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The Parish of St. Mary, Radcliffe, Lancashire, England. 1240-1957

Early entries from The Victoria History of Lancashire Vol. V. pp 65/66 Constable and Co. Ltd., London 1911
Date of Appointment Rector Patron Reason for change
c 1240 Robert    
cc 1292 John de Hulton    
14th June, 1310 Richard de Radcliffe Wm. de Radcliffe death of John de Hulton
14th January, 1318-19 Roger de Freckleton Wm. de Radcliffe exchanged with Richard de Radcliffe
18th May, 1322 Thomas de Clipston Wm. de Radcliffe death of Roger de Freckleton
21st January, 1363-64 Roger de Newton Richard de Radcliffe death of Thomas de Clipston
1st April. 1367 Alexander de Pilkington   death of Richard de Newton
18th February, 1368 Richard de Radcliffe Richard de Radcliffe resignation of Alexander de Pilkington
1374 Richard de Clipston    
  John Fitheler    
13th November, 1389 Roger de Lache (Manchester) James de Radcliffe exchange with J. Fitheler
9th March, 1407-8 Christopher Walker James de Radcliffe death of Roger de Lache
31st January, 1437-8 Richard Forth Richard Radcliffe  
23rd May, 1459 Oliver Smethurst James Radcliffe death of Richard Forth
6th August, 1481 John Bendalouse John Radcliffe resignation of Oliver Smethurst
23rd February, 1483-4 Thomas Blakelowe John Radcliffe death of John Bendalouse
18th July, 1486 Hugh Radcliffe Richard Radcliffe death of Thomas Blakelowe
7th December, 1496 Roger Longworth Richard Radcliffe death of Hugh Radcliffe
?1514 Richard Beswick    
14th November. 1534 Thomas Mawdsley Earl of Sussex death of Richard Beswick
4th April, 1538 Robert Ashton Earl of Sussex resignation of Thomas Mawdsley
1559 John Ashton    
4th Februray, 1583-4? Leonard Shaw Richard Ashton death of John Ashton
24th May, 1624 ? Robert Walkden Robert Holt and c. death of Leonard Shaw
4th February, 1637-8 Peter Shaw, M.A. Ralph Assheton death of Robert Walkden
1644 Thomas Pyke, B.A. Ralph Assheton  
27th Octoher, 1662 Charles Beswick Sir Ralph Assheton Expulsion of Thomas Pyke
8th June, 1698 Charles Pinckney, B.A. Sir Ralph Assheton death of Charles Beswick
23rd January, 1698-9 Roger Dale Sir Ralph Assheton deprivation of Charles Pinckney
5th October, 1716 Edward King, M.A. Sir Ralph Assheton death of Roger Dale
18th March, 1719 Henry Lister, M.A. . Sir Ralph Assheton death of Edward King
14th July, 1725 William Lawson, B.A. Sir Ralph Assheton death of Henry Lister
6th April, 1757 Richard Assheton, M.A. Sir Ralph Assheton death of William Lawson
15th October, 1757 Richard Wroe (Walton), M.A. Sir Ralph Assheton resignation of Richard Assheton
1st October, 1784 Thomas Foxley, M.A. Lord Grey de Wilton resignation of Richard Wroe (Walton)
1st February, 1839 Nathaniel Milne, M.A. Earl of Wilton death of Thomas Foxley
1867 Henry Arthur Starkie, M.A. Earl of Wilton resignation of Nathaniel Milne
26th June, 1896 Stanley Swinburne, M.A. Earl of Wilton resignation of Henry Arthur Starkie
22nd April, 1913 Richard Lavers-Kemp, M.A. Trustees resignation of Stanley Swinburne
5th September, 1918 John Bamber, M.A. Trustees exchanged with Richard Lavers-Kemp
23rd September, 1936 Thomas Backhouse, M.A. Trustees resignation of John Bamber
13th September, 1957 William Robert Davis Trustees death of Thomas Backhouse
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