Venn: Adm. sizar (age 16) at ST JOHN'S, May 6, 1689. S. of Samuel, husbandman. B. at Kirby Malzeard, Yorks. School, Sedbergh. ' Matric. 1689; B.A. 1692-3; M.A. 1698. Incorp. at Oxford, 1703. Ord. deacon (York) May, 1697; priest, 1697. R. of Ryther, Yorks., 1704-43. Preb. of York, 1721-40. R. of Throckington, Northumberland, 1721-40. Sub-dean of Ripon, 1723-43. Preb. of Ripon. Died May, 1743
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1697 | Ordi(ordination) | Elsley, Gulielmus | / | deacon | View |
| 1697 | Ordi(ordination) | Elsley, Gulielmus | / | priest | View |
| 1704 | Appt(Institution) | Elsley, Gulielmus | Ryther / | Rector | View |
| 1704 | Subsc | Elsley, William | Ryther alias Ryder / | Rector | View |
| 1717 | Subsc | Elsley, William | "the Collegiat Church of St Willfrid in Ripon" / | Prebendary | View |
| 1717 | Appt(Collation) | Elsley, Gulielmus | the Collegiate Church, Ripon / | Prebendary | View |
| 1721 | Appt(Collation) | Elsley, Gulielmus | York Minster / Prebend of Tockerington | Prebendary | View |
| 1723 | Vac(cession) | Elsley, Gulielmi | the Collegiate Church, Ripon / | Prebendary | View |
| 1723 | Appt(Nomination) | Elsley, William | Ripon / | subdean | View |
| 1742 | Vac(Death) | Elsley, William | Ripon / | subdean | View |
| 1743 | Vac(Death) | Elsley, William | York Cathedral / Prebend of Fockerington | Prebendary | View |