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William Plenderleath

January 01, 1970

William Charles Plenderleath (2 June 1831 – 1 April 1906) was an English Anglican clergyman, author and antiquarian, best remembered for his White Horses of the West of England (1885, 2nd edition 1892).

Life edit

 
Uffington White Horse, sketched by William Plenderleath in The White Horses of the West of England (1892)[1]

Born at Clifton, Bristol, Plenderleath was the only son of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Plenderleath, of 27, Richmond Terrace, Clifton.[2][3][4] Colonel Plenderleath was a half-pay officer of the 49th Regiment of Foot.[5] He had been commissioned into the 89th Regiment of Foot on 29 May 1796, served in the War of 1812, was decorated after the Battle of Crysler's Farm of 1813, and was a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[6][7][8][9]

Plenderleath was educated at Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire[2] and at Wadham College, Oxford, graduating BA and MA,[10] and entered the ministry of the Church of England.[4][11] He was Rector of Cherhill, Wiltshire, from December 1860 to April 1891, and then of Mamhead in Devon from 1891 until 1905, dying on 1 April 1906.[12][13]

While he was at Cherhill, Plenderleath's interest in the Cherhill White Horse led him to write a paper, On the White Horses of Wiltshire and Its Neighbourhood (1872) for the Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine, followed some years later by a book, White Horses of the West of England (1885). He also kept a notebook of Cherhill's affairs which was first published in 2001, ninety-five years after the author's death, as Plenderleath's Memoranda of Cherhill. He intended this as a record of "what an English country village was in the 19th century, as portrayed by one who had the best opportunities of knowing".[14]

At Mamhead, from 1891, Plenderleath also kept notes of his parish, described as "Includes census details (official and unofficial), offertory accounts, list of communions, collections in aid of voluntary church rate, and confirmations. In the front is a linen-backed map showing inhabited houses in Mamhead".[15]

Publications edit

 
Plenderleath's sketch of the Cherhill White Horse, 1892
  • 'On the White Horses of Wiltshire and Its Neighbourhood', in Wilts Archaeological Magazine, vol. 14 for 1872, pp. 12–30
  • White Horses of the West of England (London: Alfred Russell Smith; & Calne: Alfred Heath, 1885)[16]
  • White Horses of the West of England (London: Allen & Storr, 2nd edition, 1892)[17]
  • Plenderleath's Memoranda of Cherhill, ed. John Reis (Compton Bassett: Fulmer Publishing, for the Village & Family History Project, 2001, xxxviii + 134 pp., ISBN 1-903979-05-6)[14]

Family edit

The 1881 census for The Rectory, Cherhill, gives a snapshot of Plenderleath's household. His wife, Margaret E.J. [Plenderleath], was aged forty-four and had been born in the West Indies. Margaret Edith Plenderleath (unmarried, age 24, born Bedminster, Gloucestershire), and Maud Mary Plenderleath (unmarried aged 2?, born Clifton, Gloucestershire) were their daughters. Five domestic servants are also recorded, a cook, a footman, a lady's maid, and two housemaids.[4]

On 20 April 1881, at Cherhill, Plenderleath's daughter Maud Mary Le Fevre Plenderleath married George Bayntun Starky (1858–1926) of Spye Park House, Bromham, Wiltshire, later of Brackenfield Station, Amberley, New Zealand, and they had six sons:

  1. John Bayntun (1882–1944);
  2. George (1883–1959), who served as an officer in the Wiltshire Regiment and became a farmer in New Zealand;
  3. Wadham (1883–1953), a member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, also a farmer in New Zealand;
  4. Francis (died 1963), a farmer at Toatoa, near Ōpōtiki, New Zealand;
  5. Walter (1886–1930), an officer in the Somerset Yeomanry who became a sheep farmer in Argentina;
  6. James (1889–1916), who was killed in action during the First World War while serving in the Wiltshire Regiment.[18]

A stained glass window at St James's church, Cherhill, bears the inscription:[19]

A. M. D. G. and in memory of Wm Chas Plenderleath, Priest, 1831 – 1906; Margaret, his wife, 1836 – 1913, and Edith their daughter, 1857 – 1926. R. I. P.

References edit

  1. ^ Plenderleath, Rev. W. C., The White Horses of the West of England (London: Allen & Storr, 1892), page 8
  2. ^ a b Hunter, Andrew Alexander, Cheltenham College Register, 1841–1889, p. 83
  3. ^ Pigot's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1830, at genuki.org.uk, accessed 19 July 2008
  4. ^ a b c 1881 Taylor b. North Tawton, Devon, UK at ancestry.com, accessed 19 July 2008
  5. ^ "No. 18211". The London Gazette. 14 January 1826. p. 77.
  6. ^ Philippart, John, The Royal Military Calendar, or Army Service and Commission Book, page 452 online at books.google.co.uk, accessed 19 July 2008
  7. ^ Zaslow, Morris, ed., The Defended Border (Macmillan of Canada, ISBN 0-7705-1242-9) p. 72
  8. ^ Hayter, Tony, (ed.), An Eighteenth-century Secretary at War: The Papers of William, Viscount Barrington (London, The Bodley Head for the Army Records Society, 1988) pp. 70, 76, 79 & 81
  9. ^ CB reported in "No. 17061". The London Gazette. 16 September 1815. p. 1879.
  10. ^ Gardiner, Robert Barlow, The Registers of Wadham College, Oxford (Oxford, 1895) p. 453
  11. ^ Kelly's directory of Hampshire, Dorsetshire, Wiltshire, 1880 (London, Kelly's Directories Ltd, 1880) p. 585 [Cherhill]: "William Charles Plenderleath MA of Wadham College, Oxford"
  12. ^ Memorial tablet to Rev. William Charles Plenderleath at Church of St James the Great, Cherhill at oodwooc.co.uk, accessed 19 July 2008
  13. ^ Churchwardens of Mamhead Access to Archives (A2A) catalogue detail from The National Archives for records held by Devon Archives, accessed 19 July 2008: "To place a brass tablet in the chancel in memory of Revd. William Charles Plenderleath, rector of Mamhead 1891–1905"
  14. ^ a b Hobnob Marketplace at Hobnob Press (Other Publications), accessed 19 July 2008
  15. ^ Notebook belonging to Revd. W.C. Plenderleath containing memoranda relating to the parish of Mamhead, 461 A-1/PI 1 Access to Archives (A2A) catalogue detail from The National Archives for records held by Devon Archives, accessed 19 July 2008
  16. ^ Wiltshire White Horses Bibliography at wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk, accessed 20 July 2008
  17. ^ Howey, M. Oldfield, Horse in Magic and Myth (1923, reprinted by Kessinger Publishing, 2003), page 72 online at books.google.co.uk, accessed 20 July 2008
  18. ^ George Bayntun Starky (1858–1926) at bayntun-history.com, accessed 19 July 2008
  19. ^ Plenderleath window at oodwooc.co.uk, accessed 19 July 2008

External links edit

  • Memorial tablet to Rev. William Charles Plenderleath at Church of St James the Great, Cherhill at oodwooc.co.uk

January 01, 1970
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William Charles Plenderleath 2 June 1831 1 April 1906 was an English Anglican clergyman author and antiquarian best remembered for his White Horses of the West of England 1885 2nd edition 1892 Contents 1 Life 2 Publications 3 Family 4 References 5 External linksLife edit nbsp Uffington White Horse sketched by William Plenderleath in The White Horses of the West of England 1892 1 Born at Clifton Bristol Plenderleath was the only son of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Plenderleath of 27 Richmond Terrace Clifton 2 3 4 Colonel Plenderleath was a half pay officer of the 49th Regiment of Foot 5 He had been commissioned into the 89th Regiment of Foot on 29 May 1796 served in the War of 1812 was decorated after the Battle of Crysler s Farm of 1813 and was a Companion of the Order of the Bath CB 6 7 8 9 Plenderleath was educated at Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire 2 and at Wadham College Oxford graduating BA and MA 10 and entered the ministry of the Church of England 4 11 He was Rector of Cherhill Wiltshire from December 1860 to April 1891 and then of Mamhead in Devon from 1891 until 1905 dying on 1 April 1906 12 13 While he was at Cherhill Plenderleath s interest in the Cherhill White Horse led him to write a paper On the White Horses of Wiltshire and Its Neighbourhood 1872 for the Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine followed some years later by a book White Horses of the West of England 1885 He also kept a notebook of Cherhill s affairs which was first published in 2001 ninety five years after the author s death as Plenderleath s Memoranda of Cherhill He intended this as a record of what an English country village was in the 19th century as portrayed by one who had the best opportunities of knowing 14 At Mamhead from 1891 Plenderleath also kept notes of his parish described as Includes census details official and unofficial offertory accounts list of communions collections in aid of voluntary church rate and confirmations In the front is a linen backed map showing inhabited houses in Mamhead 15 Publications edit nbsp Plenderleath s sketch of the Cherhill White Horse 1892 On the White Horses of Wiltshire and Its Neighbourhood in Wilts Archaeological Magazine vol 14 for 1872 pp 12 30 White Horses of the West of England London Alfred Russell Smith amp Calne Alfred Heath 1885 16 White Horses of the West of England London Allen amp Storr 2nd edition 1892 17 Plenderleath s Memoranda of Cherhill ed John Reis Compton Bassett Fulmer Publishing for the Village amp Family History Project 2001 xxxviii 134 pp ISBN 1 903979 05 6 14 Family editThe 1881 census for The Rectory Cherhill gives a snapshot of Plenderleath s household His wife Margaret E J Plenderleath was aged forty four and had been born in the West Indies Margaret Edith Plenderleath unmarried age 24 born Bedminster Gloucestershire and Maud Mary Plenderleath unmarried aged 2 born Clifton Gloucestershire were their daughters Five domestic servants are also recorded a cook a footman a lady s maid and two housemaids 4 On 20 April 1881 at Cherhill Plenderleath s daughter Maud Mary Le Fevre Plenderleath married George Bayntun Starky 1858 1926 of Spye Park House Bromham Wiltshire later of Brackenfield Station Amberley New Zealand and they had six sons John Bayntun 1882 1944 George 1883 1959 who served as an officer in the Wiltshire Regiment and became a farmer in New Zealand Wadham 1883 1953 a member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force also a farmer in New Zealand Francis died 1963 a farmer at Toatoa near Ōpōtiki New Zealand Walter 1886 1930 an officer in the Somerset Yeomanry who became a sheep farmer in Argentina James 1889 1916 who was killed in action during the First World War while serving in the Wiltshire Regiment 18 A stained glass window at St James s church Cherhill bears the inscription 19 A M D G and in memory of Wm Chas Plenderleath Priest 1831 1906 Margaret his wife 1836 1913 and Edith their daughter 1857 1926 R I P References edit Plenderleath Rev W C The White Horses of the West of England London Allen amp Storr 1892 page 8 a b Hunter Andrew Alexander Cheltenham College Register 1841 1889 p 83 Pigot s Directory of Gloucestershire 1830 at genuki org uk accessed 19 July 2008 a b c 1881 Taylor b North Tawton Devon UK at ancestry com accessed 19 July 2008 No 18211 The London Gazette 14 January 1826 p 77 Philippart John The Royal Military Calendar or Army Service and Commission Book page 452 online at books google co uk accessed 19 July 2008 Zaslow Morris ed The Defended Border Macmillan of Canada ISBN 0 7705 1242 9 p 72 Hayter Tony ed An Eighteenth century Secretary at War The Papers of William Viscount Barrington London The Bodley Head for the Army Records Society 1988 pp 70 76 79 amp 81 CB reported in No 17061 The London Gazette 16 September 1815 p 1879 Gardiner Robert Barlow The Registers of Wadham College Oxford Oxford 1895 p 453 Kelly s directory of Hampshire Dorsetshire Wiltshire 1880 London Kelly s Directories Ltd 1880 p 585 Cherhill William Charles Plenderleath MA of Wadham College Oxford Memorial tablet to Rev William Charles Plenderleath at Church of St James the Great Cherhill at oodwooc co uk accessed 19 July 2008 Churchwardens of Mamhead Access to Archives A2A catalogue detail from The National Archives for records held by Devon Archives accessed 19 July 2008 To place a brass tablet in the chancel in memory of Revd William Charles Plenderleath rector of Mamhead 1891 1905 a b Hobnob Marketplace at Hobnob Press Other Publications accessed 19 July 2008 Notebook belonging to Revd W C Plenderleath containing memoranda relating to the parish of Mamhead 461 A 1 PI 1 Access to Archives A2A catalogue detail from The National Archives for records held by Devon Archives accessed 19 July 2008 Wiltshire White Horses Bibliography at wiltshirewhitehorses org uk accessed 20 July 2008 Howey M Oldfield Horse in Magic and Myth 1923 reprinted by Kessinger Publishing 2003 page 72 online at books google co uk accessed 20 July 2008 George Bayntun Starky 1858 1926 at bayntun history com accessed 19 July 2008 Plenderleath window at oodwooc co uk accessed 19 July 2008External links editMemorial tablet to Rev William Charles Plenderleath at Church of St James the Great Cherhill at oodwooc co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Plenderleath amp oldid 1188705127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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