1282 Sir William de Bodrigan The son of Philip and Roslyn de Bodrigan. He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 6th November 1282. At the time of his institution he was also Rector of St Martin by (1274 to 1283) and Canon Secular of Glasney College 1278. The year after his institution to Ruan he resigned as Rector of St Martin by Looe and was made the first Provost of Glasney College on the 17th April 1283, which he held until 1288. In 1295 he was collated to Archdeacon of and this position he held until his death in 1307.

1308 Sir William de Mileburn (Mulleborne) On the 12th November 1316 he gave a messuage and an acre of land in Penryn to Glasney College. He resigned in 1320

1320 Master Henry Bloyoun (Bloyou) He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 10th June 1320. In 1328 he became the Rector of Cornwood in .

1328 David de Cornubia (I have been unable to find anything out about him)

1329 Master Walter Botriaux He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 20th January 1329. He became Canon and prebend of Glasney in 1331 which he held until 1339. He was also Prebend and Canon of . In 1340 he resigned and was then instituted as Rector of on the 12th November 1340.

1340 Sir John de Aldestowe He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 13th November 1340. He was also Rector of St Mabyn. After he left Ruan he became Sacristan at Glasney College on the 3rd May 1350

1341 Sir William Glyvyan He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 9th January 1341

1352 John de Sulthorne In 1357 he exchanged benefices with John de Plimstoke, Rector of Calstock. And was instituted to Calstock in 1361. He then exchanged benefices with Bromley, Kent. In 1371 he had the rectory of Aldington, Kent and was Prebend of Cayre of Landaff. He became Archdeacon of Landaff in 1373.

1357 Sir John de Plymstoke (Plimstoke) He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 19th September 1357 having exchanged benefices with John de Sulthorne. He had previously been Rector of Calstock.

1368 Thomas Glyvyan He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 27th September 1368.

1376 Martin Lercedekne Born in 1342 to John and Cicely (de Haccombe) Lercedekne. The Lercedekne’s owned the castle at Ruan. On the 16th July 1377 he was given a dispensation for non residence for two years to study at Oxford. After leaving Ruan he became Rector of St Mawgan in Meneage in 1410 and was given leave of absence to reside as Canon of Exeter Cathedral on 2nd June 1410. He was collated Chaplain at Glasney College on the 23rd February 1418. He died on the 4th April 1433 and is buried at Exeter Cathedral.

1390 Sir John Bradwyll (Bradewell) He was absent from the Church for several years having been granted licences for non residence for a year on the 17th November 1393, 28th March 1397, 20th November 1398, 10th March 1405 and two years on the 3rd February 1408.

1414 Sir Thomas Harry Before he came to Ruan he had been collated as Chaplain at St Colan on the 5th June 1411. He resigned from St Colan and was then instituted at St Stephen in Brannel. This position he also resigned and was then instituted to Ruan Church.

1430 Sir David Sauly I have been unable to find out anything about him but I believe that he may have been the Vicar of 1419 to 1429 who is listed as David Sanley.

1441 Master John Joliffe (Jolyff) I have been unable to find anything about him but I believe that this is Thomas Jolyff, chaplain. If correct then he was deacon, priest and district rector 1433 to 1441. He got his Master of Arts in 1479. On his death in 1482 he endowed a free school in Stratford-on- Avon, where William Shakespeare went to school.

1458 Sir John Lord I have been unable to find out anything about him.

1463 Sir Wm Crawford (Craford) On the 1st July 1466 he exchanged benefices with Master Richard

1466 Master Richard Fowey He exchanged benefices with Sir Wm Crawford in 1466. He was College principal at Oxford, district Rector of Brastede in Kent and bachelor of canon law, Cornwall. After he left Ruan he was instituted to Blakedon Church on the 29th September 1479.

1479 Martin Renaw I have been unable to find out anything about him.

1506 Master Before coming to Ruan he was Prebend of Exeter and Sub dean (17th January 1505). He was possibly Rector of 1515 to 1520

1517 Reginald Tregian He is mentioned in the Will of Marion Lelley in 1528 but that is all I have been able to find out about him.

1527 Sir Wm Tonkyn He resigned his position on the 30th September 1540.

1540 John Peryn He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 30th September 1540. He was also instituted to St Endellion on the 27th May 1563 which he held until the 12th December 1572

1565 Stephen French (Frenche) Before coming to Ruan he had been ordained deacon on the 31st July 1562. He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 23rd May 1565

1588 Stephen French He was presented the living of Ruan Church on the 11th March 1588 and then instituted to Ruan Church on the 28th March 1588. He died on the 28th May 1591.

1591 Peter Parker He attained Bachelor of Arts on the 30th April 1591 and was instituted to Ruan Church on the 28th May 1591. He died on the 7th August 1595 and left a Will dated 1595.

1595 Robert Fletcher M.A. He became a Deacon on the 4th August 1573. Before he came to Ruan he had been instituted on the 6th September 1573 as Rector of Mawgan in Menage and on the 3rd September 1583 Rector of Phillack with Gwithian. He was presented with the living of Ruan on the 18th May 1595 and instituted to Ruan Church on the 10th June 1595. He held all three livings until his death. He died on the 26th January 1606 at Phillack and left a Will dated 1606.

1595 Thomas Playfere M.A., D.D. He was born in London in 1561. He went to St John’s College Cambridge in 1576 where he attained Bachelor of Arts 1579-80, Master of Arts 1583, Bachelor of Divinity 1590 and Doctor of Divinity in 1596. He was institution to Ruan Church on the 7th August 1595. After he left Ruan he was instituted on the 25th September 1605 to the crown living of Cheam, Surrey which he held until his death. He died on the 2nd February 1609 and is buried at St Botolphs, Cambridge, where there is a bust of him on his memorial.

1606 William Murray (Murrey) M.A., D.D. He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 9th December 1606 and collated on the 12th February 1610. On the 19th August 1611 he was given a dispensation to hold another Benefice within 30 miles. He was instituted to Lanivet on the 1st September 1612 and resigned on the 7th December 1630. He was also instituted to Roche on the 2nd July 1622 and resigned on the 19th May 1630

1617 Henry Lockett M.A., D.D. He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 26th May 1617. He was also instituted as Rector of Blisland 9th September 1626 and was Chaplain to King Charles I. On the 3rd August 1626 he was given licence to retain both Ruan Lanihorne and Blisland. He was collated a Prebendary of Exeter vice Wm Parker on 29th July 1628. In 1630 he received the degree of S. T. P. (Professor of Sacred Theology) He had six children Gyles who died 5th November 1623 at Ruan, Fran. baptised in 1628 at Blisland, Bernard baptised 14th February 1631 at Blisland, Hen. baptised in 1632 at Blisland, Bezsaliell baptised 9th July 1634 at Blisland died 20th November 1636 at Ruan and Anne baptised 10th July 1636 at Ruan. His wife Mary died 6th April 1693. He died at Blisland on the 2nd November 1643 and has a Will dated 1643.

1644 Richard Rutter M.A. He was the son of Richard Rutter. He went to St John’s, Cambridge. He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 2nd November 1644. He died in 1658 possibly at Mabe, Cornwall.

1652 Richard Dell The son of John Dell, Rector of Gerrans, Cornwall (1617 to 1644). He was baptised on the 10th June 1622 at Gerrans. He was buried at Ruan Lanihorne on the 16th May 1685 with wife Mary (nee Lockett) who was buried on the 25th November 1697. There is a Will dated 1679. His brother Thomas was also buried at Ruan on the 21st December 1701.

1685 Henry Dell He was the son of the Reverend Richard and Mary Dell and grandson of the Reverend Henry Lockett. He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 19th May 1685. According to the Rev John Whitaker, Henry modernized the parsonage, adding a large addition to the south side of the house. He was also considered to be eminent in the arts of conjuration. He died on the 28th July 1711 and there is a Will dated 1711.

1711 John Dell M.A. He was the son of the Reverend Henry Dell and great grandson of the Reverend Henry Lockett. He went to Pembroke College, Oxford on the 27th October 1694 where he attained Bachelor of Arts in1699. In 1711 he attained Master of Arts at Queens, Cambridge. On the 18th February 1691 he made a petition & fiat to hold in plurality Woodford (½) in Northants and Tilbrooke in Bedfordshire. He was also Chaplain to Pawlett, Earl of Bolingbroke. He was instituted as Rector of Blisland on the 6th July 1709 and was Chaplain to Henry, Earl of Rochester on the 14th July 1711. On the 17th July 1711 he was given a dispensation to succeed his father to Ruan Lanihorne. He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 28th July 1711. He had three children, Henry baptised at Ruan 1701 and died 1715 at Ruan, Mary baptised 1704 at Ruan and Elizabeth baptised 1705 at Ruan and died 1712 at Ruan. He was buried at Ruan Lanihorne on the 3rd May 1715and there is a Will dated 1715. His wife Elizabeth was buried at Ruan on the 15th April 1747..

1715 M.A. He was the son of Reverend John Grant, Vicar of St Dunstan’s and prebendiary of Rochester. He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 13th October 1715. On the 22nd November 1726 he was married in the Bishops Chapel at Exeter Cathedral to Elizabeth Weston, by her father the . They had three children John, Lucy baptised 23rd October 1727 at Ruan and Jane who died in 1738. His wife Elizabeth died in 1737. While John Grant was Rector there were three curates:- Robert Michell, Master of Arts who was licensed on the 10th October 1730 and was buried at Ruan on the 21st December 1730. Thomas Steed, Bachelor of Arts who was licensed on the 24th June 1732 and James Fincher, Bachelor of Arts who was licensed on the 22nd September 1735. In 1726 he was given a dispensation to be Rector of Gerrans, vicar Probus Grogath and Merther. He was Rector of Gerrans 1726 to 1728. In 1730 he was given another dispensation to be Rector of Lezant which he held until 1744. He became Archdeacon of Barum (Barnstaple) in 1731 which he held until 1744 and Canon Residentiary of St Peter Exon. He added a wing to the parsonage, lengthened the house at the western end, built a new barn and stable. He died on the 17th June 1744 and has a will dated 6th February 1744.

1745 to 1777 Francis Henchman B.D. He was born 1712 to Thomas Henchman and he was great grandson of Humphrey Henchman, Bishop of Sarum and London. Humphrey Henchman was Bishop of London during the period of the Plague and the Great Fire. He went to Pembroke College on the 28 March 1729 at the aged of 15. He then went to Corpus Christi College where he attained Bachelor of Arts in 1732, Master of Arts on the 3rd February 1735-6 and Bachelor of Divinity in 1744. He married Jane Pinckney on the 23rd June 1740 at Warfield in Berkshire. They had 5 children, Francis baptised on the 23rd September 1741 in Huntingdon and died in 1824 at Bath, Jane baptised on the 6th November 1747 at Ruan and married Hugh Mallet in 1784 and died in 1833 at Iddesleigh in Devon, William baptised on the 11th April 1749 at Ruan, Martha baptised on the 28th September 1750 at Ruan and married William Bury in 1782 and Elizabeth baptised on the 27th April 1752 and died on the 4th November 1770 at Ruan. He was instituted to Ruan Church on the 27th June 1745. His death was announced on the 29th May 1777 in the Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. He was buried at Ruan Lanihorne on the 20th May 1777 and had a Will dated 1774. At the time of writing his Will in 1774 he was living at the Close in New Sarum (Salisbury) and it was here that his wife Jane died in 1783.

1777 to 1808 John Whittaker M.A., B.D. He was born on the 27th April 1735 in Manchester, to James Whittaker. He went to Brasenose College in Oxford where he attained Bachelor of Arts in 1755, Master of Arts in 1759 and Bachelor of Divinity in 1767. He was a fellow of the society of antiquaries of London in 1771 and a morning preacher at Berkeley Chapel, London in 1773.

It was announced on the 21st August 1777 in the Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette that the Rev. John Whitaker was to take up the living of Ruan Lanyhorne in Cornwall.

On the 6th September 1779 at he married Jane Tregenna. They had three daughters Jane Margaret baptised on the 8th March 1781 at Ruan and died 30th December 1798 at Ruan, Sarah baptised 14th August 1782 at Ruan and died on the 12th March 1846 and Anna baptised 3rd August 1784 who married Richard Taunton in 1821 at and died on the 18th January 1865 in

He was a renowned historian and he wrote several books including a very detailed one about Ruan Lanihorne.

He made various improvements to the parsonage, including removing two to three feet of bank from behind the house to stop water from springs coming into the house.

It was announced on the 10th November 1808 in the Exeter Flying Post that the Reverend John Whitaker had died on the 30th October 1808 at Ruan aged 73. He was buried at Ruan and his headstone can be seen on the floor by the altar and there is also a plaque above. His wife Jane died on the 10th April 1828 at Ruan and is buried with him. There is a Will dated 15th February 1798.

1809 to 1849 Richard Budd M.A., B.D. He was born in 1773 in Ireland to Richard and Mary Budd.

From various Oxford Journals, we know that he went to Corpus Christi College, where in 1799 he attained Master of Arts, 1806 he became Proctor of Corpus Christi College and in 1807 attained Bachelor in Divinity.

Two years later in 1809 he was presented with the living of Ruan Lanihorne, voided by the death of the Rev. John Whitaker.

On the 6th May 1813 at Veryan, he married Harriet Anne Trist, the second daughter of the Reverend Jeremiah Trist, Rector of Veryan. The ceremony was taken by the Reverend William Gregor.

Richard and Harriet Ann had seven children; Harriet baptised 6th May 1814 at Ruan and married Rev. Robert Morris in 1836 at Ruan and died 15th July 1895 in Surrey; Mary Ann baptised 3rd July 1816 at Ruan and married William Gurney in 1842 in Middlesex and died 1901 at ; Richard Trist baptised 26th August 1817 at Ruan and died 6th February 1861 in Middlesex; Edward Henry baptised 23rd May 1819 at Ruan and died 5th October 1838 in Calcutta; Theodore baptised 18th September 1820 at Ruan and married in 1853 in Australia and died 22nd January 1900 in Norfolk; Marie Elizabeth baptised 10th March 1822 at Ruan and died 2nd February 1898 in Middlesex and Septimus Henry baptised 22nd June 1828 at Ruan and married Julia Martha Smith in 1856 in St Pancras London and died 17th June 1906 in Surrey. His sons Theodore and Richard Trist both became clergymen.

He died on the 22nd February 1849 aged 75 after a long illness and left a Will dated 1848.

He is buried in a railed grave behind the tower and there is a plaque on the wall by the Altar erected in remembrance by his children. There is also a plaque here in memorial of his second son Edward Henry who died in Calcutta.

His wife Harriet Ann died on the 9th December 1871 in Bath, Somerset.

1849 to 1877 Henry Spencer Slight M.A., B.D. He was born in 1814 in Plymouth Devon, the son of John Slight, gent of Devon.

On the 5th March 1831 at the age of 17 he went to Corpus Christi College where he attained Bachelor of Arts in 1834, Master of Arts in 1837, Deacon in 1837, Priest in 1838, senior Dean in 1844, Bachelor of Divinity in 1845 and Bursar in 1846. In 1847 he became select Priest to the University of Oxford until 1848.

On the 15th June 1849 he was instituted to the living of Ruan Lanihorne, void by the death of Richard Budd.

He would have taken up residence in the new parsonage as the previous parsonage that Reverend Budd had lived in was rented out along with the Glebe lands as a farm.

On the 1st May 1851 at Walton in Somerset, he married Elizabeth Ann Hickley, youngest daughter of John Otter Hickley.

Henry and Elizabeth had six children; Edward Victor baptised 25th March 1852 at Ruan and died 18th December 1867 at Ruan; George Spencer baptised 25th April 1855 at Ruan and died 1st August 1864 at Ruan; Mary Powrie baptised 28-10-1856 at Ruan and married Martin John Hickley in 1893 in Bath Somerset and died 31st December 1944 in Devon; Louisa Matilda baptised 13th May 1858 at Ruan and died 16th August 1877 at Ruan; Beatrice Laura baptised 29th December 1859 at Ruan and died 3rd November 1934 in Devon and Mabel Sophia baptised 28th September 1862 at Ruan and died 27th January 1941 in Devon.

His two sons both died quite young and we know that the death of his second son must have been quite upsetting.

5th August 1864 Royal Cornwall Gazette LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS PAINFUL EVENT. – On Wednesday, an inquest was held at the rectory house in the parish of Ruanlanihorne, before Mr J. Carlyon, county coroner, on the body of George Spencer Slight, aged 9 years, who was drowned last Monday afternoon while bathing with his elder brother Edward at the point in Ruan river. It appeared that on that afternoon, the deceased and his brother went to the point to bathe followed by their father, the Rev. H. S. Slight, who lingered behind a few minutes to look at a small pleasure boat approaching the creek. When he afterwards reached the point he only saw one of his sons in the water, and he could give no account of his brother except that he had seen him a minute or two before playing about in the water. It was very soon evident that he had got beyond his depth and was drowned. A boat was immediately procured, and the river was dragged with a couple of grapnels, but the body was not recovered till about 3 hours afterwards, when the tide had receded sufficiently to allow a person called William Jacob to wade through the channel, who felt it with his feet about 20 or 30 yards from the spot where the deceased was supposed to have sunk. Verdict, “Accidentally Drowned.”

In December 1877 he left Ruan and became the Vicar of Trigworth in Gloucester which he held until 1889. We know that at some stage in his career he was also a Chaplain to the Royal Navy.

His wife Elizabeth Ann died on the 27th January 1892 at Bath, Somerset.

He died on the 18th December 1897 at Bath, Somerset.

1877 to 1882 William Hinton Drake B.A. He was born in 1820 at Axminster, Devon to Hinton East and Sarah Drake.

He went to Sidney Sussex College Cambridge where he attained Bachelor of Arts in 1843, Deacon in 1845 and Priest in 1846.

On the 5th May 1847 in St Ives, Cornwall he married Cecilia Yonge.

William and Cecilia had 11 children; Cecil baptised 7th July 1848 at Halsetown and married in 1881 at Plymouth and died in 1926 in London; Sarah Cecilla baptised 9th November 1849 at Halsetown and married Isidore Daimpre in 1870 at Halsetown and died 9th November 1877 in Hampshire; Mary baptised 25th April 1851 at St Ives and died 24th April 1887 in Torquay; Walter Yonge baptised 21st January 1853 at St Ives and married in 1896 in Norfolk and died 7th April 1938 in Norfolk; Frances Elizabeth baptised 21st June 1854 at St Ives and died 30th July 1944 in Torquay; Margaret Hichens baptised 12th October 1855 at Halsetown and died 29th June 1906 in Torquay; Loveday Eleanor baptised 22nd April 1857 at Halsetown and died 25th November 1940 in Newton Abbot; William Maurice baptised 3rd November 1858 at Halsetown and died 17th July 1929 in Starcross Devon; Edith Nona baptised 12th April 1860 at Halsetown and died 25th February 1941 in Torquay; Enid Agatha baptised 1st November 1861 at Halsetown and married Arthur Hotson in 1902 at Newton Abbot and died 22nd May 1919 in Norfolk and Algernon Francis baptised 10th July 1864 at Halsetown and married in 1901 in London and died 28th December 1940 in Budleigh Salterton.

His first appointment was Vicar of Halsetown which he held until 1873. He was the first Vicar of Halsetown and had a large Vicarage, possibly needing it to accomodate his large family. He was unhappy with the annual stipend of £180 in 1868 and in an attempt to prove this and receive additional funds he found himself accused of neglecting the church and his duties. It was the same year that he moved and became Rector of Terrington St Clement, Kings Lynn, which he held until 1876. He then became Vicar of Trigworth in Gloucestershire which he held only for a year.

It was in December 1877 that it was announced in the Cheltenham Looker-On that he had been given the living of Ruan Lanihorne having exchanged with Reverend Henry Slight.

He stayed at Ruan for five years and then moved on to become the Rector of Bridestow with Sourton which he held until his death.

He died on the 15th December 1888 at Bridestow in Devon.

29th December 1888 Cheltenham Chronicle Deaths of Clergymen. – The Rev. Wm. Hinton Drake, rector of Bridestow-with-Sourton, died on Dec. 15th from the effects of an illness with which he was seized on the previous Tuesday. He was born at Axminster in 1820, and was the eldest son of Mr H. E. Drake. He was ordained in 1845 by Bishop Phillpotts, his first curacy being that of Towednack Lelant. In 1846 he was appointed to St. John’s, Halestown, near St. Ives, a parish which he was instrumental in creating, and of which he was the first incumbent. He was in 1873 presented by the Crown to the vicarage of Terrington St. Clement’s, near King’s Lynn, and again, in 1876 to the vicarage of Twigworth, near Gloucester. From thence he went the next year, by exchange with the Rev. H. S. Slight, to the rectory of Ruan Lanihorne and in March, 1882, removed to Bridestow. He was a personal friend of the late Professor Maurice, and was an earnest Liberal in politics.

His wife Cecilia died on the 10th January 1915 in Torquay, Devon.

1882 to 1892 John Thomas Hyde M.A. He was born in 1828 in Camberwell, Surrey to Henry and Mary Hyde.

He went to Emmanuel College Cambridge where he attained Bachelor of Arts in 1853 and Master of Arts in 1856.

In 1857 at Bosmere, Suffolk he married Catharine Celeste Phear.

They had no children

He was ordained Deacon in 1868 and Priest in 1869.

He was curate of All Saints, Creeting in Suffolk from 1868 to 1870. He then became Rector of Wembworthy, Devon in 1870 and curate of Eggesford in 1871, both positions he held until 1878. He then became Rector of Willington in Hertfordshire which he held until he took up the position of Rector of Ruan Lanihorne.

He became Rector of Ruan Lanihorne in June 1882.

He died on the 13th February 1892 at Barnstaple, Devon. He is buried at Ruan and there is a headstone in the upper churchyard. There is also a plaque in the church on the wall by the Altar erected by friends.

18th February 1892 North Devon Journal REV. J. T. HYDE, rector of Ruan Lanihorne since 1882, died at the residence of Dr. Budd, at Barnstaple, on Saturday, in his 67th year. He graduated B.A. from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1853, and M.A. in 1856, but was not ordained deacon until 1868, and priest in 1869, at Norwich. From 1868 to 1870 he was curate of All Saints, Creeting, Suffolk; was rector of Wembworthy, Devon, from 1870 to 1878, also holding the curacy of Eggesford from 1871 to 1878, and was rector of Willington, Herts, until removed into Cornwall. Mr. Hyde was also patron of Ruan Lanihorne, the net value of which, according to Crockford, is £510 a year with house, the population of the parish being 325.

His wife Catherine Celeste died on the 4th February 1919 in Falmouth and is buried with her husband. She left a Will dated 1912..

In the above Will, Mrs Hyde bequeathed the quay and foreshore adjoining the Glebe lands to the parishioners of Ruan Lanihorne. There is a stone tablet inset in the corner of the quay saying this.

1892 to 1895 Lewis Morgan Peter M.A.

He was born in 1817 at to the Rev. John Peter, rector of Grade, and Mary (nee Morgan). He never married.

He went to Exeter College on the 28th April 1836 aged 19. He became Bacelor of Arts in 1840 and Master of Arts in 1843.

He became Vicar of Cornelly in 1868

In 1892 he took the living of Ruan Lanihorne but retained the charge of Cornelly with the intention of having an assistant curate.

On the 30th March 1895 he died at his residence, Treviles in Ruan Lanihorne at the age of 78.

He is buried in a railed tomb at Ruan with his parents and three sisters.

1895 to 1913 Thomas Major Dunn M.A., P.H.D. He was born on the 8th September 1833 in Dudley, Worcestershire to Theophilus and Hannah Dunn.

He married Matilda Holloway Meese in 1856 in Dudley.

Thomas and Hannah had 8 children; Major William Mease born 1857 in Staffordshire and died 1 August 1914 in Essex; Louis Montague born 1858 in Staffordshire and died in 1900 in Shropshire; Edith Emma Matilda born 1860 in Staffordshire and married Robert Davies in 1882 in Shropshire and died 20th April 1937 in Ruan; Ernest Victor born 1864 in Staffordshire and married Mary Elizabeth Dickenson in 1894 in Sunderland and died 11th November 1939 at Ruan; Amy Sylvia Hannah born 1866 in Staffordshire and died 8th August 1949 at Ruan; Gwendolen Aneta born 1867 in Staffordshire and died in 1867 in Staffordshire; Hubert Epaphroditus born 1869 in Staffordshire and died 27th May 1937 at Ruan and Victoria Maude H born 1873 in Staffordshire and married Francis Lyon in 1903 in Essex and died 13th September 1922 in Berkshire.

He went to the University of London in 1862 and got a Ph.D. at the University of Rostock in 1868. He became Deacon in 1868 and Priest in 1870 in Worcestershire.

He then took on various curacies: Reddal Hill 1868 to 1873: Silvington, Salop 1873 to 1874; Ribbesford, Worcestershire 1874 to 1876: Bromyard, Herefordshire 1876 to 78 andNeen- Solars, Salop 1880 to 95.

In 1881 he went to St Alban Hall, Oxford where he attained his Bachelor of Arts.

In June 1895 he was given the living of Ruan Lanihorne.

Their daughter Amy played the organ in the church at Ruan and also ran the Sunday School with her father. The sons all followed their father into the priesthood.

His wife Matilda died on the 1st June 1909 and is buried at Ruan. There is a headstone just outside the Transept and a plaque in the church.

He died on the 27th December 1917 at Ruan and is buried with his wife.

1913 to 1937 Hubert Epaphroditus Dunn B.A. He was born in 1869 at Brierley Hill in Staffordshire to Reverend Thomas Major and Matilda Dunn.

He never married.

He was a late organ scholar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He attained Bachelor of Arts in 1890 and became a Deacon in 1894. He was curate of All SS in Herefordshire from 1894 to 1896. He became a Priest in 1896 in Truro, Cornwall. He then was curate for Almeley 1896 to 1897, Morval 1897 to 1898, Lamorran and Merther 1898 to 1904. He then became Vicar of All SS Brandeston which he held until 1911. He then became curate of Ruan Lanihorne for two years and in 1913 became Rector of Ruan Lanihorne.

During his stay at Ruan Lanihorne, he was involved with a court case.

Announced in the Cornishman on the 24th July 1930. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES AT RUAN Charge of obtaining £300 from rector. At Truro Police Station, on Saturday, before the Mayor (Mr. H. Cornew), James Coffey, of Bramble House, , who was arrested in London last week, on a charge of obtaining by false pretences, £300 from the Rev. H. E. Dunn, rector of Ruan, was again brought up on remand. Supt. Osborne said he was not prepared to proceed with the case that day, and he applied for accused to be further remanded in custody until Wednesday. The application was granted.

He died on the 27th May 1937 at Ruan and is buried next to his father just outside the Transept.

1937 to 1939 Ernest Victor Dunn He was born in 1864 at Stourbridge, Worcestershire to the Reverend Thomas Major and Matilda Dunn.

He went to St Alban’s Hall, Oxford in 1880 and transfered to Merton College, Oxford in 1882.

He married Mary Elizabeth Henrietta Dickensen in 1894 in Sunderland.

Ernest and Mary had four children; Dorothy Merle born 28th July 1895 in Durham and married Norman Drape in 1916 in Yorkshire; Charles Waddington born in 1925 in Yorkshire and died 22nd April 1974 in Plymouth; Trevor Major Nils born 17th September 1900 in Truro and died 3rd February 1981 in Plymouth; Rupert Victor Coulson born 1905 in Yorkshire and married in 1929 Sussex and Barbara Margaret born 1910 in Yorkshire and married Anthony Spinks 14th September 1932 in Yorkshire and died 10th June 1958 in Plymouth.

He went to the Canon School, Truro in 1897 becoming a deacon in 1899 and ordained a priest in 1900 by Bishop Gott. He then became curate of St. George’s Church, Truro, from 1899 to 1902. He was subsequently at St. Mark-in-Groves, Hull 1902 to 1904. He then became Vicar of Wilmington-with-Stoneferry 1904 to 1922. He was Honary Chaplain to the Forces in 1918 and Chaplain at HM Prison at Hull from 1918 to 1922. He then became the Vicar of Wetherby-with-Linton in the Diocese of Ripon from 1922 to 1937.

In October 1937 he resigned as Vicar of Wetherby and took the living of Ruan Lanihorne.

He died suddenly on the 11th November 1939 at Ruan and is buried here but does not have a headstone.

It would seem that he was much liked by his former church as a service of remembrance was held there.

Yorkshire Post dated the 20th November 1939 The Rev. E. V. Dunn. A service memory of the Rev. Ernest Victor Dunn, Vicar Wetherby from 1922 to 1937, and subsequently Rector of Ruan Lanihorne, Truro, who died at Ruan rectory on Armistice Day, was held a ....

During his short incumbency he completely restored the church, and built new vestries, raising the money by fetes.

His wife Mary Elizabeth Henrietta Dunn died in 1969 at Plymouth, Devon.

1940 to 1945 Percy Edward Henthorn Stott He was born the 27th May 1895 in Nottingham to Reverend Percy and Louisa Roberta Stott.

He went to Bishop Wilson Theological College in 1925 becoming a Deacon in 1927 and Priest in 1928. He then became curate of Rushden (in c. of St. Cath. Port Erin) 1927 to 1929 and St. Phil. and St. James, Ilfracombe, Diocese 1929 to 1930.

He married Eileen Cecile Perry in 1930 at Okehampton, Devon.

They had one child June Celia R born 4th June 1832 in Redruth and died in 1984 in Ipswich. His wife Eileen Cecile died in 1993 in Ipswich.

In 1930 he became Rector of Lanner, by 1933 he had accepted the offer of the benefice of St. Paul’s, Burslem, Staffordshire and by 1938 he was Vicar of Patcham, Sussex.

In July 1940 he was instituted to the united benefice of Ruan Lanihorne-with-.

He stayed at Ruan until 1945 when he received the living of Gislingham in Suffolk. He was widely known among Churchpeople in the deanery of Powder, and he was a representative of the Low Church school of thought.

He was still in Gislingham Rectory in 1972.

He died in 1975 at Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk,

1946 to 1950 Robert Owen Mossop M.A. He was born 1st September 1909 in Woking, Surrey to Robert and Maude Mossop.

He was educated at Eastbourne College and Peterhouse, Cambridge. He became a teacher, attaining his Bachelor of Arts in 1930. He then returned to Cambridge to study at Westcott House theological College in 1932. He attained his Master of Arts in 1935.

He was curate at St Peter, Earley, Reading from 1933 to 1940.

In 1940 he married Kathleen Nora Pearce in Wokingham, Berkshire and they had two sons Robert and Christopher Paul.

He was RAF Chaplain from 1940 to 1946. He was with Fighter Command in 1940-42, based chiefly at Wittering, Lincolnshire and he was also posted to Canada and in 1944 went to Florida, USA.

In March 1946 he was appointed to the Rectory of Ruan Lanihorne with Philleigh. Four years later in March 1950 he was instituted to the Benefice of Constantine.

He was Rural Dean for Kerrier from 1960 until his retirement in 1973 and Honary Canon at 1969 to 1984. He was given permission to officiate in the Truro diocese from 1984 until his death in 1999.

He died in 1999 doing what he loved most, fishing at reservoir.

He helped start the Brownies and Guides at Constantine and established the Fraternal of Clergy and Ministers. He also played tennis for Cornwall, cricket for Constantine and was a keen angler. He was a founder member and later president of the CAST Fly Fishing Club.

His wife Kathleen died in 2003 at .

1950 to 1952 William John Norman He was born 31st January 1908 in Liverpool to Geneste and Frances Elizabeth Norman.

In 1934/35 he appears on the Electoral roll with his mother in Liverpool.

On the 20th August 1936 he left Southampton to go to Egypt as a missionary, returning on the 13th November 1936. At the time he gave his address as 9 Bartlett Street, Wavertree, Liverpool.

He married Florence E Cooke in 1937 in Liverpool. They had two sons Ronald born 1937 in Bromley and John C born 1938 in Bromley, Kent.

He appears on the 1939 census as a Missionary worker in Bromley, Kent. He is listed as married but no spouse with him.

He did his ordination training at St Andrew’s Whittlesford. He was curate of St John, Stoke Next, Guildford from 1944 to 1947 and Org Secretary (Diocese Newcastle and Durham) British and Foreign Bible Society 1947 to1950.

On the 15th June 1950 he was instituted to the Benefice of Ruan Lanihorne with Philleigh. He only stayed here for two years, moving to St. Edmund’s, Gateshead where he was perpetual curate from 1952 to1954. He was also Area secretary of the Church Missionary Society, West Sussex from 1954 to 1974 and Regional secretary 1956 to 1974.

From 1955 to 1962 he was living at Vicarage Gate, Guildford with his wife Florence E. Their son John C is also there between 1960 and 1962. In 1972 and 1974 he is still in Guildford.

It is possible that his wife died in Guildford in 1968 as I found a death for a Florence E Norman in 1968 aged 59 in Surrey but have not been able to confirm that it is the right person.

In 1974 he was appointed Rector of St Mary the Virgin, Buriton, Portsmouth which he held until he retired in 1979. He was given permission to officiate in the Salisbury diocese from 1979 until his death in 2002.

He died February 2002 in Dorset.

1952 William Leeming He was born 20th November 1885 in Preston, Lancashire to John and Elizabeth Leeming.

In 1911 he is living in Loughborough, Leicestershire and his occupation is a Church Army Evangelist.

He married Eva Beatrice Carter in 1912 in Upton, Worcestershire. She was born 6th May 1883.

They had three children; Eva Beatrice born 4th March 1914 in Upton and married Sidney Herbert Osborne on the 3rd December 1947 in Kempsey, Worcestershire and died in 1983 in Worcestershire; Constance born 6th November 1919 in Upton and died in 2003 in Worcestershire and Monica born 9th April 1925 and died in 1993 in Worcestershire.

He appears on the 1939 census at The Vicarage, Yazor, Weobley, Hertforshire. His wife Eva Beatrice was also there, along with their three daughters Eva Beatrice, Constance and Monica.

His wife Eva Beatrice died 21st February 1952 at South Petherwin vicarage.

After the death of his wife he came to Ruan Lanihorne with his two daughters Constance and Monica. In 1954 he was taken ill at the Rectory and died on the 13th July 1954 at Tehidy Hospital, Redruth.

There is no headstone in South Petherwin churchyard for his wife and no information about William’s time there.

1955 to 1981 Edmund Hanbury Lee Dodds, curate in charge He was born 5th March 1914 in Sunderland to Fred and Emily Rosa Dodds.

He went to Kelham Theological College 1930 where he attained Dean in 1938. He was ordained Priest in 1939 at Southwark. He was curate of Holy Trinity, Wimbledon, from 1938 to 1941.

He married Phyllis Joan Brett in 1941 in Totnes, Devon. They had two children David Hanbury Lee and Susan Rosa Lee.

He then became curate of St. Stephen, Redditch 1941 to 1943 and also curate and priest in charge of St. Peters, Crabbs Cross, Headless Cross 1942 to 1943.

He was Chairman of the Area Youth Council at Redditch.

In October 1943 he was appointed Rector of Brockdish with Thorpe Abbotts until 1955 and also Chaplin to the Forces 1951 to 1954 in Hong Kong. Was scoutmaster of Brockdish Boy Scouts.

In 1955 he was Vicar of Veryan and curate in charge of Ruan Lanihorne.

He helped run the Veryan Brownies, Guides and Ranger Guides until 29th July 1981 when he retired. Also ran and performed in the Veryan players.

He died on the 19th December 1983 at Gunnislake, Cornwall . His wife Phyllis Joan died on the 2nd May 1990 at Woolacombe, Devon.

1984 to 1996 Michael Bernard Geach M.A. He was born in 1926 at Falmouth to Alfred Bernard and Phyllis Audrey Geach.

He went to Queens College, Cambridge becoming a deacon in 1953 and a priest in 1954. He then went to Westcott House, Cambridge becoming Bachor of Arts in 1951 and Master of Arts in 1956.

He was curate at St George Kenwyn 1953 to 1956, curate at Bodmin 1956 to 1959, curate at St Helena Helland 1956 to 1959, Rector of St Dominic 1959 to 1965 and Chaplain at Cotehele House Chapel 1960 to 1965.

He married Jacqueline M Gorman in 1964 at St Germans (now divorced). They had two children Caroline E M and Penelope Lucy.

He was then Rector of St Mellor Linkinhorne 1965 to 1984.

In 1984 he became Rector of Veryan and Ruan Lanihorne which he held until his retirement in 1996. He was also Honary Canon of Truro Cathedral from 1992 to 1996.

After his retirement he was given permission to officiate in the Truro diocese until 2014.

Truro Cathedral News February/March 2015 On the fourth Sunday of Advent last year, Hon Canon Michael Geach processed with the clergy at the 10am Eucharist to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of his ordination. Michael Geach was baptised at St Gluvius, Penryn. He was a pupil at Truro High School and Truro Cathedral School and was confirmed at Truro Cathedral, joining the Friends of Truro Cathedral in 1948. He was made Deacon in the Cathedral and ordained a priest there on Advent 4 1954. His first appointment was as assistant curate at Kenwyn, and he taught both at Truro Cathedral School and Truro High School. He was presented to the living of Veryan by the Dean and Chapter, and was a summer chaplain at the Cathedral for forty nine years. It is believed that he is the first clergyman since the foundation of the Truro diocese in 1877, to serve sixty years entirely within the diocese. Canon in 1993.

1997 to 2000 Richard Legg M.A.D., priest in charge He was born in 1937.

He attained his Bachelor of Arts at Selwyn College Cambridge in 1962 and his Master of Arts in 1966. He was made a Deacon in 1965 and Priest in 1966.

He was curate at St Peter Ealing from 1965 to 1968, Chaplain Brunel Uxbridge Campus, curate at St John the Baptist Chipping Barnet from 1981 to 1983, Team vicar of St John the Baptist Chipping Barnet from 1983 to 1985 and Rector of St Buryan, St Levan and Sennen from 1985 to 1993.

His name is on the Tenor bell in St Buryan church dated 1994.

He then was Team Vicar of St Mary of the Annuciation Beaminster area from 1993 to 1997.

In 1997 he became Priest in charge at Veryan and Ruan Lanihorne until 2000. After leaving the benefice he went to live at .

He retired in 2001 and was given permission to officiate in the Truro diocese in 2003 until 2009.

He later moved to Somerset and was given permission to officiate in the Bath and Wells diocese from 2010.

2002 to 2007 Clive John Budden, priest in charge He was born in 1940 in Truro, Cornwall.

He married Honor R Davey in 1963 in Truro and had a son Thomas Edward St J.

He did his ordination training at Chichester Theological College. He attained his Bachelor of Arts at Liverpool University.

He was curate at St Faith Gaywood Norwich from 1984 to 1987. He then took the position of team vicar of St Mary and All Saints Brixham Exeter from 1987 to 1990 and Rector of St Peter Exton, Winsford and Cutcombe with Luxborough from 1990 to 1999.

He was given permission to officiate in the Truro diocese from 2000 to 2002.

In 2002 he became priest in charge of Veryan and Ruan Lanihorne which he held until his retirement in 2007.

After his retirement he was a regular priest at All Saints, Tuckingmill, Cornwall.

He died on the 12th December 2014.

2008 to 2016 Douglas Geoffrey Robins, priest in charge He was born at Carlannick, Philleigh in 1945 to Roy Reginald Robins, farm labourer and Susie Phyllis Amelia Harris. His father and both of his grandfathers were born in Veryan parish, his paternal grandmother in Ruanlanihorne parish and his maternal grandmother in Philleigh parish. He went to Gerrans CP and Veryan VP, then to Truro School on a scholarship free place. He left Truro School in July 1960 and joined the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry as a Junior Leader in September 1960. He became a Methodist local preacher in the Beatrice Street Methodist circuit, Oswestry, in January 1961. When on leave he led services in chapels throughout the Roseland and beyond, most of which have since been sold. He left the Army on 5 January 1966. Married Patricia Anne Grose, (died 23 August 2002), in 1966. They had two sons, Andrew Stephen and Paul Antony. Worked briefly for Co-operative Permanent Building Society March 1966 to November 1967, then Inland Revenue as a Tax Officer, Tax Officer Higher Grade and Inspector, from November 1967 to August 1996. Truro City Councillor from July 1974 to May 1991, Mayor 1985/86. Gerrans Parish Council member 2005 to 2007, Chairman 2006/7. He was accepted for training for ordination in the in 1979 and was ordained Deacon 30 November 1981, and was priested 29 June 1983. Non-stipendiary curate at Kenwyn from November 1981 to mid 1984, licensed as a Public Preacher from mid 1984 to 1999, NSM curate in charge St Clement and NSM curate St Paul’s Truro 1999 to 2003, assistant NSM priest in the diocese of St Helena May to October 2003, NSM priest in charge, (house for duty), Gerrans with St Anthony in Roseland and Philleigh March 2004 to 2008, NSM priest in charge, (house for duty), Veryan with Ruanlanihorne March 2008 to 2016, Bishop’s permission to officiate from June 2016 to date. Honorary Canon of Truro Cathedral 11 October 2009.

2017 Philip Adrian Greenhalgh M.A., priest in charge Studied theology at Oxford and Durham. Ordained in 1979 in the diocese of Chelmsford since which he has worked in the diocese of Blackburn, Exeter, Durham and Carlisle, latterly as Rector of Bewcastle, Stapleton and Kirklinton with Hethersgill from 2007 to 2017. He has also been Rural Dean in the and Carlisle. He was a member of Carlisle Cathedral’s “Guild of Priests” 1994 – 2000 and as Hon. Chaplain at Durham Cathedral 2000 – 2017. He has close links with Eastern Orthodoxy and has travelled through many Orthodox countries including Russia, Romania and Greece where he has worked on Mount Athos. He has also visited many Coptic monasteries and lay communities across Egypt. During his Durham days he ran the diocesan link with Alba Iulia in Transylvania.