Described as fellow of St John's, Oxford, in 1715-16.
Foster: Peche, William, s. Joseph, of Chichester, Sussex, pleb. St John's Coll., matric 27 June 1704, aged 18; fellow 1704-28, BA 1708, MA 1712, BD 1717; admitted to Merchant Taylors' school 1699 (as Peeche), born 18 Mar 1686; successively third (1719) and second under master of Merchant Taylors' school 1720-2; died 1728. See Robinson, i. 345.