provosts & portreeves of Yeovil
provosts & portreeves OF YEOVIL
From 1266 to 1854
The following list of Provosts and Portreeves of the old Corporation of Yeovil, with some gaps, was compiled by Goodchild from the Calendar of the Muniments of Woborn's Almshouse and other records.
For the list of later Mayors and Charter Mayors of Yeovil - see here.
1266
Robert
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Provost 1270 Alured Clouth (?) 127? William le Rede 127? Richard de Luketon 1321 Robert Gillmore 1332 Ralphele Barstaple 1340 Thomas de Tolre 1344 John de Raules 1351 Robert de Bertone 1352 Thomas barstaple 1354 John Parke 1356 John Pryke 1357 John Joye 136? John Latton 1361 John De Thorne 1362 John de Thorne 1363 William Jamys 1364 John de Thorne 1366 Thomas Skynner 1367 Richard de Sparkeford 1368 William Mountfort 1369 Robert Goule 1370 Richard Turk 1374 Richard Gilmin 1376 John le Wyse 1378 William Mountford 1380 Richard Welde 1383 Richard Turke 1384 William Mounford 1386 John Andrew 1387 Alexander Tyneham 1391 William Mountford 1392 William Manston 1393 Henry Segere 1394 William Manstone 1395 William Graunger |
1396
Robert
Alford 1397 William Graunger 1403 William Graunger 1404 John Bursey 1405 Walter Horsman 1408 William Graungere 1411 Robert Dougge 1412 William Langebroke 1414 John Carpenter 1416 Walter Horsman 1417 Ralph Manston 1418 William Lumbard 1419 William Sele 1429 William Lumbard 1431 John Langeford 1437 Ralph Manston 1438 William Lumbard 1445 John Wolryg 1447 Ralph Manston 1449 Thomas Holme 1450 John Pety 1452 Thomas Ryngman 1456 Richard Pepe 1462 Richard Pepe "then Portreeve of the Borough of Yevyl" 1463 John Tracey 1473 Thomas Gould 1477 John Tracey 1501 William Knolles 1554 John Hacker, the elder (Portreeve) 1555 William Stone 1609 George Hayne 1615 Ambrose Locke 1616 John Hardyn 1627 Ambrose Lock |
1628
Matthew
Hacker 1630 John Traske 1635 Joseph Starr 1637 Robert Grabham 1638 Theophilus Collins 1669 Joseph Clarke 1679 William French 1733 Onesiphorus Penney 1734 Ambrose Seward 1735 Henry Penny 1736 William Donne 1737 Samuel Kitson 1738 Edward Perry 1739 John Dyer 1740 John Boucher 1741 Thomas Williams 1742 Philip Francis 1743 Onesiphorus Penny 1744-51 Henry Peddle 1752-7 William Donne 1758-67 No record 1768-70 William Peddle 1771-9 Thomas Hobbs 1780-8 Thomas Shortland 1789-96 John King 1797 John Greenham 1798-9 Thomas Andrews 1800-12 Gabriel Baker 1813-20 George Wellington 1821 William Edwards 1822-6 James Moore 1827-38 Robert Jennings 1840-4 James Curtis 1846-9 William V Matthews 1850 Josiah Hannam 1851-2 Henry M Custard 1853 Thomas Binford 1854 Benjamin Ryall |