CLERGYMEN OF THE PARISH OF LYTCHETT MINSTER
Transcribed by Kim Parker
Up until 1755, the Church at Lytchett Minster was served by the ministers
of Sturminster Marshall who, besides their own
parish church, wereresponsible
for three chapels: Lytchett Minster, Hamworthy and Corfe Mullen. The names
in this
list before 1755 are therefore those of the ministers and curates of
Sturminster Marshall.
| Pre-1554: | Priests of the House of St. Giles Pont Adomar | |
| 1554: | A French Priest (probably an appointee of Mary Tudor) | |
| 1557: | Henry Johne, “Great Priest of Litchett Cure” | |
| 1559: | May – Thomas Palmer, M.A. | |
| 1559: | August – Augustine Cross, M.A. | |
| 1563: | Henry Helme | |
| 1582: | William Smith, B.D. | |
| 1601: | Thomas Garnet, Minister | |
| 1632: | William Otes, M.A. | |
| 1643: | Edward Dickenson | |
| 1650: | William Hardy, Clerk Incumbent | |
| 1669: | William Hoard | |
| 1670: | William Watkinson | |
| 1687: | Edward Sutton | |
| 1702: | William Montague | |
| 1745: | William Cooke | |
| 1749: | Thomas Ashton | |
| 1753: | J. Baskett, Curate | |
| 1762: | Robert Hemming, Curate | |
| 1773: | R. Rupsell Baskett, Minister | |
| 1778: | Charles Hare, Curate | |
| 1780: | James Mayo, Curate | |
| 1782: | James Hanham, Curate of Lytchett | |
| 1791: | M. Harris, Rector of Lytchett Minster | |
| 1799: | E. Harbin, Curate | |
| 1805: | George Heath, Minister | |
| 1805: | Mathew Place, Curate | |
| 1807: | James Mayo Snr., Minister | |
| 1815: | James Mayo Jnr., Curate | |
| 1819: | Rev. Charles Heath | |
| 1823: | William Oldfield Bartlett | |
| 1841: | Rev. W. Wilkinson, M.A., Curate | |
| 1855: | Rev. M. Irving | |
| 1865: | Rev. E. Powlett Blount | |
| 1875: | Rupert Day | |
| 1881: | Henry Farley, Vicar | |
| 1910: | A. W. Flux | |
| 1912: | Rev. L. West | |
| 1920: | Rev. Elliott | |
| 1938: | Rev. Needham | |
| 1941: | Rev. Buckingham Baker | |
| 1948: | Rev. F. Whitter | |
| 1958: | Rev. Douglas Mortimer | |
| 1980: | Rev. T. Carter | |
| 1984: | Rev. Edward Cardale, Vicar | |
| Various curates, including 1986: Rev. Ian Challis | ||
| 1998: | Rev. Jean de Garis, Vicar | |