VENN: adm. pens. aged 17 ST JOHN'S COLLEGE 16 Jun. 1752; eldest son of John, gent., of Cumberland (and of Dorothy Pattinson, of Carleton Hall, Penrith); born Penrith; school Appleby and Penrith; matric. Michs 1752; scholar 1752; BA 1756; MA 1759; ord. Herford (LD from Carlisle) 19 Feb. 1758; priest Bristol 11 Mar. 1759; V of Bromfield, Cumberland 1763-84 and R of Ousby 1766-84; chaplain to John, Duke of Roxborough; married Agnes, eldest dau. of Fletcher Fleming of Rayrigg, Westmoreland; will proved York 1 Sep. 1787; father of Fletcher (1786) and of John (1785); Fleming who took that name 1779 on succeeding his uncle, Fletcher Fleming. (SJC Adm. III, 615; Cant. Act. Bk; CR Huddleston) Additional entry in Venn - C of Melmerby, Cumberland 1758
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1758 | Disp-Ord | Raincock, William | / | View | |
| 1758 | Appt(Licensing) | Raincock, William | Melmerby / | assistant curate | View |
| 1758 | Ordi(ordination) | Raincock, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1759 | Disp-Ord | Raincock, William | / | View | |
| 1765 | Appt(Appointment) | Raincock, William | John, Duke of Roxburghe / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1765 | Appt(Collation) | Raincock, William | Bromfield / | Vicar | View |
| 1766 | Disp(Dispensation) | Raincock, William | Ousby / | Rector | View |
| 1766 | Disp-App | Raincock, William | John, Duke of Roxburghe / | Chaplain | View |
| 1766 | Disp-App | Raincock, William | Bromfield / | Vicar | View |
| 1766 | Appt(Collation) | Raincock, William | Ouseby / | Rector | View |
| 1770 | Libc | Raincock, William | Ouseby / | Rector | View |
| 1770 | Libc | Raincock, William | Bromfield / | Vicar | View |
| 1775 | Libc | Raincock, William | Bromfield / | Vicar | View |
| 1775 | Libc | Raincock, | Ouseby / | Rector | View |
| 1780 | Libc | Raincock, William | Ouseby / | Rector | View |
| 1780 | Libc | Raincock, William | Bromfield / | Vicar | View |
| 1784 | Vac(Death) | Raincock, William | Ouseby / | Rector | View |
| 1784 | Vac(Death) | Raincock, William | Bromfield / | Vicar | View |