Location: School: Astley Free School

CCEd Location ID: 9148

Summary
- County: Lancashire
- Diocese (Jurisdiction): Chester
- Diocese (Geographic): Chester

History

CCE Region	Archdeaconry	Note	Start Date	End Date	Union Notes
Chester	Chester	[1]	1631 (C)	1835 (A)

Founded by will of Adam Mort, 19 March 1630/1; bequest augmented in 1711, 1731 and 1732. Originally 80-90 scholars, but by 1828 only 12 or 13. VCH, Lancs., II, 615; Gastrell, Notitia Cestrienses, II.ii, 187-8.

Evidence

Name as Recorded	Year	Type	Office	Full Record
Crompton , Jeremias	1662	Appt (Licensing)	Schoolmaster	View
Crompton , Jeremias	1677	Libc	Schoolmaster	View
Alred , Jeremias	1686	Libc	Schoolmaster	View
Starkey , Richardus	1712	Libc	Schoolmaster	View
Starkey , Richardus	1716	Libc	Schoolmaster	View
Bennett , John	1769	Appt (Licensing)	Schoolmaster	View
Cunliffe , Robert	1774	Appt (Licensing)	Schoolmaster	View