PREBENDARIES OF HANSACRE
Preb. valued 1535 at £14 0s 0d (Valor III 131).
M. Simon Symonds 1535-1551.
Coll. 1 March 1535 (B/A/1/14 iii f. 19v). Depriv. by 12 June 1546 for non
payment of tenths (D30/2/1/5 f. 142r-v), but called preb. of Hansacre at d., 11
Nov. x 3 Dec. 1551 (Salisbury cath. libn, CA 14 pt ii f. 30v/p. 60; Lamb., Reg.
Cranmer f. 125; B/A/1/14 iv f. 49v).
John Ramridge D.D. 1551-1554.
Pres. by Richard Walker, patron hac vice by virtue of gr. of next pres. made by Bp.
Richard [Sampson]; instit. 17 Dec. 1551 (B/A/1/14 iv f. 49v). Dean of Lichfield 1554.
Richard Weaver 1554-1574.
Coll. 3 Apr. 1554 (B/A/1/15 f. 5). D. by 7 Aug. 1574 (ibid. f. 67).
Richard Foster M.A. 1574-1575.
Pres. by John Dyott, gentleman, patron hac vice by virtue of gr. of next pres.
made by Bp. Thomas [Bentham]; instit. 7 Aug. 1574 (B/A/1/15 f. 67). D. by 14
Sept. 1575 (burial, Durham, St. Nicholas) (Durham R.O., PR Durham, St. Nicholas,
ex inf. R.O. staff).
William Hinton D.D. 1597-1631.
Coll. 6 Apr. 1597 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../8). D. 30 Apr. x 13 May 1631 (P.R.O.,
PROB 11/159, PCC 55 Swann; B/A/1/16 f. 84r-v).
John Burgess D.M. 1631-1635.
Coll. 5 Aug. 1631 (B/A/1/16 f. 84v). Instal. [date missing] 1631 (D30/2/1/6 f.
11v). D. by 17 Sept. 1635 (burial, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks.) (Warwicks. R.O.,
PR Sutton Coldfield).
John Cornelius B.D. 1636-1675.
Coll. 16 Feb. 1636 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../16). Instal. 17 Feb. (D30/2/1/6 f.
23). Coll. a second time 7 Feb. 1663 (B/A/1/17 i p. 34). D. by 22 Jan. 1675
(Lincoln cath. libr., Dj/26/1/76).
William Squire M.A. 1675-1677.
Coll. by abp. of Canterbury 19 July 1675 (Lamb., Reg. Sheldon f. 364v). Instal.
23 July (D30/2/1/7 f. 37v). D. by 4 Sept. 1677 (burial, Rolleston, Staffs.) (Lichfield
R.O., PRT Rolleston).
Robert Harsnett M.A. 1677-1696.
Coll. 17 Oct. 1677 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../21). Instal. 12 [sic] Oct. (D30/2/1/7
f. 54v). Depriv. by 28 July 1696 (B/A/1/18 f. 20).
John Laughton M.A. 1696-1713.
Pres. by king, patron by lapse; instit. 28 July 1696 (B/A/1/18 f. 20). Instal. 31
July (D30/2/1/7 f. 108). D. 4 Sept. 1713 (Diary of Edward Rud, ed. H.R. Luard
(Cambridge, 1860) p. 8; B/A/1/19 p. 149).
Samuel Kimberley M.A. 1713-1719.
Coll. 2 March 1713 (B/A/1/19 p. 149). Instal. 20 March (D30/2/1/7 f. 134).
Preb. of Freeford in addition in Aug., in accordance with 4 & 5 Anne c. 33 (private
Act). Preb. of Pipa Minor 1719.
For full details of the following holders, see Freeford.
James Chetham M.A. 1719-1726.
Michael Hutchinson D.D. 1727-1730.
Richard Milward M.A. 1730-1744.
Samuel Smallbrook M.A. 1744-1749.
Matthew Horbery D.D. 1749-1773.
Matthew Lamb D.D. 1773-1797.
The preb. of Freeford and Hansacre was constituted as the 6th canon
residentiaryship, in accordance with 37 Geo. III c. 20 (private Act) (B/A/1/27 pp.
4-8), until 1838. For full details of the following holders, see Freeford.
Robert Foote M.A. 1797-1798.
John Chappel Woodhouse M.A. 1798-1807.
John Newling B.D. 1807-1838.
On the d. of Newling, the preb. of Hansacre was detached from the 6th canonry
residentiaryship and from Freeford, in accordance with the Stat. 3 & 4 Vic. c. 113
s. xiii. The 6th canonry residentiaryship was suspended.
Hon. Thomas Unwin Cavendish M.A. 1842-1849.
Coll. 22 Dec. 1842 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../54). Instal. as preb. of Hansacre
alone 18 Feb. 1843 (D30/2/1/11 pp. 115-16). Res. 16 July 1849 (B/A/1/31 p.
197).
John Hutchinson M.A. 1849-1850.
Coll. 22 Sept. 1849 (B/A/1/31 p. 197). Instal. 2 Nov. (D30/2/1/11 pp. 341-2).
Precentor of Lichfield 1850.
Henry Moore M.A. 1850-1865.
Coll. 21 Dec. 1850 (B/A/1/31 p. 266). Instal. 28 Dec. (D30/2/1/11 pp. 367-8).
Precentor of Lichfield 1865.