Foster: Crowther, Joseph (Crouther), s. Thomas, of Blackwall, Middlesex, pleb. St John's Coll., matric 20 Oct 1626, aged 16; fellow 1628, ejected 1648, BA 30 Apr 1629, MA 9 May 1633 (incorp. at Cambridge 1634), BD 15 Mar 1638-9 (incorp at Cambridge 1640), DD 2 Aug 1660, principal of St Mary Hall 1664-89, regius professor of Greek 1660-5, preb and precentor of St Paul's 1642, with rectory of Stratford, chaplain to James II, vicar of Great Dunmow, Essex, 1640, sequestered in 1646, rector of Tredington, co. Worcester, 1660-89, preb. of Worcester 1661, until his death in the Fleet 16 Dec 1689, buried in St Paul's cathedral, admon (at Oxford) granted 27 Jan 1690. See Burrows, 164; Robinson, i, 90; Fasti, ii, 236; Foster's Index.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1634 | Subsc | Crowther, Josephus | / | View | |
| 1636 | Subsc | Crowther, Josephus | / | View | |
| 1640 | Appt(Collation) | Crowther, Josephus | Dunmowe Magna / | Vicar | View |
| 1640 | Libc | Crowther, Joseph | Dunmor magna / | Vicar | View |
| 1642 | Appt(Collation) | Crowther, Josephus | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Brownswood | Prebendary | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Collation) | Crowther, Josephus | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Broomswood | Prebendary | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Collation) | Crowther, Josephus | St Paul's Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Crowther, Joseph | St Paul's Cathedral / Bromswood Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Crowther, Joseph | St Paul's Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1689 | Vac(Death) | Crowther, | Worcester Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1689 | Vac(Death) | Crowther, Joseph | Worcester Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1690 | Vac(natural death) | Crowther, Jos: | St Paul's Cathedral, with Bishop's Stortford annex / | Precentor | View |
| 1690 | Vac(natural death) | Crowther, Jos: | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Brownswood | Prebendary | View |