Incumbents of Stretton Richard Janion MA Incumbent of Stretton: 1828-1831

Richard was ordained deacon at Oxford Christchurch Cathedral on 1st June 1817 and licensed as Curate of Hailey in the diocese of Oxford on the same day by Bishop Edward Legge (1816-1827). His patron was John Hyde the Perpetual Curate of Hailey.

He was ordained priest on 21st December 1817 at Oxford Cathedral.

Rev. Charles Thomas Quirk MA (1812-1885) Born 1812 Wigan Curate of Stretton 1837-38

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1871 Census RG10/3910 Folio 30 Page 53 Golborne Rectory, Golborne, Lancashire Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Charles T Quirk Head Wid 57 Rector of Wigan, Lancashire, Golborne John N Quirk Son Unm 21 Undergraduate of Ashton Under Lyme, Cambridge Lancashire, England Mary A Matley Servant Unm 47 Housekeeper Ashton Under Lyme, Lancashire, England Ann Matley Servant Unm 39 Housemaid Ashton Under Lyme, domestic servant Lancashire, England Ann Moorhouse Servant Unm 26 Cook Mottram, , England

1881 Census RG11/3801 Folio 11 Page 16 Golborne Rectory, Golborne, Lancashire Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Charles J. QUIRK Head W 69 Rector Of Wigan, Lancashire, Golborne England Mary A. MATTEY Serv U 59 Housekeeper Ashton Under Lyne, Domestic Serv Lancashire, England Ann MATTEY Serv U 46 Domestic Serv Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Charles Thomas died May 30th 1885 aged 73

Rev. Edward Marsden (1815-1909) Born 1815 Wigan Curate of Stretton 1839-1844

1851 Census HO107/2164 Folio 254 Page 1 Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Thomas Spender Head Marr 47 Farmer of 12 Aston snr Acres employing 2 labs Jane Spender Wife Marr 40 Thomas Spender Son Unm 1 Aston Thomas Spender Father Marr 79 Preston Elizabeth Sp[ender Mother Marr 74 Preston Edward Marsden Ministr Unm 35 Minister Of Wigan, Lancashire, Aston by Sutton England Alice Taylor Servt Unm 22 Servant Preston, Cheshire

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1871 Census RG10/3690 Folio 11 Page 16 Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Edward Marsden Head Unm 65 Vicar Of Aston Wigan, Lancashire, by Sutton England Dorothea Marsden Sister Unm 60 Annuitants Liverpool under Trustees Sophia Marsden Sister Unm 57 Do Liverpool Sarah Marsden Sister Unm 51 Do Wigan Mary Rimmer Servt 17 Cook Cheadle Hulme Elizabeth H Holley Servt 13 Housemaid Liverpool

1881 Census RG11/3514 Folio 15 Page 24 Sutton Vicarage, Sutton, Cheshire Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Edward Marsden Head Unm 65 Vicar Of Aston Wigan, Lancashire, M.A. Cam England Dorothea Marsden Sister Unm 70 Annuitant Liverpool, Lancashire, England Sophia Marsden Sister Unm 67 Annuitant Liverpool, Lancashire, England Sarah Marsden Sister Unm 61 Annuitant Wigan, Lancashire, England Margaret A. Servt Unm 19 Cook Domes Cottierstone, York, Watson Serv England Mary Dugdale Servt Unm 17 Housemaid Alvanley, Cheshire, Domes Serv England

1891 Census RG12/2831 Fo 15 Pg 7 The Vicarage, Aston Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Edward Marsden Head Marr 75 Vicar Of Aston Wigan, Lancashire, England Elizabeth E Wife Marr 56 Barton, Lancashire Marsden Elizabeth Harrison Serv Sing 44 Cook Wednesbury, Staffs

1901 Census RG13/3539 Folio 42 Page 3 58 Scarisbrick New Road, Southport Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Edward Marsden Head Marr 85 Retired Wigan, Lancashire, clergyman England Ellen E Marsden Wife Marr 66 Barton on Irwell Isabella Holmes Servt Sing 33 Housemaid Liverpool Sarah Davies Servt Sing 25 Cook Ellesmere, Salop

Edward’s death was registered in the September quarter of 1909 in Ormskirk. He was 94 years old. Rev. Philip Rufford Born ? Curate of Stretton 1845-1846 Rev. Douglas Ferguson (1824-1891) Born 1824 in Walkington, Yorkshire Curate of Stretton 1846-1848

1851 Census HO107/2359 Folio 170 Page 16 The Vicarage, Main Street, Walkington Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Daniel Ferguson Head Mar 70 Rector of Catbrick, Yorkshire Walkington Margaret Ferguson Wife Mar 64 Killerby, Yorkshire William James Son 40 Gentleman at Richmond, Yorkshire Ferguson home Donald Ferguson Son 35 Gentleman at Cattrick, Yorkshire home John D Ferguson Son 32 Gentleman at Walkington, Yoprkshire home Fergus Ferguson Son 30 Walkington, Yorkshire Duglas Ferguson Son 27 Curate of Walkington, Yorkshire Walkington Robert Spence Serv 32 Farm Servant Walkington, Yorkshire Joseph Hodsman Serv 21 Farm Servant Anlaby, Yorkshire Richard Lyon Serv 15 Groom Walkington, Yorkshire John Brewer Serv 14 Walkington, Yorkshire Elizabeth Hardy Serv 22 Housemaid Wintingham, Lincs Margaret Serv 17 House Servant Skidby, Yorkshire Hutchinson

1857 Trade Directory Rev Daniel Ferguson MA Rector Rev Douglas Ferguson MA Curate

1861 Census RG9/3571 Folio 61 Page 10 The Vicarage, Main Street, Walkington Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Douglas Ferguson Head Unm 37 Rector of Walkington, Yorkshire Walkington Fergus Furguson Brothr Unm 39 Farmer of 360 Walkington, Yorkshire Acres employing 13 men & 3 boys Marshal Precious Serv 23 Brick & Tile Selby, Yorks maker Eliza Gray Serv 19 House Servant Hinton, Suffolk

1871 Census RG10/4770 Folio 128 Page 7 The Vicarage, Main Street, Walkington Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Douglas Ferguson Head Unm 47 Rector of Walkington, Yorkshire Walkington Joseph Cliffe Serv Unm 23 Gamekeeper Boston, Lincs John Dobson Serv Unm 23 Herdsman North Somercotes, Lincs Jane Scoffin Serv Unm 22 Cook Beverley, Yorks Eliza Drayton Serv Unm 21 Housemaid Bonby, Lincs Henry W Serievner Serv Unm 21 Cartman NK

1881 Census RG11/4743 Folio 71 Page 1 The Rectory, Walkington Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born … Ferguson Head Unm 57 Rector of Walkington, Yorkshire Walkington& Magistrate John Wash Serv Wid 54 Farm Servant Stone, Kent Robert Ash Serv Unm 25 Farm Servant Walkington, Yorkshire Thirza Duke Serv Unm 18 General Servant Bilton, Yorkshire Domestic

Douglas Ferguson died in the March quarter of 1891 in Beverley aged 67. Rev. Charles Kilshaw Dean MA (1817-1890) Born 1817 in Castle, Cheshire Curate of Stretton 1848-1855

Charles Kilshaw Dean was later the Curate of South Shore, Blackpool and from 1860 onwards was the Perpetual Curate of Over Tabley.

1851 Census HO107/2164 Folio 85 Page 18 Stretton Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born John Bolland Head Unm 46 Formerly Sutton, Cheshire Farmer Charles K Dean Son Unm 34 Curate of Over Castle, Cheshire Stretton

1861 Census RG9/2602 Folio 49 Page 2 Winnington Spring Mount, Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born James Dean Head Wid 74 Surgeon not Sutton, Cheshire practicing Charles K Dean Son Unm 44 Curate of Over Castle, Cheshire Tabley Thomas Moreton Serv Unm 25 Surgeon GP Susan Malane Serv Unm 32 Cook Wincham, Cheshire Alice Smallwood Serv Unm 27 Housemaid Wincham, Cheshire

Married June 1869 Altrincham.

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1881 Census RG11 Piece 3511 Folio 57 Page 8 Tabley Vicarage, Tabley Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Charles K Draw Head Marr 64 Vicar of St Northwich, Cheshire Paul’s, Tabley Margaret Draw Wife Marr 35 Tabley Superior Charles G Draw Son 4 Tabley Superior

Died in Preston June 1890 aged 73. John Purdon Stoute (-1865) Born Probably in Newtown, Youghal, Ireland Curate of Stretton 1856-1860

Died August 1865 (Ulverstone 8e 459)

Obituary Notice from the Cork Examiner: Rev. J Purdon Stoute, son of late N Purdon"; ; Newtown Youghal COR IRL> died Bardsea Ulverstone LAN ENG; Cork Examiner; 22nd August 1865

Rev. Charles Septimus Cutler (1833-1910) Born 1833 Curate of Stretton 1861-1864 Married Julia Hack in June 1862 in Bakewell Charles Septimus Cutler had previously worked as the Curate of Darley in Derbyshire (1858-61) and then returned to Derbyshire to be the Curate of Baslow (1864-65) before becoming the Vicar of Hathersage in the Peak District; a post he held for forty-five years from 1865 to 1910.

1861 Census RG9/2595 Folio 91 Page 4 Fir Cottage, Stretton Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Charles Septimus Head Unm 28 Curate of Sheffield, Yorkshire Cutler Stretton Sarah Sloane Serv Wid 47 Housekeeper Appleton, Cheshire

1871 Census RG10/3632 Folio 70 Page 13 The Vicarage, Hathersage Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Charles Septimus Head Marr 37 Vicar of Sheffield, Yorkshire Cutler Hathersage Julia Cutler Wife Marr 39 Cape of Good Hope (BS) Marian V Cutler Dau 7 Scholar Shelton, Cheshire George H Cutler Son 6 Scholar Baslow Sarah E Cutler Dau 5 Hathersage Florence M Cutler Dau 3 Hathersage Julia P Cutler Dau 1 Hathersage Kate Skey Visitor 31 Gloucester Mary Hargreaves Serv 37 Cook Barlborough, Yorks Mary Turner Serv 38 Nurse Darley, Sheffield Sarah Evans Serv 10 Housemaid Llandudno, N Wales

1881 Census RG11/3452 Folio 61 Page 15 The Vicarage, Hathersage Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Charles Septimus Head Unm 48 Vicar of Sheffield, Yorkshire Cutler Hathersage Julia Cutler Wife Marr 39 Cape of Good Hope (BS) Maria V Cutler Dau 17 Stretton, Cheshire Sarah E Cutler Dau 15 Scholar Hathersage Florence M Cutler Dau 13 Scholar Hathersage Helen B Cutler Dau 7 Scholar Hathersage Charles Edward Son 5 Scholar Hathersage Cutler Alfred W Cutler Son 4 Lucy M A Halford Gover Unm 26 Teacher Newtown, Wales ness Mary A Pilkington Serv Unm 49 Cook Matlock Rose Bean Serv Unm 20 Housemaid Rainford, Notts 1891 Census RG12/2777 Folio 54 Page 4 The Vicarage, Hathersage Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Charles Septimus Head Unm 58 Vicar of Sheffield, Yorkshire Cutler Hathersage Julia Cutler Wife Marr 49 Cape of Good Hope (BS) Sarah E Cutler Dau Unm 25 Hathersage Florence M Cutler Dau Unm 23 Hathersage Helen B Cutler Dau Unm 17 Hathersage Charlotte C Cutler Serv Unm 18 Housemaid Mansfield, Notts Hannah Hickinson Serv Unm 14 Kitchenmaid Hathersage

1901 Census RG13/3268 Folio 55 Page 4 The Vicarage, Hathersage Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Charles Septimus Head Unm 68 Vicar of Sheffield, Yorkshire Cutler Hathersage Julia Cutler Wife Marr 59 Cape of Good Hope (BS) Sarah E Cutler Dau Unm 35 Hathersage Helen B Cutler Dau Unm 27 Hathersage Charles Edward Son 25 Hathersage Cutler Amy Dalton Serv Unm 18 Cook Hope, Derbyshire Rachel Watson Serv Unm 17 House Doncaster, Yorkshire Parlourmaid Samuel Charlesworth Overton (1837-1909) Born 1837 in Clapham, Yorkshire the son of Charles Overton also a clergyman. Curate of Stretton 1864-1866

1851 Census HO107/2110 Folio 317 Page 46 West Street, Alford, Lincolnshire Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Philip S Ashworth Head Marr 41 Clergyman of Halifax the C of E without Cure for Souls Anne Ashworth Wife Marr Halifax Frank Worsley Board 15 Scholar Spridlington, er Lincolnshire Richard Worsley Board 13 Scholar Spridlington, er Lincolnshire Samuel Overton Board 13 Scholar Clapham, Yorkshire er Charles F Overton Board 11 Scholar Clapham, Yorkshire er Charles Walls Board 11 Scholar London er John G Allott Board 11 Scholar Maltby, Lincolnshire er Henry H Allott Board 8 Scholar Maltby, Lincolnshire er Sarah Fawcett Serv Unm 19 House Servant Willoughby Charlotte Fawcett Serv Unm 17 do Willoughby

1861 Census RG9/3576 Folio 53 Page 5 The Vicarage, Cottingham Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Charles Overton Head Marr 55 Vicar of York Cottingham Amelia Overton Wife Marr 52 Harrogate Samuel C Overton Son Unm 23 Graduate of Clapham Oxford Margaret A Overton Dau 13 Scholar at home Cottingham Harriett J Overton Dau 9 Do Cottingham Frances C Haines Gover Unm 22 Governess Cheltenham, Gloucester ness Mary Ann Newboult Serv Unm 21 Housemaid Ferriby, Lincs Mary Hunter Serv Unm 20 Melton, Yorks

Samuel Charlesworth Overton was previously the Curate at Hackness, Yorkshire (1861-63). After Stretton he became the incumbent of Newland, near Hull and later the Vicar of Dalton in Furness near Ulverston.

He married Harriet Emma Fox, the daughter of William Darwin Fox a second cousin of Charles Darwin in September quarter of 1861 in Northwich. Mother of Frederick Arnold Overton. 1871 Census RG10/4774 Folio 110 Page 36 Cottingham Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Charles Overton Head Marr 65 Clergyman Yorkshire Amelia Overton Wife Marr 62 Harrogate Harriet Y Overton Dau Unm 19 Cottingham Samuel Overton Son Marr 33 Clergyman Clapham, Yorkshire Charles E Overton Grand 6 Stretton, Cheshire Son Henry B Overton Grand 1 Skidby, Yorkshire Son Hannah Scott Serv Unm 57 Cook Cottingham Theresa Jordon Serv Unm 19 Housemaid Cottingham

1880 Wenlock & Ludlow Express Saturday 14 February 1880 Ironbridge borough police court Charge of drunkenness against a clergyman: The Rev Samuel Overton, M.A., who some time since regularly assisted at the services at Ironbridge Parish Church, was charged with being drunk on licensed premises with a man named Cornelius Taylor, moulder at Ironbridge, on the 30th of last month. PC Smith stated that. . . at about 7.30pm he visited the Oak Public House in the company of PC Gadd. In the kitchen he saw the two defendants drunk. Taylor had hold of Overton’s beard and was using bad language. Witness asked Taylor what he was doing, and he said “The b------has just had me by the throat, and I am as good a man as him.” Overton used bad language, and said he did not think he was. Witness called the landlady’s attention to them and she ordered them out. Taylor’s wife was in the kitchen and was asking him to go home. Taylor and his wife went out and she took him staggering up the road. About two minutes after Overton came staggering out into the middle of the road, and exposed his person in the street, staggering backward and forward all the time. Three young females passed down the road at the time. Defendant afterwards went staggering up the road towards the top of the Church Hill. His conduct had been very bad in Ironbridge for the past three months . . . Taylor would be fined 5s. and 10s. costs or 7 days. We understand that PC Smith has since served the summons on Mr Overton at Bridgnorth where he has been traced. Dramatis Personae SAMUEL OVERTON: No trace (yet) of the errant clergyman in the following year’s Census.

1881 Census RG1/1010 Folio 109 Page 27 35 Cheriton Place, Folkestone, Kent Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Samuel Clark Head Marr 65 Physician & Scotland Surgeon M D & C M Glasgow Jane Clark Wife Marr 52 Stokesley, York Jane M S Clark Dau Unm 23 Broxbourne, Hertford Martha M Clark Dau Unm 20 Staines, Middlesex Eliza G R Clark Dau 11 Scholar Staines, Middlesex Rhoda Frances Serv Marr 38 Domestic Hambledon, Hampshire West Servant Elizabeth Abott Serv Unm 26 Domestic Hadley, Hertford Servant Isabella Pettett Serv Unm 18 Domestic Serv Hunton, Kent Theodore G. Board Marr 45 Merchant Prussia Aix La Chapelle Kattenbach er George Edward Board Unm 28 Theological Southsea, Hampshire Long er Student Joseph Henry Board Marr 39 Military Outfitter London, Middlesex Phillips er Tailor William Guffin Board Marr 40 Philosophical Scotland er Inst Maker Arthur C. Townend Board Marr 31 Merchant London, Middlesex er Henry Carbonell Board Unm 27 Merchant Cheltenham, Gloucester er Edmund J. Board Marr 39 Maltster Huntingfield, Suffolk Goodwyn er Ponsonby G. Board Marr 36 Retd War Office Ireland McGhee er Clerk Samuel C. Overton Board Marr 43 Clergyman Clapham, York er (Without Care Of Souls) Arthur D. Renshaw Board Marr 44 Wholesale Book London, Middlesex er Binder

1891 Census RG12/348 Folio 47 Page 30 46 Earl Street, Southwark Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Emily Hall Head Wid 36 Char Carrier London Cabby Alfred Hall Son 4 London Ada Hall Dau 2 London Honor Flood Wife Marr 47 Hexham, Norfolk Meta Flood Dau Sing 16 Pickenham, Norfolk Henry Flood Son 14 Printer’s Boy do Samuel Overton Board Mar 53 Clerk in Holy Clapham, Yorkshire er Orders

1901 Census RG13/878 Folio 39 Page 17 Swallow’s Nest, Friday Street, Westham, East Sussex Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Susan Elizabeth Head Wid 59 Living on own Kirby Lonsdale, Overton means Westmorland Lilian Margaret Niece S 14 Stroud Grean, London Overton Harriet Jane Sister- Wid 49 Living on own Cottingham, Yorkshire Overton in-law means Samuel Brothe Mar 63 Clergyman C of Clapham, Yorkshire Charlesworth r-in- E Overton law Alice Crowe Visitor Sing 53 Living on own Epsom, Surrey means Elizabeth Crowe Serv Sing 21 Cook Hunstanworth, Sussex Edith Crowe Serv Sing 13 Cook’s help Hunstanworth, Sussex Charles Wm Virgo Serv Sing 31 Gardener Lewes, Sussex

He died in Steyning, Surrey in September quarter of 1909 aged 72. Samuel Lancaster Laidman (1837-1896) Born 1837 Bootle Curate of Stretton 1867

1861 Census RG9/3272 Folio 55 Page 9 Longwood Huddersfield Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Mary Ann Shaw Head Wid 58 Proprietor of Cawcliffe, Yorks houses Sarah Crosland Dau Wid 32 Longwood, Yorks Jane Crosland Grand 7 Scholar Do dau Samuel L Laidman Lodger Unm 24 Curate of St Bootle, Lancs Marks, Longwood Joseph Gledhill Vis Wid 32 Curate of St Honley, Yorks Bartholomew, Ripponden

Married Alice Ellison Dec quarter of 1865 in Ormskirk 1867 – 1871 Appointed Curate in Charge of the Iron School Church, Highfield, Pemberton.

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1881 Census RG11/3520 Folio 25 Page 11 Church Lane, Barnton, Cheshire Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Samuel L Laidman Head Marr 44 Vicar of Barnton Bootle, Lancs Alice Laidman Wife Marr 35 Mitton, Lancs Herbert L Laidman Son 10 Scholar Pemberton, Lancs

1891 Census RG12/2835 Folio 38 Page 46 Church Lane, Barnton, Cheshire Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Samuel L Laidman Head Marr 54 Vicar of Barnton Bootle, Lancs Alice Laidman Wife Marr 46 Bailey, Lancs Herbert L Laidman Son Unm 20 Medical Student Pemberton, Lancs Died June 1896 or 1897 Northwich. Myles Hodgson Towers (1839-1883) Born 1839 Curate of Stretton 1867-1868

1861 Census RG9/1025 Folio 70 Page 6 Pembroke College, Cambridge Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Myles H Towers pupil Unm 22 Student Milton, Cumberland

1871 Census Not found.

1881 Census RG11/3562 Folio 65 Page 12 Upton Park West View, Upton In , Cheshire Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where born Miles H Towers Head Unm 42 Resident Parson Millom, Cumberland of Upton Mary Towers Niece Unm 17 Lowick, Lancs Elizabeth Bithell Serv Unm 25 General Servant Thornton Le Moors, Cheshire

Myles died in the June Quarter of 1883 in Ulverston aged 44.