Foster: of London, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. entry dated 17 June, 1597, aged 13, B.A. 13 Dec., 1599; M.A. from All Souls' Coll. 2 July, 1603, B.D. 21 June, 1613, D.D. 25 June, 1616; subs. as Kindesley; rector of Saltwood with Hythe 1614, of Great Chart 1615, and of Ickham (all Kent) 1617, archdeacon of Canterbury 1619, until his death 29 Jan., 1647-8, buried in Canterbury cathedral. See Foster's Index Eccl. & Lansdowne MS. 985, f. 110.
See also Walker Revised, p. 220.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1607 | Subsc | Kingsley, Willelmus | / | View | |
| 1613 | Ordi(ordination) | Kingsley, Willimus | / | priest | View |
| 1614 | Appt(Collation) | Kingesley, William | Saltwood cum capella de Hith annexed / | Rector | View |
| 1614 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Kingsley, William | Saltwood with Hythe / | Rector | View |
| 1614 | Appt(Institution) | Kingsley, William | Canterbury / canonry | Canon | View |
| 1615 | Disp(Dispensation) | Kingsley, Will | Chart magna / | Rector | View |
| 1615 | Appt(Collation) | Kyngesley, Willimus | Chart Magna / | Rector | View |
| 1615 | Disp-App | Kingsley, Will | Saltwood / | Rector | View |
| 1615 | Appt(Collation) | Kingesley, William | Charte Magna / | Rector | View |
| 1617 | Vac(resignation) | Kingesley, William | Chart Magna / | Rector | View |
| 1617 | Appt(Collation) | Kingesley, William | Ickham cum capella de Well annexed / | Rector | View |
| 1617 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Kingesley, William | Ickham with Well / | Rector | View |
| 1619 | Disp(Dispensation) | Kingsley, Will | Canterbury / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1619 | Appt(Collation) | Kingsley, William | Archdeaconry of Canterbury / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1619 | Disp-App | Kingsley, Will | Ickham with Well Chapel annexed / | Rector | View |
| 1619 | Disp-App | Kingsley, Will | Saltwood with Hythe Chapel annexed / | Rector | View |
| 1619 | Disp-App | Kingsley, Will | Canterbury Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Kingsley, Willimus | Canterbury Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1660 | Vac(Death) | Kingsley, William | Canterbury / | Prebendary | View |