Blandford Forum

Extracts from Hutchins History of Dorset

 Bailiffs – 1592 to 1834       Mayors 1835 – 1860         Rectors 1295 - 1853

 

List of Bailiffs – 1592 to 1834

1592

Hugh Machem

1593

Robert Keynell

1594

John Cleeves

 

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1603

Robert Keynell

 

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1616

Thomas Pitt

 

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1629

Robert Keylway

 

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1631

Jonadab Sherley

1632

Thomas Pitt

1633

John Cleeves

1634

John Sampson

1635

Robert Keylway

1636

William Stratchly

1637

Thomas Pitt

1638

Jonadab Sherley

1639

Ezra Sherley

1640

John Sampson

1641

Robert Keylway

1642

Richard Parker

1643

Walter Ridout

1644

Augustine Drake

1645

Mathew Fry

1646

Thomas Pitt

1647

Ezra Sherley

1648

John Sampson

1649

Augustine Drake

1650

George Savage

1651

Augustine Drake

1652

James Dewey

1653

Hugh Blundell

1654

Walter Ridout

1655

Richard Somers

1656

Richard Somers

1657

William Munck

1658

George Savage

1659

Mathew Fry

1660

Richard Parker

1661

Mathew Fry

1662

Robert Pitt

1663

Samuel Palmer

1664

William Wake

1665

Richard Somers

1666

John Strangeman

1667

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1668

Mathew Fry

1669

Christopher Stoodley

1670

Richard Parker

1671

Richard Somers

1672

Robert Pitt

1673

William Wake

1674

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1675

Thomas Cradock

1676

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1677

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1678

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1679

Robert Ridout

1680

Christopher Stoodley

1681

Christopher Stoodley

1683

Robert Pitt

1684

William Wake

 

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1710

Walter Ridout

1711

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1712

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1713

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1714

Walter Ridout

1715

Richard Oliver

1716

Walter Ridout

1717

Thomas Wilson

1718

Robert Cradock

1719

Robert Raines

1720

John Benjafield

1721

Henry Jubber

1722

Walter Ridout

1723

Thomas Wilson

1724

Robert Cradock

1725

Robert Raynes

1726

John Benjafield

1727

William Goldwyer

1728

Robert Erle

1729

John Bastard

1730

Walter Ridout

1731

Robert Erle

1732

William Milbourne

1733

William Goldwyer

1734

John Ridout

1735

Robert Raynes

1736

John Benjafield

1737

Robert Cradock

1738

John Bastard

1739

John Bastard

1740

John Benjafield, Jun

1741

John Thorne

1742

William Milbourne

1743

William Goldwyer

1744

William Bastard

1745

John Benjafield, Jun

1746

Nicholas Humphrey

1747

Thomas Fitzherbert

1748

George Galpine

1749

John White

1750

John Bastard

1751

John Benjafield, Jun

1752

John Bastard

1753

John Thorn

1754

William Milbourne

1755

Thomas Waters

1756

William Bastard

1757

Thomas Fitzherbert

1758

John White

1759

John Bastard

1760

Nicholas Humphrey

1761

Thomas Feaver

1762

James Benjafield

1763

John Benjafield

1764

Samuel Marsh

1765

Robert Worgan

1766

Thomas Fitzherbert

1767

John White

1768

John Dennett

1769

Robert Biggs

1770

Thomas Waters

1771

John Smith

1772

Nicholas Humphrey

1773

Thomas Feaver

1774

Robert Worgan

1775

William Gilpine

1776

Thomas Waters, Jun

1777

Thomas Bastard

1778

Robert Muston

1779

Robert Biggs

1780

Thomas Waters, Sen

1781

Thomas Feaver

1782

William Gilpine

1783

Thomas Waters, Jun

1784

Thomas Bastard

1785

Robert Muston

1786

Henry White

1787

John Bastard

1788

John Harrison

1789

Robert Biggs

1790

John Bastard

1791

Robert Muston

1792

Henry White

1793

Stephen Carpenter

1794

Harry Biggs

1795

John Bastard

1796

William Sollers

1797

John Dansey

1798

John Monday

1799

William Sollers

1800

Robert Muston

1801

Henry White

1802

John Bastard

1803

Harry Biggs

1804

William Sollers

1805

John Dansey

1806

William Sollers

1807

John Monday

1808

Robert Muston

1809

Henry White

1810

Harry Biggs

1811

William Sollers

1812

John Dansey

1813

Stephen Carpenter

1814

Harry Biggs

1815

John White

1816

Percival Bastard

1817

Charles Baskett

1818

Henry White

1819

Harry Biggs

1820

John Dansey

1821

Stephen Carpenter

1822

Harry Biggs

1823

John White

1824

Charles Baskett

1825

Henry White

1826

Stephen Carpenter

1827

John White

1828

John White

1829

Thomas Wise

1830

George Chard

1831

Septimus Smith

1832

Henry White

1833

John Dansey

1834

John White

 

List of Mayors 1835 – 1860

1835

John White

1836

Henry Abbott

1837

John Durden

1838

Joseph S Daniell

1839

Charles Cadie

1840

Malachi Fisher

1841

Angel S Hodges

1842

William Pond

1843

Thomas H Bennett

1844

Philip A Barnes

1845

Henry Durden

1846

Leonard Wasse

1847

Edward O Spooner

1848

William C Fincham

1849

John Barnes

1850

William C Oak

1851

Joseph S Daniell

1852

William C Fincham

1853

Angel S Hodges

1854

Henry W Abbott

1855

William C Fincham

1856

Samuel Pond

1857

William C Oak, on whose resignation, Joseph S Daniel

1858

Simon Groves

1859

Francis T Johns

1860

Thomas H Bennett

 


List of Rectors 1295 - 1853

Henry de May, rector of Blandford Forum 1295

William de Wymborn Holt, clerk, 1306

but there being a dispute between the Dean and the Earl of Lincoln,

he was not admitted

John Corneys, clerk, 10 cal March 1306

William Nolelle, clerk, 13 Jun 1311

William de Marisco, on the resignation of Nolelle, 16 Jun 1312

Ralph de Ponte, clerk, 7 Oct 1316

William de Ayston, pbr 7 Apr

Thos. Hare, clerk, 1337 6 Mar

John Haytfield exchanged with

Thomas Dennet or Druet, rector of Boroughby, dioc Linc. 3 Dec 1377,

exchanged with

John Becclys, rector of Iwerne Courtney, 5 Jan 1405

William Bryt, occurs 6 Nov 1423

John Bryt, clerk, 2 Dec 1423

John Rouvyle, chaplain, on the resignation of Walter Hyder, 11 Feb 1425

John Hawlyn

John Skyttish, alias Portland, on the death of Hawlyn, 11 Jun 1446

William Crampesly, chaplain, on the death of Portland, 13 August 1467

Richard Lancaster, cl on the death of Crampesly, 22 Kan 1490

William Cressatt

Thomas Claughton, pbr on the resignation of Cressatt, 12 May 1521

Henry Willies, 1554

Hugh Bagwell 1558

Alexander Clevely 1573

George Hanson 1580

William Arnold 1592

John Driver 1615

John Lindesey, 1639, occurs 1666

William Allen, intruder 1653

John Herne 1680

Rich. Roderick 1681

Thomas Sutton 1701

Tho. Riley MA 1712

Thomas Sollers MA Master of St Mary Magdalen hospital, near Winton,

28 Dec 1736, on the death of Riley

Samuel Rolleston, MA Archdeacon of Berks, prebendary of Winchester and

afterwards Canon of Salisbury, on the death of Sollers

John Cooth MA, rector of Portland, on the resignation of Rolleston ob

2 Feb 1776

Samuel Nolt MA of Worcester College, Oxford, Kings chaplain, Rector of

Houghton, co Hants, May 1776. He died at Bath May 26 1793;

succeeded by

John Garnett, rector of Over-Wallop and prebendary of Winchester, Nov 16 1793

Joseph Godfrey Sherer BA July 12 1800

Charles James Hoare MA 1807, Archdeacon of Surrey, prebendary of

Winchester, and vicar of Godstone, Surrey

George William J Chard MA 1821, on the resignation of Hoare, died 1836

Humphrey Timmen Parker MA on the death of Chard, died 1853

William Harte BA on the death of Parker

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