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Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Mar. 14, 1791. Of Derbs. [S. of Richard, gent., of Ashbourne and Bentley, Derbs. B. 1774.] School, Macclesfield (Mr Ingles). ' Matric. Michs. 1791; Prizeman; B.A. (13th Wrangler) 1795; M.A. 1799. Ord. deacon (Lichfield and Coventry) Dec. 21, 1798; priest, May 19, 1799; C. of Gt Packington, Leics., 1798. R. of Fordwich, Kent, 1799-1802. R. of Saxelby, Leics., 1800-9. R. of Bedworth, Warws., 1802-9. R. of Trowbridge, Wilts., 1809-13. R. of Aylestone, Leics., 1813-19 and again 1838-43. R. of St Andrew's, Holborn, London, 1819-38. R. of Hoby with Rotherby, Leics., 1838-43. Married Anne, dau. of Henry Browne, R. of Hoby, Oct. 15, 1805, at Hoby. For the correction of a somewhat misleading account of his character, given in Cobbett's Rural Rides, see the article by J. Beresford in The Times Lit. Suppl., Jan. 29, 1931. Author, Sermon. Died June 2, 1843, aged 69, at Aylestone rectory. Father of the next, William (1835) and John J. (1840). (St John's Coll. Adm., IV; Cant. Act Bk.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798 | Appt(Licensing) | Beresford, Gilbert | Great Packington / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1798 | Ordi(ordination) | Beresford, Gilbert | / | deacon | View |
| 1798 | Disp-Ord | Beresford, Gilbert | / | View | |
| 1799 | Appt(Institution) | Beresford, Gilbert | Fordwich / | Rector | View |
| 1799 | Ordi(ordination) | Beresford, Gilbert | / | priest | View |
| 1799 | Disp-Ord | Beresford, Gilbert | / | View | |
| 1800 | Appt(Institution) | Beresford, Gilbert | Saxulby alias Saxle / | Rector | View |
| 1802 | Disp(Dispensation) | Beresford, Gilbert | Bedworth / | Rector | View |
| 1802 | Appt(in post) | Beresford, Gilbert | Earl of Aylesford / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1802 | Vac(cession) | Beresford, Gilbert | Fordwich / | Rector | View |
| 1802 | Disp-App | Beresford, Gilbert | Saxleby / | Rector | View |
| 1802 | Disp-App | Beresford, Gilbert | Rt. Hon. Heneage, Earl of Aylesford / | Chaplain | View |
| 1802 | Appt(Institution) | Beresford, Gilbert | Bedworth / | Rector | View |
| 1808 | Appt(Institution) | Beresford, Gilbert | Trowbridge / | Rector | View |
| 1809 | Vac(cession) | Unknown, | Saxulby alias Saxleby / | Rector | View |
| 1809 | Vac(cession) | Beresford, Gilbert | Bedworth / | Rector | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Licensing) | Beresford, Gilbert | Diocese of Lincoln / | Preacher | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Institution) | Beresford, Gilbert | Ayleston / | Rector | View |
| 1814 | Vac(cession) | Beresford, Gilbert | Trowbridge / | Rector | View |
| 1819 | Appt(Institution) | Beresford, Gilbert | St Andrew Holborn / | Rector | View |
| 1820 | Vac(cession) | Unknown, | Ailstone alias Elston / | Rector | View |