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A Guide To Local History In The Holsworthy Area.

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Entries regarding Rectors and Ministers
1270    1270-1282 Henry de Halleswordi instituted as Rector at Holsworthy.
1282    Geoffrey de Lincolnia instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1297    1297-1307 Maurice de Compville instituted as Rector at Holsworthy.
1311    December 20th. William de Carreu instituted as Rector at Holsworthy.
1321    February 2nd. Nicholas de Wethergrave Instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1349    Roger Crouche instituted as Rector of Holsworthy. His appointment was to fill a vacancy caused by the Black Death.
1366    September 24th. Robert Corbet instituted as Rector
1371    Reginald do Hultone instituted as Rector
1372    Walter Pryde instituted as Rector.
1378    Sometime prior to this date William Odecombe was instituted as Rector at Holsworthy.
1381    April 1st. John de Shillyngford instituted as Rector at Holsworthy
1385    January 14th. Robert de Santone instituted as Rector at Holsworthy.
1386    January 17th. John Dene instituted as Rector at Holsworthy.
1392    June 2nd. John Grymstone instituted as Rector at Holsworthy
1427    Thomas Yarum instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1460    Dr Thomas Linacre born. Later to become Rector of Holsworthy, Tutor to Prince Arthur in 1501, and physician to four sovereigns.
1464    April 18th. William Denyell instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1467    September 7th. Owen Lloyd Instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1478    October 14th. William Silke instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1508    May 16th. Henry Hornby instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1518    March 20th. Thomas Linacre instituted as Rector of Holsworthy
1524    June 13th. John Arscott instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1537    1537-1543 George Day (Dey), Rector of Holsworthy. He was brother to the Bishop of Winchester, Provost of Kings College, Cambridge and became Bishop of Chichester in 1543, Almoner to the Queen in 1545, and was involved in the Translation of The New Testament. He also helped draw up the first English Prayer Book. Instituted at Holsworthy on September 22nd.
1543    August 3rd. Thomas Raynolde instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1560    January 28th. Thomas Kent instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1562    April 22nd. Frances Babington instituted as Rector of Holsworthy
1563    November 27th. George Barton instituted as Rector of Holsworthy
1579    William Cavell instituted as Rector of Holsworthy
1591    July 3rd. Nicholas Beckett instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1603    14th November. Samuel Mayne instituted as Rector of Holsworthy, he was buried in Holsworthy in 1632.
1632    8th August. Humphrey Saunders instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1662    Act of Uniformity. Rev. Saunders was turned out of his living for refusing to read the act in church.
1663    David Gudmore instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1701    6th November. Digory Slade instituted as Rector of Holsworthy. Buried in Holsworthy 24th October 1711.
1705    Rev Michael Taylor died at Holsworthy. He had been turned out of his living by the Act of Uniformity.
1713    Thomas Orchard instituted Rector of Holsworthy.
1749    23rd January. Thomas Stringer Norton instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1766    Owen Lewis Meyrick instituted as rector of Holsworthy. He stayed for 53 years and is buried in Holsworthy. He died 3rd May 1781.
1792    Rev. William Bickford Coham born.
1819    Rev. Owen Lewis Meyrick died.
1819    Roger Kingdon instituted as Rector of Holsworthy. He was burled in Holsworthy 25th November 1857.
1825    Rev. William Holland Coham died.
1839    Rev.R. Kingdon sold the advowson to Rev. Henry Frederick
1858    23rd Feb. Christopher Clarkson was Instituted as Rector, he was buried in Holsworthy 10th October 1859
1870    George Wright Thornton instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1894    Thomas Samuel Kendall Instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1910    Rev W H Webber appointed as Minister at Holsworthy Chapel.
1913    Rev S. Prouse appointed Minister at Holsworthy Chapel.
1918    Rev J. A. Dobson appointed as Minister at Holsworthy Chapel.
1923    Rev J Bone appointed as Minister at Holsworthy Chapel.
1924    Rev G W Hicks appointed as Minister at Holsworthy Chapel.
1924    1st November. Richard Leslie Pitt-Johnson instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.
1929    Rev W L Gibbs appointed as Minister at Holsworthy Chapel.
1933    Rev A Goldthorpe appointed Minister of Holsworthy Chapel.
1935    Rev D Collier appointed as Minister of Holsworthy Chapel.
1938    Rev E D Gibson appointed as Minister of Holsworthy Chapel.
1940    Rev W H Martin appointed as Minister of Holsworthy Chapel.
1945    Rev R W Chapman appointed as Minister of Holsworthy Chapel.
1945    Rev Edward Royle instituted as Rector of Holsworthy.