Foster: s. William, of London, pleb. Christ Church, matric. 5 Dec., 1623, aged 23; B.A. 17 Dec., 1623, M.A. 20 June, 1626; vicar of Henstridge, Somerset, 1629-39, of Almondbury, co. Gloucester, 1631-2, rector of Cheselbourne, Dorset, 1632-8, canon of Lichfield 1633, and precentor 1636, rector of Stoke-upon-Terne, Salop, 1639-66, archdeacon of Derby 1641, until his death 1666.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1631 | Disp-App | Higgins, Will | Robert, Bishop of Bristol / | Chaplain | View |
| 1631 | Disp-App | Higgins, Will | Hengistrige / | Vicar | View |
| 1631 | Disp(Dispensation) | Higgins, William | Henstridge / | Vicar | View |
| 1631 | Disp(Dispensation) | Higgins, Will | Almondsbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1631 | Disp-App | Higgins, William | Almondsbury / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Appt(Collation) | Higgins, Gulielmus | Almondsbury / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Subsc | Higgins, Guilielmus | Almondsbury vulge Almesbury, Glos / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1632 | Subsc | Higgins, Guilielmus | Chiselborne alias Chiselborn Longa, Dorset / | Rector | View |
| 1632 | Subsc | Higgins, Guilielmus | Chiselbourne alias Chiselborn Longa, Dorset / | Rector | View |
| 1632 | Appt(licence to institute outside diocese) | Higgins, Willimus | Chesilborne alias Chesilborne Longa / | Rector | View |
| 1632 | Appt(Institution) | Higgins, Gulielmus | Chestborne / | Rector | View |
| 1632 | Appt(Presentation) | Higgins, William | Long Chesilborne / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Appt(Installation) | Higgins, William | Lichfield Cathedral / prebend of Eccleshall | Prebendary | View |
| 1633 | Appt(Collation) | Higgins, Gulielmus | Lichfield Cathedral / Eccleshall prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1636 | Appt(Installation) | Higgins, William | Lichfield Cathedral / prebend of Ichinton | Prebendary | View |
| 1636 | Appt(Collation) | Higgins, Guilielmus | Lichfield Cathedral / Itchington Episcopi prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1636 | Appt(Collation) | Higgins, Guilielmus | Lichfield Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Collation) | Higgins, Willimus | Stoke super Terne / | Rector | View |
| 1640 | Vac(cession) | Higgins, Guilielmus | Henstridge / | Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Higgins, Willielmus | Stoke super Terne / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Higgins, William | Lichfield Cathedral / Bishops Itchington | Prebendary | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Higgins, William | Lichfield / | Precentor | View |
| 1665 | Libc | Higgins, Willielmus | Stoke super Tearne / | Rector | View |
| 1666 | Vac(Death) | Higgins, William | Derby / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1666 | Vac(Death) | Higgyns, unknown | Stoke super Terne / | Rector | View |
| 1666 | Vac(Death) | Higgins, William | Lichfield / prebend of Itchington Episcopi | Prebendary | View |
| 1666 | Vac(Death) | Higgins, William | Stoke super Tearne / | Rector | View |