Thornbury Roots

Mayors, Parish Chairmen and Clerks of Thornbury 1550 - 2004

The following lists have kindly been made available by Thornbury & District Heritage Trust

Mayors 1550 – 1696 from The Society of Thornbury Folk’s Bulletins

1550       John Amorgayn
1552       John More
1553/4    John Hylpe
1563       John Jones
1573       John Jones the elder
1608/9    Richard Wigsteed (Wicksteed)
1609/10 William Barton
1610/11 William Ryder, gent.
1611/12 James Eddis
1612/13 Richard Attwells, gent.
1613/14 William Gwatkins
1614/15 John Parker
1615/16 William Jones
1616/17 John Jones, the elder
1617/18 William Ryder, gent.
1618/19 James Eddis (tanner)
1619/20 Richard Atwells, gent.
1620/21 William Gwatkins, gent.
1621/2    John Parker
1622/3    Richard Haines, gent.
1623/4    John Jones, the elder
1624/5    John Barker, gent.
1625/6    Peter Hawksworth
1626/7    William Jones
1627/8    John Jones, junior
1628/9   Phillip Harris
1629/30 Edward Thurston
1630/1   John Jones, the elder
1631/2   Henry Mershe (Marshe)
1632/3   John Bird (mercer)
1633/4   Peter Hawkesworthe, gent.
1634/5   George Barker
1635/6   William White
1636/7   William Jones
1637/8   John Barker, gent.
1638/9   Phillip Harrys
1639/40 Edward Thurston
1640/1   Henry Marsh
1641/2   John Bird
1642/3   John Purlyn
1643/4   (no account)
1644/5   Robert Barton
1645/6   William Tayler
1646/7   Edward Thurston, gent.
1647/8   John Hopkins
1648/9   Robert Barton
1649/50 Henry Marsh, the elder

1650/1   William Williams
1651/2   John Byrd, the elder
1652/3   Edward Thurston
1653/4   John Birde, senr.
1654/5   Richard Arnalld
1655/6   Henry Marsh
1656/7   William Tayler
1657/8   Thomas Smith
1658      Richard Atwelles (Disbursements only)
1659      John Bird, senr.
1659/60 John Hopkins
1660/1   Henry Lawrence
1661/2   Robert Barton
1662/3   Timothy Hacker
1663/4   John Byrd
1664/5   Richard Hawksworth
1665/6   Richard Arnalld
1666/7   Robert Thurston
1667/8   Henry Marsh
1668/9   John Holbrooke
1669/70 John Byrd
1670/1   John Stone
1671/2   Thomas Smith
1672/3   John Barton
1673/4   Samuel Thurner
1674/5   Thomas Peasley
1675/6   Richard Hawkesworth
1676/7   William Ogbourne
1677/8   Robert Thurston
1678/9   Nicholas Bedggood
1679/80 John Stone
1680/1   Hezekiah Hewett
1681/2   Thomas Smyth
1682/3   Thomas Smyth
1683/4   Thomas Smyth
1684/5   John Barton
1685/6   Robert Thurston, junr.
1686/7   Anthony Horsley
1687/8   Samuell Thurner, gent.
1688/9   Henry Marsh
1689/90 Richard Attwells, gent
1690/1   Thomas Barton
1691/2   Nicholas Bechgood (Bedggood)
1692/3   Edward Webb
1693/4   Joseph Canings
1694/5   William Grove
1695/6   Joseph Glover

1720 – 1818 from the Account Book of Mayors of Thornbury, held in Gloucester Record Office (note - below there is an alternative list for period 1720 - 1753)
In the Account Book, the first entry in the above referenced account book is as follows: “This book was bought by Thomas Harvest then Mayor of the Borough of Thornbury Ano. Dm. 1720.”

1721/2 Philip Mansell 1723/4 Thomas Wetmore 1724/5 John Hughes 1725/6 John Clarke 1728-30 Robert Frampton 1730/31 Arthur Sheeply 1732 Thomas Stokes 1733/4 Bouey Clarke 1734/5 John Cooke 1735/6 Thos. Lippiatt 1736/7 John Grove 1737-39 Richard Powell 1740/41 Jonathon Barton 1741/2 Stephen Hopkins 1743 Thomas Sparks 1743/4 Paul Tompkins 1744-6 William Greenwood 1746/7 Thos. Clarke 1747/8 Bovey Clark 1748/9 John Grove 1749/50 Benjamin Addis 1750/1 John Rudge 1751/2 Thomas Lippiatt 1752/3 Thos. Sparks 1753/4 John Wetmore 1754/5 William Greenwood 1756 Theophilus Lewis 1756-8 John Salmon 1758/9 Joseph Bennet 1759/60 Robert Pountney 1760/1 William Clark 1761/2 Thos. Clarke 1762/3 Benjamin Leach	1763/4 Richard Williams 1765/6 Matthew Meredith 1766(part)/7(part) John Salmon 1777(part)/8 Thomas Cox 1778/9(part) William Reed 1779(part)/80 Thomas Grove 1781(part)/2 Wm. Pitcher 1782(part)/3 Thomas Hendey 1783/4 Robert Caddy 1784-7 Joseph Latch 1787/8 John Lippiatt 1788/9 John Wade Michaelmas 1789/Michaelmas 1790 George Rolph Junior Mich.1790/Mich.1791 Kingsmill Grove Mich.1791/Mich.1792 William Osborne Mich.1792/Mich.1793 Thos. Rolph Mich.1793/Mich.1794 William Reed Mich.1794/Mich.1795 William Bell Mich.1795/Mich.1796 Richard Martin Mich.1796/Mich.1797 J. Fewster Mich.1797/Mich.1798 Robert Caddy Mich.1798/Mich.1799 George Rolph Mich.1799/December1800 Kingsmill Grove Mich.1800/Mich.1801 John Crowther Mich.1801/Mich.1803 Abraham Riddiford Mich.1803/Mich.1807 John Edmonds Mich.1807/Mich.1808 John Croome Mich.1808/Mich.1809 Joseph Parslow Mich.1809/Mich.1811 Henry Bingham Mich.1811/Mich.1812 J. Fewster Mich.1812/Mich.1814 James Eley Mich.1814/Mich.1817 Joseph Laver Mich.1817/Mich.1819 William Cowley

Alternative list for the period 1720 – 1753 List of Mayors from document D866/R19c1782 in Gloucester Record Office
1730 Arthur Shipley 1732 Thos Stokes 1733 Bovey Clark 1734 John Cook 1735 Thos Lippiatt 1736 Jno Grove 1737/38 Rd Powell 1740/41 Jonan Barton 1742 Stepn Hopkins	1743 Thos Sparks 1744/46 Wm Greenwood 1747 Thos Clark 1748 Bovey Clark 1749 John Grove 1750 Benjn Addis 1751 Jno Rudge 1752 Thos Lippiatt 1753 Thos Sparks


1818 - 1895 Mayors of Thornbury in the nineteenth century from the Society of Thornbury Folk’s Bulletin
1818 William Cowley 1819 William Rolph 1820 Thomas Gwynn 1821 Benjamin Leech 1822 John Thurston 1823 Adrian Stokes 1824 Thomas Fewster 1825 Thomas Osborne Wetmore 1826 George Rolph 1827 John Salmon 1828 Abraham Riddiford 1829-39 Thomas Inman Councell 1831 Daniel Pitcher 1832-34 William Grove 1835-36 William Rolph 1837 Thomas Gwynn 1838-39 John Thurston 1840-41 Aaron Marsh 1842-44 Griffith Hughes 1845-46 Richard Scarlett 1847-48 Richard Ellis	1849-50 Edward Gough Councell 1851 William Rolph 1852-54 William Osborne Maclaine 1855 Charles White 1856-58 Thomas Johnson Ward 1859-60 Edward Long 1961-62 Henry Hume Lloyd 1863-64 Obed Edward Thurston 1865-66 William O. Maclaine 1867-68 John Horatio Thurston 1869-70 Levi Cornock 1871-72 John Crowther Gwynn 1873-74 Edward Mills Grace 1875 Thomas Johnson Ward 1876 William O. Maclaine 1877-79 Edward Boyes Lonnen 1880-81 Humphrey Thos. Martin Crowther Gwynn 1882-83 Henry Privett Thurston 1884-86 Samuel Stutchbury 1887-95 Dr E.M. Grace
In 1887 the “Thornbury Corporate Charities” was established and in 1890 the Thornbury Town Trust took over the property and administration of the charities, which had been for so long in the hands of the mayor and aldermen. Titular mayors continued to be elected at the annual Court Leet until 1929.

Chairmen of Parish Council from a board in Thornbury Town Hall

1894-01 E. Stafford Howard 1901-15 W.D. Canning 1915-22 G. Whitfield 1922-34 E. Cullimore 1934-35 G.B. Symes 1935-42 A.C. Pitcher 1942 J.G. Wicks 1942-44 E.M. Grace 1944-46 A.E. Thompson	1946-48 D.C. Prowse 1948-52 G.R. Millard 1952-55 S.H. Gayner 1955-59 L.J. Hawkins 1959-64 F.G. Hopkins 1964-67 H.E.G. Wells 1967-70 R.H. Pratt 1970-73 S.D. Barnwell 1973-74 P.E. Birkett

Town Mayors 1974-2004 from a board in Thornbury Town Hall

1974-5 Pete E. Birkett 1976-7 Joan Hall 1977-9 Derek M. Anthony 1979-81 Charles V.B. Eardley-Wilmot 1981-3 John H. Smith 1983-4 Francis G. Hopkins 1984-6 Shirley M. Eardley-Wilmot 1986-7 Michael E.A. Manning 1987-8 Clare M. Fardell 1988-9 Donald A. Pearce 1989-90 Ronald Knott 1990-1 Terence P. Press 1991-2 Raymond W. Tyrrell	1992-3 Marjorie J. Abraham 1993-4 Neil C. Halsall 1994-5 Margaret J. Tyrell 1995-6 Ronald C. Clutterbuck 1996-7 Shirley A. Holloway 1997-8 D. Collin Lewis 1998-9 Sandra K. Shallcross 1999-2001 Valerie Gregory 2001-2 Clive Parkinson 2002-3 Colin Lewis 2003-4 Jeanette Ward 2004- J. Alan Jones

Clerks to the Parish and Town Council 1894-2001 from a board in Thornbury Town Hall
1894-1927 F.Williams 1927-42 A. Riddiford 1942-52 R.A.H. Champion	1952-84 G. Excell 1984-2001 G.W.H. Jackson 2001- Judith M. Payne

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