He was then appointed rector of St Mary's Church, Swanage in Dorset and established a school there to teach straw-plaiting to girls and also using his system to teach infants. He and his wife adopted the new discovery of vaccination for smallpox and successfully vaccinated many people in the district. However his marriage was unsuccessful and a decree of judicial separation was granted in 1806.
He was subsequently appointed rector of St Mary's Church, Swanage in Dorset and established a school there to instruct girls in straw-plaiting as well as utilize his system to educate infants. He and his wife adopted the new breakthrough of vaccination for smallpox and successfully immunized many people in the district. However, his marriage was unsuccessful, and a decree of judicial separation was granted in 1806.