Venn: Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, June 19, 1772. [2nd] s. of Stephen, of Stillington, Yorks. B. June 3, 1754. School, Eton. ' Matric. Michs. 1772; Scholar, 1774; B.A. 1776. Fellow of Peterhouse, 1776; adm. there Feb. 1, 1776; M.A. 1779. V. of Hornsea-cum-Riston, Yorks., 1782-1831. R. of Rowley, 1787-1831. Preb. of Botevant and Canon Residentiary of York, 1803. Married Elizabeth, dau. of George Wanley Bowes, of Hanwell, Middlesex, Aug. 28, 1779 (in Burke, L.G., George Wanley Bowes is described as of Thornton Hall, Durham, and of Eyford, Gloucs.). Died Mar. 23, 1831, aged 76, at Canterbury
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1777 | Disp-Ord | Croft, Robert | / | View | |
| 1777 | Ordi(ordination) | Croft, Robert Nicholas | / | deacon | View |
| 1778 | Disp-Ord | Croft, Robert | / | View | |
| 1782 | Appt(Institution) | Croft, Robert | Riston / | Rector | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Appointment) | Croft, Robert | Charles, Duke of Rutland / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Collation) | Croft, Robert | York Minster / Prebend of Botivant | Prebendary | View |
| 1786 | Appt(in post) | Croft, Robert | Duke of Rutland / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1786 | Disp-App | Croft, Robert | Duke of Rutland / | Chaplain | View |
| 1786 | Disp-App | Croft, Robert | Hornsey cum Riston / | Vicar | View |
| 1786 | Disp(Dispensation) | Croft, Robert | Rowley / | Rector and Vicar | View |
| 1787 | Appt(Institution) | Croft, Robert | Rowley / | Rector | View |
| 1801 | Appt(Resignation) | Croft, Robert | York Minster / Prebend of Botevant | Prebendary | View |
| 1801 | Appt(Collation) | Croft, Robert | York Minster / Prebend of Stillington | Prebendary | View |
| 1831 | Vac(Death) | Croft, Robert | York Cathedral / Prebend of Stillingfleet | Prebendary | View |
| 1831 | Vac(Death) | Croft, Robert | Hornsea / | Vicar | View |
| 1831 | Vac(Death) | Croft, Robert | Rowley / | Rector | View |