Person: Atkinson, Christopher (1781 - 1795)

• Comments

  VENN
  Adm. pens. (age 19) at TRINITY, July 3, 1773. 3rd s. of Christopher [V. of Thorp-Arch, Yorks.]. School, Thorp-Arch (Mr Atkinson). ' Matric. Michs. 1773; Scholar, 1776; B.A. (5th Wrangler) 1778; M.A. 1781. Fellow, 1780. Migrated to Trinity Hall. Fellow of Trinity Hall, 1781-5. Tutor. Ord. deacon (Ely) Mar. 18, 1781; priest (Peterb.) June 23, 1781. V. of St Edward's, Cambridge, 1781-5. Whitehall Preacher, 1784. V. of Wethersfield, Essex, 1785-95. Married Catherine, dau. of Sir Peter Byrne Leicester, Bart., of Tabley, Cheshire, June 13, 1785. Died Mar. 18, 1795. Buried at Wethersfield. Brother of Johnson (1756), Miles (1758) and William (1775); father of John (1805). (Yorks. Genealogist, I. 58.)

Education Events

• BA : Cambridge / Trinity

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Atkinson, Christopher	18/03/1781	BA	Cambridge	View

• MA : Cambridge / Trinity

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Atkinson, Christopher	24/06/1781	MA	Cambridge	View
  Appt	Atkinson, Christopher	05/12/1785	MA		View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 18/03/1781 (Keene, Edmund/Ely 1771-1781)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Atkinson, Christopher	18/03/1781	deacon	ordination	View

• priest : 24/06/1781 (Hinchcliffe, John/Peterborough 1769-1794)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Atkinson, Christopher	24/06/1781	priest	ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Vicar : Wethersfield (05/12/1785 - 09/09/1795 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Atkinson, Christopher	05/12/1785	Vicar	Institution	Wethersfield/	View
  Vac	Atkinson, Christopher	09/09/1795	Vicar	natural death	Wethersfield/	View

• Perpetual Curate : Witton (09/06/1786 - 23/04/1787 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Atkinson, Christopher	09/06/1786	Perpetual Curate	Licensing	Witton/	View
  Appt	Atkinson, Christopher	23/04/1787	Perpetual Curate	Resignation	Witton/	View
  Vac	Atkinson, Christopher	25/04/1787	Unknown	resignation	Chapel of Witton otherwise Witton cum Twainbrooke/	View

Death Events

• Death (09/09/1795)

  Name	Date	Cause	Type	Full Record
  Atkinson, Christopher	09/09/1795	natural death	Vac	View