VENN/FOSTER
B.A. incorp. from Oxford, 1770; M.A. 1770. Adm. at CHRIST'S, May 17, 1770; from Christ Church, Oxford, where he had matric. (age 18) 1740-1. S. of Francis, surgeon, F.R.S. and F.S.A., of York. [Bapt. Jan. 10, 1722-3, at St Michael-le-Belfry, York.] School, Westminster. B.A. (Oxford) 1744. Third Master of Westminster School. Master of Felstead School, and R. of Layer Marney, Essex, 1750-77. V. of Isleworth, Middlesex, 1777-1801. F.S.A., 1770. Married, Mary, dau. of Nathan Drake, of Lincoln. Author, The Origin of the English Language in Archaeologia and papers on antiquarian subjects (see Nichol's Illustrations of Literature, IV. 620). Died May 13, 1801, aged 79, at Isleworth. (Peile, II. 290; Al. Oxon.; D.N.B.; F.M.G., II. 512, and Record of Old Westminsters, both of which give date of death as June 13; G. Mag., 1750, 237.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750 | Ordi(ordination) | Drake, William | / | priest | View |
| 1764 | Subsc | Drake, William | Layer Marney / | Rector | View |
| 1764 | Appt(Institution) | Drake, William | Layer Marney / | Rector | View |
| 1773 | Appt(Resignation) | Drake, William | Layer Marney / | Rector | View |
| 1773 | Vac(resignation) | Drake, William | Layer Marney / | Rector | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Institution) | Drake, William | Isleworth / | Vicar | View |
| 1801 | Vac(natural death) | Drake, William | Islewoth / | Vicar | View |