Venn: Adm. sizar (age 18) at MAGDALENE, May 19, 1775. S. of Henry, of Cawston, Norfolk. School, Martham (The Rev. T. Bowman). ' Matric. Michs. 1775; B.A. 1779; M.A. 1782. Fellow. Ord. deacon, 1779, ‘before he reached the canonical age, …and licensed as Curate to Dewsbury, Yorks., on the recommendation of Henry Venn, the evangelical Vicar of Huddersfield.’ Opened a school for boys at Squirrel Hall, Liversedge, 1783, which he transferred to Heald's Hall, Liversedge, 1795. V. of Hartshead, 1795-1803. Built a church at Liversedge, of which he was incumbent until 1841. Preb. of York. Charlotte Brontë saw him when she was 10 years old, and carried away a vivid impression of his ‘stern martial air’; she used him as the prototype of Matthew Helstone in Shirley. Took delight in breaking in difficult horses, but opposed bull-baiting. Died Aug. 9, 1841, aged 84
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779 | Appt(Licensing) | Roberson, Hammond | Dewsbury / | Curate | View |
| 1779 | Ordi(ordination) | Roberton, Hammond | / | deacon | View |
| 1781 | Ordi(ordination) | Roberson, Hammond | / | priest | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Licensing) | Roberson, Hammond | Hartishead / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Resignation) | Roberson, Hammond | Hartshead / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1816 | Appt(Licensing) | Roberson, Hammond | Liversedge Christ Church / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1830 | Appt(Collation) | Roberson, Hammond | York Cathedral / Prebend and Canonry of Apesthorpe | Prebendary | View |