Foster: of co. Lancaster. Brasenose Coll., "Oxon Venit" 1571, aged 20; fellow 1573-87, B.A. 10 Dec., 1574, M.A. 29 May, 1578, B.D. 4 July, 1586, sup. for licence to preach 24 July, 1584, rector of Bowden, Cheshire, 1582, and of Standish, co. Lancaster, 1586-1639, a justice of the peace, and master of Ewelm hospital, Oxon, 1608; buried in the chancel of his church 28 Nov., 1639. See Ath. ii. 642; & Chetham Society, vols. 36 and 91.
Standish church contains a pulpit given by William Leigh in 1616.
| Type | Name | Date | Qualification | University | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LibC | Leighe, William | 00/00/1592 | BD | View |
| Type | Name | Date | Office | Event | Location | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appt | Leighe, Willmus | 17/11/1586 | Rector | Institution | Standishe/ | View |
| Libc | Leighe, William | 00/00/1592 | Rector | Standishe/ | View | |
| Libc | Leigh, not given | 00/00/1620 | Rector | Standish/ | View | |
| Libc | Leigh, not given | 00/00/1622 | Rector | Standish/ | View | |
| Libc | Legh, William | 00/00/1634 | Rector | Standish/ | View | |
| Libc | Lee, not given | 00/00/1635 | Rector | Standish/ | View | |
| Libc | Leigh, William | 00/00/1639 | Rector | Standish/ | View |