VENN: Adm. sizar (age 19) at ST JOHN'S, July 7, 1726. S. of William, R. of Hampreston, Dorset. B. at Hampreston. Educated at home. ' Matric. 1726; B.A. 1729-30; M.A. 1733. Ord. deacon (Ely) Feb. 21, 1729-30; priest (York) July 18, 1731. R. of Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, York, 1739-68. V. of Ferry Friston, Yorks., 1761-8. (Scott-Mayor, III. 401.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1730 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Foster, Gulielmus | / | deacon | View |
| 1730 | Ordi(ordination) | Foster, Gulielmus | / | deacon | View |
| 1730 | Appt(Licensing) | Foster, Gulielmus | Holy Trinity, Goodram-gate, York / | Curate | View |
| 1731 | Appt(Admission) | Foster, William | York Minster / | vicar choral | View |
| 1731 | Subsc | Foster, William | York Cathedral / | vicar choral | View |
| 1731 | Ordi(ordination) | Foster, Gulielmus | / | priest | View |
| 1739 | Subsc | Foster, William | Castle of York / | Preacher | View |
| 1739 | Appt(Collation) | Foster, William | Holy Trinity in Goodramgate (with Saint John del P / | Rector | View |
| 1739 | Subsc | Foster, William | Holy Trinity in Goodramgate, York with Saint John del Pike and Saint Maurice without Monk Barr annexed / | Rector | View |
| 1739 | Appt(Appointment) | Foster, William | York Castle / Preacher to the Prisoners | Preacher | View |
| 1755 | Appt(election) | Foster, William | Vicars Choral / York Minster | succentor | View |
| 1761 | Appt(Collation) | Foster, William | York Goodramgate Holy Trinity / | Rector | View |
| 1761 | Vac(resignation) | Foster, William | York Goodramgate Holy Trinity / | Rector | View |
| 1761 | Appt(Resignation) | Foster, William | York Goodramgate / | Rector | View |
| 1761 | Appt(Collation) | Foster, William | Water Frieston alias Terry Frieston / | Vicar | View |
| 1768 | Vac(Death) | Foster, William | York Minster / Vicar Choral | probationer | View |
| 1768 | Vac(Death) | Foster, William | York Minster / Vicars Choral | succentor | View |
| 1768 | Vac(Death) | Foster, William | Ferry Fryston / | Vicar | View |
| 1768 | Vac(Death) | Foster, William | York Castle / Preacher to the Prisoners | Preacher | View |
| 1768 | Vac(Death) | Foster, William | Goodramgate / | Rector | View |