Rev. John Mansfield

???? - 1837

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Rev. John Mansfield, brother-in-law and one of the devisees in trust of Thomas Hibbert (who died in 1807): the compensation for the enslaved people on Agualta Vale was paid into the Chancery suit of Washington Hibbert v Thomas Hibbert and others, a suit instituted to implement Thomas Hibbert's will.

  1. John Mansfield Adm. sizar at CLARE, Jan. 27, 1778. B. at Thrapston, Northants. [School, Rugby.] Matric. Lent, 1779; B.A. 1782; M.A. 1785; B.D. 1797. Fellow, 1782. Tutor to the Prideaux-Brune family. R. of Patrington, Yorks., 1803-37. R. of Rowner, Hants. (on presentation by the Prideaux family), 1805-37. Married, Mar. 3, 1815, Winifred, dau. of R. C. Blackford, Esq., deceased, of Osborne, Isle of Wight. Died Sept. 2, 1837, aged 77; buried at Rowner. Father of Charles B. (1836). (Davis correspondence; E. H. Vigers; Rugby Sch. Reg.; G. Mag., 1837, II. 433.).

  2. The will of Rev. John Mansfield of Rowner in Hampshire proved 28/10/1837 mentions his sister Dorothy Hibbert.


Sources

T71/856 St Mary no. 1.

  1. Ancestry.com, Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 [database online]

  2. PROB 11/1885/308.


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Winifred Blackford
Children
John (1811-1870)
School
Rugby
University
Clare College, Cambridge [Admitted 1779; B.A. 1782; M.A. 1785; B.D. 1797. Fellow, 1782 ]
Occupation
Clergyman
Religion
Church of England

Associated Claims (1)

£3,817 6s 11d
Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Trustee)

Associated Estates (2)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1807 [SY] - 1837 [EY] → Trustee
1807 [SY] - 1837 [EY] → Trustee

Relationships (1)

Brother-in-laws
Notes →
Rev. John Mansfield was also a trustee of Thomas Hibbert, who had married Mansfield's sister...

Addresses (1)

Rowner, Hampshire, South-east England, England