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Bobbing Church
Role of Vicars

1540 - 1650

1540 - 1555 Approx

Wilhelmus Maye

1561 - 1562

William Clarke

Buried at Bobbing Church

1565-1590

Peter Johnson

1591 - 1594

Nicolas Champyon

1594 - 1607

Thomas Shawe

1607 - 1630

Francis Reynoldes

1631 - 1633

William Heath (Non-Resident Vicar)

1634 - 1639

Samuel William (Curate)

1640

Samuel Wright (Curate)

1640 - 1642

Alexandra Read (Curate)

1650 - 1750

1662 - 1664

William Scarlett

1665 - 1667

Benjemin Phinnies

Vicar of Upchurch 1667

1672 - 1672

John Hurt (Curate)

Vicar of Milton 1661-1672

1672 (Mar 13th) -1673 (Sept 29th)

Titus Oates

Later the leader of the 'Popish Plot'

1675-1689

Thomas Turner (Curate)
Vicar of Milton 1672-1695

1689-1690

Thomas Conway
Vicar of Bredgar 1690

1691-1696

Robert Philpott

1697-1700

John Crew (Curate)
Vicar of Harltip 1676-1704

1701-1702

Thomas Dyche (Curate)
Writer of 'Dyches Spelling Book'

1703-1712

John Napleton

1712

James Oldsworth (Curate)

1712-1726

John Burman
Buried at Newington

1726-1730

Richard Fletcher (Generally Non-resident)

1750 - 1950

1753-175

Isaac Priest

1757-Unknown

Joseph Parry

1818-1840

George Simpson

Unknown-1872

George Stringer Simpson

1869-1880

William Hutton
Curate until 1873

1880-1882

Walter Ottley

1882-1883

Bennet Forster

1884-1890

Edward W. Carpenter

1891-1893

G. Harris

1893-1894

Frederick Ball

1895-1903

Drayson Moor

1903-1904

C. Ernest Julian
Buried at Newington

1906-1907

Claude Hunscliff

1907-1909

John A. Townley

1909-1951

Richard Wall