Person: Doncaster, John (1794 - 1820)

• Comments

  VENN
  Adm. sizar (age 16) at TRINITY, June 16, 1789. S. of John, of Nottingham. School, Oakham, Rutland (Dr Orme). ' Matric. Michs. 1790. Migrated to Christ's; Scholar, 1791; Browne Medallist, 1791; B.A. 1794; Chancellor's Medal, 1794; M.A. 1797; D.D. 1816. Fellow, 1796-1815. Praelector (‘one of the very worst then and always’). Junior Dean, Catechist, Steward. Ord. deacon (Canterbury) 1794; priest, 1796; C. of Eastwell, Kent, 1794. C. and Lecturer at Gt St Andrew's, Cambridge, 1798-1804. Hebrew Lecturer, 1799-1801. Greek Lecturer and Mildmay Preacher, 1800-2 and 1807. C. of Fen Drayton, Cambs., 1802-8. Head Master of Oakham School, 1808-46. He was Chaplain of the gaol, and always gave the school (which greatly increased during his time) a half holiday for an execution. Bishop Ellicott, one of his pupils, remembered that he was taken to the scaffold and pushed forward to see the drop by the Master himself (W. L. Sargant). R. of Navenby, Lincs., 1814-58. Married (1) May 29, 1816, Elizabeth, dau. of William Wright, Esq.; (2) Jan. 26, 1843, Miss – Nettleship, of Culland, Derbs. Died Oct. 5, 1858, aged 86. (Peile, II. 330; Oakham Sch. Reg.; Cant. Act Bk.)

Education Events

• BA : Cambridge / Christ's

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Doncaster, John	21/12/1794	BA		View
  Ord	Doncaster, John	21/12/1794	BA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Doncaster, John	30/10/1796	BA	Cambridge	View

• MA : Cambridge / Christs

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Doncaster, John	19/08/1808	MA	Cambridge	View
  Appt	Doncaster, John	21/04/1814	MA		View

• DD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Sub	Doncaster, John	16/02/1818	DD		View
  Appt	Doncaster, John	13/11/1820	DD		View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 21/12/1794 (Moore, John/Canterbury 1783-1805)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Doncaster, John	21/12/1794	deacon	ordination	View

• priest : 30/10/1796 (Moore, John/Canterbury 1783-1805)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Doncaster, John	30/10/1796	priest	ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Curate : Eastwell (21/12/1794 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Doncaster, John	21/12/1794	Curate	Licensing	Eastwell/	View

• Lecturer : Cambridge St Andrew the Great (07/04/1798 - 05/08/1816 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Doncaster, John	07/04/1798	Lecturer	Licensing	Cambridge, Great St Andrew/	View
  Appt	Doncaster, John	07/04/1798	Lecturer	Licensing	Cambridge, Great St Andrew/	View
  Appt	Gee, Walter	05/08/1816	Lecturer	Licensing	St Andrew the Great, Cambridge/	View

• Curate : Cambridge St Andrew the Great (07/04/1798 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Doncaster, John	07/04/1798	Curate	Licensing	Cambridge, Great St Andrew/	View
  Appt	Doncaster, John	07/04/1798	Curate	Licensing	Cambridge, Great St Andrew/	View

• Master : Oakham Grammar School (19/08/1808 - 16/02/1818 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Doncaster, John	19/08/1808	Master	Nomination	Oakham School/	View
  Sub	Doncaster, John	16/02/1818	Schoolmaster		Oakham Grammar School/	View

• Curate : Braunston (05/07/1813 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Doncaster, John	05/07/1813	Curate	Licensing	Braunston Chapel/	View

• Rector : Navenby (21/04/1814 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Doncaster, John	21/04/1814	Rector	Institution	Navenby/	View

• Curate : Oakham House of Correction (21/06/1816 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Doncaster, John	21/06/1816	Curate	Licensing	Oakham Gaol (House of Correction)/	View

• Stipendiary Curate : Knossington (13/11/1820 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Doncaster, John	13/11/1820	Stipendiary Curate	Licensing	Knossington/	View