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A History of the County of Shropshire
… was restored and he was made vicar of Wellington and rector of Eyton. 6 Until 1232 the incumbent received part of … vicar of Wrockwardine. 43 William Grinshill was also rector of Preston upon the Weald Moors, 1422-8, 44 and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… author of the Night Thoughts, who was for many years rector, and who was buried by the side of his lady, under the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… a church at Wembdon by the late 12th century, when both a rector and a chaplain were mentioned. 73 In 1284 William …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 700 years, was rebuilt in 1761. The Rev. Robert Welborne, rector from 1730 to 1764, bequeathed 60 folio volumes to the … and Redmire form a separate incumbency, in the Rector's gift. Vestiges of an extensive religious building …
A History of the County of Essex
… of the social life of the village, mainly inspired by the rector, Nicholas Brady, and supported by a few wealthy … 86 She may have been the widow of Thomas Aleyn (d. 1677), rector of Stanford-le-Hope and lord of Abbots Hall in that … disappeared, but extracts from them were made by the then rector, Nicholas Brady. 213 The oldest surviving vestry book …
A History of the County of Essex
… Elvina Sims, by will proved 1919, left £100 to the rector and churchwardens to be invested for the benefit of … John Horace Round, by will proved 1928, left £100 for the rector and churchwardens to invest for the poor so long as …
A History of the County of Essex
… were rural deans of Lexden deanery. 71 John de Sackville, rector in 1361, was probably a member of the family who held … Bergholt manor. 75 The parishioner who in 1520 abused the rector in the pulpit, calling him a false, forsworn man, may have held Protestant views. 76 In 1541 neither the rector, Edward Torrell (1531-59), nor his curate recited the …
A History of the County of Essex
… were dame schools. 23 A Sunday school was started, at the rector's expense, in 1817. 24 In 1829, when the school was … in need of education; there was no schoolroom. In 1835 the rector held a day school in the rectory twice a week for 73 …
A History of the County of Essex
… were the responsibility of the lord of Cooks Hall, the rector, and the chaplain of the parish chantry. In 1601 the lord of Cooks Hall ordered two of his tenants and the rector to repair it. 34 Prehistoric, Iron-Age, and Roman …
A History of the County of Stafford
… was residing only half the year in the parish, being also rector of Calstone Wellington (Wilts.); there was, however, a …