Person: Law, John (1763 - 1827)

• Comments

  In Venn: Adm. pens. (age 17) at EMMANUEL, Jan. 31, 1756. S. of Stephen, Esq. [Governor of Bombay]. B. at Bombay. School, Harrow. ' Matric. Easter, 1756; Scholar, 1756; B.A. 1760; M.A. 1763; D.D. 1778. Fellow, 1760. R. of Wateringbury, Kent, 1769-70. V. of Shorne, 1770-6. Archdeacon of Rochester, 1767-1827. Minister of Chatham, 1784-1827. R. of Westmill, Herts., 1771-1827. R. of Gt Easton, Essex, 1776-1827. Gave 20 guineas towards rebuilding at Emmanuel, after the fire, 1811. Author, Charges delivered to the Clergy; Sermon in St Paul's, 1797. Married Mary, dau. of Lucien Charles, 7th Viscount Falkland, and had issue. Died Feb. 5, 1827, at Rochester. M.I. in the Cathedral. Father of Henry (1799; CCE1962). (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Shindler, Register of Rochester; Cant. Act Bk.; Clerical Guide, 1822; G. Mag., 1827, I. 282; Burke, P. and B.; C. R. Hudleston.)
  
  MI from burial in cathedral in Fielding (1910): Juxta conduntor reliquae Joannis Law STP hujus Diocecis oropre LX annos Archidiaconi et ecclesiase de Chatham XL amplius Vicarii qui Christiani sacerdotis munus doctrina humanitate moribus adeo ornavit adeo bonos omnes summa sibi benevolentia devinxit ut neminem aut viventem plus dilexerint aut mortuum majore desiderio prequantur; objit annos salutis MDCCCXXVII aetatis LXXXVIII.

Birth Events

• 0/0/1739 (Bombay)

  dob	Birthplace	Age at	Date	Type	Full Record
  0/0/1739	'in the Island of Bombay in th	0	24/2/1763	Ord	View
  0/0/1739	Bombay	0	24/5/1763	Ord	View

Education Events

• Inceptor Artibus : Cambridge / Emmanuel College

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Law, John	24/05/1763	Inceptor Artibus	Cambridge	View

• BA

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Law, John	24/02/1763	BA		View

• MA : Cambridge / Emmanuel

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Law, John	03/09/1767	MA		View
  Appt	Law, John	03/09/1767	MA		View
  Appt	Law, John	04/09/1767	MA		View
  Appt	Law, John	22/10/1767	MA		View
  Appt	Law, John	26/06/1769	MA		View
  Appt	Law, John	26/10/1769	MA		View
  Appt	Law, John	06/12/1770	MA		View
  Disp	Law, John	24/08/1771	MA	Cambridge	View
  Appt	Law, John	06/09/1771	MA		View
  Appt	Law, John	07/08/1776	MA		View

• DD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Law, John	25/06/1784	DD		View
  Appt	Law, John	30/06/1784	DD		View
  LibC	Law, John	30/06/1796	DD		View
  LibC	Law, John	02/10/1800	DD		View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 24/02/1763 (Mawson, Matthias/Ely 1754-1770)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Law, John	24/02/1763	deacon	ordination	View

• priest : 24/05/1763 (Mawson, Matthias/Ely 1754-1770)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Law, John	24/05/1763	priest	ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Chaplain : Petty-Fitzmaurice, William, 2nd earl of Shelburne/1st marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805) (13/05/1763 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Law, John	13/05/1763	Chaplain	Appointment	William, Lord Wycombe, Baron of Chepping Wycombe/	View

• Archdeacon : Archdeaconry of Rochester (03/09/1767 - 05/07/1827 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Law, John	03/09/1767	Archdeacon	Institution	Diocese of Rochester/Archdeacon of Rochester	View
  Appt	Law, John	04/09/1767	Archdeacon	Installation	Rochester Cathedral/Archdeaconry of Rochester	View
  Vac	Law, John	05/07/1827	Archdeacon	Death	Archdeaconry of Rochester/	View
  Vac	Law, John	05/07/1827	Archdeacon	Death	Rochester Diocese/Archdeaconry of Rochester	View
  Vac	Law, John	14/07/1827	Archdeacon	Death	Rochester Cathedral/Archdeaconry of Rochester	View

• Prebendary : Rochester cathedral, canonry of the 6th prebend (03/09/1767 - 19/06/1827 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Law, John	03/09/1767	Prebendary	Institution	Rochester Cathedral/prebend	View
  Vac	Law, John	19/06/1827	Prebendary	Death	Rochester Cathedral/Prebend	View

• Rector : Little Parndon (22/10/1767 - 31/07/1772 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Law, John	22/10/1767	Rector	Institution	Little Parndon/	View
  Vac	Law, John	31/07/1772	Rector	cession	Little Parringdon/	View

• Vicar : Wateringbury (26/10/1769 - 06/12/1770 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Law, John	26/06/1769	Vicar	Presentation	Wateringbury/	View
  Appt	Law, John	26/10/1769	Vicar	Institution	Wateringbury/	View
  Appt	Law, unknown	06/12/1770	Vicar	Resignation	Wateringbury/	View
  Vac	Law, John	13/12/1770	Vicar	resignation	Wateringbury/	View

• Rector : Passenham with Deanshanger (22/11/1769 - 22/11/1769 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Vac	Law, John	22/11/1769	Rector	cession	Passent/	View

• Vicar : Shorne (06/12/1770 - 14/01/1777 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Law, John	26/11/1770	Vicar	Presentation	Shorne/	View
  Appt	Law, John	06/12/1770	Vicar	Institution	Shorne/	View
  Libc	Law, John	02/07/1776	Vicar		Shorne/	View
  Vac	Law, John	29/11/1776	Vicar	cession	Shorne/	View
  Vac	Law, John	14/01/1777	Vicar	cession	Shorne/	View

• Rector : Westmill (06/09/1771 - 31/03/1827 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Law, John	06/09/1771	Rector	Institution	Westmill/	View
  Vac	Law, John	31/03/1827	Rector	Death	Westmill/	View

• Rector : Great Easton (07/08/1776 - 02/03/1827 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Law, John	07/08/1776	Rector	Institution	Much Easton/	View
  Vac	Law, John	02/03/1827	Rector	natural death	Great Eystonalias Great Easton alias Much Easton/	View

• Perpetual Curate : Chatham (30/06/1784 - 23/06/1827 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Law, John	25/06/1784	Perpetual Curate	Nomination	Chatham/	View
  Appt	Law, John	30/06/1784	Perpetual Curate	Licensing	Chatham/	View
  Libc	Law, John	30/06/1796	Curate		Chatham/	View
  Libc	Law, John	02/10/1800	Curate		Chatham/	View
  Vac	Law, John	23/06/1827	Perpetual Curate	Death	Chatham/	View
  Vac	Law, John	28/06/1827	Perpetual Curate	Death	Chatham/	View
  Vac	Law, John	28/06/1827	Perpetual Curate	Death	Chatham/	View

Death Events

• Death (02/03/1827)

  Name	Date	Cause	Type	Full Record
  Law, John	02/03/1827	natural death	Vac	View
  Law, John	31/03/1827	Death	Vac	View
  Law, John	19/06/1827	Death	Vac	View
  Law, John	23/06/1827	Death	Vac	View
  Law, John	28/06/1827	Death	Vac	View
  Law, John	28/06/1827	Death	Vac	View
  Law, John	05/07/1827	Death	Vac	View
  Law, John	05/07/1827	Death	Vac	View
  Law, John	14/07/1827	Death	Vac	View