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Adm. pens. (age 18) at PEMBROKE, June 7, 1797. S. and h. of Robert, physician, of London (for whom see D.N.B.). B. there 1779. [School, Harrow.] ' Matric. Michs. 1797; Scholar; B.A. 1802. Ord. deacon (London) Dec. 20, 1801; priest, Nov. 12, 1809; C. of Farningham, Kent, 1801. Assistant Master at Harrow School, 1802-8. Engaged as reader and preacher in London chapels. Minister of the English Church at Amsterdam; returned to England. C. of Prittlewell, Essex, 1813. C. of Kenilworth, Warws., 1816; prepared pupils for the University. Married Eliza, dau. of Archdale Wilson Taylor, Esq., 1813. A friend of Lord Byron. Much esteemed in his day as a classical scholar and teacher, being well versed in French and Italian. Associated with John Herman Merivale, F.S.A., and others in a version of the Greek anthology. Author, classical, etc. Died Mar. 12, 1825, aged 46, at Leamington. Buried at Kenilworth. Father of the next. (N. Carlisle, Bland Family; D.N.B.; N. and Q., 6th Ser., X. 199.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Ordi(ordination) | Bland, Robert | / | deacon | View |
| 1801 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Bland, Robert | / | deacon | View |
| 1801 | Appt(Licensing) | Bland, Robert | Farningham / | Curate | View |
| 1809 | Ordi(ordination) | Bland, Robert | / | priest | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Licensing) | Bland, Robert | Prittlewell / | Curate | View |
| 1817 | Appt(Licensing) | Bland, Robert | Kenilworth / | Stipendiary Curate | View |