A common name, but the degree (B.LL) strongly puts the 1693 and 1712 evidence together (an assumption also made by Venn).
Subscription (EDR A/5/6) 20/8/1712 is subscription upon licensing as curate of St Edward, Cambridge, and notes he was born in Yorkshire in 1662.
VENN: Adm. scholar at TRINITY HALL, Aug. 10, 1681. Of Yorks. ' Matric. 1681; LL.B. 1687; LL.D. 1713. Fellow, 1688-1716. C. of St Edward's, Cambridge, 1712. R. of Swannington, Norfolk, 1716. V. of Wood Dalling, 1715-33. Brother of John (1684). Benefactor to Trinity Hall. (Warren, 308.)
Allen's will, in which he states he is rector of Swannington and vicar of Wood-alling, was proved on 14 Aug 1733. See TNA PROB 11/660. Information supplied by Sandra Hopewell on 30/11/2013
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1693 | Ordi(ordination) | Allen, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1693 | Ordi(ordination) | Allen, William | / | priest | View |
| 1712 | Subsc | Allen, Gulielmus | / | View | |
| 1712 | Appt(Licensing) | Allen, Gulielmo | St Edward / | Curate | View |
| 1716 | Appt(Institution) | Allen, Gulielmus | Swanington / | Rector | View |
| 1716 | Appt(Institution) | Allen, Gulielmus | Wood-alling / | Vicar | View |
| 1716 | Subsc | Allen, Guilielmus | Woodalling, Norfolk / | Vicar | View |
| 1716 | Subsc | Allen, Guilielmus | Swannington, Norfolk / | Rector | View |
| 1723 | Subsc | Allen, Guilielmus | Alderford / | Curate | View |
| 1723 | Subsc | Allen, Guilielmus | Attlebridge / | Curate | View |
| 1725 | Subsc | Allen, Gulielmus | Guestwick, Norfolk / | Vicar | View |
| 1725 | Appt(Institution) | Allen, Gulielmus | Guestwick / | Vicar | View |
| 1733 | Vac(Death) | Allen, William | Swammington / | Rector | View |
| 1733 | Vac(Death) | Allen, | Wooddalling / | Vicar | View |