May well be the following, but Venn seems in error on ordination: VENN: Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Oct. 17, 1804. B. at Southampton. ' Matric. Michs. 1805; Scholar; LL.B. 1812. Ord. deacon (Gloucester) Mar. 27, 1820. Probably R. of Ayot St Lawrence, Herts., 1823-30 (resigned); and R. of Weston Colville, Cambs., 1832-64 (but styled M.A. in Clergy List, 1859). Died Nov. 30, 1864, aged 76, at Weston Colville. (T. C. Dale; Hockaday, MSS.; G. Mag., 1865, I. 113.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | Subsc | Acton, William | / | View | |
| 1820 | Ordi(ordination) | Acton, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1820 | Appt(Licensing) | Acton, William | Ayott Saint Lawrence / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1820 | Ordi(ordination) | Acton, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1822 | Ordi(ordination) | Acton, William | / | priest | View |
| 1823 | Appt(Institution) | Acton, William | Ayot St Lawrence / | Rector | View |
| 1828 | Appt(Licensing) | Acton, William | Knebworth / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1830 | Vac(resignation) | Acton, William | Ayott St Lawrence / | Rector | View |
| 1832 | Appt(Institution) | Acton, William | Weston Colville / | Rector | View |