In VENN
Adm. pens. at EMMANUEL, May 11, 1786. Of Middlesex. 4th s. of Anthony (1739), M.D., of London. School, (?) Eton. ' Matric. Michs. 1786; B.A. 1790; M.A. 1799. Ord.priest (Norwich, Litt. dim. from Bath and Wells) Mar. 16, 1794. R. of Greystoke, Cumberland, 1798-1852. Succeeded his brother Adam at Redheugh and Conishead Priory, Durham. Married Anne, dau. of Thomas Sunderland, of Little Croft, Ulverston, July 29, 1799. While on a visit to Corby Castle is said to have seen the famous family [p.85] ghost–which caused him to leave hurriedly the next morning in a state of great agitation, the reason of which was only revealed to his host sometime afterwards; for an account of the incident see The Longs of Jamaica, II. 510. Died Dec. 25, 1852, aged 87, at Greystoke. Brother of Adam (1775), etc., and father of Henry W. (next). (Eton Sch. Lists; Burke, L.G.; G. Mag., 1853, I. 327.)
| Type | Name | Date | Status | Event | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ord | Askew, Henry | 20/12/1790 | deacon | Subscription on ordination | View |