Foster: MA from CORPUS CHRISTI, Oxford, 1738; son of Benjamin of Gloucester, cler.(CCED ID 100536); matric. MAGDALEN Oxford 15 Sep. 1730 aged 18; BA CORPUS CHRISTI; LD (Gloucester to St David's) 7 May 1735 for deacon; minor canon Gloucester; ord. priest (Gloucester) 22 Aug. 1736; C. St Mary de Lode, Gloucester 1736; R of Taynton 1737-54; V of Brookthorpe 1754-90; brother of Benjamin (1739)(CCED ID 18045) F.S. Hockaday.
G. Mag. 68 for 1791 states that he was rector of Brookthorpe and also of Melksham, Wilts.
| Type | Name | Date | Status | Event | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub | Newton, John | 21/08/1736 | priest | Ordination | View |
| Type | Name | Date | Office | Event | Location | Full Record |
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| Sub | Newton, John | 23/08/1736 | Curate | Gloucester St Mary de Lode/ | View |
| Type | Name | Date | Office | Event | Location | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appt | Newton, John | 17/08/1754 | Vicar | Institution | Brookthorpe/ | View |
| Appt | Newton, John | 17/08/1754 | Vicar | Institution | Brookropp/ | View |
| Vac | Newton, John | 01/04/1791 | Vicar | natural death | Brookrop alias Brookthrop/ | View |
| Vac | Newton, John | 01/04/1791 | Vicar | Death | Brookthrop/ | View |
| Type | Name | Date | Office | Event | Location | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appt | Newton, John | 30/01/1755 | Vicar | Institution | Melksham/ | View |
| Vac | Newton, John | 17/03/1791 | Vicar | Death | Melksham/ | View |
| Vac | Newton, John | 23/03/1791 | Vicar | Death | Mel[k]sham with chapels of Seen[d], & Earlstoke/ | View |
| Vac | Newton, John | 23/03/1791 | Vicar | Death | Melksham with chapels of Seend & Earlstoke/ | View |
| Type | Name | Date | Office | Event | Location | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appt | Newton, John | 30/01/1755 | Preacher | Licensing | diocese of Salisbury/ | View |