VENN
Adm. sizar (age 18) at CAIUS, July 10, 1741. S. of Edmund (above), R. of Hilborough, Norfolk. B. at East Bradenham, Mar. 19, 1722. Schools, Scarning, Northwold (private) and Swaffham. Scholar, 1741-8; ' Matric. 1743-4; B.A. 1745; M.A. 1750. Fellow, 1751-3. Ord. deacon (Norwich) Sept. 22, 1745; priest, June 7, 1747. R. of Hilborough, 1747-55; of Little Palgrave; and V. of Sporle, 1747-55. R. of Burnham Thorpe, 1755-1802. Married, May 11, 1749, Catherine, dau. of Maurice Suckling, D.D. Died Apr. 26, 1802. Father of Lord Nelson. (Venn, II. 50.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1745 | Ordi(ordination) | Nelson, Edmund | / | deacon | View |
| 1745 | Subsc | Nelson, Edmund | Sporle / | Curate | View |
| 1747 | Ordi(ordination) | Nelson, Edmund | / | priest | View |
| 1748 | Appt(Institution) | Nelson, Edmund | Sporle (Vicarage) Little Nagrave (Rectory) / | Rector and Vicar | View |
| 1748 | Appt(Institution) | Nelson, Edmund | Hillburgh / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Vac(cession) | Nelson, Edmund | Sporle with Little Palgrave / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Vac(cession) | Nelson, Edmund | Sporle with Little Palgrave / | Vicar | View |
| 1755 | Appt(Institution) | Nelson, Edmund | Mediety of the rectories of Burnham St Margarets a / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Appt(Institution) | Nelson, Edmund | Burnham St Albert / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Appt(Institution) | Nelson, Edmund | Burnham Thorpe / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Appt(Institution) | Nelson, Edmund | Burnham Thorpe / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Appt(Institution) | Nelson, Edmund | Burnham St Albert and mediety of the rectory of Bu / | Rector | View |
| 1756 | Vac(resignation) | Nelson, Edmund | Hilborough / | Rector | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Appointment) | Nelson, Edmund | Horatio, Baron Walpole of Wolterton / | Chaplain | View |
| 1799 | Appt(Institution) | Nelson, Edmund | Burnham St Albert otherwise Sutton with a mediety / | Rector | View |
| 1802 | Vac(Death) | Nelson, Edmund | Burnham Thorpe / | Rector | View |