Fountaine, (Augustus) Thomas, 1737-1815
- GB-2014-WSA-07352
- Persona
- 1737-1815
FOUNTAINE, (AUGUSTUS) THOMAS, son of Rev. John Fountaine DD, headmaster of a preparatory school at Marylebone, by Jane Anne, sister of William De La Place (qv); b. 13 Mar 1737; adm. (aged 12) Sep 1749 (as Augustus Fountaine) (Morel's); KS (aged 13) 1750 (as Thomas Fountaine); Capt. of the School 1755; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1756, adm. pens. 16 Jun 1756, scholar 6 May 1757, matr. Mich. 1757; BA 1760; MA 1763; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 2 Oct 1762, Major Fellow 6 Jul 1763; ordained deacon 17 Aug 1766, priest 31 Aug 1766 (both Winchester); Vicar of Old Windsor, Berks., 1771 (disp. to hold with North Tidworth 1780); Chaplain in Ordinary to George III 1772 (still 1793); Prebendary of Worcester from 20 Apr 1774; Perpetual Curate of Putney, Surrey, 16 Dec 1775-88; Rector of North Tidworth, Wilts., 1780-8; Vicar of Bromsgrove, Worcs., from 2 Oct 1788; Vicar of Tarrington, Herefs., from 21 Jan 1790; m. Elizabeth --- (IGI); d. 4 May 1815.