ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ fˈɛloʊ ænd wʌz mˌeɪd dˈiːkən ɪnðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd baɪ bˈɪʃəp tˈɑːməs tˈɜːtən ʌv ˈiːli; bˈɪʃəp wˈɪlbɚfˌoːɹs ʌv ˈɑːksfɚd ɔːɹdˈeɪnd hˌɪm pɹˈiːst ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː.
In 1850 he became a major fellow and was made deacon in the Church of England by Bishop Thomas Turton of Ely; Bishop Wilberforce of Oxford ordained him priest in 1853.