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VENN: Adm. sizar (age 18) at CHRIST'S, June 1, 1745. S. of George. B. at Seghill, Northumberland. School, Newcastle. ' Matric. 1745; Scholar, 1745; B.A. 1748-9; M.A. 1752; D.D. 1781 ( Lit. Reg.). Fellow, 1749. Master, 1780-1808. Vice-Chancellor, 1780-1. Ord. deacon (Ely) May 24, 1752; priest Dec. 25, 1752. V. of Bourn, Cambs., June 6, 1763. V. of Caldecot, Dec. 14, 1772-85. R. of Wadingham, Lincs. Married, at Newcastle, Dec. 13, 1787, Hannah, dau. of Robert Ellison, and widow of Thomas Dockwray, D.D. Died Feb. 18, 1808; buried in the Ante-chapel. (Peile, II. 247.)