Foster: scholar of Corpus Christi College Oxford 1568, BA 18/03/1572 ns, fellow 1575-6, MA 13/03/1576 ns, BD 22/06/1584 (query public orator 1597-1601), rector of Heyford at Bridge (on the death of his father William, dean of Lincoln) in 1600, father of Thomas (1615).
Given the span of time, it is possible that these records include father and son.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Subsc | Cole, Thomas | Hayforde ad Pontem / | Rector | View |
| 1585 | Libc | Cole, not given | Netherheyford / | Rector | View |
| 1590 | Appt(Institution) | Cole, Thomas | Westhenreth / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1592 | Libc | Cole, not given | Hayford ad pontem / | Rector | View |
| 1600 | Appt(Institution) | Cole, Thomas | Hayford ad Pontem / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Libc | Coles, Thomas | Heyford ad Pontem / | Rector | View |
| 1635 | Libc | Coles , Thomas | Heyford ad pontem / | Rector | View |
| 1641 | Libc | Coles, Thomas | Heyford ad pontem / | Rector | View |