Wilts Obituary. 
Rev. Robert Hawley Clutterbuck, F.S.A., Rector of Penton Mewsey, 
Hants. Died Aug. 29th, 1896, aged 59. Buried at Penton Mewsey. 
2nd son of Charles Clutterbuck, citizen of London, and Hannah, d. of 
John Kinlack, Esq. Born Jan. Ist, 1837. Educated at King’s College, 
London. Ordained deacon, 1862, by Bp. of Lichfield ; priest, 1864, by Bp. 
of London. Curate of Plaistow, Essex, 1864—66; St. Mark’s, Clerkenwell, 
1866—67; St. Philip’s, Clerkenwell, 1867—82; St. Antholin’s Lecturer 
at St. Mary, Aldermary, 1880—82 ; Rector of Knight’s Enham and Vicar 
of Smannell, Hants, 1882—1890; Rector of Penton Mewsey, 1890 until 
his death. A vice-president of both the Hampshire, and the Salisbury 
Field Clubs, Mr. Clutterbuck was widely known of late years—it is not 
too much to say as the antiquary—(“antiquary,” as distinguished from 
“archzologist ’’) of the Hampshire border and the Salisbury neighbourhood. 
He was a mine of information as to the medieval history of the neigh- 
bourhood in which he lived, his strength lying especially in the direction 
of ancient MSS. and documents and the power of conjuring up from 
the evidence to be found in them the details of the secular and re- 
ligious life of a locality during medieval times. In this branch of 
antiquarian study he had few equals in this part of England, and the 
counties of Hants and Wilts will together feel the loss of one whose 
place there are but too few capable of filling. He was well known as 
a lecturer—always an interesting lecturer—at the Blackmore Museum, 
Salisbury. He was a frequent contributor to the journals of the British 
Archzological Association, the Hampshire Field Club, and the Salisbury 
Field Club. He was the author of many antiquarian jottings appearing 
from time to time in the Salisbury Journal, as well as of many anti- 
quarian pamphlets :—‘ The Story of Wherwell Abbey,” “ The Black Book 
of Southampton,” “Some Recovered Memorials of the old Church at 
Andover,” “Collections Relating to the Family of Clutterbuck,” ‘“ Notes 
on Weyhill Fair,” &c.; whilst it will be remembered that he read an 
exceedingly valuable paper on “Salisbury Fraternities ” at the Salisbury 
Meeting of the Wilts Archzological Society in 1896. A notice in the 
Devizes Gazette, September 3rd, 1896, says :—“ A better man, a kinder 
friend, or one more earnest in his high calling we should never find were 
we to search the worldover.”” The Hampshire Chronicle speaks of him as 
“a4 model parish priest.—His death was somewhat remarkable, it is 
supposed that whilst on the lawn he was stung by an insect, blood- 
poisoning immediately ensuing and causing death.” Other obit. notices, 
Marlborough Times, Sept. 5th, 1896; Church Times and Guardian, 
Sept. 9th, 1896. 
Rev. John Dryden Hodgson. Died Aug. 19th, 1896, aged 74. Buried 
at Collingbourne Ducis. 2nd son of John Hodgson, Q.C., of Lincoln’s 
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