Venn: Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, May 9, 1778. Of Yorks. S. of James. [Bapt. Apr. 12, 1759, at Sedbergh.] School, Sedbergh. ' Matric. Michs. 1778; Scholar, 1781; B.A. 1782; M.A. 1785. Ord. deacon (Ely, Litt. dim. from York) Mar. 24, 1782; priest (York) Oct. 12, 1783; C. of Patrington, Yorks., 1783. V. of Wetwang. Chaplain to Gregory William, Lord Saye and Sele. V. of Kirkby Grindalyth, Yorks., 1789. Preb. of York. V. of Sledmere, 1824. Died 1833, at Crome, near Sledmere. [His stature was so large that his coffin measured seven feet five inches.]
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1782 | Ordi(ordination) | Croxton, Rowland | / | deacon | View |
| 1782 | Disp-Ord | Croxton, Rowland | / | View | |
| 1782 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Croxton, Rowland | / | deacon | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Licensing) | Croxron, Rowland | Patrington / | Curate | View |
| 1783 | Disp-Ord | Croxton, Rowland | / | View | |
| 1783 | Ordi(ordination) | Croxton, Rowland | / | priest | View |
| 1788 | Appt(Institution) | Croxton, Rowland | Wetwang / | Vicar | View |
| 1789 | Disp-App | Croxton, Rowland | Gregory William, Lord Saye & Sele / | Chaplain | View |
| 1789 | Disp-App | Croxton, Rowland | Wetwang / | Vicar | View |
| 1789 | Appt(in post) | Croxton, Rowland | Eardley-Twisleton-Fiennes, Gregory William, 8th Baron Saye and Sele / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1789 | Appt(Institution) | Croxton, Rowland | Kirkby Grindalyth alias Kirkyby Grindal / | Vicar | View |
| 1789 | Disp(Dispensation) | Croxton, Rowland | Kirkby Grindalyth / | Vicar | View |
| 1825 | Appt(Licensing) | Croxton, Rowland | Sledmere / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1833 | Vac(Death) | Croxton, Rowland | Sledmere / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1833 | Vac(Death) | Croxton, Rowland | Kirkby Grindalyth / | Vicar | View |