FOSTER: Assheton, William, 'cler. fil.' Brasenose Coll., matric 17 July 1658, aged 16; BA 1662, fellow 1663, MA 18 Jan 1664-5, BD 1672, DD 23 Jan 1673-4 (s. William, rector of Middleton, co. Lancaster, 1633-62), vicar of Knaresborough 1674, preb of York 1674, rector of St Antholin, London, 1674, rector of Fyfield, Hants, 1677, chaplain to James, duke of Ormond, chancellor of the university 1673, rector of Beckenham, Kent, 1677, icences 15 May 1689, to marry Anne Peache, of Rotherhithe, Surrey, widow. See Ath. Ox., iv. 606; Rawlinson, i. 244; Baines's Lancashire, ii. 606-10; Foster's Index Eccl., Thomas, 787; Hearne, iii. 271.
See OXFORD DNB: bapt. at Middleton, Lancs., 17 July 1642, son of William Assheton, Rector there [29056].
Bur. 17 Sept. 1711 at Beckenham.
Described as fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, 1666-8.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1666 | Subsc | Asshoton, William | / | View | |
| 1668 | Subsc | Assheton, William | / | View | |
| 1674 | Appt(Collation) | Assheton, Guilielmus | St Antholini with St John the Baptist / | Rector | View |
| 1674 | Appt(collation) | Assheton, Guilielmus | St Antholini with St John the Baptist / | Rector | View |
| 1674 | Appt(Collation) | Assheton, Guilielmus | York Minster / Prebend of Knaresborough | Prebendary | View |
| 1677 | Appt(Institution) | Asheton, Gulielmus | Beckhan, deanery of Dartford / | Rector | View |
| 1677 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Asheton, Wilhelmus | Beckenham / | Rector | View |
| 1678 | Appt(Institution) | Asheton, Gulielmus | Beckenham, deanery of Dartford / | Rector | View |
| 1678 | Appt(Institution) | Asheton, Gulielmus | Beckenham, deanery of Dartford / | Rector | View |
| 1678 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Asshiton, Gulielmus | Beckenham / | Rector | View |
| 1679 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Asheton, Gulielmus | Beckenham / | Rector | View |
| 1711 | Vac | Ashton, William | Beckingham alias Beckenham / | Rector | View |
| 1712 | Vac(natural death) | Ashton, Gulielmi | York Minster / Prebend of Knaresbrough | Prebendary | View |