Location: School: Richmond Free Grammar School
Summary
County: North Riding, Yorkshire
Diocese (Jurisdiction):
Chester
Diocese (Geographic):
Chester
History
CCE Region
Archdeaconry
Note
Start Date
End Date
Union Notes
Richmond
Chester
[1 ]
1540
(A)
1835
(A)
1548 Chantry certificate noted a grammar school at Richmond, the master's stipend granted by the bailiff and burgesses. In 1567 the town obtained a charter from the Queen for the creation of a free grammar school. VCH, Yorks., I, 475-6.
Evidence
Name as Recorded
Year
Type
Office
Full Record
Thompson
, Gulielmus
1698
Appt
(Licensing)
Schoolmaster
View
Thompson
, Gulielmus
1701
Libc
Schoolmaster
View
Thompson
, Gulielmus
1712
Libc
Schoolmaster
View
Thompson
, Gulielmus
1716
Libc
Schoolmaster
View
Close
, Robert
1733
Libc
Schoolmaster
View
Close
, Robert
1749
Libc
Schoolmaster
View
Tate
, James
1796
Appt
(Licensing)
Schoolmaster
View
Temple
, Anthony
1796
Vac
(Death)
Schoolmaster
View
Tate
, James
1833
Vac
(uncertain)
Master
View
Tate
, James
1833
Appt
(Licensing)
Master
View