Educated at Lichfield Grammar School.
St Mary Hall, Oxford 5 Feb 1744/5. Perpetual curate ofEdingale, Nr L ichfield 1748-91.
Rector of Gresham and Barningham, Norfolk 1760.
Master of St Johns Hospital, Lichfield 1796.
Perpetual Curate of Tong 1770.
Rector of Mautby, Norfolk, 1770.
Chancellor of Lichfield 1784.
Will dated 20 Mar 1800, proved 26 April 1804.
Paul Buckeridge of Calne has a portrait of Theophilus inhis possessi on.
Theo claimed to be descended from George, a brother ofBishop Bucker idge, but this tree shows him to descend froma first cousin of the b ishop who had a brother Georgeliving at the same period.

Arms. On a portrait of Theo. :-
Or 2 pales between 5 cross crosslets fitches: gulesimpaling; sable , fesse dancette, argent in chief 3 fleurde lys of the last (Durant)
PEDI birth