Foster: s. Henry, born at Midgley, baptised at Halifax 13 Oct., 1577; B.A. from Balliol Coll. 29 Jan., 1596-7, fellow University Coll. 1599, M.A. 1 July, 1601; rector of Stanmer, Sussex, 1614-15, vicar of Rochdale, co. Lancaster, 1615-35, dean of Christ Church, Dublin, 1634-9, prebendary St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, 1635, archdeacon of Connor 1636, bishop of Elphin 1639, fled to England on the insurrection in 1645, and settled at Soothill Hall, Yorkshire, and died there 31 March, 1655, buried at Dewsbury 2 April. See Chetham, i. N.S. 81; Ath. iv. 814.
Chaplain to Thomas Wentworth, future Earl of Stafford: see William Laud, 'Works', vii. p. 119.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1614 | Appt(Collation) | Tylson, Henry | Stanmer / | Rector | View |
| 1614 | Libc | Tilson, Henricus | Stanmer / | Rector | View |
| 1615 | Vac(cession) | Tilson, Henry | Stanmer / deanery of South Malling | Rector | View |
| 1615 | Libc | Tilson, Henricus | Stanmer / | Rector | View |
| 1615 | Appt(Institution) | Tilson, Henricus | Rochdale / | Vicar | View |
| 1615 | Subsc | Tilson, Henry | Rachdale, Dioc. of Chester / | Vicar | View |
| 1622 | Libc | Tilson, not given | Ratchdale / | Vicar | View |
| 1624 | Libc | Tilson, Blank | Ratchdal / | Vicar | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Tilston, H. | Ratchdal / | Vicar | View |
| 1635 | Libc | Tylsone, Henry | Ratchdale / | Vicar | View |
| 1636 | Vac(resignation) | Tilson, not known | Rochdale / | Perpetual Vicar | View |