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Ordsall Charities.
Mr. Jeremy Halfhide, gentleman, gave the sum of 40s per annum payable out of an estate in Ordsall (which he gave to Mr. Dunston of Worksop) to be given to the poor of this parish, exclusive of such as have Collection (i.e. Parish Relief), on St. Thomas' Day at the discretion of the Minister and Overseers for ever. He was buried at Ordsall on November 30th, 1727. This money was paid by Mr. Geo. Riley of Whitehouses (tenant to Mr. George Dunston of Worksop). In 1777, Mr. J. Whitaker of Morton, steward to Mr. Dunston, paid it. A century ago the Halfhide estate was in the possession of Messrs. J. & G. Kippax, and at the present time 30/- is paid annually by the owners of West Hill Farm and 10/- by the Eaton Hall Estate.
WILL OF MRS. JOHNSON. 1717.
First I give and devise unto the Minister and Overseers of the Parish of Ordsall in trust for the poor of the said Parish—one little close lying on the backside of Thomas Smith's house in Whitehouses and now being in the said Thomas Smith's possession. And it is my will and order that the Minister and Overseers do annually out of the rents of the close in the first place on every Good Friday give and distribute to the poor one shilling in bread at the place of my habitation, as has been accustomed—It being the gift of my great grandmother Sarah Brownlow and all the remainder of the rents and profits I direct annually to the said poor people to be distributed on every Good Friday and St. Thomas' Day.
In 1777, Mr. Jeremiah Rogers paid £3 as rent for this close, and 1/- per annum for Brownlow Bread Dole. This small field was known as the Poor's Close and was la. 8p. in extent, with a small garden on the London Road. It was a narrow strip of land on the North Side of The White House Inn, where the two houses, Rose Villa and Grove Leigh now stand. In 1836 it was occupied by Mr. George Laughton, who was landlord of the Inn. It was probably sold when the Great Northern Railway made a deep cutting through the east side. A part of the old boundary hedge can still be seen close to the railway. The money is now in the hands of the Charity Commissioners who pay the interest on investment into the Bank for this purpose every year.
It is interesting to note that both these Charities known as the Johnson and Halfhide. have been in existence for more than 200 years.
Miss Elizabeth Garland by her will left a sum of money, which was to be invested, and the amount received each year provides coal for a number of aged people.
The Overseers of the Poor of the parish have three small houses which they allowed poor or old people to live in. Two of them can still be seen at the top of High Street, No's 129 and 131. The third one was pulled down and rebuilt by Mr Gale who bought this property. Next to these houses and in the place where the last house in the street, No. 135, now stands, was the village Pinfold where stray animals were impounded, and their owners paid a fine.
These houses were occupied in 1836 by John Lindley, Richard Morris and Joseph Northedge The last occupants were Thomas White, Thomas Morris, and Mrs. Theaker. The Pinfold was sold to Mr. Anthony Gale who pulled it down and built a horse there.
The Overseers also had a Poor House in Thrumpton, which was a small Workhause for the parish. It consisted of two or three small houses and gardens, and was formerly situated where the houses known as "Feeder Walk" now stand.
Curates of Ordsall.
Date of Licence |
Curate |
1720 |
Rev. Robert Pigot |
1754 |
Rev. William Booth |
1765 |
Rev. John Charlesworth |
1767 |
Rev. Richard Morton |
1769 |
Rev. Joshua Flint |
1822 |
Rev. Thomas H. Marshall |
1830 |
Rev. William Bury |
1832 |
Rev. Charles Bigsby |
1836 |
Rev G. Rhodes |
1831 |
Rev. Francis Orpen Morris |
1867 |
Rev. Arthur Evans |
1872 |
Rev. B. Barrett |
1873 |
Rev. W. W. A. Butt |
1884 |
Rev. J. H. N. Barton |
1889 |
Rev. R. H. Mutter |
1891 |
Rev. Edgar T. Hudson |
1896 |
Rev. Albert Samples |
1898 |
Rev. J. W. Smith |
1900 |
Rev. J. E. Nicholson |
1902 |
Rev. R. D. Foster |
1908 |
Rev. C. E. B. Deacon |
1909 |
Rev. VV. VV. B. Gawn |
1912 |
Rev. J. F. Coates |
1912 |
Rev. B. K. Bond |
1914 |
Rev. H. Dobson |
1919 |
Rev. A. D. Kevan |
1923 |
Rev. B. Field |
1923 |
Rev. W. V. Tunks |
1926 |
Rev. F. Whalley |
1927 |
Rev. W. P. McFerran |
1929 |
Rev. A. Doxey |
1932 |
Rev. J. B. W. Hughes |
It is interesting to note that the ancient office of Parish Clerk remained so long in one family. Many stories are told about the clerks in old days. The appointment was formerly made for life, and the parish clerk was just as secure in his rights as the parson.
In the Vestry Minute Book we find that when Rev. Thomas King held his first Easter Vestry in 1842, "It was resolved that the salary paid to Stephen Hemsworth be £7 a year, for ringing the bell £2, and for washing the surplice 10/- extra." There was no choir in those days, and only one surplice. The Clerk had his pew close to the clergy-desk, and led the responses for the people. After the Restoration in 1877 he sat at the back of the Church, with a long wand, which he used on any offending boy in Church.
In former days a clerk had "had to be known of honest conversation, and sufficient for his reading, writing and also for his competent skill in singing, if it may be." The Clerks very often kept the registers or put down names in a book, which were entered in the proper registers later on.
Rectors of Ordsall.
Date of Institution |
|
|
1277 |
William de Bliburg |
|
1302 |
Thomas de Burton |
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1313 |
Acardus de Longo Prato |
|
1322 |
Laurence de Hercy |
R |
1364 |
Thomas de Ordsall |
R |
13— |
John de Sandale |
R |
1374 |
John Bacheragh |
|
1379 |
John de Burton |
|
1410 |
William Burgh |
D |
1415 |
Robert Cave |
D |
1415 |
Reginald de Tylne |
D |
1417 |
John Marton |
D |
1418 |
Robert Conynge |
R |
1424 |
Adam de Louthe |
B |
1428 |
Robert Smith |
R |
1441 |
John Hardfish |
R |
14- |
Robert Thornton |
R |
1451 |
Robert Baynbrig Dynnington |
B |
1483 |
Ralph Stanhope, M.A. |
R |
1486 |
William Roce |
B |
1487 |
Gregory Waryn |
D |
1506 |
John Helwys, B.A. |
D |
1512 |
Robert Nevile, M.A. |
D |
1550 |
William Denman, M.A. |
d |
1556 |
Robert Blundesby |
d |
1559 |
William Denman, M.A. |
B |
1588 |
Francis Nevile, B.A. |
R |
1589 |
Stephen Coe, M.A. |
B |
1614 |
Edmund Mason, M.A., D.D. |
R |
1631 |
Marmaduke Moore, M.A. |
B |
1652 |
William Haughton |
B |
1673 |
Edward Raynes, M.A. |
B |
1695 |
John Pigott, M.A., D.D. |
B |
1727 |
George Mason |
B |
1743 |
Thomas Cockshutt, M.A. |
D |
1774 |
Joseph Scott |
D |
1812 |
Francis Foxlowe, M.A. |
D |
1842 |
Thomas King, B.A. |
B |
1873 |
Samuel Kelson Stothert, M.A., LL.D. |
B |
1806 |
Samuel Walter Stott, B.A., LL.D. |
B |
1908 |
Robert Dennis Foster, B.A. |
R |
1923 |
Montague Gifford James, M.A. |
R |
1925 |
Reginald Felix Wilkinson, M.A. |
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R—Resigned. D—Died elsewhere. B—Buried at Ordsall. d—Deprived.