Rectors of Hethersett - Part 2 - 1541 to present
1541 John Barret. Resigned the next year.
1542 Chris Wilson. For reasons not given this Rector was deprived in 1554.
1554 Edward Jackson.
1573 Miles Hunne. Deprived in 1596.
1596 Joshua Hutton. Presented by Queen Elizabeth.
1603 Miles Hunne (restored). It appears that certain charges had been brought against him and that he was deprived whilst a General Enquiry was being made. In the answer he made to the Enquiry he stated that "there were 200 communicants in the parish, that he held it with Forncett St Mary and St Peter, one Benefice though two distant churches, valued at £20. That he was Chaplain to Lettice, Countess of Essex, and as such was a licenced preacher, and had been so 30 years, and that Thomas Flowerdew, Gent, was Patron here."
1609 Thomas Hunne M.A. Erasmus Hunne B.A was his curate. Thomas Hunne was presented to the Living by King James I, but as the King had no legal right of presentation he was forced to be reinstituted in 1615, Thomas Greenaway being the real patron.
1617 William Warren M.A. The King appears to have been sufficiently interested to usurp the right of presentation again, and the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas had to intervene a second time.
1620 William Warren M.A. Probably a son of the above
1639 Edward Mitchell
1647 Philip Tennison. He was in addition Rector of Foulsham and Archdeacon of Norfolk, but was turned out of the living in the Rebellion. In 1654 Cromwell appointed committees in each county with power to summon incumbents before them to enquire into their characters and capabilities. If they were found guilty of any offence or of encouraging dancing or play acting or of speaking irreverently of Puritans, or of using the Prayer Book in public service, they were to be ejected and Archdeacon Tennison was one of many to suffer in this way.
1654 Jeremiah Coleman. Presumably a Puritan.
1658 Thomas Moore Junior. He published a pamphlet called "Breach upon Breach, or an acknowledgement of Judicial Breaches made upon us, occasioned by sinful breaches made among us with Instruction, Admonition and Encouragement, yet to turn to Him that smites us; being the sum of what was delivered at the Funeral of Mr Jeremiah Coleman, late Preacher of the Gospel at Hetherset in Norfolk, Feb 18th, 1658. Published in quarto at London in 1659 by Theo Moore Junior, his successor there." He was presumably also a Puritan, as he was turned out of the living at the Restoration in 1660.
1660 Thomas Church.
1673 William Lock MA.
1702 John Amyas, who held it united to Melton All Saints.
1704 John Murrant M.A. It was during this incumbency that Dr John Gostlin, then patron and also President of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, gave the patronage to the College and the Master and Fellows of the College have been the patrons since that date. John Murrant was a Fellow of the College and held the living united to St Clement's in Norwich
1736 John Berney D.D. He was Archdeacon of Norwich, Chaplain to the Bishop, Rector of the two consolidated Rectories of the Saxlingham and of the Rectory of St Clement's, Norwich. He died at the age of 83 and was buried in the church, where his tombstone can be seen at the end of the north aisle.
1782 Bartholomew Edwards.
1820 Jeremy Day
1855 William Collett M.A. Hon. Canon of Norwich Cathedral, during whose incumbency the chancel was rebuilt.
1903 John Still M.A, R.D. Hon Canon of Norwich Cathedral. He died in church on August 9th, 1914. after celebrating at the altar.
1903-1932 Rev Frederic Jarvis 1913-1931 Frederic Jarvis was born in or around 1887 and his birthplace is given variously as either Grimston, Freebridge or Cromer. In the 1891 census he is recorded as being three years of age and the son of John and Fanny Jarvis. At the time he seems to have had five siblings. The 1901 census has him aged 14 and lists his parents as John and Frances (presumably also known as Fanny) Jarvis. He was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he gained a Bachelor's Degree (BA) in 1910 and a Masters' Degree (MA) in 1913. He was ordained a Deacon in 1910 and priest in 1911. From 1910 to 1912 he was Curate of Blakeney with Glandford and Cockthorpe and the 1911 census shows him living in a household of 13 people at Blakeney Rectory. From 1913 to 1914 he was chaplain to Gonville and Caius College and came to Hethersett as Rector and served the village from 1914 until 1932, apart from his year of service as an army chaplain on the Western Front. He subsequently became Vicar of Wymondham and was responsible for writing a history of Wymondham Abbey and served the town until 1953 when it is likely he retired. He was also an honorary Deacon of Norwich Cathedral. Frederic Jarvis died on 18th November, 1959, at St Andrew's Hospital, Thorpe, just outside Norwich. The value of his effects were put at £8,309 2s 6d (£8,309.13p). At the time of his death his address was given as Bennetts, Hethersett, and his telephone number was Hethersett 343. At the time the village had its own exchange.
We also know that Frederic was married and had at least one daughter. As far as his war service is concerned, he left for France on 27th December, 1916, leaving behind his wife, Dorothy Eleanor and a baby daughter Marion. At this point he was said to be 31 years of age (there seems to be a slight discrepancy in his age as outlined in various censuses). He was 5ft 9in tall and weighed 147 lbs (10 stone 7 lbs), He was passed fit for duty as a Temporary Chaplain 4th Class to H.M Forces, with the relative rank of Captain at a payment of 10 shillings (50p) a day. All his transport was free of charge.
1932-1942 Rev James McAnally. The Rev James Mortimer La Fontaine McAnally introduced himself in the parish magazine and was to spend over seven years serving the village before the outbreak of the Second World War. Like his predecessor he was to write extensively about war and the part it played in Hethersett. The Rev McAnally was married with a daughter Rachel Mary. Rachel married Donald Dashwood on 21st December. 1940 and died on 8th May, 2001. Rev McAnally had a very varied career. He was born in 1888 which made him 44 when he moved to Hethersett and 51 at the outbreak of the second world war. He was educated at Keeble College, Oxford, gaining a BA degree in 1909 and a Masters’ Degree in 1913. He was made a deacon in 1911 and a priest in 1912 and was curate at Wymondham from 1911 to 1913 before working at Edgbaston in Birmingham from 1913 to 1916 and Eton College from 1917 until 1921. He was Rector of Newdigate in Surrey from 1921 until 1927 and Rector of Haslemere in Surrey from 1927 until 1932 when he moved to Hethersett where he stayed until 1942. He was also vicar of nearby Ketteringham from 1939 until 1942. He moved to Alton Barnes in Wiltshire where he stayed until 1945 when he became vicar of Netherbury with Solway Ash in Dorset. He served there until 1953 and was curate in charge of nearby Stoke Abbott from 1949 to 1951 and Rector from 1951 to 1953. He was Rural Dean of Beaminster in Dorset from 1948 to 1953 before moving to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1953 to 1956 and that saw him living in Southwold. He was Rector of Spexhall with Wissett in Suffolk from 1956 to 1958 before being awarded the living of Shotesham in 1959. He was curate in charge at Worstead and at Westwick with Sloley from 1962 to 1964. It is likely that he died in either 1976 or 1977.
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1542 Chris Wilson. For reasons not given this Rector was deprived in 1554.
1554 Edward Jackson.
1573 Miles Hunne. Deprived in 1596.
1596 Joshua Hutton. Presented by Queen Elizabeth.
1603 Miles Hunne (restored). It appears that certain charges had been brought against him and that he was deprived whilst a General Enquiry was being made. In the answer he made to the Enquiry he stated that "there were 200 communicants in the parish, that he held it with Forncett St Mary and St Peter, one Benefice though two distant churches, valued at £20. That he was Chaplain to Lettice, Countess of Essex, and as such was a licenced preacher, and had been so 30 years, and that Thomas Flowerdew, Gent, was Patron here."
1609 Thomas Hunne M.A. Erasmus Hunne B.A was his curate. Thomas Hunne was presented to the Living by King James I, but as the King had no legal right of presentation he was forced to be reinstituted in 1615, Thomas Greenaway being the real patron.
1617 William Warren M.A. The King appears to have been sufficiently interested to usurp the right of presentation again, and the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas had to intervene a second time.
1620 William Warren M.A. Probably a son of the above
1639 Edward Mitchell
1647 Philip Tennison. He was in addition Rector of Foulsham and Archdeacon of Norfolk, but was turned out of the living in the Rebellion. In 1654 Cromwell appointed committees in each county with power to summon incumbents before them to enquire into their characters and capabilities. If they were found guilty of any offence or of encouraging dancing or play acting or of speaking irreverently of Puritans, or of using the Prayer Book in public service, they were to be ejected and Archdeacon Tennison was one of many to suffer in this way.
1654 Jeremiah Coleman. Presumably a Puritan.
1658 Thomas Moore Junior. He published a pamphlet called "Breach upon Breach, or an acknowledgement of Judicial Breaches made upon us, occasioned by sinful breaches made among us with Instruction, Admonition and Encouragement, yet to turn to Him that smites us; being the sum of what was delivered at the Funeral of Mr Jeremiah Coleman, late Preacher of the Gospel at Hetherset in Norfolk, Feb 18th, 1658. Published in quarto at London in 1659 by Theo Moore Junior, his successor there." He was presumably also a Puritan, as he was turned out of the living at the Restoration in 1660.
1660 Thomas Church.
1673 William Lock MA.
1702 John Amyas, who held it united to Melton All Saints.
1704 John Murrant M.A. It was during this incumbency that Dr John Gostlin, then patron and also President of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, gave the patronage to the College and the Master and Fellows of the College have been the patrons since that date. John Murrant was a Fellow of the College and held the living united to St Clement's in Norwich
1736 John Berney D.D. He was Archdeacon of Norwich, Chaplain to the Bishop, Rector of the two consolidated Rectories of the Saxlingham and of the Rectory of St Clement's, Norwich. He died at the age of 83 and was buried in the church, where his tombstone can be seen at the end of the north aisle.
1782 Bartholomew Edwards.
1820 Jeremy Day
1855 William Collett M.A. Hon. Canon of Norwich Cathedral, during whose incumbency the chancel was rebuilt.
1903 John Still M.A, R.D. Hon Canon of Norwich Cathedral. He died in church on August 9th, 1914. after celebrating at the altar.
1903-1932 Rev Frederic Jarvis 1913-1931 Frederic Jarvis was born in or around 1887 and his birthplace is given variously as either Grimston, Freebridge or Cromer. In the 1891 census he is recorded as being three years of age and the son of John and Fanny Jarvis. At the time he seems to have had five siblings. The 1901 census has him aged 14 and lists his parents as John and Frances (presumably also known as Fanny) Jarvis. He was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he gained a Bachelor's Degree (BA) in 1910 and a Masters' Degree (MA) in 1913. He was ordained a Deacon in 1910 and priest in 1911. From 1910 to 1912 he was Curate of Blakeney with Glandford and Cockthorpe and the 1911 census shows him living in a household of 13 people at Blakeney Rectory. From 1913 to 1914 he was chaplain to Gonville and Caius College and came to Hethersett as Rector and served the village from 1914 until 1932, apart from his year of service as an army chaplain on the Western Front. He subsequently became Vicar of Wymondham and was responsible for writing a history of Wymondham Abbey and served the town until 1953 when it is likely he retired. He was also an honorary Deacon of Norwich Cathedral. Frederic Jarvis died on 18th November, 1959, at St Andrew's Hospital, Thorpe, just outside Norwich. The value of his effects were put at £8,309 2s 6d (£8,309.13p). At the time of his death his address was given as Bennetts, Hethersett, and his telephone number was Hethersett 343. At the time the village had its own exchange.
We also know that Frederic was married and had at least one daughter. As far as his war service is concerned, he left for France on 27th December, 1916, leaving behind his wife, Dorothy Eleanor and a baby daughter Marion. At this point he was said to be 31 years of age (there seems to be a slight discrepancy in his age as outlined in various censuses). He was 5ft 9in tall and weighed 147 lbs (10 stone 7 lbs), He was passed fit for duty as a Temporary Chaplain 4th Class to H.M Forces, with the relative rank of Captain at a payment of 10 shillings (50p) a day. All his transport was free of charge.
1932-1942 Rev James McAnally. The Rev James Mortimer La Fontaine McAnally introduced himself in the parish magazine and was to spend over seven years serving the village before the outbreak of the Second World War. Like his predecessor he was to write extensively about war and the part it played in Hethersett. The Rev McAnally was married with a daughter Rachel Mary. Rachel married Donald Dashwood on 21st December. 1940 and died on 8th May, 2001. Rev McAnally had a very varied career. He was born in 1888 which made him 44 when he moved to Hethersett and 51 at the outbreak of the second world war. He was educated at Keeble College, Oxford, gaining a BA degree in 1909 and a Masters’ Degree in 1913. He was made a deacon in 1911 and a priest in 1912 and was curate at Wymondham from 1911 to 1913 before working at Edgbaston in Birmingham from 1913 to 1916 and Eton College from 1917 until 1921. He was Rector of Newdigate in Surrey from 1921 until 1927 and Rector of Haslemere in Surrey from 1927 until 1932 when he moved to Hethersett where he stayed until 1942. He was also vicar of nearby Ketteringham from 1939 until 1942. He moved to Alton Barnes in Wiltshire where he stayed until 1945 when he became vicar of Netherbury with Solway Ash in Dorset. He served there until 1953 and was curate in charge of nearby Stoke Abbott from 1949 to 1951 and Rector from 1951 to 1953. He was Rural Dean of Beaminster in Dorset from 1948 to 1953 before moving to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1953 to 1956 and that saw him living in Southwold. He was Rector of Spexhall with Wissett in Suffolk from 1956 to 1958 before being awarded the living of Shotesham in 1959. He was curate in charge at Worstead and at Westwick with Sloley from 1962 to 1964. It is likely that he died in either 1976 or 1977.
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