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List of Rectors of Covington since 1293

This list was compiled some years ago and is presented here as a representation of the work hanging on the back of the "Devil's Door" - a door on the North side of the Chancel, rather than as affirmation of it's accuracy. I haven't been able to check any of these dates or names, but I'm sure they're pretty representative of what happened.

UPDATE (May 2008): I have been cross-checking some of this data with an on-line Clergy list and should be able to provide a slightly expanded version in a few days.

Appointed	Rectors	Patrons	Finished	Reason
unknown	Richard (de Baiocis)		1293	Retired
1293	Gilbert de Malketon de Schenegneye	Robert de Bayons, Kt.	1311	Died
1311	Nicholas de Wanyngdon	Robert de Bayons, Kt.	1312	Retired
1312	Nicholas de Over	Robert de Bayons, Kt.	1313	Retired
1313	Nicholas de Wanyngdon	Robert de Bayons, Kt.	1329	Died
1329	Alexander de Baiocis	Richard de Bayons, Kt.	1348	Died
1348	Thomas de Baiocis B.C.L.	Richard de Bayons, Kt.	1356	Retired
1356	Raymond de Melchburn	Richard Bayons
0	Gilbert de Stiveele	Richard Bayons	1361	Died
1361	William Longe de Dene	Richard Bayons, Kt.	1365	Retired
1365	William Asser de Wendlynburgh	Robert de Bayons	1371	6
1371	Hugo Astell	William de Burton, Kt. Lord of Covington
	John Ingram	William de Burton, Kt. Lord of Covington	1377	Retired
1377	Andrew Broun	Elienora, Widow of Wm. de Burton	1381	?
1381	Edmund Nicol de Covington	John of Gaunt	1404	Retired
1404	Benedictus Nicol		1417	Retired
1417	Thomas Randolf	John Bayons
	Robert Blyssot	John Bayons	1446	Retired
1446	Richard Wylkok	John Bayons	1450	Retired
1450	Richard Whyte	Margareta, late wife of John Baihous	1452	Retired
1452	Thomas Hardy	Thomas Chelford
	Laurence Wodin	Thomas Chelford	1520	Died
1520	Peter Calcott	Anna Broughton, widow	1526	Retired
1526	Richard Arnold	Wm. Hugons by gift of Anna Servigun, Wal. Lady of Covington	1556	Died
1556	Robert Wakerly	Lady Anna Russell, Countess of Bedford	1557	Died
1557	Stephen Murfyn	Anna, Countess of Bedford	1558	Died
1559	John Monkton (or Mounton)		1586	Died
1586	Robert Clerke	Lord Chancellor, because Earl of Bedford a minor.
1587	John Kinde M.A.	Lord Chancellor, because Earl of Bedford a minor.
1588	George Priestland B.A.		1607	Died
1608	Cesar Walpole M.A.	Edward Duncombe
1613	John Hayward M.A.
1657	Thomas Gouge (Tho. Gouge)		1659	Departed
1657	William Donne (Wm. Donne)
	William Turner		1664	C
1664	Bartholomew Mountford	Edward Turner of Tharfield	1674	Departed (Fired, actually.)
1674	John Taylor		1676	Retired
1676	Samuel Taylor M.A.	Edward Payne	1688	Died
1689	Peter Boundy M.A.	Margaret Taylor, widow
1698	Samuel Taylor		1738	Died
1738	John Sanderson M.A.	Thomas, Earl of Moulton	1767	Retired
1767	John Sanderson Jr. B.A.	Marquis of Rockingham	1806	Died
1806	Thomas Moore L.L.B.	Rt. Hon. Wm. Wentworth, Earl Fitzwilliam
	Caleb Bradshaw	Rt. Hon. Wm. Wentworth, Earl Fitzwilliam	1838	Died
1838	Cornelious Alphonsus Binns	Earl Fitzwilliam	1865	Died
1865	Robert Lancaster Watson	Hon. G. W. Fitzwilliam	1892	Died
1892	Arthur Frederic Heaton B.A.	Bishop, by lapse	1911	Died
1911	Arthur Thomas Powley	Earl Fitzwilliam	1920	Died
1921	Robert George Fairhurst	Earl Fitzwilliam	1937	Died
1938	John Edward Cowgill	Earl Fitzwilliam	1940	Retired
1940	Ray Melville Tuke	Earl Fitzwilliam	1959	Retired
1959	Stanley Bridge	Earl Fitzwilliam	1973	Departed
1974	William Goddard	Earl Fitzwilliam	1977	Retired
1977	Frank Andrew	Earl Fitzwilliam

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List of Rectors of Covington since 1293

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