Selston St Helen

List of Incumbents

Date of institution

Name

Notes

1176?

Adam

Board only: no proof

1244? Died by 1249

Roger de Essex, Rector

Board: Roger de Clay

30 July 1252

John le Vavasur, Rector

Board: Verasour de Wansley.
Resigned

23 Sept 1290

John, son of Robert de la venele of Gayteford, Rector

Board: Robert de Gateyford as next Rector.

13 Apr 1293

Robert le Brun of Thorneton, Rector

 

23 Oct 1310

Master Thomas de Hothum, Rector

 

15 Dec 1321

William de Ilkeston, Rector

 

20 Sept 1322

John de Kendale, Rector

Resigned

16 Mar 1334/5

William de Loscow, chaplain

Resigned

23 Sept 1339

William de Ros, acolyte

The last incumbent named as Rector rather than Vicar in Train’s list.

26 July 1344

John, son of Richard de Hill of Little Halum, chaplain

The first named on Train’s list as Vicar

?

John de Arnhale

Rector of Kimberley 1363/4 to 1368

14 Feb 1363/4

Thomas Shippeley, chaplain

Rector of Kimberley with John de Arnhale

?

Matthew Upton

Vicar of Cosby 1388-90, Vicar of Stow-by-Threckingham 1390

9 Oct 1388

Nicholas Barton

Vicar of Cosby with Matthew Upton

?

Henry Burton

Died before June 1434

15 Jun 1434

John Estwayt

 

?

Richard Twig

Resigned

15 Dec 1446

Richard Holt, chaplain

Resigned

8 Feb 1456/7

John Day, chaplain

Died before Mar 1483

27 Mar 1483

John Derman, chaplain

Resigned

2 Sept 1490

John Wilson

Resigned

1 June 1525

Richard Martyn, priest

Died 1550

19 Dec 1550

Nicholas Walker

 

1568 to c1573

Vacancy

 

By 1573

Henry Stopparde, vicar

Probably never instituted. Died 1573

19 Oct 1573

Thomas Taylor

Possibly buried Oct 1592

c 1592

Thomas Milner, curate

Curate by Oct 1593, but probably never instituted. Buried Feb 1610/11

23 Jan 1611/12

George Longden

Resigned

17 Aug 1614

Peter Pawte

Collated

4 Mar 1615/16

Francis Stephenson

Collated on cession of Pawte

23 Nov 1621

William Williamson

Collated on cession of Stephenson

28 Jan 1624/25

Thomas Bowcher

 

1630

_  Taylor, vicar

Probably never instituted

1631 - 1642

Henry Denham, curate

Not instituted

By 1650

Samuel Sildon

 

13 Jun 1654

Charles Jackson

Member of Nottingham Presb. Classis 1656-60, formed Congregational Church of Selston (1670). Ejected. Licensed at Halam 1672.

21 Aug 1662

William Pearson, vicar

Still vicar in 1668

1669 - 1749

 

The living held in commendam

1669 - 1681

Nicholas Sore

Not instituted. Curate of Annesley 1675-79, suspended 1679, excommunicated 1680-83 for not paying synodals and for contumacy

1683 - 1684

John Tott, curate

Not instituted

1685 - 1693

Robert Gettcliffe, curate

Not instituted

5 March 1693/4 - 1697

Gilbert Mitchell

Admitted curate. Not instituted. Died 1738.

1697/8

Richard Kay, curate

Not instituted

Nov 1699 - 1741

J Cooper, curate

Not instituted. Vicar at Greasley 1728-1748

1742

Thomas Fellows, curate

Not instituted

1743 - 1748

William Wright, curate

Not instituted. Vicar at Greasley 1748-1776

22 July 1748

Anthony Carr, curate,

 

24 May 1749

Anthony Carr, vicar

First to be instituted Vicar since 1669. Deacon 1743, priest 1744, Vicar of Alfreton, 1768-1799. Died 1799

1799

William Pares, vicar

Died 1 Dec 1809 at Narborough

25 June 1810

Joseph Dixie Churchill, vicar

Died 1836. Rector of Blicking-with-Empingham 1802-1810 and 1811-1836, Vicar of Cadesby 1810-1836, Vicar of Henstead 1811-1836.

25 Nov 1836

Fleetwood Churchill, vicar

Son of J Churchill, born at Empingham. Vicar of Roughton 1817-1855. Died Feb 1855

19 July 1855

George Frederick Williamson, vicar

Also chaplain to Duchess of Gordon 1847-1863, Vicar of Longnor 1856-1864 and other posts

11 Sept 1856

Robert John William Wright, vicar

On cession of G Williamson. Died 2 Aug 1887, buried in the churchyard.

26 Nov 1887

Charles Harrison, vicar

Died 28 April 1916, buried in churchyard

21 July 1916

Richard Dudley Weller, vicar

He went to Ruddington 1924

5 Nov 1924

Philip Hannington Hart, vicar

Served in RGA 1917-1920. Resigned 12 Aug 1929

23 Nov 1929

Palmer Allison Sharp, vicar

 

22 Apr 1937

Henry Wright Schofield, vicar

On cession of Sharp

22 Sept 1945

Edward Frederick Holwell Dunnicliffe, MA, vicar

On cession of Schofield

1 Dec 1949

Hugh Bickersteth Bidell, vicar

On cession of Dunnicliffe. Biddell resignation 1 Oct 1956

1956

Gerald Nettleton Pearce, BA, vicar

Sequestration (cession) 14 Sept 1961

1962

Hubert Victor Simmons

On cession of Pearce. Died 3 March 1978, buried in churchyard

1978

John Frederick Jacklin

Retired

1996

Robert White Yule

Went to Soul Survivor, Watford

2001

Timothy Mitchell

Went to New Cross Community Church, Sutton-in-Ashfield

2006

Fiona M Shouler

Priest-in charge 2006 to 2011, then Vicar

Note: 'Board' in 'Notes' refers to the list of vicars on a board in the church. Additional information from Train, K. S. S., Thoroton Society Record Series XV, part III. List of the Clergy of Central Nottinghamshire (1954).