VENN
Adm. sizar at CORPUS CHRISTI, Sept. 22, 1763. Of Norfolk. S. of Dudley (1729-30), R. of Ludham. ' Matric. Michs. 1764; Scholar; B.A. 1768; M.A. 1771. Fellow, 1771. Ord. deacon (Norwich) Nov. 6, 1768; priest, July 14, 1771; C. of Hickling and Stalham, Norfolk, 1768. [Probably P.C. of Ingham, 1773-85.] R. of Little Wilbraham, Cambs., and V. of Grantchester, 1778-1806. In 1778, the College contributed £100 towards the building of a new rectory at Little Wilbraham upon condition that the incumbent spent £600; during the incumbency of Mr Butts, the parish was enclosed and land allotted to the rector in lieu of tithes. Died May 19, 1806, aged 60, by the bursting of a blood vessel in his head, while driving his gig; his father and grandfather had died from the same cause. (H. P. Stokes, Wilbraham Parishes; G. Mag., 1803, I.; 1806, I.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1768 | Ordi(ordination) | Butts, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1770 | Appt(Licensing) | Butts, William | Stalham / | Curate | View |
| 1770 | Appt(Licensing) | Butts, William | Brunstead / | Curate | View |
| 1770 | Appt(Licensing) | Butts, William | Sutton / | Curate | View |
| 1771 | Ordi(ordination) | Butts, William | / | priest | View |
| 1773 | Appt(Licensing) | Butts, William | Ingham / | Curate | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Institution) | Butts, William | Little Wilbraham / | Rector | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Institution) | Butts, William | Grantchester / | Vicar | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Presentation) | Butts, William | Glemsford / | Rector | View |
| 1785 | Vac(resignation) | Butts, William | Ingham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1787 | Appt(Appointment) | Butts, William | Lionel Tollemache, Earl of Dysart / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1806 | Vac(Death) | Butts, William | Grantchester / | Vicar | View |
| 1806 | Vac(Death) | Butts, William | Little Wilbraham / | Rector | View |