VENN: Adm. sizar (age 16) at TRINITY, June 9, 1759. S. of George (tailor), of Gt Russell Street, London. [He was of the same family as Samuel Barker, the Hebraist; see also note sub Samuel (1777).] School, St Paul's (Exhibitioner). Matric. Michs. 1761; B.A. 1765. Fellow of Dulwich College, 1766-7. Head Master of Carmarthen Grammar School, 1767-1815. R. of Blethvaugh, (or Bleddfa) Radnor., 1793-1816. V. of St Peter's, Carmarthen, 1796-1816. Author, Hebrew and English Lexicon, etc. Died 1816, aged 73. (D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1816, I. 636; St Paul's Sch. Reg.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1765 | Appt(Licensing) | Barker, William Higgs | Malden / | Curate | View |
| 1765 | Ordi(ordination) | Barker, William Higgs | / | deacon | View |
| 1767 | Ordi(ordination) | Higgs Barker, blank | / | priest | View |
| 1767 | Ordi(ordination) | Barker, William Higgs | / | priest | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Licensing) | Higgs Barker, William | Carmarthen Free Grammar School / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Subsc | Higgs Barker, William | St David's Cathedral Church / Llandewy Aberarth | Prebendary | View |
| 1776 | Appt(Institution) | Higgs Barker, William | Cathedral Church of St Davids / Llandewy Aberarth | Prebendary | View |
| 1783 | Subsc | Higgs Barker, William | Collegiate Church of Christ in Brecon / Boughroode | Prebendary | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Institution) | Higgs Barker, William | Collegiate Church of Brecon / Boughrood | Prebendary | View |
| 1784 | Subsc | Higgs Barker, William | Collegiate Church of Christ Brecon / Llansanfread | Canon | View |
| 1784 | Subsc | Higgs Barker, William | Llansanfread / | Vicar | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Institution) | Higgs Barker, William | Collegiate Church of Christ in Brecon / Llansaintfread | Prebendary | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Institution) | Higgs Barker, William | Llansaintfread / Llansaintfread | Vicar | View |
| 1784 | Vac(resignation) | Higgs Barker, William | Collegiate Church of Christ in Brecon / Boughrood | Prebendary | View |
| 1793 | Appt(collation) | Higgs Barker, William | Blethvaugh / | Rector | View |
| 1793 | Subsc | Higgs Barker, William | Blethvaugh / | Rector | View |
| 1795 | Subsc | Higgs Barker, William | Collegiate Church of Christ in Brecon / Llanbyster | Prebendary | View |
| 1795 | Vac(cession) | Higgs Barker, William | Collegiate Church of Brecon / Llansanfraid | Prebendary | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Institution) | Higgs Barker, William | Collegiate Church of Christ in Brecon / Llanbyster | Prebendary | View |
| 1796 | Appt(collation) | Higgs Barker, William | Blethvaugh / | Rector | View |
| 1796 | Vac(cession) | Higgs Baarker, William | Blethvaugh / | Rector | View |
| 1796 | Subsc | Higgs Barker, William | Carmarthen / | Vicar | View |
| 1796 | Subsc | Higgs Barker, William | Blethvaugh / | Rector | View |
| 1796 | Vac(cession) | Higgs Barker, William | Llansanfread / | Vicar | View |
| 1796 | Appt(Institution) | Higgs Barker, William | Carmarthen / | Vicar | View |
| 1796 | Appt(Institution) | Higgs Barker, William | Carmarthen / | Vicar | View |
| 1804 | Libc | Higgs Barker, William | Blethvaugh / | Rector | View |
| 1804 | Libc | Higgs Barker, William | Carmarthen / | Vicar | View |
| 1807 | Libc | Higgs Barker, William | Carmarthen / | Vicar | View |
| 1816 | Vac(natural death) | Higgs Barker, William | St Peter Carmarthen / | Vicar | View |
| 1816 | Vac(natural death) | Higgs Barker, William | Collegiate Church of Christ in Brecon / Llanbister | Prebendary | View |
| 1816 | Vac(natural death) | Higgs Barker, William | Blethvaugh / | Rector | View |
| 1816 | Vac(natural death) | Higgs Barker, William | Cathedral Church of St Davids / Llandewi Aberarth | Prebendary | View |