Person: Higgins, William (1631 - 1676)

• Comments

  Foster: s. William, of London, pleb. Christ Church, matric. 5 Dec., 1623, aged 23; B.A. 17 Dec., 1623, M.A. 20 June, 1626; vicar of Henstridge, Somerset, 1629-39, of Almondbury, co. Gloucester, 1631-2, rector of Cheselbourne, Dorset, 1632-8, canon of Lichfield 1633, and precentor 1636, rector of Stoke-upon-Terne, Salop, 1639-66, archdeacon of Derby 1641, until his death 1666.

Education Events

• MA

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Sub	Higgins, Guilielmus	13/08/1631	MA		View
  Disp	Higgins, Will	19/08/1631	MA		View
  Appt	Higgins, Willimus	21/06/1632	MA		View
  Sub	Higgins, Guilielmus	25/06/1632	MA		View
  Sub	Higgins, Guilielmus	25/06/1632	MA		View
  Appt	Higgins, Gulielmus	13/05/1633	MA		View
  Appt	Higgins, Guilielmus	09/09/1636	MA		View
  Appt	Higgins, Guilielmus	09/09/1636	MA		View
  Sub	Higgins, William	01/07/1662	MA		View
  Sub	Higgins, William	01/07/1662	MA		View

Appointment Events

• Perpetual Vicar : Almondsbury (13/08/1631 - 08/10/1632 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Sub	Higgins, Guilielmus	13/08/1631	Perpetual Vicar		Almondsbury vulge Almesbury, Glos/	View
  Sub	Smith, Johannes	08/10/1632	Vicar		Almondsbury alias Almsbury, Glos/	View

• Rector : Almondsbury (13/08/1631 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Higgins, Gulielmus	13/08/1631	Rector	Collation	Almondsbury/	View

• Rector : Cheselbourne (25/06/1632 - 19/12/1638 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Higgins, Willimus	21/06/1632	Rector	licence to institute outside diocese	Chesilborne alias Chesilborne Longa/	View
  Appt	Higgins, Gulielmus	25/06/1632	Rector	Institution	Chestborne/	View
  Sub	Higgins, Guilielmus	25/06/1632	Rector		Chiselborne alias Chiselborn Longa, Dorset/	View
  Sub	Higgins, Guilielmus	25/06/1632	Rector		Chiselbourne alias Chiselborn Longa, Dorset/	View
  Appt	Fitzherbert, Richus	19/12/1638	Rector	Institution	Cheselborne/	View

• Prebendary : Lichfield cathedral, prebend of Eccleshall (13/05/1633 - 00/09/1635 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Higgins, William	00/05/1633	Prebendary	Installation	Lichfield Cathedral/prebend of Eccleshall	View
  Appt	Higgins, Gulielmus	13/05/1633	Prebendary	Collation	Lichfield Cathedral/Eccleshall prebend	View
  Appt	Fleetwood, James	00/09/1635	Prebendary	Installation	Lichfield Cathedral/prebend of Eccleshall	View

• Prebendary : Lichfield cathedral, precentor and prebend of Bishop's Itchingham (00/09/1636 - 09/08/1666 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Higgins, William	00/09/1636	Prebendary	Installation	Lichfield Cathedral/prebend of Ichinton	View
  Appt	Higgins, Guilielmus	09/09/1636	Prebendary	Collation	Lichfield Cathedral/Itchington Episcopi prebend	View
  Vac	Higgins, William	09/08/1666	Prebendary	Death	Lichfield/prebend of Itchington Episcopi	View

• Precentor : Lichfield cathedral, precentor and prebend of Bishop's Itchingham (09/09/1636 - 09/08/1666 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Higgins, Guilielmus	09/09/1636	Precentor	Collation	Lichfield Cathedral/	View
  Sub	Greswold, Henry	09/08/1666	Precentor		Lichfield/	View

• Rector : Stoke upon Trent (11/04/1639 - 25/05/1676 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Higgins, Willimus	11/04/1639	Rector	Collation	Stoke super Terne/	View
  Sub	Walter, William	25/05/1676	Rector		Stoke on Trent/	View

• Vicar : Henstridge (20/01/1640 - 20/01/1640 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Vac	Higgins, Guilielmus	20/01/1640	Vicar	cession	Henstridge/	View

• Rector : Stoke upon Tern (03/09/1662 - 03/08/1666 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Libc	Higgins, Willielmus	03/09/1662	Rector		Stoke super Terne/	View
  Libc	Higgins, Willielmus	21/07/1665	Rector		Stoke super Tearne/	View
  Vac	Higgyns, unknown	03/08/1666	Rector	Death	Stoke super Terne/	View

• Archdeacon : Archdeaconry of Derby (23/08/1666 - 23/08/1666 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Vac	Higgins, William	23/08/1666	Archdeacon	Death	Derby/	View

Subscription Events

• Precentor: Lichfield cathedral, precentor and prebend of Bishop's Itchingham (01/07/1662)

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Sub	Higgins, William	01/07/1662	Precentor	Others	Lichfield/	View

• Prebendary: Lichfield cathedral, precentor and prebend of Bishop's Itchingham (01/07/1662)

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Sub	Higgins, William	01/07/1662	Prebendary	Others	Lichfield Cathedral/Bishops Itchington	View

Death Events

• Death (03/08/1666)

  Name	Date	Cause	Type	Full Record
  Higgyns, unknown	03/08/1666	Death	Vac	View
  Higgins, William	09/08/1666	Death	Vac	View
  Higgins, William	10/08/1666	Death	Vac	View
  Higgins, William	23/08/1666	Death	Vac	View