Whitmore Staffordshire church and clergy

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Location: Whitmore, Staffordshire, England

St Mary & All Saints, Whitmore

Contents 1 Whitmore Chapel 2 Parish history 3 Clergy associated with Whitmore, Staffordshire 3.1 1550 - 1725 3.2 1725 - 1828 4 Census summary 4.1 1841 4.2 1851 4.3 1851 Ecclesiastical census 4.4 1861 4.5 1871 4.6 1878 Death of Rev Charles Henry Mainwaring 4.7 1881 4.8 1891 4.9 1901 4.10 1911 4.11 1921 5 Methodists 6 Sources

Whitmore Chapel

From A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 8. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1963. page 16:^[1]

A chapel at Newcastle is first mentioned in an agreement made between 1175 and 1182 which terminated a long-standing dispute.^[2] This agreement shows that before that time Trentham Priory had owned the chapels of Newcastle and Whitmore but had given them to Robert de Costentin. Later Robert shared his interest in Newcastle chapel with Vivian, the Rector of Stoke.^[3] By the agreement Robert and Vivian surrendered their interest to the priory and Vivian received in exchange a life estate in Whitmore chapel. The next reference to the chapel of Newcastle, in 1297,^[4] shows that by that date it was subordinate to Stoke, for in the inquisition taken in that year on the death of Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, the church of Stoke with Newcastle and other chapels was described as being in his gift. Newcastle remained a chapelry dependent on the church of Stoke until 1807 when a separate parish was constituted and a rectory established.^[5]

As part of Stoke on Trent

From A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 8. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1963. page 80:^[6]:

The historical development of the 30 square miles of North Staffordshire moorland which today constitutes the city of Stoke-on-Trent can appropriately be described as a palimpsest whose original parochial pattern has been overlaid by a new complexus of civil government. The modern city has mainly evolved out of the ancient parishes of Stoke-upon-Trent and Wolstanton, both of which lie in the northern division of Pirehill hundred. Of the two Stoke has made by far the larger contribution. In early times the word 'Stoke' seems to have connoted no more than the location of a church. Its circumjacent parish, corresponding in size to but differing in composition from the city of today, comprised nearly a score of townships. These were Penkhull (with Boothen), Hanley (with Shelton), Fenton, Longton (with Lane End), Burslem, Newcastle, Whitmore, Norton, Bucknall (with Bagnall), Clayton (with Seabridge), Botteslow, and Hulton. Of these places Hanley, Fenton, Longton, and Burslem grew into separate parishes, each with an urban core, and Stoke itself, consisting partly of Penkhull and Boothen, made a fifth. Of the other components of the parish Newcastle, Whitmore, Norton-in-the-Moors, and Bucknall and Bagnall became separate parishes in 1807. Clayton and Seabridge, after inclusion in Stoke Rural in 1894, became a separate civil parish in 1896 and were incorporated into Newcastle between 1921 and 1932. Botteslow was transferred to Stoke Rural in 1894, and absorbed by Stoke in 1922. The lordship of Hulton, once part of Burslem parish, was divided in 1891 and 1894 and as a result of changes in the early 20th century and again in 1922, is now almost wholly within the city.

...

Yet a third pattern was imposed on the ancient parish of Stoke in the late 16th century as a result of the statutory obligation to make provision for the relief of the poor. The parish was divided into five units, Stoke, Burslem, Newcastle, Norton, and Whitmore, each of them being regarded as a separate parish for the purpose of poor relief. ...

From page 188:^[7]

Churches:

There was a church at Stoke by 1086, (fn. 1) and for the next seven centuries and more this remained the mother church of a large parish. That parish included Newcastle, Clayton, and Seabridge on the west, the detached Whitmore, farther west still, Burslem, Hanley, Norton-in-the-Moors, Bucknall, and Bagnall in the north, and Lane End and Fenton in the east. Originally there was no centre of population around the church: there was no township called Stoke, and as late as the mid18th century there were very few houses near the church. (fn. 2) During the Middle Ages six chapels of ease were built within the parish, all of which had cure of souls by 1563, (fn. 3) but the parish was not divided until 1807 when the surrounding chapelries were made into five rectories by an Act of Parliament. (fn. 4) The reduced parish of Stoke was further divided in the course of the next century by the creation of new parishes at Longton in 1839, Hartshill in 1842, Shelton in 1843, Penkhull in 1844, Trent Vale in 1844, Northwood, Hanley, in 1845, Wellington, Hanley, in 1845, Fenton in 1860, Hanley (St. John) in 1891, and Shelton (St. Jude) in 1895. (fn. 5) The history of only those churches and mission-centres within the borough of Stoke as it existed in 1910 will be treated in this section.

Parish history

From 1540 to 1725 Whitmore was a Parochial Chapel in Stoke upon Trent, Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield.^[8] In 1725 Whitmore separated from Stoke upon Trent.^[9]

Whitmore is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Staffordshire, created in 1725 from a chapelry in Stoke upon Trent Ancient Parish. Parish registers date from 1558. Nonconformists include Primitive Methodists.^[10]

St Mary & All Saints, Whitmore

From A Topographical History of Staffordshire by William Pitt (1817)

Whitmore ...

The Church is situate in the village, and was, we apprehend, rebuilt in 1632, as that date appears on a stone over the west door. It is a small stone building of an oblong form, with a half-timber turret on the west end, containing three bells, and is capable of holding about 150 persons. The turret probably exhibits a specimen of the kind of walls erected in the ancient churches prior to the use of stone.

A few monuments are in the Church to the memory of some of the respectable family of Mainwaring, which has been seated at Whitmore for several generations. On the north side of the Church appears a neat walk flanked with rows of trees, forming a beautiful avenue, which is terminated by Whitmore-hall, the seat of Edward Mainwaring, Esq. and which, judging from a date over the front door, was built or rebuilt in 1676.

The Living till of late was a chapel of ease to Stoke-upon-Trent. It is now a rectory endowed with all the great and small tithes in the parish, surplice-fees, and between 30 and 40 acres of glebe ; part of which lies near Burslem, and part near Newcastle; but the bulk is situated in and near Whitmore. The reputed value is about £400 a year. The Rev. J. S. Brasier, is Rector, and Edward Mainwaring, Esq. Patron.

It is not known to what Saint the Church is dedicated, as no Wake has been kept for a number of years at Whitmore ; nor do the bells determine the point one of them is inscribed in Latin, " St. John," and another ' All Saints".^[11]

In 1851: Living, a rectory not in charge, formerly in the archd. of Stafford and dio of Lichfield and Coventry, now in the dio. of Lichfield; gross income £470. Tithes commuted in 1839; aggregate amount £275. Patron, in 1841, Captain Mainwaring. In 1833, there were 2 day and Sunday schools in this parish, supported by Mrs. and Miss Mainwaring. Charities, in 1826, £8 7s. 7d. per annum. Poor rates, in 1838, £168. This parish is within the honour of Tutbury, duchy of Lancaster, and within the jurisdiction of pleas held every third Tuesday for the recovery of debts under 40s.^[12]

In 1870: The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £470. Patron, Rear-Admiral R. Mainwaring. The church was repaired in 1845. Charities, £8.^[13]

In 1894-5: The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield; net value, £317 with residence. The church has some Norman fragments, and was restored in 1880. There is a parish council consisting of eight members.^[14]

Clergy associated with Whitmore, Staffordshire

1550 - 1725

From 1550 to 1725 Whitmore was a Parochial Chapel in Stoke Upon Trent.^[8]

NAME AS RECORDED	YEAR	TYPE	OFFICE	Wikitree or profile clues
Howle , Thomas	1558	Libc	Curate	Wooden tablet in church at Whitmore compiled in 1977 states he was an incumbent from 1533[15]
Beache or Beeche , William	1573	Libc	Curate
Stansill, John	1593			recorded on 1977 wooden tablet in church at Whitmore[15]
Beardmore , John	1597	Libc	Curate	recorded on 1977 wooden tablet in church at Whitmore as commencing 1595[15]
Machin, Thomas	1599			recorded on 1977 wooden tablet in church at Whitmore[15]
Eyton , Radolph	1605	Libc	Curate
Ball , John	1616	Libc	Curate	John Ball (abt.1585-1639)
Cook , Blank	1662	Appt (Vacancy)	Curate
Barnsley , Georgius	1665	Libc	Curate
Kelsall , John	1665	Appt (Licensing)	Preacher
Shawe , John	1676	Libc	Curate
Harding , Egerton	?? after 1688	Subsc	Curate	BA Oxford St John's. Ordained 1688. Died 1717
Ward , John	1705	Appt (Licensing)	Curate and Preacher
Tooth? , Arthur	1705	Subsc	Curate

1725 - 1828

Whitmore separated from Stoke upon Trent in 1725 and became a parish in 1807.^[9]

Name	Appointed	Type	Office	Vacated	Why vacated	Wikitree
Middelton , Samuel	1738	Appt (Subscription on Appointment)	Perpetual Curate	1758	death	Samuel Middleton (1703-1758)
Eginton , Thomas	1750	Appt (Licensing)	Curate
Boulton , Hugh	1751	Appt (Licensing)	Curate
Fernyhough , John	1753	Subsc	Curate
Robinson , Jeremiah	1758	Appt (Licensing)	Perpetual Curate	1763	death
Delves , Joseph	1763	Appt (Licensing)	Perpetual Curate	1796	death	Joseph Delves (1747-1796)
Cattlow , John Stevenson	1796	Appt (Licensing)	Perpetual Curate	1808	As rector Vac (cession)	John Stevenson Cattlow (1768-1833)
Peglar , John	1806	Appt (Licensing)	Curate			John Peglar (1783-1856)
Mainwaring , James Eyton	1808	Appt (Institution)	Rector	1809	death	James Eyton Mainwaring (1749-1808)
Brasier , John Isaac	1809	Appt (Institution)	Rector	1848	death, succeeded by Charles Henry Mainwaring as rector[16]	John Isaac Brasier (abt.1782-1848)
Dixon , Lancelot	1814	Appt (Licensing)	Stipendiary Curate			Lancelot Dixon (abt.1787-1861)
Harding , Thomas Hartshorne	1828	Appt (Licensing)	Stipendiary Curate			Thomas Hartshorne Harding (1800-1883)
Stone, William	1836					William Stone (abt.1806-1877)
Paris, Archibald	1842					Archibald Paris (1817-1861)

Census summary

Name	Census	Occupation	Wikitree
William Stone	1841	Clergyman	William Stone (abt.1806-1877)
Charles Mainwaring	1851	Rector of Whitmore	Charles Henry Mainwaring (1819-1878)
Charles Henry Mainwaring	1861	Rector of Whitmore	"
Charles H Mainwaring	1871	Rector of Whitmore	"
Vernon George Yonge	1881	Rector of Whitmore	Vernon George Yonge (1823-1914)
Percy E Mainwaring	1891	Rector of Whitmore	Percy Edward Mainwaring (1857-1927)
Percy E Mainwaring	1901	Rector of Whitmore	"
Percy Edward Mainwaring	1911	Rector of Whitmore	"
Rev Percy Edward Mainwaring	1921	Clergyman	"

1841

William Stone (abt.1806-1877) : In the 1841 census William Stone (age 35) was in Whitmore, Staffordshire, England.^[17]

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
William Stone	M	35	Clergyman	Ireland
Susan Stone	F	30
Samuel Stone	M	2		Staffordshire, England
Sarah Stone	F	3 Mo		Staffordshire, England

William Stone's son, Samuel John Stone BA MA (1839-1900), was born at Whitmore Rectory. Samuel is chiefly remembered for his hymn The Church's One Foundation.

1851

In the 1851 census Charles Mainwaring (age 32), Rector of Whitmore, was the head of household in Whitmore, Staffordshire, England.^[18]

Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Charles Mainwaring	Head	Married	M	32	Rector of Whitmore	Bath, Somerset, England
Jane Mainwaring	Wife	Married	F	24		Broughton, Staffordshire, England
Ethel Mainwaring	Daughter		F	2		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Marie Mainwaring	Daughter		F	1		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Rowland Mainwaring	Son		M	6 Mo		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Archibald Paris	Visitor	Married	M	34	Rector of ???	Beech Hill, Herts
Caroline Paris	Visitor	Married	F	28		Broughton, Staffordshire, England
Jhon Jones	Servant	Married	M	26	Coachman	Drayton, Shropshire, England
Jane Barley	Servant	Unmarried	F	28	House servant	Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Harris	Servant	Unmarried	F	21	Nurse	Forton, Staffordshire, England
Mary Murray	Servant	Unmarried	F	14	House servant	Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Barley	Servant	Unmarried	F	31	House servant	Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Rolleston	Servant	Unmarried	F	31	House servant	Caverswall, Staffordshire, England

1851 Ecclesiastical census

Ecclesiastical census returns of churches and chapels, endowments, sittings, estimated attendances on 30 March 1851 and average numbers during the preceding twelve months.

The Ecclesiastical Census was taken at the same time as the 1851 Census of England and Wales, to ascertain the available provision for religious worship, and how many people actually attended.

The return for Whitmore was compiled by George Fairbanks (1807-1887). The church was estimated to be erected in 1500. It could accommodate 180: 20 in free sittings and 160 in appropriated sittings. The usual attendance on the sabbath was for the general congregation 50 in the morning and 70 in the afternoon. Sunday scholars were 70 in the morning and 70 in the afternoon.^[19]

1851 Ecclesiastical census for Whitmore

1861

In the 1861 census Charles Henry Mainwaring (age 41) , Rector of Whitmore,was the married head of household in Whitmore Rectory, Whitmore, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.^[20]

Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Charles Henry Mainwaring	Head	Married	M	41	Rector of Whitmore	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Ethel Mary Mainwaring	Daughter		F	12	Scholar	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Maude Mainwaring	Daughter		F	11		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Robert Vroughton Mainwaring	Son		M	10		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Henry Arthur Mainwaring	Son		M	9		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Cecil Charles Mainwaring	Son		M	8		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Paulina Jane Mainwaring	Daughter		F	7		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Gerald Mainwaring	Son		M	6		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Julia Sophia Henrietta Mainwaring	Daughter		F	4		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Percy Edward Mainwaring	Son		M	3		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Gordon Louis Mainwaring	Son		M	1		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Marianna Firth	...	Unmarried	F	26	Domestic	Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Rolleston	Cook	Unmarried	F	35	Cook	Hulme, Staffordshire, England
Eliza Taylor	Servant	Unmarried	F	25	Nurse	Brampton, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Johnson	Servant	Unmarried	F	16	Housemaid	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Agnes Fairbanks	Servant	Unmarried	F	14	Housemaid	Langton, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Ann Hollins	Servant	Unmarried	F	21	Housemaid	Burton, Staffordshire, England
George Fairbanks	Servant	Unmarried	M	21	Footman	Drayton, Staffordshire, England

1871

In the 1871 census Charles (age 51) was the head of household in Whitmore (Rectory), Whitmore, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.^[21]

Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Charles H Mainwaring	Head	Married	M	51	Rector of Whitmore	Bath, Somerset, England
Jane Mainwaring	Wife	Married	F	47		Broughton, Staffordshire, England
Ethel M Mainwaring	Daughter	Unmarried	F	22		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Maude Mainwaring	Daughter	Unmarried	F	21		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Roland B Mainwaring	Son	Unmarried	M	20		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Henry A Mainwaring	Son	Unmarried	M	19		Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Paulina J Mainwaring	Daughter		F	17	Scholar	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Julia S H Mainwaring	Daughter		F	13	Scholar	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Percy E Mainwaring	Son		M	12	Scholar	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Gordon L Mainwaring	Son		M	11	Scholar	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth E Lewtry	Governess	Unmarried	F	33	Governess	Handsworth, Worcestershire, England
Eliza Taylor	Servant	Unmarried	F	35	House keeper	Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Annie Simcock	Servant	Unmarried	F	20	Housemaid	Wybunbury, Cheshire, England
Marie Bennett	Servant		F	16	Nursemaid	Hanchurch, Staffordshire, England
Louise Skerrett	Servant	Unmarried	F	19	Cook	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Conway	Servant		F	14	Kitchenmaid	Lancashire England
Arthur Leason	Servant	Unmarried	M	20	Footman	Alton, Staffordshire, England

1878 Death of Rev Charles Henry Mainwaring

Reverend Charles Henry Mainwaring, late of Whitmore Rectory, died at Whitmore Rectory on 3 April 1878. His will was proved at Lichfield.^[22]

1881

In the 1881 census Vernon George Yonge (age 57), Rector of Whitmore, was the married head of household in Whitmore Rectory, Whitmore, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.^[23]

Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Vernon George Yonge	Head	Married	M	57	Rector of whitmore	Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Frances Yonge	Wife	Married	F	57		West Indies
Edith Vernon Yonge	Daughter	Unmarried	F	34		Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Lucy Vernon Yonge	Daughter	Unmarried	F	26		Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Mary C V Yonge	Daughter	Unmarried	F	24		Great Bolas, Shropshire, England
Geoffrey T Yonge	Son	Unmarried	M	21		Great Bolas, Shropshire, England
Aiden Vernon Yonge	Son	Unmarried	M	13	Scholar	Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
Frances Lear	Cook	Widowed	F	28	Domestic servant	Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England
Fanny Wild	Maid	Unmarried	F	19	Domestic servant	Stoke, Shropshire, England
Ada Rowley	Housemaid	Unmarried	F	19	Domestic servant	Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England

From the Manchester Courier 27 May 1885 page 8:

Ecclesiastical Intelligence

The Rev. Percy E. Mainwaring, B.A. (Pembroke College, Oxford), has been presented to the Rectory of Whitmore, in succession to the Rev. Vernon G. Yonge, previously Vicar of St John's, Doddington, near Nantwich, who has accepted the Rectory of Brattleby, Lincolnshire. Whitmore rectory is of the gross annual value of £400, with a residence.^[24]

1891

In the 1891 census Percy E Mainwaring (age 33), Rector, was the single head of household in Whitemore Rectory, Whitmore, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.^[25]

Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Percy E Mainwaring	Head	Single	M	33	Rector	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Eliza J Mold	Servant	Single	F	44	Cook domestic servant	Priors Marston, Warwickshire, England
Katherine J Walton	Servant	Single	F	21	Parlour maid domestic servant	Whitburn, Northamptonshire, England

1901

In the 1901 census Percy E Mainwaring (age 43), Clergyman (church of england), was the married head of household in Whitmore Rectory, Whitmore Heath, Whitmore, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.^[26]

Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Percy E Mainwaring	Head	Married	M	43	Clergyman (church of england)	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Catherine J Walton	Servant	Single	F	32	Housekeeper (domestic)	Darlington, Durham, England
Annie Bailey	Servant	Single	F	15	Housemaid (domestic)	Little Aston, Warwickshire, England

1911

In the 1911 census Percy Edward Mainwaring (age 52), Rector Of Whitmore, was the single head of household in Whitmore Rectory Nr Newcastle, Staffs, Whitmore, Staffordshire, England.^[27]

Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Percy Edward Mainwaring	Head	Single	M	52	Rector Of Whitmore	Whitmore, Staffordshire
Ethel Hughhurst	Servant	Single	F	31	House Keeper, Domestic servant	Crowle, Worcestershire
Nelly Randler	Servant		F	13	Domestic servant	Butterton, Staffordshire
Thomas Blassington	Servant		M	13	Domestic servant	Betley, Staffordshire

1921

In the 1921 census Rev Percy Edward Mainwaring (age 63), Clergyman, was the married head of household in The Rectory, Maer, Staffordshire, England.^[28]

Name	Relation	Sex	Status	Age	Birth Place	Occupation	Employer
Percy Edward Mainwaring	Head	M	Married	63	Whitmore, Staffordshire, England	Clergyman
Beatrice Jessie Mainwaring	Wife	F		40	Rocester, Staffordshire, England
Dorothy Wrench		F		20	Madeley, Staffordshire, England	Domestic Servant	Private
Mary Elizabeth Dyer		F		15	Staffordshire, England	Domestic Servant	Private

Methodists

The Methodist Chapel at the western end of the village of Baldwins Gate was built in 1859.^[29][30] It was a Primitive Methodist Chapel in the Market Drayton branch and was opened on October 18th 1859. Preachers at the services and tea meeting included J Timmins who described the events in the Primitive Methodist magazine December 1859 page 743, Rev G Middleton, T Bennett and T Bateman (Chorley).^[31][32]

Associated local preacher in the community: Thomas Bennett (1801-1864)^[33]

The Church was built in 1859 as a traditional galleried chapel of the Primitive Methodist Church. In 1968 it was reduced to a single storey and has since undergone a series of improvements to make it an up to date multi-use place of worship, belonging currently to the North Staffordshire Methodist Circuit.^[34]

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17. ↑ 1841 Census:"1841 England Census"
    Class: HO107; Piece: 993; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Whitmore; County: Staffordshire; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 10; Page: 14; Line: 15; GSU roll: 474622
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 8978 #15670265 (accessed 16 October 2022)
    William Stowe (35) in Whitmore in Newcastle under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Ireland.
18. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
    Class: HO107; Piece: 2001; Folio: 51; Page: 26; GSU roll: 87403; ED, institution, or vessel: 5; Household Schedule Number: 64
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 8860 #8263106 (accessed 15 October 2022)
    Charles Mainwaring (32) head of household in Whitmore in Newcastle Under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Bath, Somerset, England.
19. ↑ UK National Archives Home Office: Ecclesiastical Census Returns HO 129/369/5 Folio 5. Place of worship: Whitmore https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17369920
20. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: RG09; Piece number: 1915; Folio: 4; Page: 2; Schedule: 2
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 5 December 2022)
    Charles Henry Mainwaring (51), married head of household in Whitmore Rectory, Whitmore in Newcastle under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England.
21. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: RG10; Piece number: 2830; Folio: 4; Page: 1; Schedule: 2
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 5 December 2022)
    Charles H Mainwaring (51) head of household in Whitmore (Rectory), Whitmore in Newcastle under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in England.
22. ↑ Ancestry.com (subscription$). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
23. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: RG11; Piece number: 2697; Folio: 9; Page: 10; Schedule: 207
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 5 December 2022)
    Vernon George Yonge (57), married, Rector of whitmore, head of household in Whitmore Rectory, Whitmore in Newcastle under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in England.
24. ↑ Manchester Courier 27 May 1885 page 8 British Newspaper Archive
25. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: RG12; Piece number: 2147; Folio: 24; Page: 1; Schedule: 1
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 5 December 2022)
    Percy E Mainwaring (33), single, Rector, head of household in Whitemore Rectory, Whitmore in Newcastle under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in England.
26. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: RG13; Piece number: 2577; Folio: 29; Page: 4; Schedule: 20
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 5 December 2022)
    Percy E Mainwaring (43), married, Clergyman (church of england), head of household in Whitmore Rectory, Whitmore Heath, Whitmore in Newcastle under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in England.
27. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 359; ED, institution, or vessel: 03; Piece: 16401
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 2352 #56298989 (accessed 6 November 2022)
    Percy Edward Mainwaring (52), single, Reiter Of Whiterer, head of household in Whitmore Rectory Nr Newcastle, Staffs, Whitmore, Staffordshire, England. Born in Whitmore, Staffordshire.
28. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
    Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 12535; District reference: RD 359 RS 1 ED 1, 2, 3
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 5 December 2022)
    Percy Edward Maunering (63), married, Clergyman, head of household in The Rectory, Maer in Newcastle under Lyme registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Staffordshire, England.
29. ↑ http://www.ndkhopper.plus.com/About%20Parish%201/baldwins_gate.htm
30. ↑ Map location Methodist Church https://maps.app.goo.gl/djGM8FzNWVwdqXQz8
31. ↑ https://www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk/content/chapels/staffordshire/b-staffordshire/baldwin_gate_primitive_methodist_chapel
32. ↑ The Primitive Methodist Magazine 1858/59 retrieved through the Bodleian Library http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/555025212.pdf
33. ↑ The Staffordshire Advertiser 13 August 1864 retrieved from FindMyPast (subscription $)
34. ↑ https://www.whitmoreparishcouncil.co.uk/news/churches/