric. Michs. 1787; Scholar, 1788; B.A. 1791; M.A. 1795. Ord. deacon (London) Dec. 30, 1792. V. of Blidworth, Notts., and V. of Oxton, 1806-?24 (the Rev. C. F. Fenwick was instituted to both livings in 1824.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 | Ordi(ordination) | Clay, John Hall | / | deacon | View |
| 1792 | Disp-Ord | Clay, John Hall | / | View | |
| 1792 | Appt(Licensing) | Clay, John Hall | Nottingham St Mary's / | Curate | View |
| 1792 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Clay, John Hall | / | deacon | View |
| 1794 | Appt(Institution) | Clay, John Hall | Blidworth / | Vicar | View |
| 1794 | Ordi(ordination) | Clay, John Hall | / | priest | View |
| 1794 | Disp-Ord | Clay, John Hall | / | View | |
| 1795 | Appt(Institution) | Clay, John Hall | Cropwell Bishop / | Vicar | View |
| 1806 | Disp-App | Clay, John Hall | Blidworth / | Vicar | View |
| 1806 | Appt(in post) | Clay, John Hall | Earl of Ilchester / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1806 | Disp(Dispensation) | Clay, John Hall | Oxton / | Vicar | View |
| 1806 | Disp-App | Clay, John Hall | Rt. Hon. Henry Stephen Fox, Earl of Ilchester / | Chaplain | View |