Parish of Sherborne
Extracts from Hutchins History of Dorset 1870
Transcribed for the OPC Project by Dorinda Miles
Vicars Headmasters of the Free Grammar School Wills Register Extracts
1401 William DALTON
1401 John CAMPEDEN 25 Feb 1401
1419 Alexander SPAROWE 29 July
1540 John GHETMYLL
1566 George HOLMAN, ob 1580
1580 David DEE M A 19 Aug
1585 Francis SCARLET, 3 Nov
1631 William LYFORD
1653 Francis BAMFIELD M A
1663 Joseph BARKER MA 23 April
1667 John ELFORD
1682 John HENCHMAN 27 May
1692 John JOLLIN
1693 James LACY MA
1743 John LOOP BA
1749 John SAMPSON MA, died May 1776 aet 78
? Edward COTES LL D, died July 11, 1780
1781 Nathaniel BRISTED MA 15 June, died Aug 10, 1810
William GORTON MA died June 24, 1830
John PARSONS MA died
July 1, 1854
1854 Edward HARSTON M A Oct 16
1868 William Hector LYON M A
1550 Mr MIDDLETON
1565 Mr HANCOCK
1581 Mr William WOODD
1600 Mr John GEARE
1605 Mr George GROVE
1641 Mr Richard NEWMAN M.A.
1654 Mr William BRISTALL
1684 Rev Thos. CURGENVEN, MA Master of Blandford School, and afterwards Rector of Folke
1694 Rev Thomas CREECH
1696 Rev George GERARD MA
1719 Mr Benjamin WILDING MA
1733 Rev John GAYLARD M A
1743 Rev Thomas PAGET M A
1751 Rev Joseph HILL M A
1766 Rev Nathaniel BRISTED M A
1796 Rev John CUTLER M A
1823 Rev Ralph LYON D D
1845 Rev C T PENROSE M A
1850 Rev Hugo Daniel HARPER M A
The
Register
Begins
Nov 1, 1538, and has been very regularly kept to the present time. I believe few
parishes in the kingdom can produce a more uniform and perfect register during
so long a period. The number of baptisms, burials and marriages for the space of
twenty years, in three different centuries, is as follows:
|
Dates |
Baptisms |
Burials |
Marriages |
|
1538
to 1559 |
1,028 |
919 |
302 |
|
1638
to 1659 |
1,911 |
1,843 |
157 |
|
1780
to 1799 |
1,526 |
1,469 |
518 |
NB
Marriages during the great rebellion and protectorate were not registered.
1598
William OGDEN, gent and Elizabeth UVEDALE
1616
Christopher BENNET, of Pithouse, gent, and Dorothy LOTTISHAM, widow
1580
Lancelot NAPPER and Alice FORSTER
1546
Thomas TRENCHARD and Elenor HORSEY
Baptisms
1543
Robert CALWAY
1572
Thomas HANNAM
1576
Thomas WINNIF
1595
Edmund OGDEN
1634
Arthur, son and heir of Arthur CHICHESTER esq and Mary, daughter of John
Lord DIGBY, ob 1635
1636
John, son and heir of George FREKE, esq and Abigail, daughter of John
Earl of Bristol, ob 1638
1538
William HOWEL, Hermit of St John the Baptist
1538
John KEYLWEY
1541
Master John, chaplain of Lewston, buried at Burton
1541
John CALLWAY
1542
Thomas WYATT, knt
1545
John KEYLEWAY
1546
John HORSEY, knt
1547
Mr Robert VERNE at Lewston
1550
John KEYLEWAY
1551
Roger HORSEY
1552
Joan, wife of Sir John HORSEY, knt
1556
Thomas MEERE
1557
Mr John STOCKER, of Pool
1561
Anthony DELABAR
1564
John HORSEY, knt
1569
Mrs Elizabeth MOORE
1573
Thomas HORSONS of Tumber, gent
1577
William TUBERVILLE
1578
William KNOWEL, gent
1579
Jane LEWSTON, Sept 4
1584
John LEWSTON, esq
1586
Philip KNOWEL, gent
1587
Jane TROUBLEFIELD
1588
John HANNAM, sen
1588
Lady Grace HORSEY
1589
John HORSEY, knt
1589
Elizabeth HANNAM, widow
1589
Mary Lady HORSEY
1592
George SYDENHAM, gent
1598
Mrs Sarah SYDENHAM
1603
John MEERE of Castleton
1614
Emorbus JOHNSON esq
1616
Elizabeth, wife of John HANNAM
1620
Susan, wife of George STAR, of Castleton, gent
1622
Henry MEERE, gent
1627
William MEERE, gent
1631
George, son of Sir George HORSEY
1632
Dorothy, wife of William FAUNTLEROY, esq
1632-3
Arthur CHICHESTER, March 2
1635
Arthur CHICHESTER, Oct 13
1640
Abigail, wife of George FREKE, esq
1641
Richard NEWMAN, M A Schoolmaster
1644
Henry HERNE, MB
1645
John HORSEY, gent
1645
Robert CLEMENTS, gent
1645
Richard KING, esq
1679
John LEWSTONE
Baptized,
from 1788 to 1797, 389 males, 396 females,; baptisms, total 785; buried, males
325, females 372; total 697. From a statement extracted by John Simonds, parish
clerk. 1611, June, buried 45; July, 103; August, 70; September, 32.
End
Extracts from Hutchins History of Dorset 1870
In a codicil annexed to the last Will of my Lord the late Earl of Bristol is, amongst other things, contained as follows:
I give and bequeath unto the Vicar of Sherborne , in the county of Dorset, and to his successors for the time being for ever, the yearly sum of thirty pounds, to be issuing and payable out of my Manor of Sherborne and the residue of my estate in the said county not before otherwise settled and disposed of, at and upon or within forty days after the feast-days of St Michael the Archangel and of the Annunciation of our blessed Lady St Mary the virgin, by equal portions, yearly, from and after the time of my decease for ever; provided that the said vicar of Sherborne, and his successors for the time being, shall yearly preach, or cause to be preached, a sermon in the parish church of Sherborne aforesaid, on that day of the month whereon it shall please God to take me out of this world, every year for ever; otherwise this gift of thirty pounds per annum shall cease and be void.
And then follows the Legacy to the Church of Sherborne:
Item,
I give and bequeath out of my said estate to the said parish church and yearly
sum of ten pounds, to be paid to my successors lords of the said manor for the
time being, at and upon, or within forty days after, the said feast-days, by
equal portions yearly and for ever, and to be employed and bestowed by the
churchwardens of the said parish for the time being, with the consent of the
lord of the said manor for the time being, in keeping in good repair the
chancel, and towards the reparations of the rest of the said church yearly and
for ever; provided that my successors the lord or lords of the said manor for
the time being shall have and enjoy a convenient pew or seat in the said chancel
for himself and family for ever; and provided that the said churchwardens for
the time being shall cause the largest bell in the tower of the said church to
be tolled sic full hours, that is to say, from five to nine of the clock in the
forenoon, and from twelve of the clock to two in the afternoon, on that day of
the said month whereon it shall be my lot to depart this life, every year for
ever, otherwise this gift of ten pounds per annum shall determine and be void.
In the Will of JOHN WOODMAN, of the parish of St Bridget, alias St Bride's in the city of London, gentleman, is the following clause or legacy; which will was proved at Doctor's Commons January 19, 1718:
And I also give to the churchwardens of the town of Sherborne, in the county of Dorset, the sum of 250l to be bestowed and laid out by them within six months next after the receipt thereof, or as soon after as possible the same can be effected, in purchasing such freehold lands in or near the said town as they (with the approbation of the minister and some other of the chief inhabitants of the said town) shall adjudge most fitting; that the rent of the said lands may be for the quarterly paying of a schoolmaster to teach and instruct so many poor boys (especially the sons of poor widows of the said town) as they can agree for with the said master (each of the said boys being near of full seven years of age), to read English, and write, and cast accounts, to the end the said boys may afterwards be the better accepted and approved of when placed out apprentices, or otherwise disposed of, for their preferment. And my desire is, that no boy should be continued or taught any longer than three years, and that the churchwardens for the time being should then nominate the like number of other poor boys of the said town to be placed in their stead, and appoint the master to teach and instruct them in like manner as aforesaid; and in case any one or more of the said boys so placed in to be instructed shall happen to die before the said three years be expired, that then the churchwardens for the time being are desired to nominate and place in another poor by of the said town in the room and stead of every such boy so dying. And further my will and desire is, that the consideration money to be paid for the said lands be so expressed in the deed of purchase as that it may appear to be a gift of me JOHN WOODMAN, and that the minister and churchwardens of the said town be named in the said deed as my trustees; and I desire each of them, and their successors, to act as carefully in the management of the trust reposed in them as they or either of them would do for themselves in any respect, and to join in letting a lease of the said lands for such term of years as they shall think fit, to such good and able tenant as that the rent reserved may be quarterly paid, during the term granted, unto the churchwardens of the said town for the time being, for the only use aforesaid, except 10s which I hereby appoint them to spend yearly with the tenant and schoolmaster, on the ninth day of August, if not Sunday, but if it so happen, then the day next following. And after the expiration of the first lease., my will and desire is, that upon the renewing or making any other lease or leases of the said lands, then the churchwardens of the said town, and their successors for ever, do make the best advantage of the said lands, and apply all the yearly rent thereof to the only use aforesaid, and to no other use or purpose whatsoever, except the 10s appointed to be spent as aforesaid. And further I will and appoint that the deed, and all other writings which shall concern the lands intended to be purchased for the use aforesaid shall be locked up in a box for that purpose, and kept safe in the vestry belonging to the church of Sherborne aforesaid.
And I also give to the poor inhabitants of the town of Sherborne the sum of ten pounds, to be distributed amongst them, especially to poor widows, in such manner as the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said town shall think fit.
Dated December 12, 1717
He died January 15, 1718