St Mary's Church Great Bradley, List of Rectors

The list of Rectors, the dates they served and the Patrons are listed for over 700 years, from 1311.
The information is contained on two framed scrolls at the back of the nave, either side of the Organ.
The names are shown below, complete with the variations in spelling that appear on the original scrolls!
Victoria helped to put this information on the web site when she came to visit, on a very cold 19 February 2005

For more photos and documents related to the St Marys see the Great Bradley Church Archive

More details on the rectors from 1541 to 1835 can be found at Clergy of the Church of England Database. db.theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/locations/index.jsp?locKey=20819

The names that appear are as shown below. See notes for explanations at the bottom

BOARD 1

			BRADLEY MAGNA 1 (Dioc: Norvic)2
2	May	1311	Robert Buteturt	Presented by the Sequestrator on the resignation of Ludswick the last rector
13	November	1316	Magister Roger Buteturt	John Buteturt, Knt.3
7	April	1318	Johannes De Norton	John Buteturt, Knt.
9	February	1332	Johannes De Pakynton	Lady Joan De Botetourt
10	January	1344	Ricardus Le Morter (or le Mercer) De Berningham	John De Butetourt Knt. Lord of Woleye
23	October	1350	Thomas Gerond De Stratford. On Mercer's resignation, an exchange with Everdon, Lincoln Diocese	" " " "
29	October	1361	Ricardus De Gretyngdon	" " " "
1	September	1391	Johannes Hercos	" " " "
4	October	1400	Johannes Pacewode	John De Hyde
10	September	1404	Tomas Philip on Pacewode's resignation	Augustin Burnell, Knt. Lord of Holyot and Woely
25	February	1422	Thomas Rydell, presbyter on Philip's resignation an exchange with Paston, Lincoln Diocese	John Beauchamp, Lord of Bergavnny
10	March	1437	Dominus Johannes Laceby, presbyter on Thetford's resignation, an exchange with Coxton, Ely Diocese	Bartholemew Brokesby Esq, Lord of Bradley
29	January	1459	Thomas Gardener, presbyter	John Brokesby Esq
5	September	1494	Dominus Johannes Baldwin	Collated by the Bishop
15	March	1494	Williemus Villers, presbyter	" " " "
13	December	1498	Ricardus Brokisby, clericus on Viller's death	Bartholemew Brokisby Esq.
13	July	1513	Dominus Johannes Bancrofte, capellanus	" " " "
26	October	1515	Thomas Lobley. On Bancrofte's death	Bartholemew Brokisby Esq. of Bradley Magna
24	September	1541	Thomas Asheton S.T.B.4, on Lobley's death	Simon Heynes S.T.P 4. and Thomas Hadweye, by grant from Bartho Brokisby Esq.
	October	1558	Robertus Williamson presbyter on Asheton's death	Bartholemew Brokisby Esq.
22	June	1576	Oliverus Phillippes. M.A.5 on the death of the last Rector	Robert Peyton of Iselham, Cambridge Esq.
1	October	1623	Bartholomew Adrian.M.A.	Lady Alice Peyton, widow
			We were pleased to receive this information in 2011 from Alan Boswell: Your list of rectors in the nave of St Mary's includes my 6-great grandfather Bartholomew Adrian MA. His patron is shown as the Lady Alice Peyton. In 1623 Lady Alice was the widow of Sir John Peyton Bt., MP for Cambridgeshire. But there is a family connection through Bartholomew's wife, also called Alice, the daughter of John and Jane Welby. Lady Alice Peyton and Jane Welby were sisters, daughters of Sir Edward Osborne, Lord Mayor of London 1575-76 and his wife Ann. Bartholomew Adrian and Alice Welby were married in 1623, the same year as his appointment at St Mary's. So Lady Alice Peyton appointed her young niece's husband Bartholomew Adrian as Rector of Great Bradley. Bartholomew and Alice had a son, Richard, 1630-1715, who became Vicar of Naseby.
8	September	1674	Robert Billingsley M.A, on resignation of last rector.	Penelope Dynham, widow
14	May	1675	Thomas Cox's M.A. ON Billingsley's death	William Soame Esq.
22	December	1679	William Cyffard M.A. on Cox's death	Cervas Elwes Bart. Bartholemew Soames Esq.
11	March	1679	William Cyffard M.A., apparantly a second institution	The King, by lapse
22	July	1690	Ichabod (sic) Tipping, clerk on Gyffard's deprived	Bartholemew Soames Esq.
14	April	1692	John Cooper, clerk on cession of last Rector	Bartholemew Soames of Thurlow Parva Esq.
24	March	1728	William Nash M.A. on Cooper's death	Stamp Brooksbank Esq.
14	August	1783	Spencer Madan M.A. on Nash's death	John Harrison of Norton Place,c.o.Lincoln, pursuant to the will of Thos. Brand Esq. late of Hoo.c.o Herts
9	May	1785	Spencer Madan M.A. on his own resignation	Robert Archbishop of Dublin Thos.Brand Hollis of Braton St. Berkeley Sq. Middx. As trustees on the nomination of Thos.Brand Esq.
8	June	1786	Thomas Wythe M.A. on S Madan's resignation united with Eye Suffolk same day
17	November	1835	William Samuel Parr Wilder 6	Himself
	May	1864	S.Botry Pigott	Exors. Of the Rev W.S.P.Wilder
	March	1869	J.T.Wilder M.A. on Pigott's resignation
	September	1870	McM.Charles.G.Wilder.LLB on JT Wilder's resignation
	January	1881	J.T.Wilder M.A. on death of last Rector
	August	1892	W.B.C.Wilder M.A. on the death of the last Rector	Trustees of the late Rev J.McM.Wilder
		1932-1942	P.H.E.Wilder B.A. on the death of the last Rector	Lieut.Col.B.L.Wilder Lieut.Col.J.McM.Wilder
			BOARD 2
	1942	1952	ES Barrington Barnes	Lt Col BL Wilder & Lt Col JC McM Wilder
	1952	1961	L E West ALCD, on resignation of last rector	Diocesan Board of Patrons
	1961	1962	Interregnum
	1962	1965	Rev Ian Charnock, on his departure, Great Bradley Rectory sold
	1965	1974	Rev Alfred Johnson
	1974	1978	Rev Derek Hill, Priest in Charge
	1978	1982	Rev Dr Lesllie Francis
	1982	1983	Interregnum
	1983	1987	Rev Alan Beardsmore
	1987	1990	Rev John Wardle
	1990	1995	Rev Edmund Betts, Haverhill Team Vicar
	1995	1997	Rev John Williams	Great Bradley became part of The Stourhead Benfice
	1997	1998	Interregnum
	1998	2010	Rev John Eley
	2011	2018	Rev Derek Hollis
	2020	~	Rev Christopher Giles

NOTES (not found on the boards)

1.Bradley Magna = Latin for Great Bradley.

2. The parish was originally in the Diocese of Norwich until 1837 when part of the archdeaconry of Sudbury was transferred to the Diocese of Ely. now being called the Diocese of Ely. In 1914 the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich was formed.

3. Knt = Knight

4. STP = Professor of Theology ( Sanctae Theolgiae Professor). STB is either a transcription error or Bachelor of Sacred Theology

5. M.A = Master of Arts

6. The Wilder brothers are described in more detail here

here

A cold Victoria after being in the church to transcribe the information !