Walesby St Edmund

List of Incumbents

Vicars

Year of institution

Name

Patron

1289

Ralph de Huntingdon

Archbishop of York

1294

Hugo de Woodhowse

John Clarel, Warden of Tickhill

- -

Walter ----- (died)

Warden of Tickhill

1349

Adam del Clay

- idem.  -

- -

Adam de Sutton (resigned)

- idem.  -

1358

Thomas Ouston (resigned for te church of Tersalt)

- idem.  -

1374

John de Ridgeway (resigned)

- idem.  -

1375

John de Fryston (resigned for the chapelry of East Retford)

- idem.  -

1400

William Tillynge (resigned)

- idem.  -

- -

John Holme (resigned for the church of Burton)

- idem.  -

1407

Robert Miraun (resigned for the church of Wykom, Lincs)

- idem.  -

1411

Richard Asgardeby

- idem.  -

- -

Thomas Odham (died)

- idem.  -

1417

John Burdon (died)

- idem.  -

1452

John Dod (resigned)

- idem.  -

1473

John Brodley (died)

- idem.  -

1476

William Wilbraham (died)

- idem.  -

1489

John Rug, B. C. L.

- idem.  -

1501

William Tevesly (died)

Henry VII as Duke of Lancaster

1522

Roger Belston (died)

The Abbot and Convent of Westminster

1527

Richard Boswell (died) (buried before the High Altar)

- idem.  -

1548

Christopher Moteram (or Northam) (buried in chancel)

Sir James Foljambe

1549

Thomas Arthure (died)

- idem.  -

1567

Humphrey Gabitus (buried in chancel)

Richard Bolton

1576

Robert Blackwood (resigned)

Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury

1591

Gilbert Norburne (died)

- idem.  -

1593

David Tuke, M.A. (resigned)

- idem.  -

1594

Laurence Heys (died)

- idem.  -

1613

Edward Smyth, M.A. (died)

- idem.  -

1624

Henry Truman, M.A. (deprived)

Jane, Countess of Shrewsbury

1650

William Hall (died) (buried in churchyard, July 30th, 1666)

The Commonwealth

1666

Thomas Cockman (died) (also perpetual curate of Wellow)

Sir George Saville, 4th Bart., 1st Marquis of Halifax

1670

John Richardson, B.A. (also perpetual curate of Wellow)

- idem.  -

1675

William Stevenson, M.A.

- idem.  -

1679

William Pennington (died)

- idem.  -

1720

Richard Jackson, B.A. (died) (buried in sanctuary also rector of Headon & p.c. of Wellow)

Sir George Saville, 7th Baronet

1760

Richard Lloyd

- idem.  -

1782

George Holt, M.A. (died) (also rector of Staunton and p.c. of Wellow)

- idem.  -

1826

Theophilus Sampson (resigned)

Hon. & Rev. John Lumley Savile, 8th Earl of Scarborough

1833

Roger Pocklington, M.A. (died) (buried in the churchyard)

- idem.  -

1880

Charles Reynolds Gorton, M.A. (died) (buried in churchyard)

Henry Savile, Esq., 2nd Baron Savile

1915

William Pullen, M.A. (died)

- idem.  -

1917

Alfred Campion, M.A. (died) (also Rector of Kirton)

- idem.  -

1925

Frederick Homer, M.A. (resigned)

Patronage Trustees

1930

Allan Thomas Cameron, M.A. (died) (buried in churchyard) (Hon. Canon of Southwell & Rural Dean of Tuxford)

- idem.  -

1932

John Lowndes (resigned) (Rural Dean of Tuxford)

- idem.  -

1938

Charles Gilbert Everitt, M.A. (Hon. Canon of Southwell & Rural Dean of Tuxford) (died)

- idem.  -

1956

Arthur John Evans, M.A. (Hon. Canon of Southwell, R.D. of Tuxford, Rector of Kirton 1957)

- idem.  -

1965

John Albert Thomas, B.S.P.

- idem.  -

1974

Hywel Victor Evans, B.A.

- idem.  -

1980

Ian Clark (also Rector of Kirton, Vicar of Egmanton)

- idem.  -

Testamentary Burials

15 February 1391 – Nic. De Everingham, to be buried in the church of St. Edmund, of Walesby, viz., in St Mary’s Church, and bequesthed 10Cs. To buy an alabaster stone to lay over him and Alexander his brother

8 February 1476 – John Brodely, late vicar, dying intestate administration was then granted of his goods.

11 January 1593 – Richard Boswell, vicar, to be buried in the chancel before the high altar

10 December 1576 – Humphrey Gabitus, vicar, to be buried in the chancel

7 July 1613 – Laurence Heye, vicar, to be buried where God shall please

22 Jan. 1624 – Edmund Smyth, of Walesby, clerk, to be buried in the earth

3 Jan. 1666 – Wm. Hall, of Walesby, clerk, to be buried where his executors please

11 November 1549 – Xtpher[Christopher] Mottam, vicar, to be buried in the chancel

1452 – John Burdon, vicar, dying intestate; administration was granted to Thomas Stanhope, Esq.