Gotham St Lawrence

List of Incumbents

Rector Date Patron
Robert de Nottingham After 1228 Three coheiresses of Hugh de Dyve
Saher de St Andrew   Sir Saher de St Andrew
Richard de Role   Simon, earl of Leicester
Peter de Leyke, pbr. By 1280 Walter Ratinden & Ralph de Dive & his wife.
John de Gotham, pbr. 9 May 1303 Sir Roger de St Andrew
John de Gotham, cler. 15 May 1342 Sir Thomas de St Maur [Seymour]
(John Cayn) c.1351  
William Hunt, cler. 14 Mar 1353/4  
John Swyft, cler. 22 Nov 1395 Richard II
William Maltby, pbr. After 1395  
Richard Peas 9 Aug 1431 Richard Samon
John Ketall, cap. 10 Sep 1440 Peter de la Pole and others
William Redeman, pbr. 19 Apr 1463 Feoffees of Thomas de St Andrew
William Buckley, pbr. Before 1480 {John Babington}
John Haygate 27 May 1487 John de St Andrew
Hugh de St Andrew 15 Dec 1507 John de St Andrew
Thomas Babbington, pbr. c1528 Sir Anthony Babington
John Sacheverell 19 Jan 1543 Archbishop of York, by lapse.
Richard Walker 2 Apr 1546 Henry VIII, from Humphrey Wells
John Lowthe, cler. 7 Oct 1567 Anthony Marten, gentleman sewer to the queen.
Richard Dodds, cler. 17 Oct 1590 Assigns of George St Andrew.
John Savage, deacon, MA. 14 Dec 1607 Gilbert, earl of Shrewsbury
Oliver Withington, cler. 11 Apr 1609 William St Andrew
John Foxcroft, cler. MA. 20 May 1619 Francis Hacker
Moses Foxcroft, cler. 10 Sep 1663 Gervasse Pigot of Thrumpton.
William Danvers, cler. 5 Jun 1673 William Skeffington, jure uxoris
John Bridges, MA. 4 Apr 1674 William, duke of Newcastle.
William Bridges, MA. 5 Jun 1710 Heyrick Althorpe
Samuel Martin, MA. 17 Sep 1746 Charles Jennens of Gopsall, Leics.
John Lightfoot 1776 Duchess of Portland
John Kirkby 25 Aug 1788 St Andrew Ward / By grant from his uncle John Thornhagh-Hewitt
John James Vaughan, MA. 24 Feb 1836 St Andrew Beauchamp, Lord St John
Frederick A Wodehouse, BA. 9 Jun 1882 Edward Bailey
Reginald Alfred Bidwell 6 May 1915 Earl Howe
Claude Wilfred Good 10 Sep 1925 Capt. E W R Foljambe
Canon Bernard Parker Hall 1930 Duke of Portland /Trustees
Norman Copeland 1954 Earl Howe
Alfred Donald Williams 1971  
David Charles Gorick 1989  
Stephen William Osman 24 Jul 2000  
Richard Coleman 2011