H Gareth Owen in PhD thesis (1957) "The London Parish Clergy in the Reign of Elizabeth I" gives information about this man which strongly suggests the dom William Aylward who was a prebendary briefly at Hereford was the one whom Bp Grindal collated at St Anne and St Agnes - i.e. that he was a non-graduate, former religious, and pluralist.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1560 | Appt(Collation) | Aylwarde, Willimus | Hereford Cathedral / Prebend of Hampton | Prebendary | View |
| 1560 | Appt(Installation) | Aylward, William | Hereford Cathedral / Hampton | Prebendary | View |
| 1561 | Appt(Collation) | Aylwarde, William | Saints Anne and Agnes, City of London / | Rector | View |
| 1561 | Vac(resignation) | Aylward, William | Hereford Cathedral / Hampton | Prebendary | View |
| 1561 | Vac(resignation) | Aylward, Willimus | Hereford Cathdral / Prebend of Hampton | Prebendary | View |
| 1568 | Appt(Institution) | Aylward, William | St Leonard Shoreditch / | Vicar | View |
| 1575 | Vac(Death) | Aylward, William | Saint Anne and Saint Agnes, City of London / | Rector | View |
| 1576 | Vac(Death) | Aylward, William | St Leonard Shoreditch / | Vicar | View |