ARCHDEACONS OF CARLISLE
William Holgill? –1548.
Occ. c. 1535 as archdon. and rector of Great Salkeld (Valor V 289). Occ. 17
May 1547 (C.P.R. 1548–9 p. 144). Probably to d., 16 Dec. 1548 (ibid. p. 247; BI,
Reg. 29 f. 29v; ibid, Inst. AB. 1 f. 175).
George Neville D.D. ?–1567.
Occ. 17 Dec. 1558 (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1547–80 p. 117). D. 4 Sept. x 4 Oct. 1567
(Richmondshire Wills, ed. J. Raine (Surtees Soc., xxvi, 1853) pp. 204–12; DRC.
1/3 p. 24).
Edward Threlkeld LL.D. 1568–1588.
Coll. 11 March 1568; instal. 27 March (DRC. 1/3 p. 24). D. 22 June x 8 Oct.
1588 (ibid. p. 161; P.R.O., PROB 11/73, PCC 9 Leicester).
Henry Dethick D.C.L. 1588–1597.
Coll. 8 Oct. 1588 (DRC. 1/3 p. 161). Instal. 14 Oct. (D. & C. 1/2 f. 170). Res.
3 June 1597 (DRC. 1/3 p. 198).
Richard Pilkington M.A. 1597–1599.
Coll. 8 June 1597 (DRC. 1/3 p. 198). Res. accepted 10 Nov. 1599 (ibid. pp.
209–11).
Giles Robinson D.D. 1600–1602.
Coll. 6 Feb. 1600 (DRC. 1/3 p. 211). Res. accepted 17 June 1602 (ibid. p.
219).
Nicholas Dean M.A. 1602–1604.
Coll. 18 June 1602 (DRC. 1/3 p. 220). Res. by 3 Feb. 1604 (P.R.O., E. 331
CARLISLE/7; D. & C. 1/2 f. 200v, noted in index to lost chapter reg. as being on
p. 266).
George Warwick M.A. 1604–1621.
Coll. 3 Feb. 1604 (P.R.O., E 331 CARLISLE/7). D. by 24 May 1621 (BI, Inst.
AB. 4 f. 286v).
Robert Wright B.A. 1621–1623.
Coll. by Bp. Robert [Snowden] prior to his d.; abp. of York's mand. to install 30
May 1621 (BI, Inst. AB. 4 ff. 286v–287; Inst. AB. 5 p. 48; D. & C. 1/5 pp. 803–5).
Instal. 12 July (D. & C. 1/5 pp. 805–6). D. by 15 Jan. 1623 (DRC. 1/3 p. 255).
Isaac Singleton M.A. 1623–1643.
Coll. 15 Jan. 1623 (DRC. 1/3 p. 255). Instal. 16 Jan. (D. & C. 1/5 pp. 831–2).
D. by 25 Dec. 1643 (burial, Crosthwaite, Cumb.) (Reg. of Crosthwaite, ed. H.
Brierley and others (Penrith, 1928–31) II 307).
Peter Wentworth D.D. ?–1660.
[Expelled dean of Armagh; coll. by Abp. James Usher (commendatory bp. of
Carlisle)] Res. by 16 Aug. 1660 (D. & C. 1/8 p. 410; P.R.O., C 66/2918).
Lewis West M.A. 1660–1667.
Pres. by king 16 Aug. 1660 (P.R.O., C 66/2918; Restoration Exhibit Books p.
19). Instal. 14 Nov. (D. & C. 1/8 pp. 410–11). D. by 28 Nov. 1667 (DRC. 1/4 p.
446).
John Peachell B.D. 1667–1669.
Coll. 28 Nov. 1667 (DRC. 1/4 p. 446). Res. deed dated 13 March 1669; accepted
23 March (ibid. pp. 478–9).
Thomas Musgrave M.A. 1669–1682.
Coll. 23 March 1669 (DRC. 1/4 p. 481). Instal. 30 March (D. & C. 1/9 ff. 7v–
8). Res. deed dated 29 Sept. 1682; accepted 3 Oct. (DRC. 1/4 pp. 663–4).
William Nicolson M.A. 1682–1702.
Coll. 3 Oct. 1682 (DRC. 1/4 p. 664). Instal. 30 Oct. (D. & C. 1/9 f. 56). Bp. of
Carlisle 1702.
Joseph Fisher M.A. 1702–1704.
Warrant 13 June for pres. by queen (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1702–3 p. 358); issued 22
June (DRC. 1/6 p. 2). Instit. 9 July (ibid. p. 3). Instal. 14 July (D. & C. 1/9 f.
150v). D. 13 Nov. 1704 (m.i., Brough, Westmld.) (Westmld. Church Notes, comp.
E. Bellasis (Kendal, 1888–9) I 133; DRC. 1/6 pp. 79–80).
George Fleming M.A. 1705–1735.
Coll. 28 March 1705 (DRC. 1/6 pp. 79–80). Instal. 12 Apr. (D. & C. 1/10 p.
16). Dean of Carlisle 1727, but retained archdcnry until bp. of Carlisle 1735.
William Fleming M.A. 1735–1743.
Pres. by king pubd. 27 Jan. 1735 (Lond. Gaz. no. 7371); issued 29 Jan. (P.R.O.,
C. 66/3594). Instit. 11 March (DRC. 1/7 pp. 2, 4). Instal. by proxy 18 March (D.
& C. 1/10 p. 423). D. 17 March 1743 (m.i., Carlisle cath.)
Edmund Law M.A. 1743–1756.
Coll. 21 Apr. 1743 (DRC. 1/7 p. 102). Instal. 28 Apr. (D. & C. 1/10 pp. 475–6).
Res. accepted 19 Feb. 1756 (DRC. 1/7 pp. 258–9).
Venn Eyre M.A. 1756–1777.
Coll. 2 March 1756 (DRC. 1/7 p. 257). Instal. 3 July (D. & C. 1/11 p. 52). D.
18 May 1777 (Gent. Mag. 1777, xlvii 248; DRC. 1/8 p. 61).
John Law M.A. 1777–1782.
Coll. 10 July 1777 (DRC. 1/8 pp. 61, 68). Instal. 13 July (D. & C. 1/11 p. 231).
Res. accepted 5 Aug. 1782 (DRC. 1/8 p. 96).
William Paley M.A. 1782–1805.
Coll. 5 Aug. 1782 (DRC. 1/8 p. 97). Instal. s.d. (D. & C. 1/11 p. 275). Res.
accepted 29 Jan. 1805 (DRC. 1/8 pp. 271–2).
Charles Anson M.A. 1805–1827.
Coll. 29 Jan. 1805 (DRC. 1/8 p. 272). Instal. 8 Feb. (D. & C. 1/12 p. 80). D. 7
June 1827 (Gent. Mag. 1827, xcvii (1) 570–1).
William Goodenough M.A. 1827–1854.
Coll. 20 June 1827 (DRC. 1/9 p. 41). Instal. 28 June (D. & C. 1/12 f. (sic) 204).
Res. accepted 18 Nov. 1831 (DRC. 1/9 p. 132). Fresh coll. 10 Feb. 1832 (ibid. p.
144). D. 13 Dec. 1854 (Gent. Mag. 1855, new ser. xliii 216; DRC. 1/10 p. 67).
William Jackson D.D. 1855–1858.
Coll. 11 June 1855 (DRC. 1/10 p. 67). Instal. 11 June (D. & C. 1/13 p. 354).
Order in Council 1 May 1855 annexing the next canonry to fall vacant to the
archdenry of Carlisle (Lond Gaz. no. 21719). Archden. Jackson instit. to 4th canonry
on d. of Samuel James Goodenough 5 June 1858 (DRC. 1/10 p. 156; cf. ibid. p.
402).