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Summary of Castle Rising
Mayors of Castle Rising 1557 -
It is not clear when there were first Mayors of Castle Rising but the position must have been established early in our history. The first documented Mayor was Robert le Mayre in 1275.The Mayor was head of the council and later presided of the Manorial Leet Court. After Castle Rising became a parliamentary borough, the Mayor was responsible for conducting the election of MPs to the Westminster Parliament. During the years when the Howard and Walpoe families both held considerable political influence in the village (from 1695-
Year Mayor
1557 Thomas Anser (Hansard)
1558
1559
1560 Roger Smith
1561
1562 John Pond
1563
1564
1565 _____West
1566
1567
1568
1569
1570
1571
1572
1573
1574
1575
1576
1577 Henry Crowlande
1578 James Gee
1579 James Gee
1580 James Gee
1581
1582
1583 William Walker
1584
1585
1586 James Lobley
1587
1588
1589
1590
1591
1592
1593
1594
1595
1596
1597 James Lobley
1598 Edward Choseley
1599 Edward Choseley
1600 Edmund Bird
1601 Edmund Bird
1602
1603
1604
1605 Edmund Bird (or Brade)
1606 John Smithe
1607
1608 Edmund Bird
1609
1610
1611
1612
1613
1614
1615
1616 John Hakeswell
1617
1618
1619
1620
1621
1622
1623 Richard Clements
1624
1625
1626
1627 Mathew Porter
1628 Robert Pitches
1629 Robert Pitches
1630 Edward Ashley
1631 Richard Clements
1632
1633 Richard Clements
1634
1635
1636
1637 Richard Clements
1638 Robert Pitches
1639
1640 Richard Clements
1641
1642
1643
1644
1645
1646
1647
1648
1649
1650
1651
1652 George Lacey
1653 Robert Bullerd or Bulmer?
1654 William Swift
1655 William Swift
1656 William Swift
1657 William Swift
1658 William Childerhouse (elected but not sworn before)
1659 William Swift
1660 Robert Bulwer
1661
1662
1663
1664
1665 George Lacey
1666 Thomas Sandell
1667 Thomas Sandell
1668 Thomas Sandell
1669 Robert Bulmer
1670 Thomas Sandell
1671 John Haten
1672 John Haten
1673 Thomas Sandell
1674 John Haten
1675 Robert Bulwer
1676 Robert Bulwer
1677 John Haten
1678 Thos. Haten
1679 John Bennett
1680 John Bennett
1681 Thos. Haten
1682 Thos. Haten
1683 Thos. Haten
1684 Thos. Haten
1685 John Haten
1686 Thomas Sandell
1687 John Haten
1688 John Haten
1689 John Haten
1690 missing
1691 missing
1692 John Costen
1693 John Costen
1694 Thos Bone
1695 Wm. Dodding
1696 John Jackson
1697 Wm Dodding H
1698 John Jackson
1699 John Haten W
1700 Wm Dodding
1701 John Haten
1702 Wm Dodding
1703 John Haten
1704 Wm Dodding
1705 John Haten
1706 Thos. Burgis H
1707 John Haten
1708 Thos. Wilkinson H
1709 John Haten
1710 Wm Baker H
1711 John Haten
1712 Wm Baker
1713 John Haten
1714 Thos. Burgis
1715 John Haten
1716 Thos. Burgis
1717 John Haten
1718 Thos. Burgis
1719 John Haten
1720 Thos. Burgis
1721 John Haten
1722 Thos Burgis
1723 John Haten
1724 John Dye
1725 John Haten
1726 Thos Burgis
1727 John Haten
1728 Thos Burgis
1729 John Haten
1730 Thos. Burgis
1731 John Haten
1732 Thos Burgis died, Richard Mortlock.
1733 Richard Mortlock, John Haten
1734 Richard Mortlock H
1735 Robert Dodding
1736 Richard Mortlock
1737 Robert Dodding
1738 John Lether Esq.
1739 Robert Dodding
1740 John Lether Esq.
1741 Robert Dodding,
1742 William Butter
1743 Robert Dodding
1744 William Butter
1745 John Wakefield W
1746 William Butter
1747 John Wakefield
1748 John Beaverley
1749 John Wakefield
1750 John Beaverley
1751 John Wakefield
1752 John Beaverley
1753 John Wakefield
1754 John Beaverley
1755 John Wakefield
1756 John Beaverley
57 John Wakefield
58 John Beaverley
59 John Wakefield
60 John Beaverley
1761 John Wakefield
62 John Beaverley
63 John Wakefield
64 Nathaniel Kirby
65 John Wakefield
66 Nathaniel Kirby
67 John Wakefield
68 Nathaniel Kirby
69 John Wakefield
1770 Nathaniel Kirby
71 John Wakefield
72 Nathaniel Kirby
73 John Wakefield
74 Nathaniel Kirby
75 John Wakefield
76 Nathaniel Kirby
77 John Wakefield
78 Nathaniel Kirby
79 John Wakefield
1780 Nathaniel Kirby
81 John Wakefield
82 Nathaniel Kirby
83 John Wakefield
84 Nathaniel Kirby, died in office.William Fawssett
85 John Wakefield
86 William Fawssett
87 John Wakefield
88 William Fawssett
89 John Wakefield
1790 William Fawssett
91 John Wakefield
92 William Fawssett
93 John Wakefield
94 William Fawssett
95 John Wakefield
96 William Fawssett
97 John Wakefield
98 William Fawssett
99 William Bennington
1800 William Fawssett
1801 William Bennington
1802 William Fawssett
1803 William Bennington
1804 William Fawssett
1805 William Bennington
1806 William Fawssett
1807 Habbakuk Englestown
1808 William Fawssett
1809 Habbakuk Englestown
1810 Thomas Holland
1811 Habbakuk Englestown
1812 Thomas Holland
1813 Habbakuk Englestown
1814 Thomas Holland
1815 Habbakuk Englestown
1816 Thomas Holland
1817 Habbakuk Englestown
1818 Thomas Holland
1819 Habbakuk Englestown
1820 Thomas Holland
1821 Habbakuk Englestown
1822 Thomas Holland
1823 Habbakuk Englestown
1824 Thomas Holland
1825 Habbakuk Englestown
1826 Thomas Holland
1827 Habbakuk Englestown
1828 John Freeman
1829 Habbakuk Englestown
1830 John Freeman
1831 Habbakuk Englestown
1832 John Freeman
1833 Habbakuk Englestown
1834 John Freeman