Foster: subscribed 29 Oct., 1613, B.A. from St. John's Coll. 4 Feb., 1618-19, M.A. 3 July, 1621, vicar of Barholm, co. Lincoln, 1619, perhaps rector of Great Birch, Essex, 1638, until sequestered in 1645, restored the following year, and canon of St. Paul's 1660. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus & Add. MSS., 15,669 & 15,670.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1619 | Ordi(ordination) | Collingwood, Gulielmus | / | priest | View |
| 1619 | Ordi(Faculty to be ordained deacon and priest at the sa) | Collingwood, Willimus | / | deacon | View |
| 1619 | Ordi(Faculty to be ordained deacon and priest at the sa) | Collingwood, Willimus | / | priest | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Collingwood, William | Great Birch / | Rector | View |
| 1664 | Libc | Collingwood, Gulielmus | Birch Magna / | Rector | View |
| 1666 | Vac(natural death) | Collingwood, not given | Birch Magna / | Rector | View |