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Official of the Peculiar and Exempt Jurisdiction of Wimborne 

 Minster," after a lapse of nearly 30 years ; but to him it is 

 merely an honorary title, though a much valued one through 

 its associations with the history and customs of Wimborne in 

 by-gone centuries. Though he has the right of granting 

 marriage licences he has never exercised it, as he was already 

 a Surrogate for the diocese of Salisbury. 



The following is a list of the officials, so far as they are 

 known : 



To 1564 Robert Elliott. 

 1564 John Gilson. 

 1569 John Chapman. 

 1590 Ambrose Gilbert, alias White. 

 1592 John Barnes. 



1609 William Stone, M.A. (Schoolmaster). 

 1637 William Kidgell (Schoolmaster). 

 1657 Gilbert Jones, LL.D. 

 1670 William Raven, M.A. (one of the three Presbyters, or 



Ministers, of Wimborne Minster. He died in 1683.) 

 1683 Aldrich Swan, M.A. (one of the Ministers 1680-1714). 

 1686 William Watkinson (resigned). 

 1696 Philip Traherne, or Traheron, B.D. ' (Minister 1684- 



1723). 



1723 Harry Constantine, M.A. (Minister 1707-1730). 

 1744 Fill Cox, M.A. (Schoolmaster 1731-1748. Minister, 



1748-1763). 



1763 Henry Fitch, M.A. (Minister 1738-1768). 

 1768 James Hanham, B.A. (afterwards Sir James) (Minister 



1753-1772). 



1772 Charles Russell, M.A. (Minister 1768-1798), resigned. 

 1798 Sir James Hanham, Bart, LL.B. (Minister 1798- 



1849.) 



1806 Henry Bankes, M.A. 

 1835 William John Bankes, M.A. 

 1841 Edward Bankes, B.C.L. (Canon of Gloucester). 

 1867 James Thomas Baskett. 



