Foster: Skelton, John, 'ser'. Queen's Coll., matric. 24 June 1653, BA 26 Nov 1656, fellow, MA 4 June 1699; chaplain to Thomas, bishop of Lincoln, vicar of Stixwold 1666 and rector of Scrayfield, Lincs, 1671, archdeacon of Bedford 1679, rector of East Wickham, Lincs, 1680, and of Walgrave, Northants, 1681, canon of Lincoln 1683, provost or master of the hospital of St John's, Northampton. See Fasti, ii. 219; Hearne, ii. 68; Lansdowne MS 987, f. 270; Foster's Index Eccl.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1660 | Ordi(ordination) | Skelton, Johannes | / | priest | View |
| 1660 | Ordi(ordination) | Skelton, Johannes | / | deacon | View |
| 1664 | Subsc | Skelton, John | Haltham supra bane / | Reader | View |
| 1666 | Subsc | Skelton, John | Stixwold / | Vicar | View |
| 1666 | Appt(Institution) | Skelton, Johannes | Stixwould / | Vicar | View |
| 1668 | Appt(Licensing) | Skelton, Johannes | Diocese of Lincoln / | Preacher | View |
| 1671 | Appt(Institution) | Skelton, Johannes | Scrafeild / | Rector | View |
| 1679 | Appt(Institution) | Skelton, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Bedford | Archdeacon | View |
| 1680 | Appt(Collation) | Skelton, Johannes | East Wickham / | Vicar | View |
| 1683 | Appt(Collation) | Skelton, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / Asgarby Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1684 | Vac(resignation) | Skelton, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Asgarby | Prebendary | View |
| 1684 | Appt(Institution) | Skelton, Johannes | Biggleswade / | Prebendary | View |
| 1684 | Appt(Resignation) | Skelton, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Asgarby | Prebendary | View |
| 1685 | Vac(natural death) | Skelton, Johannes | Scrafield / | Rector | View |
| 1685 | Vac(natural death) | Skelton, Johannes | East Wykam / | Vicar | View |
| 1685 | Vac(natural death) | Skelton, Johannes | Stixwold / | Vicar | View |