St Thomas a Beckett Vestry Book
My thanks to Cynthia Kimpton for these selected extracts taken from LDS film 1041917
Bowden Edge Entries from Vestry Documents
CHURCH WARDENS BRADSHAW EDGE
OCCUPIERS NAMES |
YEARS OFFICIATING |
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Nicholas Kirk |
1750 |
1807 |
Corneleus Pickford |
1750 |
1819 |
James Pickford |
1753 |
1807 |
George Kirk |
1753 |
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Christopher Bennett |
1756 |
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Thomas Ford |
1756 |
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Edward Walton |
1759 |
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Thomas Middleton, Chapel |
1759 |
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Peter Steel |
1762 |
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Matthew Lee |
1762 |
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John Bullock |
1765 |
1810 |
Robert Bagshaw |
1765 |
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George Goodman |
1768 |
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William Ashby |
1768 |
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Joseph Higginbotham |
1771 |
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Thomas Brammwell |
1771 |
1819 |
by Mr Bennett |
1774 |
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William Pott |
1774 |
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John Fox |
1777 |
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Francis Thomason |
1777 |
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Josiah Fox |
1780 |
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George Kirk |
1780 |
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William Carrington |
1780 |
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Thomas Middleton |
Rate 1700 |
a new place A house situate in Chapel |
Thomas ? |
1783 |
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William Lingard |
1783 |
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Edward Barker |
1786 |
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Edward Green |
1786 |
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Joseph Ford |
1789 |
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John Frith |
1789 |
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James Jackson |
1792 |
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Thomas Hadfield |
1792 |
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William Walton |
1795 |
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Thomas Lomas |
1795 |
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Jacob Lomas |
1798 |
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Anthony Shallcross |
1798 |
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John Booth |
1801 |
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Thomas Bagshaw |
1801 |
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William Shapley |
1804 |
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Thomas Hyde Junior |
1804 |
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Peter Bramwell |
1807 |
(substituted by John Howe) |
James Pickford |
1807 |
(substituted by his son) |
James Harker Pickford |
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James Walton |
1810 |
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Ralph Turner |
1810 |
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Job Righton |
1813 |
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John Higginbotham |
1813 |
OCCUPIERS NAMES |
YEARS OFFICIATING |
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Robert Hibberson |
1814 |
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Thomas Marchington |
1814 |
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Jaspar Needham |
1817 |
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John Bagshaw |
1817 |
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Robert Hampson |
1820 |
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Henry Kirk, Town End |
1820 |
subs by George Chappell |
Peter Merrill, Town End |
1823 |
subs. John Howe |
Robert Bagshaw, Town End |
1823 |
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James Shallcross |
1826 |
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John Bramwell |
1826 |
subs John Howe |
Thomas Wyld |
1829 |
residing in Bradshaw Edge |
Joseph Hadfield |
1829 |
subs George Hadfield |
Anthony Bellot |
1832 |
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John Williamson |
1832 |
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John Marchington |
1835 |
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John Hall |
1835 |
VARIOUS ENTRIES FROM CELF VESTRY DOCUMENTS
1773-1798
NAME |
DATE |
INFORMATION |
John Middleton |
1788 |
a new place House (Hatt) |
John Ford |
1842 |
Church Warden, Eccles |
George Hall, Rushop |
1762 |
Church Warden |
Jasper Hall |
1808 |
a new place, Bagshaw |
Roger Hall, Rushop |
1838 |
Church Warden |
Joseph Hall, Gartress Side |
1844 |
Church Warden |
Thomas Middleton |
1759 |
Bowden Chapel Nominated Bradshaw Edge |
Houses situtated within the Borough and Town of Chapel en le Frith
Situation and Description
Sign of the Hatt John Middleton, 1777-1790
Sigh of the Hatt John Middleton 1790 - 1814
Rushop Ellis Hall, 1793, Head Borough
Bagshaw, John Hall, 1827, Head Borough
Surveyors
for Stoddard Farm, Thomas Middleton, 1757, 1769 1831
Sign of the Hatt, John Middleton 1787
Light Birch, John Ford 1836
Surveyors of the Highways within Bowden Edge
Rushop Ellis Hall, 1774, 1784
Rushop John Middleton 1816
Rushop, John Middleton, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821
Rushop, John Middleton, 1822, assisted by Thomas Bramwell
Rushop, John Hall, 1836
Constable
1759 Thomas Middleton, Bradshaw Edge
1733 Elias Hall Rushop
1719 Jno Hall of ?
Jno Wright Baghouses hired Jno Hall
Head Borough
1731 John Hall of Thorn Tree
1746 Jno Hall of Thorn
Overseers
Mr Hall for Cris: Pickfords1736 and 1773
Thomas Middleton for Stoddards1758
Bowden Edge Surveying Houses
1724 Elias Hall of Rushop
Bowden Head Collections of Quarterly Payments
1719 Elias Hall of Rushop (same for windows)
Parish of Chapel en le Frith - Bradshaw Edge
Situation Church Warden Date
House in Chapel Jno Ford 1789
Bowden Edge
Rushop Ellis Hall 1775
Warmbrook John Hall 1835 & John Marchington
Bradshaw Edge - Stoddard
(Diggs) Thomas Middleton 1756
Overseers of the Poor-Bowden Edge
Philomen Rowbotham Leys Buxton, Church Land, George Hall 1762
W E Bagshaw a new place Jasper Hall 1808
(Ford Hall) Bagshaw subs. by Adam Fox
Headborough-Bowden Edge
Rushop Ellis Hall 1793
Rushop Roger Hall 1838
Bagshaw John Hall
Constable - Bradshaw Edge
Late Mrs Backings fr Estate at Stoddard Thomas Middleton 1739
Surveyors of the Highways within Bowden Edge
Rushop Elias Hall 1774 and 1784
Rushop Ellis Hall 1784
Rushop John Middleton 1816 ditto cnt. 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821 assisted by Thomas Bennett ditto cont 1832
Rushop Roger Hall 1836
CHAPEL EN LE FRITH MARCH 27 1817
At a meeting of the undersigned Gentlemen Freeholders and Landholders of the Parish of Chapel en le Frith in the County of Derby held in the Vestry of this Parish of Church of Chapel en le Frith aforesaid, Thursday the 27 March 1817, it was proposed and unanimously agreed that Adam Fox of Waterside in this parish shall be the Acting Overseer of the Poor of this Parish: he shall collect the Leys or Levies aforesaid, he shall pay the Relief to the Paupers and discharge all Accounts due by the Parish out of the Parish Rates and shall receive out of the said Rates, as a Remuneration for his time and trouble, the sum of £42 per year provided that there be more than 20 Leys or Levies aforesaid and collected for the Use of the Parish together with a reasonable Allowance for the Expenses on Journies(sic) out of the Parish on Parish Business.
Signed
Thos Reddish Geo Lingard
James Lomas John Jump
Joseph Simpson W Carrington
Wm Watton Thomas Frith
George ? George Chappel
James Shaw Thos Hobson
James Carington (sic) Edwd. Watton
Thos Bowden Robert Hibberson
Stephen Bellot John Middleton
Henry Morton John Dixon
Wm Martin Wm Watton
Henry Kirk Henry Lomas
Chapel en le Frith - Extract from a Vestry Meeting 22 September 1819
.....An allowance of £7 paid by the Surveyor of Highways within the Bradshaw Edge for the time being to Joseph Woodward as a compensation for the loss of a horse who was killed by falling into a stone pit which was open and not securely guarded to prevent misfortune.
Signed
Thomas Redissh)Residing within
Geo Chappel )Bradshaw Edge
John Martin )
John Pickford )
the above Memorandum was also assented to by
Stephen Ballet Isaac Lomas
James Carrington Henry Martin
John Dixon Thos Isondon (?)
John Middleton Adam Fox
Adam Fox at Martinside.
23 March 1819
At a Vestry Meeting the undermentioned gentlemen who have attested and signed the said Order that in future no Allowance will be paid to any Officer for (sending) any summons within the Parish and also that the Officer be ordered to give no Relief to any Vagrant on travel(?) (except in case of seeing (?) for an order in writing from under the hands of a Magistrate:
S Grundy, Minister
? Kirk John Dixon
Joseph Storer Robert Hibberson
Thomas Marchington Stephen Bollet
Jaspar Needham Adam Fox
John Middleton Thomas Bowden
John Howe John Rorksley
John Watton Wm Watton
George Lingard John Frith
Tobert (Ham---son) John McKnought
John Bagshaw John Pickford
Meeting on Sunday January 9th 1825 by Order of the Magistrate -
to be taken into consideration the Proprietory of providing a safe and proper place of Security commonly called a Lockup House for this Parish. It was proposed and unanimously agreed that such a building be erected and the most eligible Situation appears to be at or near the Sun Dial in the Market Place in the town of Chapel en le Frith aforesaid.
Signed
S Grundy, Minister
H Kirk Peter Bramwell
Robert Ferguson Samuel Ibberson
Geo Chappel John McNought
John Pickford Stephen Jowle, Constable
Samuel Atkins, Headborough Joseph Simpson
John Dixon John Howe
Joseph Gee John Pickford, Vestry Clerk
and from the Vestry Minutes on 26 January 1826-
....that the Church Wardens (for the time being) be empowered to obtain a
Faculty from the Court at Lichfield for new Paving the Body of the said Church of Chapel en le Frith and the expense of the Leat Owners in proportion...Number of Sittings which they claim in each respective Leat according to Mr John Taylors plan and that the following gentlemen be named in the Faculty along with the Minister and Church Wardens for the time being to offset in carrying the said Business into Executive (rest of text unreadable but on the next page were the signatories) -
Samuel Frith Esq Mr Adam Fox (Martinside)
Thomas Goodman Esq Mr John Dixon
Mr John Bennett (Stoddard Lodge) Mr Joseph Storer
Mr Henry Kirk (Eaves) Mr John Ibbotson
Mr Thomas Bowden Mr William Yates (Ridge Hall)
Mr James Hibberson Mr Peter Booth
Thomas Gisborne Esq
Moved by William Greed and seconded by Mr John Argile, THAT the Reverend George Mountsey, Reverend Chas C Bates, Rev Francis Orton, John White, Esq, and George William Newton Esq to the Commissioners appointed to act under the said Faculty.
Hon(?) Kirk John Middleton
James Gaskill) John Ford
John Watts ) John Howe
From the Vestry Book for Chapel en le Frith 20 February 1715:
Agreement about the Commons, Bowden Chappell
We the freeholders and commoners within the Parish of Chapel in le Frith in the County of Derby ----lately had our several and respective parts, shares and proportions of the Waste Moores and Commons of that moyetty thereof call the Freeholders part or Moyety. That was left and set out to us by his late Majesty King George the Second is and for our moyety of the said Commons for and in respect of our severall and Respective Ancient Freehold Lands and Tenements within the said Parish. Surveyed divided allotted and set out to us each and every of us ie Severally for and as our Severall and Respective share and proportions of the said Moyety in such Manner as by the Plot or Map made and taken thereof by Mr Samuel Hutchinson, Surveyor thereof, may appear. To which division allottments and settings out we have severally consented and agree As by an Instrument under our hand and seals declaring o9ur said Several parts so laid out to each of use aforesaid for an as our severall parts and proportions of the said freeholders and part may likewise appear And which said Commons of each within the said parish were heretofore of Ancient Time and beyond all memory Intirely enjoyed with and in right of our severall freehold estates and looked upon as part thereof until his late Majesty in right of his said Majestys mannor of High Peak in the said County of which the said Wast or Comons are parcel and of --- Agreement in that behalf, Did take from one moyety thereof and granted the same to Thomas Eyre of Rowter Esq And all which till then was accounted parcell of and as belonging unto our said freehold Lands and as parcell thereof was charged rated and assessed in all taxes and Assessments as the said Moyety called the Freeholders --- part (test very smudged could be party) and left out to us as aforesaid hath been since, And the same having been really and bone fide so charged rated taxed and Assessed as aforesaid and our said Ancient Freehold Lands and Tenements which are much Impaired and diminished in yearly value by his said late Majesty taking from us the said Moyety called the Kings part....To(?) and each and any of us doth hereby and severally for ourselves and severall heirs, Executors and Administrasters Covenant Grant promise and agree each with other that our said severall and respective parts shares and proportions of the said Moyety of the said Commons called the Freeholders said Moyety and allott and set out to us respectively as aforesaid Shall forever hereafter be accounted esteemed decreed and taken to be (as in truth they are) parcell of our said Ancient Lands and Tenements within the said parish And shall for ever remain and continue discharged and free from all manner of taxes whatsoever And shall not at every time hereafter on any occasion be taxes, Assessed - otherwise then with and as parcell of our said Freehold land in the said parish As the whole Wasts and Comons hitherto have immemorially been as aforesaid And shall not att any time or times hereafter be rated taxed or Assessed distinctly or separately from our said Ancient Freehold Lands notwithstanding any Sale or disposition of any of our said allotts parts shares or proportions or of any part thereof from any of our said Ancient Freehold lands and Tenements unless by special agreement in that behalf between the buyer or purchaser and Seller of any such part of the said share part or proportion in case of any Sale thereof or of any part thereof In Witness whereof We have to divers parts --- this Agreement whereof one is by general agreement amongst us to remain fixed in the Register book of the said parish Put our hands and seals this Twentyth day of February in the second year of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord George by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland, King Defender of the faith anno Din 1715
Henry Bradshaw Esq John Bagshaw
Thomas Bagshaw Esq Thomas Kyrke
William Bagshaw Gent Robt Middleton
Arnold Kyrke Gent Martinside Joseph Trickett?
Nicholas Creswell? Arnold Kirke, Whitehills
George Thornhill Jno Bennett
Richard Turnwick? William Moult, Gent
15 March 1716 Phoenix a girl aged ? parish apprentice with William Ward went from George Bondons house of Landside about 5 in the morning towards her masters house. She was missing for six days she was found by Wm Jackson of Sparrowpit and is now very well. With only a little stiffness in her limbs (snowing) This was the Lords doing and will be marvelous in future generations, she ate no meat during the six days nor was hungry but very thirsty and slept much.