VENN: Adm. sizar at EMMANUEL, Apr. 1, 1594. B. at Nether Whitacre, Warws. Migrated to Peterhouse, Lent, 1595-6. B.A. 1595-6; ' Matric. c. 1596; M.A. from Emmanuel, 1599. Ord. deacon (London) June 28; priest, June 29, 1601, age 28. C. of Thames Ditton, Surrey. R. of Southam, Warws., 1604; sequestered, c. 1642. Author of an Etymological Dictionary. According to D.N.B. (which does not mention his Cambridge career) he had been at Queen's College, Oxford, c. 1582; died Nov. 13, 1653, aged 87; and was buried at St Mary's, Warwick: dates which do not agree with his age at ordination.
Noted as constituted to serve cure of Thames Ditton, Surrey, when ordained in May and June 1601.
SEE OXFORD DNB: Holyoake, Francis (1566x73–1653), Church of England clergyman and lexicographer
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Appt(Institution) | Holyoake, Francis | Sowtham / | Rector | View |
| 1601 | Ordi(ordination) | Hollyoke, Franciscus | / | priest | View |
| 1601 | Ordi(ordination) | Hollyoke, Franciscus | / | deacon | View |
| 1605 | Libc | Hollyhocke, Francis | Southam / | Rector | View |
| 1616 | Libc | Holioke, Francis | Southam / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Libc | Holyoake, Francis | Sowtham / | Rector | View |
| 1663 | Vac(natural death) | Holyoke, Francis | Southam / | Rector | View |