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Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 about Randolph Marriott Name: Randolph Marriott College: PEMBROKE Died: 1782 More Information: Adm. pens. (age 18) at PEMBROKE, Dec. 19, 1716. S. of Augustine, of London, gent. B.A. 1720-1; M.A. 1724; D.D. 1761. Fellow, 1725. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Sept. 25, 1726; priest, May 28, 1727. Chaplain to George II. R. of Darfield, Yorks., 1732-82. R. of Eastwell, Kent, 1734-7. Married, Oct. 26, 1731, at Lichborough, Lady Diana, dau. of Basil, 4th Earl of Denbigh. Died May 6, 1782, aged 82. Buried at Darfield. M.I. Will, P.C.C. (Burke, L.G.; M. H. Peacock.)

Occupation: Doctor of Divinity, Rector of Darfield, Yorks.

Notes for REV. RANDOLPH MARRIOTT: Randolph Marriott was Rector of Darfield and it is also recorded that he was Chaplain to George 2nd. This is also recorded in a letter written by Basil, 4th Earl of Denbigh in 1770 to Lord North requesting a stall at Windsor, Westminster or Canterbury for his cousin, Thomas Marriott whose father was chaplain to the king.

Daily Courant Monday, November 1, 1731 On Tuesday last, Rev. Randolph Marriott, Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, was married to the Lady Diana Fielding, Sister to the Earl of Denbigh, a young Lady of great Merit, and a considerable Fortune

The London Evening Post Nov 24, 1764

LONDON On Saturday morning their Majesties took an airing in Richmond, and returned to the Queen's palace a little before four o'clock. Sunday there was a great court at St. James's, when his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester made his first appearance under that title: His Royal Highness went in a grand new coach, attended by the gentlemen of his household. And it being his Royal Highness's birth-day, their Majesties and the Princess Dowager of Wales received the compliments of the Nobility and Gentry on the occasion. Sunday the Rev. Dr. Randolph Marriott, Rector of Darfield in Yorkshire, preached before their Majesties at the Chapel Royal from Cor. Ch. Xv. Ver. 55. “O death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory?” The sword of state was carried to and from chapel by Lord Masham. ( This would have been George 111 )

RANDOLPH MARRIOTT’S WILL 1768 Darfield September 16th, 1768 I, Randolph Marriott D.D., Rector of the one M… of Darfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire, having by the blessing of providence, lived to settle and give their fortunes to my four sons, Randolph, Thomas, John and William, and to my daughter Diana Tucker some time since upon her marriage with William Tucker Esquire, and likewise lately to my daughter Mary upon her marriage to John Marriott Esquire, do therefore at my decease, when please God it shall take place, have to my four unprovided for Daughters Sarah, Elizabeth, Hester, Charlotte, the whole of my Substance in equal parts to be adjusted to them by their dear brother Randolph Marriott whom I constitute hereby, my Executor in Trust for his four sisters, desiring him as my monies be at different Interests, to divide it as equitably as he can. I leave to my son Randolph his dear Mamma’s and my picture by Mr. ? Hoare. To my son Thomas I leave all my Greek and Latin books with my sermons and all papers relating to my profession. I desire my dear sister Elizabeth will take any part of my house furniture for her own use. As to the rest of my effects I make no particular distribution that my four daughters may have the pleasure of giving to their brothers and sisters any particular thing they may chuse to remember me by. So praying the good God who has provided and blessed me through a long life, still to continue his mercies towards me and bless those I leave behind. And to unite us all again in a never separable happiness through the merits and mediation of a redeeming Saviour Jesus Christ, our Lord. I sign this my Last Will and Testament Randolph Marriott Darfield June 30th 1777 Having by God’s blessing lived to dispose of my daughter Sarah Marriott in marriage to the Reverend Harvey Spragg of Pulborough in Sussex the 26th of June past and assigned over to him her proper share of my Substance, I therefore now leave all that I am possessed of at my death in trust to my son Randolph Marriott for his three unprovided for sisters Elizabeth, Hester and Charlotte, desiring that he will assign it to them in separate shares as near as possible. And I further desire that the decision of my said son Randolph Marriott be final. Witness my hand Randolph Marriott N.B. I desire this may be added a Codicil to my Will of Sept. 16th 1768 Randolph Marriott Darfield May 26th, 1779 Having by God’s blessing lived to dispose of my daughter Hester Marriott in marriage to the Reverend Robert Deane of Barwick in Yorkshire the 13th of this instant May and assigned over to him her proper share of my Substance. I therefore now leave all that I am possessed of at my death in Trust to my son Randolph Marriott for his two unprovided for sisters, Elizabeth and Charlotte, desiring he will assign it to them in separate shares as near as possible. And I further desire that the decision of my said son Randolph Marriott be final. I desire this may be added a Codicil to my Will of Sept. 16th 1768. Witness my hand Randolph Marriott Witness, Elizabeth Marriott 25th May 1782 Appeared personally the Reverend Harvey Spragg in the County of Sussex, Clerk? And John Pridden of Fleet Street in the Parish of St. Bridgets, otherwise Bride, London, Bookseller, and made Oath that they knew and were well acquainted with the Reverend Randolph Marriott, Doctor in Divinity, late Rector of Darfield in the County of York, for several years before and to the time of his death which happened this month. And during such, their knowledge of and acquaintance with his Manner and Character of Hand Writing and Subscription, and having now carefully viewed and perused the Paper Writings hereunto annexed, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament with two Codicils of the said deceased, the said Will beginning thus: “Garfield Sept. 16th 1768, I, Randolph Marriott D.D., Rector of Darfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire,” ending thus: “I sign this my Last Will and Testament” and thus subscribed “Randolph Marriott”, and the first of the said Codicils beginning thus: “ Garfield June 30th 1777. Having by God’s blessing lived to dispose of my daughter Sarah Marriott in marriage to the Reverend Harvey Spragg”. Ending thus: “Witness my hand” and thus subscribed: “ Randolph Marriott”; the second of the said Codicils beginning thus: “ Garfield May 26th, 1779. Having by God’s blessing lived to dispose of my daughter Hester Marriott in marriage to the Reverend Mr. Robert Deane of Barwick in Yorkshire” and ending thus: “Witness my hand” and thus subscribed: “ Randolph Marriott”, and they those deponents do jointly and severally depose that they do verily and in their consciences, believe the whole body, Series and Contents of the said Will and the first of the said Codicils to be all of the proper hand writing and subscription of the said deceased. And also the subscription to the second Codicil to be the proper handwriting and subscription of the said Randolph Marriott, the testator, deceased. Harvey Spragg John Pridden were duly sworn to the truth of this Affidavit before me, John Fisher, Surrogate Priest. I.B. Bicknell.

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Another interesting website reDarfield for you: <http://tiscali.co.uk/historyofdarfield>

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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<oOo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From Jeanette Day 18Aug 2004 I have just received some information from the Darfield Burial Index: Hello Jeanette, Not sure about what is inside the church but found this for you- DARFIELD BURIAL INDEX MARRIOTT ANN DAU RANDOLPH (RECTOR BURIED 11 FEB 1747 LIVED DARFIELD -DIANA WIFE OF RECTOR-- 3 APL 1756 LIVED DARFIELD ELIZABETH 30 MAY 1782 DARFIELD RANDOLPH RECTOR 14 MAY 1782 DARFIELD SARAH WIDOW 31 DEC 1762 MRS NO PLACE GIVEN WILLIAM, 31 MAR 1676 WOMBWELL (2 MILES FROM DARFIELD) ELIZA 30 NOV 1815 AGE 27 LIVED SYSTON NEAR LEICESTER JOHN ESQUIRE 11 NOV 1809 FULFORD These are all the Marriotts. There is another book called "Darfield Village and Church" by Margaret E. Mann which says"Dr. Marriott rebuilt the rectory".

Bruce this is part of an email I sent to Jeanette on 23 Sep 2006. This explains about "Hird's Annals of Bedale. I've still to finish wading through it. Merv Quote

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Recently an advert. appeared in our NZ genealogy magazine offering a book "Hirds Annals of Bedale." Received it last week and is fascinating reading. Robert Hird (baptized 1772) wrote a history of his town. The published version comprises 607 pages A4 size which will keep me busy. Is written in 3000 rhymed quatrains, (4 line poems) Plus other writings and outline sketches by I assume a contemporary artist.. Also received an accompaying book "Bedale 1772 - 1841, a collection of maps and the 1841 census, 80 pages. Also land owners and tenants of Bedale and neighbouring town of Ascough. Mr Marriott appears as owner of numerous properties in the latter town. So far I'm unable to trace Leases shown on any of the maps. Attached is directory of Bedale.

From the Universal British Directory 1791

BEDALE, Yorkshire.

BEDALE is in the North Riding of Yorkshire, 6 miles from
Northallerton, 8 from Richmond, and 220 from London; it stands upon a
rivulet that runs into the Swale, near Gatenby; but is of note for its
living, said to be worth 500l. (pounds) a year, and for being the
thoroughfare of the Roman causeway, leading from Richmond to Barnard
Castle, which, for 20 miles together, is called Leeming-lane. There
is a charity-school, and a market on Tuesdays. Fairs, Easter
Tuesday, Whitsun Tuesday, Old Midsummer-day, Old Michaelmas-day, and
the last Monday but one before Christmas-day. All the adjacent
country is more or less full of jockies (sic) and horse-dealers, here
being the best hunting and road horses in the world, and the breed, in
this and the next county, is so well known, that, though the pedigree
of them is not preserved for a succession of ages, as it is said they
do in Arabia, yet are their stallions denominated by certain names,
that never fail to advance the price of a horse according to the
reputation of the sire he comes of.

The New Inn and Black Swan are the two principal inns in the town.
The post opens every morning at 7 o'clock, and shuts every afternoon
at 4; Mr. Harris, post-master; but as Bedale is not a thoroughfare
town, there are no mails or coaches go through it; nor waggons,
excepting one from Kendal to York, which passes through every week.

The following are the principal inhabitants:
Gentlemen
CLARKE John, Esq.
HARDCASTLE John, Esq. Barrister

Clergy
CLARKE Rev. Richard, Rector of Bedale
HARDCASTLE Rev. Thomas

Law
DAGGETT

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Attorney
FRANKLAND Thomas, Attorney
WILLIAMSON Attorney

Traders, &c.
ARNETT Richard, Innkeeper (Black Swan)
ATKINSON Samuel, Grocer
BARKER William, Sadler
BURGESS William, Sadler
BOTHWELL Henry, Stocking-weaver
CALVERT

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Tallow-chandler and Seedsman
CASS and WALKER Mercers and Linen-drapers
CLAPHAM Robert, Victualler
CORNFORTH Thomas, Mercers
ELLERBY Joseph, Currier
GOWLAND John, Butcher
GALE William, Linen-draper
GREETHAM

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Grocer
GILL Marmaduke, Victualler
GREAVES

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Clock and Watch-maker
HARKER

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Grocer
JAMES Thomas, Glazier and Tinman
KAY George, Sadler
KIRTLAND

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Grocer
KIRTLAND John, Mercer and Linen-draper
KAY Ann, Victualler
KENDREW Henry, Victualler
MARSHALL

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Mercer and Linen-draper
MASTERMAN Matthew, Sadler and linen-draper
NIXON

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Tea-dealer and Linen-draper
NAYLOR Ann, Milliner and Linen-draper
NICHOLSON Henry, Victualler
PREST William, Maltster and Currier
PEARSON Christopher, Victualler
PAPE John, Innkeeper
SIMPSON Thomas, Glazier
SADLER Thomas, Flax-dresser
SCOTT Peter, Flax-dresser
TAYLOR

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Grocer
TAYLOR Rich. Brazier and Hardwareman
TERRY William, Clock and Watch-maker
WALKER William, Victualler
WELLS Simon, Innkeeper (New Inn)
WINDALL Barbary, Victualler
WHITTON George, Butcher
WHITLING John, Flax-dresser and Victualler

The following gentlemen are resident in the neighbourhood of Bedale:
Henry PEIRSE, Esq., member of parliament for Northallerton; C. COARE,
Esq., Firly; W. MELVELL, Esq., Thorp-Perow; Frederick DODSWORTH, D.D.
and a justice of the peace, Watlass(?); Rev. Mr POWLEY, Watlass;
WARDILL

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, Esq., Cowling hall; Matthew DODSWORTH, Esq., a justice
of the peace, Crakehall; Randolf MARRIOTT, Esq., Leases; and Mr
HARRISON, Newton-house.

A publication called "Bedale 1772-1841" gives the following information: "Leases Hall was purchased by Randolph Marriott, 5th March 1770".

Christ Church Greyfriars From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Christ Church, Newgate) Jump to: navigation, search Newgate Street-Christ Church-Greyfriars Enlarge Newgate Street-Christ Church-Greyfriars

Christ Church Greyfriars, also known as Christ Church Newgate, was an Anglican church located on Newgate Street, opposite St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. The church was destroyed in the Second World War and the ruins are now a public garden.

The first church on the site was built between 1306 and 1327 as the conventual church of the Franciscan monastery which stood there. The Franciscans were known as the Greyfriars due to the grey habits they wore. This church was in the gothic style, measuring about 300 feet long, 89 feet across and 64 feet from pavement to roof. It had at least 11 altars. Extensive royal patronage helped it prosper. Benefactors included Marguerite of France, second wife of Edward I. She was buried at the church; the heart of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III, was interred there as well. The church was the principal place of worship for the students of Christ's Hospital school, located just to the north.

Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in 1538, King Henry VIII gifted the church to the City. The neighbouring monastery buildings were later used by Christ's Hospital.

The church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was rebuilt on a smaller scale under the direction of Sir Christopher Wren, in the neo-classical style that came to be known as the English Baroque. The unused space became the churchyard.

After ten years of work, the new church and tower were completed in 1687, at a total cost of 11,778 pounds, 9 shillings and 7 ¼ pence, according to the book The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren. It measured 113 feet long and had two rows of five columns running east to west, with pilasters on the east and west walls. Pews were said to have been made from the timbers of a wrecked Spanish galleon. The east end had trinity windows and a large wooden altar screen. The organ, located on the west wall, was built by Renatus Harris in 1690, according to a pre-war guide to the church. The steeple, standing about one hundred sixty feet tall, was finished in 1704 at an additional cost of 1,963 pounds, 8 shillings and 3 ½ pence. It is an ornate series of receding squares, with decorative urns at one of its stages. A vestry house was built flush against the facade’s south side and part of the south wall.

Over the course of the church’s life, significant modifications were made-—a stainglass window depicting Christ with the children was installed in the center trinity window to replace the original clear ones. Rooms were built in the north and south aisles.

The church functioned as an important center of City of London society and music. The Lord Mayor attended an annual service to hear the Ancient Spital Sermon, placing his ceremonial sword in a special holder. The Christ's Hospital boys continued to attend services at the church, sitting in galleries over the north and south aisles. According to a pre-war guide book to the church, these students included the young Samuel Coleridge and Charles Lamb. Felix Mendelssohn played Bach’s A minor fugue and other works on the organ in 1837. Samuel Wesley also performed at the church.

Around the turn of the 20th Century, Christ's Hospital moved out of the City to Horsham, West Sussex, ending the Sunday influx of schoolboys. A new vicar, T.R. Hine-Haycock, took over in 1912. A July 1922 Christ Church newsletter preserved at Guildhall Library shows that at that time it had an 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion service every Sunday, and musical services at 11 a.m. every first and third Sunday. The church was open daily for private prayer from noon to 3 p.m. In its final years, the congregation continued to drop in size, a common trend for City churches as people relocated to outlying neighborhoods of London. Parish records at the Guildhall Library show there were 112 members in April 1933, most of them residents of places outside the parish boundaries. Many of those living in the parish were "housekeepers," living in and looking after commercial buildings. In April 1937, the membership had dropped to 77.

The church was severely damaged in the Blitz on December 29, 1940, during the Second World War, in one of the fiercest air raids of the war. A bomb struck the roof, according to the book "Christ Church, Newgate Street: Its History and Architecture." Much of the surrounding neighborhood was set alight—-a total of eight Wren churches burned that night. A finely carved wooden font cover was the only fitting saved at Christ Church, recovered by an unknown postman who ran inside as the flames raged. A photograph from the time shows fire brigade members hosing down smouldering ruins in the light of the following day.

In 1949, in a reorganization of the Anglican Church in London, authorities decided not to rebuild Christ Church. In 1954, its parish was merged with that of the nearby St Sepulchre-without-Newgate. The spire, still standing after the wartime fire but weakened, was disassembled in 1960 and put back together using modern construction methods. The surviving east wall was demolished in 1962 to make way for a widening of King Edward Street. The ruins of the nave became a public garden and memorial; a repaired vestry house and the tower became commercial space.

In 2002, the financial firm Merrill Lynch completed a regional headquarters complex on land abutting to the north and the west. In conjunction with that project, the Christ Church site got a major renovation and archeological examination. King Edward Street was put back to its former course so that the site regained its original footprint. The churchyard was spruced up, its metal railings restored. In 2006, work was completed to convert the tower and spire into a modern twelve-level private residence. The nave area continues as a memorial; the wooden font cover, topped by a carved angel, can today be seen in the porch of St. Sepulchre’s. Christ Church Font Cover Enlarge Christ Church Font Cover [edit]

See also

• List of churches and cathedrals of London

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