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A History of the County of Stafford
… in settling the school site in trust; the minister of St. John's, Walsall Wood, then became manager. 60 In 1845 a …
A History of the County of Stafford
… in 1556. It originated in the property acquired by John le Rous in the early 14th century. In 1312 John and his wife Joan were granted land and rent in … Thomas le Rous, one of the joint lords of Walsall, granted John other rents and services there. 57 By 1317 John was …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Walsall Wood Religious life CHURCH. The church of ST. JOHN, Walsall Wood, originated in a mission established by … out of Walsall vicarage. 30 In 1845 a new parish of St. John was formed out of St. Matthew's parish. 31 The living, … lay west of the church on the site of the present St. John's Close. 33 It was replaced by a new house north of the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… vicar and churchwardens of Walsall, the chaplains of St. John's guild, and all trustworthy men of the church there. 89 … having framed them. The property descended to his son John, who reconveyed it with an endowment of two kine and … afterwards given to the inmates by William Ridware and John and Thomas Wollaston. 4 The land of the original …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 82 It is likely to have been lost in 1208, when John seized the lands of the clergy; also the bishop died … that year. It does not seem to have been restored when John reached his settlement with the pope in 1213, the see of … to the Crown, 1 which granted it the same year to Sir John Dudley, subsequently earl of Warwick and duke of …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Lane near Townend Bank. 15 A tramway between the wharf and John Walhouse's limestone quarries on the Rushall boundary …
A History of the County of Stafford
… before the mid 16th century: in the early 17th century John Persehouse recorded that the Lee had been inclosed … in 1653 an inclosure, probably in Holbrook, made by John's grandson was thrown down by rioters. A dispute ensued … several times the value of the crops on a holding. In 1605 John Persehouse of Reynold's Hall had at least 64 cattle. 73 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… as a burgess. 45 In the 1490s a Walsall chantry priest, John Staple, kept a school where he taught poor children … 96 was presumably the minister's house. In 1826, however, John Baylie, the newly appointed minister, decided to occupy … a list published in 1709. 8 By will dated 1723 the Revd. John Whittingham, headmaster of Walsall grammar school …
A History of the County of Stafford
… part of Walsall from the 1820s, with Lord Bradford, John Walhouse, and their successors acting as urban … and 478 in Jamaica. 39 Notable natives of Walsall include John Edward Gray (1800-75), naturalist; Sir Harry Smith … Street and Caldmore Road. 40 Among other local worthies John Reynolds (16671727), writer of tracts and hymns, was …
A History of the County of Stafford
… to have become an honorific post: it was held in 1478 by John, Lord Dudley, and his son Edmund Dudley jointly, and in … deputy, who was a local man, George Clarkson. 81 In 1616 John Persehouse of Reynold's Hall was steward. 82 By at least … In the course of the 15th century the guild of St. John the Baptist became closely involved in the government of …