Church Wardens of Wirksworth

This list of Vicars and Church wardens has been compiled from the sources below. It is hoped that gaps will be filled shortly. If you can help, please contact the author on: 1659-1725 Church Wardens' Accounts transcribed by the Author 1810-1985 List of Churchwardens in St Mary's Parish Church, Wirksworth 1659-1985 List of Vicars in St Mary's Parish Church, Wirksworth 1983-2005 Parish Records, searched by Joanne Bromley, thanks Joanne.

Vicars and Churchwardens Rev Martin TOPHAM Vicar 1650-1660 1659 Richard BUXTON Anthony BUNTINGE Rev PETER WILKINSON Vicar 1660-1667 1660 Richard BUXTON Anthony BUNTING George CURTES John SLADEN 1661 Rich HEAPE Ed BOTHAM Jo HELOBEY Jo BUXTON 1662 John BALLECHOWS Thomas BRADSHAW Edward TOPLIS William WALL 1663 William BLACKWALL Henry WIGLEY Edward CLAY Will GREENE 1664 Eliazer COATS Richard OULDHAM Anthony KEMPE Anthony WALL 1665 Robert TOPLIS William EATON Tobias SPENSER Anthony TOMPSON 1666 Robert BLACKBURN Thomas FLECHER James GUY William HEMAS Rev THOMAS BROWNE Archdeacon 1667-1689 1667 George TOMPSON Dennis WETTON Ralph WIGGLEY Thomas FLETCHER 1668 Jo BOOTH George SOMERS Robert SPENCER James SPENCER 1669 German BUXTON Edward COLLINSON John LEESE Thomas TOMPSON 1670 Anthony BRADSHAWE James WINGEFEILDE John HIGGETT Richard SMITH 1671 John TOPLEYS Richard SHELDON Martin TOMPSON Thomas CHADWICK 1672 Thomas CHADWICK Rob WARD Will HEALOBIE Anthony KEMPE 1673 Andrew KEY James ALLINE Richard BUXTON 1674 Edward RAGG William BARNS Anthony FOGG Thomas LOCKALL 1675 William TOPLIS Robert WRIGHT William BOUMFORDE James SOWTER 1676 Thomas TOPLIS Francis MATHER John HILL William WALL 1677 Raph ALEXANDER John TOPLEYS Maximillian POTTER Adin HORSBEY 1678 Henry SPENCER Edward MILLWARD Sam GUY Adam HOPKINSON 1679 George TOMPSON Thomas HOULBROOKE Bartholomew GRIFFIN Robert BUNTING 1680 Thomas BEIGHTON John HELLOBIE Samuel BOTHAM George GUY 1681 John MATHER John SHORE John WHEATCROFT Robert HILL 1682 William HOUGHTON Gervass WOODRUFFE William TOPLEYS John PICKERING 1683 William WHEATCROFT Thomas WINGFEILD Francis BEALY James WETTON 1684 John ARNEFEILD James HILL John MOLANUS Henry ALLEN 1685 John SLACK John STUFFYN Edward LOWE Samuel GUY 1686 Francis BUNTING John BOOTH John BOTHAM Henry WIGLEY 1687 John GREENE George ARMFEILD Bartholomew GRIFFIN Henry FARRAND 1688 William MILLINGTON William MILWARD Jacob GELL Rich GUY Rev WILLIAM BROWNE Vicar 1689-1705 1689 William ALLEN William HIGGETT Edward GREENHOUGH Andrew GREENSMITH 1690 Edward BOTHAM Timothy FOX William TAYLOR William ROWLEY 1691 Michael JOWETT James RAGG John BROWN Thomas LOCKALL 1692 George HASLAM William BRADSHAW Thomas SPENCER Samuel BRANDRETH 1693 William BAMFORD Samuel WALL Francis EATON Samuel BUXTON 1694 Richard BOOTH John SPENCER Thomas ROGERS Thomas GARNER 1695 Edward RAGG William TOPLIS Phillip GELL Edmund VALLENCE 1696 Thomas LEACROFT Tristram RIDGEWAY George BEIGHTON James MORRIS 1697 Daniel WOOD Griffith DAKYN William HOLMES Henry FAWCETT 1698 John SHORE John HELLOBY John MOSLYE Henry HIGTON 1699 William RAGG John HELLABY Thomas HODES Timothy CADMAN 1700 Edward BOTHAM William WILSON Robert GREENSMITH Joseph FLETCHER 1701 William SHIPLEY Thomas WINGFIELD Nathaniel SORESBY John SLACK 1702 Michael BURTON John MORETON Henry GREGSON John WINGFIELD 1703 John WILCOCKSON Andrew GREENSMITH Benjamin WIGLEY Robert THORP 1704 John SPENCER Edward ALLEXANDER William HOUGHTON Henry WHEATCROFT Rev RICHARD WILLIS Vicar 1705-1714 1705 John TOPLEYS Robert TOPLEYS Daniel WOOD John SHORE 1706 Daniel WOOD Thomas HOADES George BUXTON George HASLAM 1707 William WILSON Charles HANSON William ALLEYN John STANLEY 1708 William MATHER Edward WHEATCROFT James HADFEILD John WETTON 1709 Robert COOKE William KIRKBY John THOMPSON William HOADES 1710 Daniel WOOD Robert HILL Edward WHEATCROFT Thomas LOCKALL 1711 John WIGLEY Philip GELL Henry FAWCETT Isaac SPENCER 1712 1713 Rev JOHN INETT Vicar 1714-1718 1714 Robert TOPLIS jnr John WILCOCKSON Thomas COLLINSON Robert SPENCER ?1715 John WILCOCKSON Robert TOPLIS jnr Benjamin WIGLEY Joseph WHARTON ?1715 Philip GELL William HOADES John STANLEY George MADOCKS 1716 1717 Philip GELL William HOADES John STANLEY George MADDOCKE Rev THOMAS INETT Vicar 1718-1746 1718 Philip GELL John STANLEY William HOADES George MADOCKE 1719 Daniel WOOD Edward WHEATCROFT Joseph FLETCHER Robert THORP 1720 Samuel TRAVIS Godfrey SHORE Nicholas WOODS German BUXTON 1721 Edward ALEXANDER William BAMFORD Thomas ELSE Nicholas WOOD 1722 William BAMFORD Edward COLLINSON Nicholas WOOD Edward ALEXANDER 1723 Edward WHEATCROFT Nicholas WOOD Thomas LOCKALL Robert SPENCER 1724 Robert COOKE John THOMPSON Francis STONE Robert FOX 1725 William WILSON John PEARSON Robert COOKE Henry FLETCHER Rev JOHN CHALONER Vicar 1790-1815 1810 J.SMEDLEY D.WILSON J.UPDALE T.WETTON. 1812 J.SMEDLEY D.WILSON W.WIGLEY T.WETTON. 1813 S.FROST R.TOPLIS W.WIGLEY E.GRIFFON. 1814 S.FROST C.WRIGHT P.COTTERILL S.HARLEY. Rev GEORGE De SMITH KELLY Vicar 1815-1824 1815 R.HURT C.WRIGHT P.COTTERILL S.HARLEY. 1816 R.HURT C.WRIGHT J.HEAP S.HARLEY. 1817 R.HURT C.WRIGHT T.SMEDLEY W.NUTTALL. 1818 R.HURT C.WRIGHT T.SMEDLEY R.BLACKWALL. 1822 S. FROST J.WILSON S.HALL R.BLACKWALL. Rev HENRY GORDON Vicar 1824-1829 1824 S.FROST J.WILSON S.HALL R.BLACKWALL. 1826 S.FROST J.WILSON S.HALL T.ARMSTRONG. 1827 S.FROST J.WILSON J.POYZER W.TOMLINSON. Rev Dr WILLIAM E.N.MOLESWORTH Vicar 1829-1831 1829 S.FROST J.WILSON J.POYZER T.HALL. 1830 J.COTTERILL T.SMITH J.POYZER W.DALE. Rev JOHN HARWOOD Vicar 1831-1851 1831 J.COTTERILL T.SMITH R.WALL T.SHAW. 1832 J.COTTERILL G.HEAP R.WALL T.SHAW. 1834 R.WRIGHT G.PICKARD G.HEAP T.SHAW. 1835 R.WRIGHT G.PICKARD G.HEAP D.WILSON. 1838 J.WILLIAMSON J.FORD W.OGDON D.WILSON. 1839 J.WILLIAMSON R.CRESSWELL C.MOORE D.WILSON. 1840 J.WILLIAMSON R.CRESSWELL P.HUBBERSTY D.WILSON. 1841 W.WRIGHT R.CRESSWELL P.HUBBERSTY D.WILSON. 1843 W.WRIGHT S.BEARDSLEY P.HUBBERSTY J.HIGGOTT. 1844 D.SHIPLEY J.TATLOW T.HALL J.HIGGOTT. 1849 D.SHIPLEY J.WALKER T.KEELING J.HIGGOTT. Rev THOMAS TUNSTALL SMITH Vicar 1851-1893 1851 J.ALLEN J.WALKER T.KEELING J.HIGGOTT. 1853 T.POYSER J.TATLOW E.HARRISON S.HALL. 1858 D.WILSON J.TATLOW R.CLAY T.TAYLOR. 1859 D.WILSON J.TATLOW J.KIDD J.WILMOT. 1862 D.WILSON J.TATLOW J.KIDD T.KEELING. 1863 N.P.WOOD J.F.KINGDON. 1866 G.MARSDEN W.L.HALL. 1874 A.HARWOOD J.BAXTER. 1876 A.HARWOOD H.BEESLEY. 1879 A.HARWOOD R.HALL 1880 W.L.HALL R.HALL. 1886 W.L.HALL G.MARSDEN. 1891 T.ATKINSON G.MARSDEN. Rev Canon WILLIAM HENRY ARKWRIGHT 1893-1901 1896 A.De.M.SEVERNE T.E.GANDY. 1897 A.E.BROSTER T.GANDY. 1898 A.E.BROSTER W.FOX. Rev Canon HUBERT ARNOLD GEM 1901-1913 1902 W.FOX A.E.BROSTER. 1905 T.PRESTON A.E.BROSTER. 1908 T.PRESTON H.L.COULSON. Rev THOMAS B.CHARLESWORTH Vicar 1913-1917 1913 T.PRESTON G.OGDEN. 1914 H.L.COULSON G.OGDEN. 1916 A.J.MARSDEN G.OGDEN. Rev Canon HERBERT HAM 1918-1925 1918 H.L.COULSON G.OGDEN. 1920 T.W.COX G.OGDEN. 1921 G.H.BOWMER G.OGDEN. 1923 A.MACBETH W.G.NYI LASSY. Rev ARTHUR J.EDWARDS 1925-1935 1926 W.G.NYILASSY G.J.ELLSE, 1927 G.J.ELLSE W.G. NYI LASSY. 1928 G.J.ELLSE T.H.GREATOREX. Rev Canon STEPHEN LANGRISH CAIGER 1938 G.J.ELLSE B.HILDITCH. 1940 T.H.GREATOREX B.HILDITCH. 1941 S.H.M.WHITE T.H.GREATOREX. 1943 S.H.M.WHITE B.HILDITCH. 1948 S.H.M.WHITE R.BLACKWALL. Rev Canon GEOFFREY BUSBY 1951-1983 1956 I.YEOMANS R.BLACKWALL. 1958 J.ROUTLEDGE R.BLACKWALL. 1963 F.READ R.BLACKWALL. 1969 H.HODNETT R.BLACKWALL. 1975 A.KILLER R.BLACKWALL. 1976 A.KILLER F.READ. 1978 A.KILLER B.WATERHOUSE. Rev ROBERT SWINBANK CANEY 1984-2003 1984 W.BROADWAY R.WATERHOUSE. 1985 W.BROADWAY A.MORLEY. 1987 H.NEAUM A.R.MORLEY 1990 M.HANDLEY A.R.MORLEY 1991 H.NEAUM A.R.MORLEY 1992 H.NEAUM A.R.MORLEY 2000 H.NEAUM A.R.MORLEY 2001 H.NEAUM J.FAULKNER 2002 H.NEAUM J.FAULKNER Rev Canon DAVID TRUBY 2003- 2003 J.FAULKNER G.RENNIE 2004 J.FAULKNER G.RENNIE 2005 G.RENNI R.DUXBURY

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