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Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, May 9, 1771. S. of Samuel, of Coddenham, Suffolk. [Bapt. there Apr. 17, 1753; he was grandson of Thomas (1715), clerk, and brother of Thomas Bolton, of Wells, Norfolk; see note sub Thomas (1756).] School, Wattisham, Suffolk. Scholar, 1773; matric. Michs. 1774; B.A. 1775; M.A. 1780. Ord. deacon (Peterb., Litt. dim. from Norwich) Dec. 14, 1777; priest (Norwich) Sept. 19, 1779; C. of St Mary Key, Ipswich, 1777. V. of Holkham with Egmere, Norfolk, 1780-3. R. of Hollesley, Suffolk, 1783-1829. R. of Brancaster, Norfolk, 1804-40. Married Mary, dau. of William Woodthorpe, of Little Oakley, Essex, Dec. 12, 1776. Died Mar. 8, 1840, aged 85. Father of Horatio (1814). (F. A. Crisp, Notes, II; Suffolk Manor. Fam., II. 221.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1777 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Bolton, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1777 | Ordi(ordination) | Bolton, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1779 | Ordi(ordination) | Bolton, William | / | priest | View |
| 1780 | Appt(Institution) | Bolton, William | Holkham / | Vicar | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Institution) | Bolton, William | Hollesley / | Rector | View |
| 1784 | Vac(cession) | Bolton, William | Holkham / | Vicar | View |
| 1804 | Appt(Institution) | Bolton, William | Brancaster / | Rector | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Licensing) | Bolton, William | Titchwell / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1829 | Vac(resignation) | Bolton, William | Hollesley / | Rector | View |