VENN: Matric. sizar from ST CATHARINE'S, Lent, 1588-9. Of Cambridgeshire. B.A. 1593-4; M.A. 1595; D.D. 1618 ( Lit. Reg.). Fellow. King's preacher at Garstang, 1609. Preb. of Chester, 1618. Bishop of Sodor and Man, 1633-5. Buried at Barrow, Feb. 26, 1634-5. (Hist. Cath. Coll., 88; Ormerod, I. 222.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1602 | Appt(Institution) | Forster, Willimus | Barrowe / | Rector | View |
| 1602 | Appt(Institution) | Forster, Willmus | Barrowe / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Appt(Collation) | Forster, Willmus | Chester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1619 | Disp-App | Foster, Will | chapel royal / | (Other) | View |
| 1619 | Disp(Dispensation) | Foster, Will | Barrowe / | Rector | View |
| 1620 | Libc | Foster, not given | Barrow / | Rector | View |
| 1622 | Libc | Foster, not given | Barrow / | Rector | View |
| 1624 | Appt(Institution) | Forster, Willmus | Northenden / | Rector | View |
| 1624 | Libc | Foster, William | Northden / | Rector | View |
| 1624 | Libc | Foster, William | Barrow / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Appt(Institution) | Foster, Willmus | Northenden / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Disp-App | Foster, Will | Barrow / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Appt(Institution) | Forster, Willmus | Northenden / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Disp(Dispensation) | Foster, Will | Northerden / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp(Dispensation) | Foster, Will | Northen als Northend / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Foster, Will | Sodor & Man / | Bishop | View |
| 1634 | Disp(Dispensation) | Foster, Will | Chester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Forster, William | Northenden / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Foster, Will | Barrowe / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Forster, William | Barrow / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Forster, William | Barrowe / | not given | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Foster, Will | Northen als Northend / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Foster, Will | Barrowe / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Foster, Will | Sodor & Man / | Bishop | View |
| 1634 | Disp(Dispensation) | Forster, William | Isle of Man / | Bishop | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Forster, William | Northerden / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Forster, William | Chester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1635 | Vac(natural death) | Forster, Willimus | Barrowe / | Rector | View |
| 1635 | Vac(Death) | Forster, Willmus | Northenden alias Northen / | Rector | View |