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Rectors of All Saints - Castle Camps

 
Year Rector  Patron
1337 Hen. De Merkes (Earl of Oxford)
1349    Will. de Massingham (Earl of Oxford)
1354 Will. de Sunford  (Earl of Oxford)
1401          Joh. Sad  (King, during minority of Richard de Vere, Earl of Oxford)
1471           Tho. Baron (Earl of Oxford)
1498 Hen. Pary (Earl of Oxford)
1518 Rich. M. Mowold (Earl of Oxford)
1546 Rich. Franke (Dowager Countess of Oxford)
1548 Luc. Taylor (Earl of Oxford)
1556  Rich. Wadnoro (Earl of Oxford)
1557 G. Astley (Earl of Oxford)
1579 Rob. Bendish (Earl of Oxford)
1563 W. Huchenson, D. D. (Earl of Oxford)
1604  Clemens Ffrench, B.D. (Sir John Skinner, Knt)
1608 Abraham Bedel, M.A. (Thomas Sutton)
1630  Nicholas Gray, D.D. (Governors of Charterhouse)
1643  Nahum Kenitie, M.A. (Governors of Charterhouse)
1649  Faithful Teate (Governors of Charterhouse)
1660 Martin Francis, M.A. (Governors of Charterhouse)
1668  Thomas Hall, B.D.  (non juror) Governors of Charterhouse
1691 Gregory Lovell  
1702  John Watson, D.D  
1724 Peter Allix, D.D. Dean of Ely  
1758  Roger Barker, M.A.  
1772   Fyge Jauncey, M.A.  
1812  Wilfred Clark, M.A.  
1825 George Pearson, B.D.  
1860 John Ernest Bode, M.A.  
1874 James Charles Hale, M.A (Governors of Charterhouse)

List of Rectors      (as displayed in Church, October 1979)

(Ante)1255) Adam de Duedon  
1337 Henry de Meerks  
1349 William de Massynham  
1353  William de Sanford  
(Ante) 1391 Adam English  
1401 John Sad  
1435 John Tylese  
1471 Thomas Barow  
1471 William Makerell  
1498 Henry Pavy  
(Ante)1506 Richard Morvilde  
1546 Richard Francke  
1547 Luke Taylor  
1547  Richard Wadnow (Deprived by Queen Mary Tudor)
1557   Geoffrey Asteley  
1579  Robert Bendisshe. M.A.  
1585 Arthur Bright, M.A. (Later Prebendary of St Pauls)
1590  William Hutchenson, D.D. (Later Prebendary  of Exeter)
1605  Clement French, B.D.  
1608  Thomas Muriell, M A. ( Later Archdeacon of Norfolk)
1610  Martin Price, S.T.B.  
1611 Abraham Bedel, M.A.  
1630  Nicholas Grey  (Ejected from all preferment in Civil Wars, but in 1660 restored to Castle Camps)
1643 Nahum Kenetie, M.A. (were regarded as "Intruders")
1649 Faithful Theate, M.A. (were regarded as "Intruders")
1656 Walter Ellis  
1660  Martin Francis, M.A.  
1669 Thomas Hall, B.D.  (Resigned or ejected as non-jurer, 1690)
1691 Gregory Lovell, M.A.  
1703 John Watson, D.D. (Prebendary of Westminster)  (Buried in Chancel)Probate ref PROB 3/24/123 July 8 1725
1725 Peter Allix, D.D. (Dean of Ely)  (Buried in Porch)
1758   Roger Barker, M.A.  
1772 Fyge Jauncey, B.C.L.  
1812   Wilfred Clarke, M.A.  
1825  George Pearson, B.D.  
1860
 John E Bode, M.A.  (Author of Hymn "O Jesus I Have Promised" Buried near hedge facing West Window)
1875 James Charles Hale, M.A.  
1879   Edward Lynch Pearson, M.A.

Rev Pearson

Rev Pearson
1911   George Charles Carter, M.A.
1918   Frederick William Cropper, M.A.
1923   Robert Francis Reginald Routh, M.A.
1928 Arthur Hore, M.A.
1944   John Hodgson
1949 Reginald Edward Royse
1952 William Troth Williams, M.B.E., M.A.
1958   L.A.Gibson, M.A. 
1975 Harry S. Finkenstaedt, M.A.

Extract from "The Illustrated Bible and Church Handbook" ed. Stanley J Huber. Published by Association Press, New York.Rev Bode

Rev John Ernest Bode 1816-1874. Anglican. Clergyman, educator and poet. Born in London, England on February 23rd 1816. He was educated at Eton, Charterhouse, and at Christ Church Oxford where he received his B.A. and M.A. degrees. At Oxford he was the winner of the Hertford Scholarship and from 1837 to 1843 was Tutor of Church Church. Ordained in 1841 he became Rector of Westwell, Oxfordshire in 1847 and of Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire thirteen years later. Invited to give the Bampton lectures at Oxford in 1855, he wrote and published in addition tot he lectures 3 books of hymns and poems. He died at Castle Camps on October 6th 1874.

Sweetly the Sabbath Bell                    1860

O Jesus I Have Promised                     1868

"O Jesus I Have Promised" was written on the occasion of the confirmation of his own two sons and daughter at Castle Camps in 1869. The hymn tune was written in 1881 by Arthur H Mann who at one period in his life served as organist and choirmaster at Kings College, Cambridge, famous for its superb choral music.

 You can find out more about him at The Cyber Hymnal

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Last Updated: 18 April, 2004