Incomplete List of the Vicars of St Peters Church, Thurleigh

Here follows a list of Thurleigh vicars. Principally based on information from Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service.
Their ref "BLARS/Fasti/1/Thur"

NameFromToNotes
John Houghton1227 Archdeacon of Bedford. Patron, Prior & Convent of Cannons Ashby. Royal writ that the Prior had secured the advowson as against Nicholas son of Bartholomew de la Leg
William de Northampton 1245 subdeacon. Patron, Prior & Convent of Cannons Ashby
Richard 1268 
Robert Buruil 1270
William de Wyndelesore8 Mar 12701291subdeacon; Patron, Prior & Convent of Cannons Ashby, on the resignation of Robert Buruil
Elias de Assh/Esseby 16 Jun 12911318clerk in minor orders. Patron, Prior & Convent of Cannons Ashby. On presentation of D. William de Wynderhoue to St. Peter's Rectory, Northampton
M. Paganus de Buckingham 23 Jan 13181319Patron, Prior & Convent of Cannons Ashby. On death of M. Elias de Assheby
John de Clifton24 Mar 1319 acolite; Patron, Prior & Convent of Cannons Ashby. On resignation of M. Paganus de Buckingham
John de Ebstow 1324
Nicholas de Belen 26 Apr 1324 capellanus; Patron, Prior & Convent of Cannons Ashby. On resignation of John de Ebstow
Robert de Kildesby 14 Nov 13321333clerk, Patron, Prior & Convent of Cannons Ashby
M. Robert de Dalderby 19 Jan 13331334priest; on resignation of Robert de Kildesby. Patron, Prior & Convent of Cannons Ashby
Robert de Hynton 24 Sep 1334 priest; on death of Robert de Dalderby. Patron, Prior & Convent of Cannons Ashby
Roger Sneuell 1 Aug 1349 of Ronhale, clerk
John de Wodeford 2 Nov 13491352on death of D. Robert
M. William Castell 9 Sep 1352 priest; on resignation of John de Wodeford, exchanged to Carleton Rectory
D. Henry Jurdon 1382
John Mertton 20 Sep 1382 priest; on death of D. Henry Jurdon
Robert Lacy10 Mar 1387 also vicar of Walton, Bucks.
Milo Harrington  
Thomas Poyntell 1468
D. Nicholas Bateman 6 Mar 14681471on death of D. Thomas Poyntell
D. John Whirlett 3 Apr 14711784on resignation of D. Nicholas Bateman
D. John Laffenham 18 Mar 14841501priest; on resignation of John Whirlot
William Frankelyn 27 Mar 15011515subdeacon; on death of John Laffenham
M. Edward Phillip 12 Sep 15151532M.A., on resignation of M. William Frankelyn
D.Hugh Massy 12 Jan 1532 capellanus; on resignation of D. Edward Philipe
Matthew Morlande 15 Sep 15481560"will dated 20 Sep 1558, to be buried in the ""quier of Thurleye Church"". Proved at Southill, 1 Nov 1558"
Miles Harrington 17 Dec 1560 clerk, on death of last Vicar. Patron, Queen Elizabeth
William Faircliff 9 Jan 1564 clerk. Patron, Queen Elizabeth
William Forde 28 Mar 1594 
william Fourde 20 Jun 159818 Oct 1607on resignation of William Fourd, last incumbent. patron, Oliver, Lord St. John of Bletsoe.
William Forde 4 Apr 1608 1616
Thomas Lloyd alias Fludd 5 May 1616 on resignation of William Ford
Henry Spilwater 8 Feb 16291657/8Patron, Oliver, Earl of Bolingbrooke. He died at Thurleigh in 1657/8, and was buried the following Jan.
H.F. Brooks May 1664  
John Power 1665 Vicar; buried 28 Oct 1705. Married at Bedford St. John on 8 May 1705 to Mary Winch of Clifton. Patron, Pawlet, St. John, Earl of Bolingbroke
Edward Bourne 10 Jun 1731 Buried at Bedford St. John on 5 Aug 1734. Married at Renhold 17 Oct 1731 to Sarah Willis of Bedford. Patron, Sir Jeremiah Vanaker Lambrooke, Bart.
Thomas Beadles 5 Sep 17341748clerk; on death of Edward Bourn. Patron, Sir Jeremiah Vanaker Lambrooke, bart. Buried 1 Dec 1748. Formerly curate of Yelden and Shelton, inducted 21 Sep 1734
Robert La Rogue 25 Jan 1748 clerk, on death of Thomas Beadles. Patron, ir Jeremiah Vanaker Lambrooke, bart. Inducted 28 Jan 1748. Died 1781
Oliver St. John Cooper 5 Nov 17841801M.A., New College, Oxon. Patron, Susanna, John Susanna, junior & Samuel Crawley & Thomas Halsey. Died 3 May 1801. Buried at Poddington
Robert Moore 10 Sep 18011833on death of previous incumbent. Patron, John and Samuel Crawley, esquires, Susanna, wife of John Keet, clerk & Sarah Halsey, widow. Died 18 Oct 1834, buried at Biddenham
John Brereton 25 Oct 18331938on resignation of Robert Moore. Patron, Samuel Crawley of Stockwood, esquire and Sarah Moore Halsey of Gaddesden, Herts.
Benjamin Trapp 26 Jan 18381900M.A., Clare College, Cambridge, on resignation of John Brereton. Patron, Samuel Crawley of Stockwood, esquire and Sarah Moore Halsey of Gaddesden, Herts.
Robert Orr Nov,00 
Charles Hemsley Apr,17 
Alfred William Garfield Edwards Mar,32 
William George Branch Feb,50 
John Leslie Turney 1959
James Alfred Prince Daniels 19591964
Harold Desmond Jones19647th Sep 1980Left to become Vicar at Sharnbrook
David Rees14th July 19818th Jan 1984Left to become Vicar at St Martins, Bedford
Andrew Peter Mottram 19841992
Christopher Willett Gonin 9th Feb 199231st Aug 1997
Victoria E.Raymer 1998 
Nichola & Ian McIntosh  
Elizabeth Inall  
Total Records: 57

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