The Rectors of St. Andrew's Church, Great Linford

We have a number of sources to identify the rectors of Great Linford, not least of which is the list that is displayed in two glass frames within St. Andrew’s Church. Interestingly, we have an account from The Northampton Mercury Newspaper of May 29th, 1931, which tells us that the then Rector, Henry Andrewes Uthwatt, had been investigating for the past nine years the names of past Rectors, and was intending to have this research written up on parchment, which would then be framed in oak. It seems unlikely that if this came to fruition, the document displayed in St. Andrews is the original conceived by Henry Uthwatt; it lists the rectors of the parish up to 2002 and it appears to have all been written in the same hand. The presumption must then be that this is a recent copy.

Henry Uthwatt would have likely been aware that George Lipscomb had also investigated the history of St. Andrew’s Rectors, which was published in 1847 in his book The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham; it seems likely that Henry referred to this.

Name	Date	Reason for departure	Patron	Additional notes from Lipscomb's The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham Volume 4, 1847
Galfridus de Gibbewin	About 1215			Galfridus de Gibbewin was Rector of Great Linford-Magna about 1215, when it was made a Vicarage.
Ricardus Capellanus	Presented 1220		Galfridus de Gibbewin	Richardus, Capellanus, presented per Galfridus de Gibbewin ordinatam de novo per Epm 1220.
Walter de Bruges	Died Rector 1277	Died
John de Linford	Presented January 12th, 1277		Ralph Pipard
Thomas Collingworth	Died Rector 1308	Died
William de Hillum	1308	Retired	Ralph Pipard
Thomas de Haselwood	9th December, 1317		Feoffees (trustee) of Sir Edmund Boteler
William Nethfield	1322		Edmund Boteler
Walter de Northfield	December 10th, 1325-1328	Retired	The King (Edward II)
James Lawles	March 6th, 1328-1322	Died	James, Earl of Ormonde
Jeffrey de Alveton	October 16th, 1332-1336	Exchanged	James de Boteler, Earl of Ormonde	Jeffrey de Alveton was presented October 16th, 1332, by James de Boteler, Earl of Ormonde: he exchanged it for Hanborough, Co. Oxon with Alexander Quapplode.
Alexander Quapplode	December 7th, 1336-1341	Died	Exchanged from Hanborough, Oxon, presented by Attorney to James de Boteler, Earl of Ormonde	Alexander Quapplode was presented September 7th, 1336, by the Attorney of James Boteler, Earl of Ormonde: He died in 1341.
William de Bromley	August 3rd, 1341-1349	Died	Eleanor, Countess of Ormonde
Henry Rys	February 9th, 1349-1368	Exchanged	Sir Thomas de Dagworth	Henry Rys was presented February 9th, 1349, by Sir Thomas de Dagworth: he exchanged for Westbury Vicarage, in Hertford Diocese, with John Woodward.
John Woodward	June 30th, 1368-1369	Exchanged	Exchanged from Westbury, Hereford Diocese	June 30th, 1368; he exchanged for Great Braddel, in Norwich Diocese, with Richard Gedington.
Richard Gedington	January 25th, 1369-1371	Exchanged	Exchanged from Great Braddel, Norwich Diocese	January 25th, 1369; who exchanged for Northfield, in Worcester Diocese, with Thomas Bay.
Thomas Bay	May 4th, 1371-1380	Exchanged	Exchanged from Northfield, Worcester Diocese	Presented May 4th, 1371: and exchanged for Holcote, with John Wryght.
John Wryght	September 20th, 1380-1385	Exchanged	Exchanged from Holcote on presentation of John Kingsfield	September 20th, 1380, on the presentation of John Kingsfield. He exchanged for Walkerne, County Herts, with John Peckel.
John Peckel	October 16th, 1385-1390	Exchanged	Exchanged from Walkerne, County Hertfordshire, presented by James Butler, Earl of Ormonde	John Peckel, who was presented October 16th, 1385, by James Butler, Earl of Ormonde. He exchanged for Histon St. Andrew, in Ely Diocese, with Thomas Huxey.
Thomas Haxey	November 3rd, 1390-1391	Retired	Exchanged from Histon St. Andrew, Ely Diocese. Presented by Ann, Countess of Ormonde	Thomas Haxey, who was presented November 3rd, 1390. He resigned, being beneficed in York Cathedral.
Simon Gaunstede	January 13th, 1391		James Butler, Earl of Ormonde	Simon Gaunstede was presented 17th January, 1391, on the same presentation. He died in 1423, Archdeacon of Wilts.
Nicholas Lode	May 11th, 1391
John Marescall	April 1st, 1393		Earl of Ormonde's Attorney
John Coke	May 20th, 1445-1469	Died	James, Earl of Ormonde
Henry Middleton	April 19th, 1469-1491	Died	Richard & Lady Maud Middleton of Norton Davy
Thomas Smithson, LL.B	June 27th, 1491-1506	Died	Thomas, Earl of Ormonde
John Ledbury	July 3rd, 1506-1518	Retired	Earl of Ormonde
Bryan Darley	March 3rd, 1518-1527	Died	Ann St. Leger	Bryan Darley was presented and instituted March 2rd, 1518, by Anne St. Leger: Called "Dr. Darley" in 1526.
Thomas St. Leger	August, 1527-1529		Ann St. Leger, widow of Sir Thomas Ormonde
John Cottisford	September 26th, 1527-1535	Retired	Ann St. Leger	John Cottisford was presented in August 1527, by Anne St. Leger: He was Rector of Ekeney-cum-Petsoe in 1536.
Thomas Attwell	October 29th, 1535-1540		Ann St. Leger
Christopher Daniel	January 22nd, 1540		Robert Annesley of Newport Pagnell, Gent, - Ex. Concessione Johannis St. Leger Armiger
Adam Winter	August 26th, 1554		John Lamburn, pro hac vice
John Longland	April 30th, 1574	Died	John Troughton, Gent	John Longland was presented April 30th, 1574, on the presentation of John Troughton, Gent. He died in 1589; and was buried at Tingewick, where he was also Rector; being likewise Archdeacon of Bucks.
Richard Sandy, alias Napier	March 12th, 1589-1634	Died	Edward Kimpton	Richard Sandy, alias Napier, was presented March 12th, 1589, by Edward Kimpton, Merchant Taylor of London. He was buried here, April 16th, 1634.
Theodorick Gravius, M.A	September 7th, 1634		Richard Napier	Theodorick Gravius, A.M., presented September 7th, 1634, by Richard Napier. He was Rector 1640 and 1650.
George Kindleton	May 18th, 1661		Sir Richard Napier, Knight
John Fountaine, M.A	May 16th, 1663-September 1st, 1677		Sir Richard Napier, Knight	John Fountaine, A.M., was presented May 16th, 1663, on the same presentation. He was of Lincoln College A.M. March 20th, 1670: and also Rector of Wolston. He was buried here September 1st, 1677.
Thomas Kilpin, M.A	September 12th, 1677-March 10th, 1698	Died	Thomas Napier, Esquire	Thomas Kilpin, A.M, was presented September 12th, 1677, by Thomas Napier, Esq., He was buried at Newport Pagnell, March 10th, 1698.
Richard Lee, M.A	March 25th, 1699	Retired	Sir William Pritchard	Richard Lee, A.M., was presented May 25th, 1699, by Sir William Pritchard, Alderman of London.
John Coles, M.A	1699-July 2nd, 1748	Died	Sir William Pritchard	John Coles, A.M., instituted February 4th, 1699, on the same presentation. He was of Christ Church A.M. November 25th, 1753; and Rector in 1732 and 1742.
Samuel Barton, B.A	October 18th, 1748-1755	Died	Thomas Uthwatt, Esquire	Samuel Barton, A.B, was inducted October 18th, 1748, and presented by Thomas Uthwatt, Esq., on the death of John Coles. He died May 24th, 1755 at Knightsbridge, where he had removed from London for the benefit of the air; he was buried at Great-Brickhill. He had been Rector of Emberton from 1742 to 1753, holding the Rectory until Mr. Robert Pomfret was old enough to take it.
Robert Chapman, M.A	November 9th, 1755-1762	Retired	Thomas Uthwatt, Esquire	Robert Chapman, A.M. of Brasenpse College, Oxon June 9th, 1738, and Rector of Little Woleston, was presented November 9th, 1755, on the death of Barton, by Thomas Uthwatt, edq., and instituted November 9th, 1755. It was intended that he should hold it for the second son of Mr. Shann, of Chicheley, who was then as Under-Graduate of St. John's College, Cambridge. He died Vicar of Ravenstone, 1786.
Lawson Shann, LL.B.	August 20th, 1762-1770	Died	Sir Roger Newdigate, Bart & William Bagot, Esq, in trust for Frances Uthwatt, widow of Thomas Uthwatt, Esq
Edmund Smyth, M.A	July 21st, 1770-1786		Sir William Bagot, Bart & Sir Roger Newdigate, Bart	Edmund Smyth, A.M., was presented July 21st, 1770 by Sir William Bagot, Bart, and Sir Roger Newdigate Bart, and inducted July 21st, 1770. He died Rector of Tyringham in 1789.
William Smyth, M.A	July 18th, 1786-December 15th, 1837	Died	ditto as Trustees of Mrs. Uthwatt	William Smyth, A.M., was presented by the same Patrons, as trustees of Mrs. Uthwatt, on his father's resignation, and inducted July 16th, 1786.
Francis Litchfield, M.A	1838-1876	Died	The Reverend William Andrewes, M.A	Francis Litchfield, A.M., was presented in 1838, by the Reverend William Andrewes, A.M. Rector of Lillingston Dayrell, and Vicar of Stowe.
Sydney Herbert Williams, M.A	October 9th, 1876-December 30th, 1899	Died	The Reverend William Andrewes, M.A
John Turnbull, M.A	July 13th, 1900-February 28th, 1922	Retired	Thomas Andrewes-Uthwatt, Esquire, of Maids Morton
Henry Andrewes-Uthwatt, M.A	March 1st, 1922-Auguest 29th, 1932	Died	Thomas Andrewes-Uthwatt, Esquire, of Maids Morton
Frederick Waller, B.A	February 21st, 1933-February 7th, 1937	Exchanged	Thomas Andrewes-Uthwatt of Emberton, Grandson of the above
Phillip Edward Twanley	July 25th, 1937-April 2nd, 1940	Died
Theodore Philip Nickisson, A.L.C.D	July 26th, 1940-April 21st, 1945	Exchanged
Arthur James Bird	May 18th, 1946-November 27th, 1954	Exchanged
Job Maxwell Shaw, M.A	April 15th, 1964-November 30th, 1967	Retired
Peter William Waterman, M.A	May 12th, 1968-April 30th, 1972	Retired
Christopher John Vaughan Drummond, M.A	May 2nd, 1974-January 1st, 1984	Exchanged	First Team Rector of Stantonbury
Julian Reindorp, M.A	May 8th, 1984-November 17th, 1991	Exchanged	First Team Rector of Stantonbury
John Ponter, Ph. D, B.A, M.A	September 3rd, 1992-April 28th, 2002	Retired	First Team Rector of Stantonbury
Peter Sinclair Ballantine, A.K.C. B.A, B.D, M. Th	July 10th, 2002		First Team Vicar of Stantonbury

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