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Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, June 17, 1727. S. of John, gent., of Worcestershire. B. 1708, at Badsey, Worcs. School, Westminster. ' Matric. 1727; B.A. 1730-1; M.A. 1734. Ord. deacon (Salisbury) Dec. 19, 1731; priest (Rochester) May 20, 1732. R. of Llanmaes, Glamorgan, 1733-40. Perhaps chaplain in the Navy, 1739. R. of Eyam, Derbs., 1740. R. of Kingsley, Staffs., 1747. Preb. of Lichfield, 1755-90. Preb. of Salisbury, 1755-90. Acquainted with Dr Johnson, whom he frequently entertained at Lichfield. Married Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. John Hunter, of Lichfield. Author, religious and poetical. Died Mar. 4, 1790, aged 82. Will, P.C.C. Father of the poetess, brother of Francis (1720) and Benjamin (1721). (D.N.B.; Scott-Mayor, III. 404.)
Type | Name | Date | Status | Event | Full Record |
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Ord | Seward, Thomas | 20/05/1733 | priest | ordination | View |
Type | Name | Date | Office | Event | Location | Full Record |
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Appt | Seward, Thomas | 06/06/1733 | Rector | Institution | Lanmaes/ | View |
Appt | Seward, Thomas | 06/06/1733 | Rector | Institution | Lanmaes/ | View |
Sub | Seward, Thomas | 06/06/1733 | Rector | Llanvaes otherwise Llanmaes/ | View | |
Appt | Carne, Charles | 09/05/1740 | Rector | Institution | Llanmaes/ | View |
Type | Name | Date | Office | Event | Location | Full Record |
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Appt | Seward, Thomas | 30/04/1755 | Prebendary | Collation | Lichfield Cathedral/Prebend of Pipe Parva | View |
Sub | Seward, Thomas | 16/05/1755 | Prebendary | Lichfield/Prebend of Pipe Parva | View | |
Vac | Seward, Thomas | 20/03/1790 | Prebendary | Death | Lichfield Cathedral/Prebendary of Pipe Parva | View |
Type | Name | Date | Office | Event | Location | Full Record |
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Appt | Seward, Thomas | 02/05/1755 | Prebendary | Institution | Salisbury Cathedral/Prebend of Lime and Halstock | View |
Vac | Seward, Thomas | 20/03/1790 | Prebendary | Death | Salisbury Cathedral/Prebend of Lyme & Halstock | View |
Vac | Seward, Thomas | 20/03/1790 | Prebendary | Death | Cathedral Church of Salisbury/Prebend of Lime & Halstock | View |