Year Mayor/Senior Bailiff Sheriff Town Clerk

1548 Gregorie Stonynge 1549 John Jennings snr 1550 John Ball 1551 Henry Byrd snr 1552 Edmund Bardell 1553 Thomas Whytmore Gregorie Stonynge 1554 Mark Wirley Humfrey Lowe 1555 John Genings jnr Thomas Jenynges 1556 John Ball Nich. Byrd 1557 Gregorie Stonynge Robert Ensdale 1558 Edmund Bardell John Feckname 1559 Nicholas Byrde James Chruchley 1560 John Feckname John Chatterton 1561 Richard Smythe Henry Byrde 1562 Symon Biddle snr George Colyns 1563 James Chruchley snr Richard Milner 1564 Humfrey Lowe George Bagshawe 1565 Nicholas Byrde Wyll'm Clerke 1566 John Chatterton Walter Wightwycke 1567 Thomas Whytmore Wyll'm Kynge Jn. Hurleston, and then Thomas 1568 Henrie Byrde Rowe 1569 George Bagshawe Roger Perkyns 1570 Thomas Rowe John Byrde 1571 Richard Stonyland George Holmes 1572 Simon Biddle snr John Burnes 1573 Humfrey Lowe William Bayley 1574 Nicholas Byrde Richard Master, gent. 1575 Simon Biddle snr James Chruchley jnr 1576 Walter Wightwyck Henry Hanson 1577 George Bagshawe Robert Dale 1578 Humfrey Ilsley John Lovatt 1579 Walter Wightwyck Kenelme Hawkes 1580 John Feckname John Snape 1581 Thomas Rowe Richard Oteley 1582 Humfrey Maddocke John Blount 1583 John Chatterton Richard Burwaye 1584 John Burnes Richard Allyn 1585 John Chatterton Wyll'm Hawrytt 1586 George Bagshawe Nich. Colyns 1587 Nicholas Byrde John Walklate 1588 Simon Biddle jnr Humphrey Tewe 1589 John Burnes Thomas Burnes 1590 John Walklate George Curitwell 1591 John Snape Will'm Tewe 1592 Simon Biddle jnr John Matthewe 1593 Will'm Hawrytt Thomas Ashmole 1594 John Burnes Robert Hyll 1595 John Snape Robert Lane 1596 William Hawrytt Will'm Erpe 1597 Humfrey Tewe George Dawes 1598 Thomas Burnes Ffrancys Wodde 1599 George Curifall Richard Jaxson 1600 John Lovatt Thomas Cockes 1601 Will'm Tewe William Hawkes Richarde Broughton Richarde Broughton 1602 John Matthewe Rafe German 1603 Robert Hyll John Chritchley 1604 Thomas Ashmole 1605 Simon Biddull William Walter 1606 Humfrey Tewe William Thropp 1607 Thomas Burnes Ffrauncyes Heathcot 1608 Robert Lane Will'm Hopton 1609 George Curytwell Will'm Woodruff 1610 Will'm Erpe Sampson Burnes 1611 George Dawes George Collins 1612 Thomas Ashmole James Martin 1613 Ffrauncis Wood 1614 Thomas Coxe John Allington 1615 William Thropp John Burnes 1616 William Erpe Humphrey Matthew 1617 George Dawes Edward Ffinney 1618 William Hawkes George Holmes 1619 George Collins John Dawes 1620 Sampson Burnes Will'm Burnes 1621 William Thropp Thomas Marshall Sir Richard Dyott 1622 John Allington James Dilke Matthew Smith (d) elected 8th Jan 1623 John Burnes Richard Drafgate 1624 Humfrey Matthew Richard Robins 1625 Thomas Thacker Richard Newbold 1626 William Hawkes Thomas Marten 1627 Edward Ffinney snr Thomas Saxon George Holmes (d) 1628 succeeded by George Collins 24 John Hide Apr.1629 1629 William Thropp Alexander Ward 1630 William Burnes John Allen 1631 John Allington John Radford 1632 John Burnes William Lunn Michael Noble (for life) 1633 Symon Perkins Thomas Cope 1634 Humfrey Matthew John Ward 1635 Symon Jasson Thomas Halse 1636 Edward Ffinney snr Ffrancis Bayly 1637 William Bennet Henry Mott 1638 Richard Drafgate Thomas Ashmole 1639 Richard Newbold Symon Hill 1640 Thomas Marten Thomas Burnes 1641 John Burnes Edward Ffinney 1642 Thomas Saxon Thomas Minors 1643 Humfrey Matthew Thomas Lees 1644 John Allen Henry Baker 1645 William Bennet John Bayly 1646 William Lunn Thomas Dawes 1647 Thomas Halse Nicholas Deykin 1648 James Allen John Harding John Hill 1649 Richard Drafgate Thomas Caterbanck 1650 Henry Mott Elizeus Ffroggat 1651 Thomas Ashmole William Wright 1652 Simon Hill William Jesson 1653 Alexander Ward John Perkins 1654 Thomas Saxon James Lunn 1655 Thomas Halse Richard Hinckley Randolph Terrick (interregnum) Richard Drafgate (d) Randolph Terrick (interregnum) 1656 Ffrancis Bayly succeeded by Henry Mott 1657 Thomas Minors John Burnes 1658 James Allen Zachary Turnpenny 1659 Thomas Caterbanck Charles Chetwynd 1660 Thomas Ashmole Christopher Thacker 1661 Henricus Boylston Ric'us Mott 1662 Eliseus Ffroggat Franciscus Chaplyn Alexander Ward (d) 1663 William Tonkes John Hill (restored) Succeeded by James Allen 1664 Ffranc'us Bayley Thomas Astell 1665 Thomas Caterbancke Sampson Pott 1666 Joh'es Burnes Thomas Bennett 1667 Hen'cus Boylston Edw'dus Wilson 1668 Jacobus Allen Zacharias Kyrke 1669 Ffranc'us Chaplaine Will'm Smith 1670 Thomas Caterbancke Rob'tus Bayley 1671 Thomas Marshall Josias Moss 1672 Symon Marten Will. Bayley 1673 Ffranc'us Bayley Walterus Bird 1674 Joh'es Rathbone Thomas Smalridge 1675 Sampson Pott Will. Tonkes John Rawlins 1676 Henricus Boylston Rad'us Minors 1677 Edvardus Wilson Thomas Marshall 1678 Thomas Caterbancke Job. Haddersire 1679 Thomas Marshall Rogerus Wright 1680 Franc'us Bayley Joh'es Smith 1681 Robert Bayley William Gamble 1682 John Rathbone Edmund Hector 1683 Charles Harrison Nathanael Bateman 1684 Edward Wilson George Boylston died 1685 1685 Thomas Hammond William Robinson Thomas Hammond, Esq, sworn 1686 William Robinson, William Potts Mayor & Justice Daniel Beech Edward Wilson, removed - Francis 1687 George Harding Bayly appointed 1688 Francis Bayly. Edward Wilson S.B. William Wrixham

Thomas Marshall (d) 1689 Richard Hawkesford succeeded by Robert Bayley 1690 Edmund Hector ThomasThacker 1691 William Potts Peter French 1692 William Marshall Francis Bailye,Jun. 1693 Edward Wilson Samuel Harrison 1694 Robert Bayley Richard Hinckley 1695 Richard Dyott, Esq Thomas Thacker 1696 George Newell Robert Evans 1697 William Marshall Richard Ball 1698 William Bailye John Spendelowe 1699 Edmund Hector Edward Kinnersley 1700 William Gamble John Bayley 1701 George Newell, Senior William Thacker 1702 William Robinson William Bayley Jnr 1703 Thoms Deakin William Grimley Richard Wakefield 1704 Richard Burnes William Cary (son in law of J Rawlins 1667) Richard Wakefield (son in law of J Rawlins 1667) 1705 Samuel Mousley John Goldsmith 1706 Thomas Adye Thomas Barber 1707 Richard Hincklley Griffith Lloyd 1708 George Newell John Robbins d. then Humphrey Taylor 1709 Richard Ball Michael Johnson 1710 Richard Burnes Theophilus Biddulph 1711 Thomas Thacker Jonathan Kilby 1712 Samuel Mousley Henry Boylston 1713 Thomas Adye George Lowe 1714 John Spendelowe Thomas Tonks 1715 Richard Dyott, Esq Thomas Anchors 1716 George Harding Charles Howard Richard Ball (d), 1717 Jonathan Mallet succeeded by Richard Burnes 1718 John Bayley Thomas Smith 1719 Thomas Moore Walter Byrd, Jnr 1720 Thomas Smalridge Joseph Newell 1721 William Grimley Richard Hinckley 1722 Richard Dyott, Esq. Thomas Hughes 1723 Richard Burnes Henry Bromsgrove 1724 William Carey Simon Crowley 1725 Michael Johnson John Marten 1726 Thomas Moore William Gamble 1727 Thomas Smith Benjamin Hector 1728 Thomas Smalridge George Hayes 1729 John Floyer, Esq. Richard Clownam 1730 Richard Hammond John Byrd 1731 Jonathan Mallet John Rutter 1732 Richard Dyott, Esq. Joseph Moseley, Jnr Theophilus Levett 1733 James Robinson Nicholas Deakin 1734 William Cary Benjamin Austin 1735 Thomas Smith, Snr. John Adey 1736 Luke Robinson John Slater 1737 Joseph Robinson William Neville 1738 William Deakin, Snr. Henry Edwards 1739 Joseph Parker Michael Rawlins, Esq. 1740 James Robinson Thomas Deakin 1741 George Hayes William Wade 1742 Simon Crowley Thomas Hartwell 1743 John Bird Richard Kilbey 1744 Francis Bayley William Cotton 1745 Luke Robinson John Webb died 1746 1746 Jonathan Mallet John Barker 1747 Nicholas Deakin Jonathan Mallet, Jnr 1748 Joseph Parker William Southerns 1749 John Wright John Grundy 1750 Henry Bromsgrove Caesar Arden Colclough, Esq. 1751 William Gill William Webb 1752 Fettiplace Nott, Esq. Henry Wright 1753 Edward Repington, Esq. William Brookes 1754 George Woolley Samuel Palmer Joseph Adey 1755 Richard Kilbey Nathanael Edwards 1756 William Cotton Edward Greene 1757 William Bailye John Clarke 1758 John Grundy Richard Greene 1759 Fettiplace Nott, Esq. John Hartwell Joseph Adey

1760 John Webb William Jackson 1761 Joseph Barker John Webb 1762 Jonathan Mallet Richard Woodroffe 1763 Samuel Palmer John Kennedy died 1763 John Cotton (Nov 21, John Cotton, 1764 William Webb vice J.Kennedy, dec) Thomas Kirk (Richard Fenton, vice 1765 Henry Wright Thomas Kirk, dec) 1766 Thomas Walton John Fletcher, Esq. 1767 Samuel Clements Major Morgan 1768 George Whateley Harvey Robinson 1769 Thomas Deakin Samuel Fortescue John Hartwell (July 8, John Grundy, 1770 Thomas Butler vice I.Hartwell, dec) 1771 July 25, Thomas Wayle William Kennedy 1772 Thomas Emery William Nevill 1773 Thomas Storer John Smith 1774 Richard Kilbey John Sherrat 1775 William Cotton Edward Lunn Charles Simpson (1) 1776 William Bailye James Kindon (nephew of Joseph Adey) 1777 John Webb James Dicker Budd 1778 George Whateley George Chadwick 1779 Thomas Emery Francis Robinson 1780 Henry Bird Thomas Adey 1781 William Wright James Webb 1782 William Webb John Deakin 1783 Walter Mansell Joseph Swinson 1784 John Fern William Bickley 1785 John Webb William Sherrat 1786 John Bramall Isaac Snape 1787 William Blythe William Weston 1788 William Bird Edward Jackson 1789 Charles Hinckesman Thomas Twyford 1790 Richard Greene Samuel Wilcox 1791 Samuel Palmer Francis Daniel retired 1792 1792 Samuel Harrison Joseph Burton 1793 William Woolley RichardJackson 1794 Thomas Jones RobertEmery 1795 Thomas Salt Charles Harcourt 1796 Samuel Eborall Joseph Jobbern 1797 John Fern John Webb 1798 John Webb William Winter 1799 Richard Dyott, Esq. James Smith 1800 John Bramall Thomas Dunn 1801 William Bird Joseph Smith 1802 William Woolley Joseph Worrall 1803 Francis Woolley Thomas Day 1804 Thomas Harrison Joseph York 1805 John Barker Scott John Glover 1806 Henry Cotton Thomas Thynne Morgan 1807 Thomas Walton Richard Emery Stephen Simpson 1808 John Webster John Worthington (son of Charles Simpson) 1809 Richard Harding John Thaynes 1810 John Deakin David Cox 1811 William Gill Thomas Passam 1812 James Smith John Budd Stephen Simpson (son of Charles Simpson)

1813 Thomas Webb Greene John Wright 1814 John Philip Dyott Francis Dean 1815 William Morgan John Hewitt 1816 George Dobson Francis Sharratt 1817 John Standley Joseph Webb 1818 James Palmer Thomas Rutter 1819 Francis Sacheverel Darwin George Kennedy 1820 Thomas Walton Thomas Benton 1821 John Webster Charles Hewitt 1822 Thomas Webb Greene William Holmes 1823 William Gill William Wilday 1824 John Philip Dyott Thomas Worthington died 1825 1825 William Morgan William Tether Higgins 1826 George Dobson John Robinson 1827 John Standley Samuel Septimus Mellor 1828 William Guest Bird Thomas Rowley 1829 Thomas Stripling John Smith 1830 Joseph Marshall John Winslow 1831 Charles Edward Stringer George Astley 1832 Thomas George Lomax William Weldhen 1833 Richard Greene William Holland Charles Simpson (2) 1834 Edward Bond Thomas Dunn (son of Stephen Simpson) 1835 John Philip Dyott Thomas Hitchcock 1836 Thomas Rowley Thomas Butler Chinn & John Mott 1837 John Sultzer John Haworth 1838 Stephen Brassington Thomas Ward Griffith 1839 Thomas Adie Halford Wotton Hewitt 1840 Joseph Webb Charles John Simpson 1841 Edward Wyatt THEN Robert Sharp William Vale William Allen (didn't serve) 1842 Joseph Hawkins THEN Halford Wooton Hewitt 1843 Thomas George Lomax William Fell dismissed 1844 1844 William Jackson John Thanes Blood 1845 Thomas Ready John Allport 1846 Major Butler Morgan Joseph Pitt 1847 Thomas Johnson William Parker 1848 John Philip Dyott Sinckler Chine Alfred Eggington 1849 John Philip Dyott Ratcliffe Harris 1850 John Mott William Elkington 1851 Thomas Hodson John Samuel Brown 1852 George Birch Henry Hall 1853 Thomas Rowley, M.D. Joseph Naden Charles Simpson (2) 1854 Halford Wotton Hewitt John Coxon reinstated 1853 1855 Thomas Adie John Delane Griffith 1856 Thomas Clarke William Marshall 1857 William Elkington Charles Joshua Pipe 1858 William Elkington John Smith 1859 John Philip Dyott Henry William Playfer 1860 George Birch Thomas Arthur Griffith 1861 Charles Thorneloe Thomas Purden 1862 John Samuel Browm Rupert Morris 1863 Henry Hall Rowland Crosskey 1864 Edward White Edward Shakeshaft 1865 James Campbell McLean Adrian Shemmonds 1866 James Campbell McLean Abraham Phillips,Snr 1867 Thomas Arthur Griffith Joseph Trevor 1868 Rowland Crosskey Francis Williams 1869 Arthur Hinckley John Valentine Hall 1870 William Pickard Thomas Fox 1871 Frederick Symonds Francis Eggington 1872 Frederick Symonds Willian Charrington 1873 Frederick Webb John Fowler 1874 John Coxon James Hall 1875 John Coxon William Henry Playfer 1876 John Gilbert Thomas Hull Hunt 1877 John Brown Thomas Sherratt 1878 John Fowler William Browne, M.D. 1879 Herbert Major Morgan George Cheetham 1880 William Francis Gordon Edward Sankey 1881 Joseph Trevor Abraham Phillips, Jnr 1882 Thomas Hull Hunt Matthew Hunt 1883 Thomas Hull Hunt George Barnes 1884 John Humphris Hodson Samuel Haynes 1885 Alfred Charles Lomax Samuel Haynes 1886 Alfred Charles Lomax James Clark, M.D. dismissed 1887 1887 Edward Shakeshaft John Jaquest Perkins Joe Rowlands/John Humphries Hodson 1888 Samuel Haynes George Haynes 1889 Samuel Haynes George Haynes 1890 Samuel Haynes Thomas Cox 1891 John Fowler George Martin 1892 John Gilbert George Martin John Humphries Hodson 1893 John Gilbert George Martin 1894 Thomas Walmesley Walter Reginald Coleridge Roberts 1895 George Ashmall Thomas Andrews 1896 John Fowler William John North 1897 John Fowler Harry John Campion Winterton 1898 Arthur Eyles Daniel Harrison 1899 Arthur Eyles Joseph Bamford 1900 George Haynes Cuthbert Thomas Wigham 1901 George Haynes Herbert Major Morgan 1902 George Haynes Joseph Thomas Raby 1903 Thomas Andrews James Sydney Montague Oldham 1904 Daniel Harrison Charles Harradine 1905 Daniel Harrison Charles Harradine 1906 Eliot William Welchman Frederick Garnet Clarke 1907 Walter Reginald Coleridge-Roberts Robert Bridgeman 1908 Herbert Major Morgan William Arthur Wood Herbert Russell 1909 Godfrey Rathbone Benson Frederic Dand Winterton 1910 Godfrey Rathbone Benson Frederic Dand Winterton 1911 Cuthbert Thomas Wigham Henry George Hall 1912 Harry John Campion Winterton George Birch 1913 Robert Bridgeman Thomas Baxter 1914 Robert Bridgeman Thomas Baxter Joseph Thomas Raby (d.May 1916) 1915 Joseph Richard Deacon Charles Harradine [elec 6.Jun) 1916 Charles Harradine Joseph Richard Deacon 1917 Charles Harradine Joseph Richard Deacon 1918 Henry George Hall Cedric Llewellyn Longstaff 1919 Henry George Hall Samuel Heath 1920 Joseph Richard Deacon Fred Garatt 1921 Joseph Richard Deacon Fred Garatt 1922 Joseph Henry Bridgeman William Edward Pead 1923 Joseph Henry Bridgeman John Key 1924 William Morrison John Key

Walter Brocksom 1925 Fred Garratt Cecil Hanson Averill 1926 Fred Garratt Cecil Hanson Averill Walter Brocksom 1927 Daisy Stuart Shaw Joseph Henry Bridgeman 1928 John Key Percy Gordon Norman, M.C. 1929 John Key Thomas Moseley 1930 William Arthur Wood Benjamin Thomas Sadler 1931 William Arthur Wood Arthur Leslie Garratt 1932 William Arthur Wood Frederick Monk Tayler 1933 Alfred Horatio Perrins The Hon. John Roby Benson 1934 Thomas Moseley Harold Howe Graham 1935 Cecil Hanson Averill William Bakewelll Littler 1936 Fred Garratt Edward Matthews 1937 Frederick Monk Tayler Jack Henry Maycock 1938 Frederick Monk Tayler Frank Halfpenny 1939 Arthur Leslie Garratt Frank Halfpenny 1940 Cecil Hanson Averill William Francis Limer Salloway Arthur Norman Ballard 1941 Cecil Hanson Averill William Francis Limer Salloway 1942 Agnes Mary Thompson Charles Harry Craddock 1943 Agnes Mary Thompson Charles Harry Craddock 1944 Thomas Moseley Harold Dutton Podmore 1945 Frank Williams James Edgar Hurst 1946 William Francis Limer Salloway Arthur William Handford 1947 Robert Jarvis Nevill Charles William Bridgeman 1948 Robert Jarvis Nevill Charles William Bridgeman 1949 Arthur William Handford Francis Willaim Charles Long 1950 Arthur William Handford Francis Willaim Charles Long 1951 Christian Stobie Parker John Scriven Tayler 1952 Charles William Bridgeman Thomas Frederic Winterton 1953 Francis William Charles Long Henry James Hall 1954 Arthur Leslie Garratt Bernard Anchitel Garman 1955 John George Gill James Edward Wilson 1956 Henry James Hall Harry Philpotts Taylor 1957 Henry James Hall Harry Philpotts Taylor 1958 John Scriven Tayler Gordon Clayton Powell Henry Joseph Callender, MBE 1959 John Scriven Tayler Gordon Clayton Powell 1960 William Richards Geoffrey Miller Yardley 1961 William Richards Harry Ebdon 1962 Harry Philpotts Taylor Harry Ebdon 1963 Bernard Anchitel Garman Robert Hawkins Jacob 1964 Bernard Anchitel Garman Robert Hawkins Jacob 1965 Frank Halfpenny Harold Richard Hine 1966 George William Deacon Harold Richard Hine 1967 George William Deacon Harold Richard Hine 1968 Alice Georgina Millard Mary Emma Halfpenny 1969 Alice Georgina Millard Archibald Arthur Clements 1970 Henry James Hall William Richards 1971 Mary Emma Halfpenny George William Deacon Kenneth Donaldson Brownlow 1972 William John Wilson Edward Wills From 1 Feb 1970 until new District Council formed 1 April 1973 William John Wilson Edward Wills 1974. From 1 April 1974 to 1974 John Robert Brooks Robert Henry Blewitt 31 March 1980 he was Clerk to 1975 John Charles Silverthorne Eric Dierson Godfrey the Charter Trustees, and then 1976 Robert Henry Blewitt John Dennis Shaw Clerk to the new City Council 1977 James Gordon Bazeley Anne Hall from 1 April 1980 to 30 June 1980 1978 Eric Dierson Godfrey Francis Howard Clayton 1979 Anne Hall Stanley Ronald Smith 1980 Ernest Neville Brown Richard John Wingrove Harold Frederick Coaton Appointed 1July 1981 Stanley Ronald Smith John Norman Wilks 1980, resigned 1 Nov 1982. Continued with Civic duties until 21 Sept 1983 Harold Frederick Coaton Appointed 1July 1980, resigned 1 Nov 1982. Continued 1982 Derrick Brian Duval Dorothy Godfrey with Civic duties until 21 Sept 1983 1983 George Thomas Kemp Kathryn Ann Duncan Brown Donald Martin from 5 April 1984 1984 John Norman Wilks Nicholas George Sedgwick until 28 June 1986 1985 John Russell James Arthur Hopping Norman Barton April - Sept 1985 (Temp) 1986 Derek Reginald Hopkins Elise Sylvia Beedle John Brown Sept 1985 - Feb 1987 (Temp) 1987 Francis Howard Clayton Marjorie Simmonds 1988 James Arthur Hopping George Thomas Kemp 1989 Kathryn Ann Duncan Brown Antony David Thompson 1990 Dorothy Godfrey Terence Victor Finn 1991 John Norman Wilks John Reginald Thomas Mercer 1992 Ann Hislop Ross Johnson Malcolm Ronald Knight 1993 Antony David Thompson David Leighton Bailey 1994 Terence Victor Finn Robert William White 1995 David Leighton Bailey Margaret Kathleen Barratt 1996 Brian Michael Pretty Peter Alfred Barrett 1997 Margaret Kathleen Barratt Kenneth Edwards 1998 Peter Alfred Barrett Michael Bennett 1999 John Reginald Mercer John Haggett Peter Donald Ian Young 2000 Barry Davis Diggle Doris English February 1987 - August 2015 2001 Janet May Eagland Mark Andrew Warfield 2002 Doris English Barry Davis Diggle 2003 Barry Stothert White Janet May Eagland 2004 Muriel Gwyneth Boyle John Rackham 2005 Norma Bacon John Smith 2006 Colin Greatorex Muriel Gwyneth Boyle 2007 Mike Fryers/Mark Warfield Terence John Thomas 2008 Mark Warfield Norma Bacon 2009 Terence John Thomas Simon Price 2010 Chris Spruce Colin Peter Greatorex 2011 Brian Frederick Bacon Ernest Neville Brown 2012 Janet May Eagland Brian Frederick Bacon 2013 Robert Joseph Awty Terence John Thomas 2014 Norma Bacon Robert Joseph Awty 2015 Andrew Smith Michael Sheldon Christopher M Moulton from August 2015