Venn: Matric. pens, from Emmanuel, Michs. 1609. Doubtless s. of Rowland, of Cold Aston, Derbs. Scholar; B.A. 1613-4; M.A. 1617. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) June 14; priest, June 15, 1617. V. of Dronfield, Derbs., 1626-48. Married, Feb. 12, 1628, to Frances Hunloke, at Dronfield. Died 1648. (F.M.G., 1. 393; Cox, Churches of Derbs., iv. 459.)
The inventory of some of Revell's library dated 21.11.[1648] (Lichfield RO, B/C/11) is transcribed by Richard Clark in P. Riden & D.G. Edwards eds. 'Essays in Derbyshire History', Derbyshire Record Society xxx (2006), pp. 127-8.