PREVIOUS INCUMBENTS

It is possible to compile a list of named incumbents from Grasby commencing as far back as 1160, however the dates concerning the earliest priests only refer to their connections with particular documents not their presentation to or resignation from Grasby.

STEPHEN, priest of GROSSEBI is a witness to a Danelaw Charter dated 1160.

HUGH, the chaplain occurs circa 1200.

THOMAS de GRESSB', chaplain, vicar circa 1220.

HUGH, chaplain to the vicarage of GRESSEBY mentioned in Harl. Charters 1226.

WILLIAM, died circa 1290.

ALAN of Hotoft, deacon, 1290 - 1303.

RICHARD de Hutoft, chaplain, 1303 - 1329.

JOHN de Cotum of Scartou, chaplain, 1329.

NICHOLAS died circa 1349.

HUGH de Staynton, priest, 1349 - 1351.

ROBERT BLANCHARD of Clisserby, priest, 1351 - 1352.

WILLIAM CROUNE of Gresseby, priest, 1352.

WILLIAM, vicar of this parish is mentioned in the Patent Rolls Novemeber 5th 1384.

SIR THOMAS WENTE, resigned 1441.

ROBERT SELSMER, priest, 1441.

SIR WALTER THOMSON, deprived 1445.

CHRISTOPHER CAY, priest, 1445.

SIR RICHARD DUNNERBY, resigned 1454.

SIR JOHN MORTON, priest, 1454 - 1455

SIR WILLIAM OUSTEBY, 1455 - 1470.

SIR WILLIAM CHAPMAN, priest, 1470 - 1504.

SIR THOMAS SERGEANT, priest, 1504 - 1506.

SIR JOHN WYHAM, priest, 1506 - 1521.

SIR JOHN APPYLLZARD, chaplain, 15221 - 1537.

SIR THOMAS ALAMBY, priest, 1537 - 1591.

THOMAS LEACH, clerk to the vicarage of GRISBY, 1591 - 1637.

RICHARD LEGARD, clerk to the vicarage of GRESBY, 1637 - 1641.


ABRAHAM SMITH, clerk to the vicarage of GRESBEE, 1641 - 1659.

HENRY FOXCROFT, MA, 1659 - 1684.

RICHARD SYKES, clerk to the vicarage of GRESBY, 1684 - 1688

THOMAS ANDERSON MA, clerk to the vicarage of GRESBY, 1688 - 1696.

JOSEPH HALL MA , 1696 - 1713.

GATE LONGMIRE BA, clerk to the vicarage of GRISBY, 1713 - 1722.

CHRISTOPHER HILDYARD MA, 1722 - 1755.

CHRISTOPHER HILDYARD (son of the above) 1755 - 1764.

JONATHAN WINSHIP MA, 1764 - 1783.

WILLIAM WILKINSON MA, 1783 - 1812.

WILLIAM HEMSWORTH WILKINSON, 1812 - 1835.

CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER, 1835 - 1879.

JAMES FRANCIS QUIRK MA, 1879 - 1892.

ARTHUR WILLIAM WORKMAN MA, 1892 - 1913.

HAROLD McKAY MA, 1913 - 1916.

WILLIAM JOHN PRICE BA, 1916 - 1931.

CYRIL HENRY JULIUS CHRISTOPHER JACOBY, 1931

JAMES HUTTON, 1932 - 1939.

GEOFFREY INGLE SODEN, 1940 - 1944.

RICHARD AUBREY VICTOR BERKLEY EDEN, 1945 - 1950.

OLIVER ALFRED ERNEST COMLEY, 1951 - 1954.

MARTIN JOHN MEREDITH DENINGTON, 1954 - 1958.

HENRY THACKRAY, 1964 - 1966.

HAROLD ROTHWELL, 1974 - 1977.

DAVID SAUNDERS MA, 1978 - 1988.

DAVID JOHN DAVIS, 1989 - 1994.

IAN ROBINSON, 1994 -

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