In VENN
Adm. sizar (age 20) at ST JOHN'S, Dec. 12, 1761. S. of Richard, husbandman, of Yorks. (and Susanna Garside). B. at Linton-in-Craven. [Bapt. there, Apr. 14, 1741.] School, Threshfield. ' Matric. Michs. 1762; Scholar, 1765; B.A. (4th Wrangler) 1766; M.A. 1769. Fellow, 1767-74. Ord. deacon (Ely) Sept. 20, 1767. R. of Ovington, Norfolk, 1771. Master of Burnsall-in-Craven Grammar School, 1776. C. (non-resident) of Sebergham, Cumberland, 1777-1808. Minister of St John's Church, Leeds, 1783. Preb. of Lincoln, 1792-8; of Carlisle, 1795-1810. Married, Oct. 1773, Miss Hawkridge, dau. of a surgeon, of Pateley Bridge, Yorks. Died July 26, 1810, at Leeds. Brother of Thomas (1771). (St John's Coll. Adm., III. 677; C. R. Hudleston.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1767 | Ordi(ordination) | Sheepshanks, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1772 | Appt(Institution) | Sheepshanks, William | Ovington / | Rector | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Nomination) | Sheepshanks, William | Sebraham / | Curate | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Nomination) | Sheepshanks, William | Sebraham / | Lecturer | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Licensing) | Sheepshanks, William | Sebraham / | Lecturer | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Licensing) | Sheepshanks, William | Sebraham / | Curate | View |
| 1780 | Libc | Sheepshanks, | Sebergham / | Curate | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Licensing) | Sheepshanks, William | Leeds, St John the Evangelist / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1785 | Libc | Sheepshanks, William | Sebergham / | Curate | View |
| 1790 | Libc | Sheepshanks, William | Sebergham / | Curate | View |
| 1792 | Appt(Collation) | Sheepshanks, William | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Marston St Lawrance | Prebendary | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Resignation) | Sheepshanks, William | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Marston St Lawrence | Prebendary | View |
| 1795 | Vac(resignation) | Sheepshanks, William | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Marston St Lawrence | Prebendary | View |
| 1795 | Libc | Sheepshanks, William | Sebergham / | Curate | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Installation) | Sheepshanks, William | Carlisle Cathedral / 4th prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Collation) | Sheepshanks, William | Carlisle Cathedral / 4th Canon | Canon | View |
| 1800 | Libc | Sheepshanks, William | Sebergham / | Curate | View |
| 1810 | Vac(natural death) | Sheepshanks, William | Carlisle Cathedral / 4th prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1810 | Vac(Death) | Sheepshanks, William | Ovington / | Rector | View |
| 1810 | Vac(Death) | Shipshanks, William | Carlisle Cathedral / 4th Canon | Canon | View |
| 1811 | Vac(Death) | Shipshanks, William | Sebergham / | assistant curate | View |