Venn: Adm. pens. (age 17) at CHRIST'S, June 8, 1742. S. of Cornelius, Recorder of Hull. B. at Hull. Schools, Hull and Beverley. ' Matric. 1742; B.A. 1745-6; M.A. 1749. Ord. deacon (York) Sept. 1749; priest, Sept. 1750. V. of Stainton-in-Cleveland, 1750-60. R. of Nunburnholme, 1754-71. V. of Burton Agnes, 1760. V. of Rudstone, 1771. Preb. of York, 1752-84. Died at Burton Agnes, June 30, 1784. Buried there.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1749 | Ordi(ordination) | Cayley, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1750 | Ordi(ordination) | Cayley, William | / | priest | View |
| 1751 | Appt(Collation) | Cayley, William | Westowe alias Winstowe / | Vicar | View |
| 1752 | Appt(Collation) | Cayley, William | York St Peter / Prebend of Bole | Prebendary | View |
| 1754 | Vac(resignation) | Cayley, William | Westow alias Winstow / | Vicar | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Installation) | Cayley, William | Southwell Minster / Hallouhgton Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Collation) | Cayley, William | Nunburnholme / | Rector | View |
| 1756 | Vac(resignation) | Cayley, William | York St Peter's / Canonry and Prebend of Bole | Prebendary | View |
| 1756 | Appt(Resignation) | Cayley, William | York St Peter's / Prebend of Bole | Prebendary | View |
| 1756 | Appt(Collation) | Cayley, William | York St Peter's / Canonry and Prebend of Husthwaite | Prebendary | View |
| 1760 | Appt(Appointment) | Cayley, William | Thomas, Viscount Weymouth / | Chaplain | View |
| 1760 | Subsc | Cayley, William | Burton Agnes / | Vicar | View |
| 1760 | Vac(resignation) | Cayley, William | Stainton / | Vicar | View |
| 1760 | Appt(Resignation) | Cayley, William | Stainton / | Vicar | View |
| 1760 | Appt(Institution) | Cayley, William | Burton Agnes / | Vicar | View |
| 1771 | Appt(Institution) | Cayley, William | Rudston / | Vicar | View |
| 1771 | Disp(Dispensation) | Cayley, William | Rudston / | Vicar | View |
| 1771 | Vac(resignation) | Cayley, William | Nunburnholme / | Rector | View |
| 1771 | Disp-App | Cayley, William | Burton Agnes / | Vicar | View |
| 1771 | Disp-App | Cayley, William | Thomas Viscount Weymouth / | Chaplain | View |
| 1784 | Vac(Death) | Cayley, William | Collegiate Church of Southwell / Prebend of Hallaughton | Prebendary | View |
| 1784 | Vac(Death) | Cayley, William | Rudston / | Vicar | View |
| 1784 | Vac(Death) | Cayley, William | Cathedral Church of St Peter, York / Prebend of Husthwaite | Prebendary | View |
| 1784 | Vac(Death) | Caley, William | Agnes Burton with the Chapel of Harpham annexed / | Vicar | View |