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PhilRadford: /* Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate */

2026-09-08T09:45:31Z

Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate

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	=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===		=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===
	<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|400px~~\|left~~]]</td> <td><br><br>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:		<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|400px]]</td> <td><br><br>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:
	‘''In the chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''		‘''In the chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''
	''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''		''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''
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	We can also see some other administration recorded in the Parish records, this page written in 1726 relates to the dues to be paid to the Mother Parish Church in Halifax, written in latin:		We can also see some other administration recorded in the Parish records, this page written in 1726 relates to the dues to be paid to the Mother Parish Church in Halifax, written in latin:
	<table> <td>		<table> <td>
	[[File:Dr Watkinson dues to Halifax.jpg\|~~thumb\|left~~]]</td>		[[File:Dr Watkinson dues to Halifax.jpg\|400px]]</td>
	<td>		<td>
	''The Reverend Vicar of Halifax claims as his own right one penny for every funeral in our chapel.''		''The Reverend Vicar of Halifax claims as his own right one penny for every funeral in our chapel.''

PhilRadford: /* Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate */

2026-09-08T09:44:29Z

Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate

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	=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===		=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===
	<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|400px\|left]]</td> <td><br><br>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:		<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|400px\|left]]</td> <td><br><br>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:
	‘''In the ~~Chappel~~ yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''		‘''In the chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''
	''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''		''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''
	[[File:Church silver 3.jpg\|thumb\|center\| Dr Watkinson's chalice as described in the Parish register]]</td> </table>		[[File:Church silver 3.jpg\|thumb\|center\| Dr Watkinson's chalice as described in the Parish register]]</td> </table>

PhilRadford: /* Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate */

2026-09-08T09:44:06Z

Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate

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	=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===		=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===
	<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|400px\|left]]</td> <td>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:		<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|400px\|left]]</td> <td><br><br>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:
	‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''		‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''
	''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''		''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''

PhilRadford: /* Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate */

2026-09-08T09:43:44Z

Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate

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	=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===		=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===
	<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|left]]</td> <td>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:		<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|400px\|left]]</td> <td>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:
	‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''		‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''
	''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''		''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''

PhilRadford: /* EIGHTEEN CENTURY */

2026-09-08T09:42:48Z

EIGHTEEN CENTURY

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	''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''		''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''
	[[File:Church silver 3.jpg\|thumb\|center\| Dr Watkinson's chalice as described in the Parish register]]</td> </table>		[[File:Church silver 3.jpg\|thumb\|center\| Dr Watkinson's chalice as described in the Parish register]]</td> </table>
			We can also see some other administration recorded in the Parish records, this page written in 1726 relates to the dues to be paid to the Mother Parish Church in Halifax, written in latin:
	~~<table> <td>~~ We can also see some other administration recorded in the Parish records, this page written in 1726 relates to the dues to be paid to the Mother Parish Church in Halifax, written in latin:		<table> <td>
	[[File:Dr Watkinson dues to Halifax.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td>		[[File:Dr Watkinson dues to Halifax.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td>
	<td>		<td>
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	In 1732, he gave the rent from property in Leeds and Hunslet to buy:		In 1732, he gave the rent from property in Leeds and Hunslet to buy:<br><br>


	“''twelve 2d loaves each week and distribute these every Sunday after morning service to six poor widows in Midgley and six in Warley. Each person also received 6d on Trinity Sunday, 12d on the Sunday before Christmas, and 6d on Easter Sunday.''”		“''twelve 2d loaves each week and distribute these every Sunday after morning service to six poor widows in Midgley and six in Warley. Each person also received 6d on Trinity Sunday, 12d on the Sunday before Christmas, and 6d on Easter Sunday.''”

PhilRadford: /* Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate */

2026-09-08T09:41:24Z

Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate

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	[[File:Dr Watkinson dues to Halifax.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td>		[[File:Dr Watkinson dues to Halifax.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td>
	<td>		<td>
	The Reverend Vicar of Halifax claims as his own right one penny for every funeral in our chapel.		''The Reverend Vicar of Halifax claims as his own right one penny for every funeral in our chapel.''
	Everyone Baptised in our Chapel - as ancient custom maintains - gives six pennies which small sum always belongs to the Vicar.		''Everyone Baptised in our Chapel - as ancient custom maintains - gives six pennies which small sum always belongs to the Vicar.''
	Each year, a copy of this register is transmitted to York, specifically from that day on which the Messenger Gabriel was sent to the Holy Virgin Mary</td></table>		''Each year, a copy of this register is transmitted to York, specifically from that day on which the Messenger Gabriel was sent to the Holy Virgin Mary.''<br>
			</td></table>

	<br><br>		<br><br><div class="center">
	~~'''~~The last section refers to'the day on which the Messenger Gabriel was sent to the Holy Virgin Mary'. This is Lady Day (25th March) and was until the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752 the start of the New Year.~~'''~~		<big>The last section refers to 'the day on which the Messenger Gabriel was sent to the Holy Virgin Mary'. This is Lady Day (25th March) and was until the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752 the start of the New Year.
	'''So in 1726 when this text was written, the 24th March was New Year's Eve and the last day of 1725, the 25th March was New Year's Day so it was the first day of 1726! Confusing!! ~~'''~~		'''So in 1726 when this text was written, the 24th March was New Year's Eve and the last day of 1725, the 25th March was New Year's Day so it was the first day of 1726! Confusing!! </big></div>

PhilRadford: /* Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate */

2026-09-08T09:38:27Z

Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate

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	[[File:Dr Watkinson dues to Halifax.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td>		[[File:Dr Watkinson dues to Halifax.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td>
	<td>		<td>
	'The ~~Reverened~~ Vicar of Halifax claims as his own right one penny for every funeral in our chapel.		The Reverend Vicar of Halifax claims as his own right one penny for every funeral in our chapel.
	Everyone Baptised in our Chapel - as ancient custom maintains - gives six pennies which small sum always belongs to the Vicar.		Everyone Baptised in our Chapel - as ancient custom maintains - gives six pennies which small sum always belongs to the Vicar.
	Each year, a copy of this register is transmitted to York, specifically from that day on which the Messenger Gabriel was sent to the Holy Virgin Mary'</td></table>		Each year, a copy of this register is transmitted to York, specifically from that day on which the Messenger Gabriel was sent to the Holy Virgin Mary</td></table>

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PhilRadford: /* EIGHTEEN CENTURY */

2026-09-08T09:34:38Z

EIGHTEEN CENTURY

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	=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===		=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===
	<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td> <td>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:		<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td> <td>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:
	‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''
	''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''[[File:Church silver 3.jpg\|thumb\|center\| Dr Watkinson's chalice as described in the Parish register]]</td> </table>
	~~<br>~~
	A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:
	‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''		‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''
	''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''		''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''
	<br><br>		[[File:Church silver 3.jpg\|thumb\|center\| Dr Watkinson's chalice as described in the Parish register]]</td> </table>

			<table> <td> We can also see some other administration recorded in the Parish records, this page written in 1726 relates to the dues to be paid to the Mother Parish Church in Halifax, written in latin:
	<br><br>		[[File:Dr Watkinson dues to Halifax.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td>
	We can also see some other administration recorded in the Parish records, this page written in 1726 relates to the dues to be paid to the Mother Parish Church in Halifax, written in latin:		<td>
	[[File:Dr Watkinson dues to Halifax.jpg\|thumb\|left]]

	'The Reverened Vicar of Halifax claims as his own right one penny for every funeral in our chapel.		'The Reverened Vicar of Halifax claims as his own right one penny for every funeral in our chapel.
	Everyone Baptised in our Chapel - as ancient custom maintains - gives six pennies which small sum always belongs to the Vicar.		Everyone Baptised in our Chapel - as ancient custom maintains - gives six pennies which small sum always belongs to the Vicar.
	Each year, a copy of this register is transmitted to York, specifically from that day on which the Messenger Gabriel was sent to the Holy Virgin Mary'		Each year, a copy of this register is transmitted to York, specifically from that day on which the Messenger Gabriel was sent to the Holy Virgin Mary'</td></table>

	<br><br>		<br><br>

PhilRadford: /* Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate */

2026-09-08T09:30:08Z

Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate

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	<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td> <td>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:		<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td> <td>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:
	‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''		‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''
	''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''</td> ~~</tr> <tr> <td>Row 2, Cell 1</td> <td>Row 2, Cell 2</td> </tr>~~ </table>		''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''[[File:Church silver 3.jpg\|thumb\|center\| Dr Watkinson's chalice as described in the Parish register]]</td> </table>
	<br>		<br>
	A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:		A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:
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	~~[[File:Church silver 3.jpg\|thumb\|center\| Dr Watkinson's chalice as described in the Parish register]]~~
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	We can also see some other administration recorded in the Parish records, this page written in 1726 relates to the dues to be paid to the Mother Parish Church in Halifax, written in latin:		We can also see some other administration recorded in the Parish records, this page written in 1726 relates to the dues to be paid to the Mother Parish Church in Halifax, written in latin:

PhilRadford: /* Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate */

2026-09-08T09:27:59Z

Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate

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	=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===		=== '''Doctor Edward Watkinson, Curate ''' ===
			<table> <tr> <td>[[File:Chalice.jpg\|thumb\|left]]</td> <td>A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:
	[[File:Chalice.jpg\|thumb\|left]]<br>		‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''
			''The money to be converted to the purchase of Communion Plate, this will be after generations, make the inscription upon the patten very intelligable 'contulib ornios hanc satinam et calicem' upon the chalice.''</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Row 2, Cell 1</td> <td>Row 2, Cell 2</td> </tr> </table>
			<br>
	A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:		A very interesting character who was the curate of St Mary's for only a few years. We can see in the parish records several sections written by him. The ones shown here do not relate to the recording birth, marriage and death, but of other subjects, such as the purchase of a silver chalice:
	‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''		‘''In the Chappel yard at the upper end of it grew a wild ash of an exceeding bulk and which had stood there time out of mind, being apprehensive it would by its fall, prove destructive to the chappel it was judged convenient to take it down and make sale of it to the best bidder.'''