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Eev. Eobert 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. 1st, 1837. Educated at King's College, 

 London. Ordainec 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 

 "archaeologist ") of the Hampshire border and the Salisbury neighbourhood. 

 He was a # mine of information as to the mediaeval 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 aud re- 

 ligious life of a locality during mediaeval times. In this branch of 

 antiquariau 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 

 Archaeological 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," "x>otes 

 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 Archaeological 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 world over." The Hampshire Chronicle speaks of him as 

 " a 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. 



Bev. John Dryden Hodgson. Died Aug. 19th, 1896, aged 74. Buried 

 at Colliugbourne Ducis. 2nd son of John Hodgson, Q.C., of Lincoln's 



