BOULTE, SIMON, son of Simon Boulte, St. Margaret’s, Westminster, Deputy Teller of the Exchequer, and Elizabeth, dau. of John Clayton, The Stable Yard, Westminster; stepson of Richard Russell (qv); bapt. Westminster Abbey 6 Jul 1705; in school list 1715; Min. Can. (aged 12) 1718; KS 1719; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1723, but went to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 May 1723; BCL 1747 [check]; ordained deacon (Oxford) 16 Jun 1728, priest (Ely) 21 Dec 1729; Rector of Deane, Hants., from 21 Dec 1729; Vicar of Kingsclere, Hants., from 30 Jan 1747/8; m. Oct 1734 Elizabeth Harwood, Deane, Hampshire; buried Deane, Hampshire 25 Jan 1752.