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History of Old Rectory

Mid 17th century: rectory was assessed as having 6 hearths for the hearth tax

1851 No.9

Thomas Gurney, 58, curate of Rampton, b Southwark

Elizabeth, 57, b London

Elizabeth M, 37, b London

Mary, 32, b Oxon

Maria W, 29, governess, b London

Margaret E, 26, governess, b London

Anne F C, 15, b Rampton

Ellen W, 13, b Rampton

Frances, 11, b Rampton

Elizabeth Clark, 23, house servant, b Rampton

Circa 1855/1862 the rectory was rebuilt in yellow brock

1861

Francis Strong, 35, rector of Rampton, b London

Anne, 38, b Cheshire

Annie W, 11, b Surrey

Jane C, 10, b Surrey

Helen F, 7, b Wiltshire

Francis W, 6, b Somerset

Edith M, 3, b Gloucs

Florence M, 11 mos, b Rampton

Eliza Ann Thompson, sister in law, 36, proprietress of houses, b Cheshire

Frances C Stephens, governess, 24, b Isle of Man

Sarah Ingle, 33, cook, b Swavesey

Harriet Cole, 23, servant, b Girton

1871

Mary Ann Ivatt, head, widow, clergyman’s widow, b Barton

Edith, step daughter, 17, b Coveney

Alfred Edgar, son, 9, b Coveney

Reginald Rowley, son, 6, b Coveney

Percy Holben, son, 4, b Coveney

Elizabeth Porter, servant, 20, nurse, b Fordham

Elizabeth Hall, servant, 17, housemaid, b Harston

Alexandra Wilson, servant, 13, page, b Hiltom

1881

Joseph Mayer Nixson, 60, b Lambeth

A Jones Mayer, 58, b London

Amy, 22, b Isle of Wight

Mary Ann Negus, 32, cook, b Rampton

Sarah Ann Blunt, 16, housemaid, b Rampton

1891

Joseph Mayer Nixson, 70, … of Rampton, b London

Amelia Jones, 68, b London

Amy, 52, daughter, b Isle of Wight

Mary, 31, daughter, b Isle of Wight

Priscilla Blunt, servant, 21, cook, b Rampton

Martha Jakes, servant, 46, housemaid, b Willingham

1901

Charles Harold Evelyn White, 50, clergyman Church of England, b Norfolk

Charles H E White, Rampton Rectory

Charles Augustin, 11, scholar under instruction, b Bucks

Clara Foster, 25, cook, b Herts

Ethel Bartingale, 18, housemaid, b Rampton

Charles White married Charlotte Reid; they had a son Hugh Evelyn-White in 1884. Charlese was rector of Rampton until 1928.

In 1891 the White family was living in Chesham.

1911

Charles Harold Evelyn White, 60, clerk in Holy Orders

Charlotte Mary, 60,

Charles Augustin, 21, divinity student Camb University,

Ethedreda Bartingale, 28, servant,

Jessie Eliza Harris, 14, servant,

Hugh Gerard Evelyn-White (1884-1924) was a classicist and archaeologist. He made his reputation as a prolific writer. He was educated at King’s School in Ely before joining the Metropolitan Museum of New York’s expedition to Egypt in 1909. Other than a period serving in the armed forces during World War I, Evelyn-White remained with the Met Museum’s expedition until 1921. During this time he worked with H.E. Winlock at al-Bagawat, in West Thebes (to 1914), and then the exploration of the Coptic Monastery of Epiphanius at Shaykh ‘abd al-Qurnah.

He committed suicide in strange circumstances by shooting himself in a Leeds taxi-cab. He was a lecturer at Leeds University and on the way to attend the inquest of Miss Helen May Nind, an Exeter music teacher, who had taken poison at a Leeds hotel.

Hugh Evelyn-White, classicist

Hugh had signed up for the Royal Fusiliers in 1914. However he was discharged after only 100 days because of his severe anaemia. Such anaemia is associated with depression and anxiety amongst other mental health symptoms.

Hugh’s brother Charles gave evidence at his brother’s inquest in 1924 saying that Hugh had told him that Miss Nind had been pursuing him despite his rejection of her. Miss Nind had threatened to take her life.

The Coroner quoted from a letter of Hugh’s: I knew there was a curse on me, though I had leave to take manuscripts to Cairo. The monks told me the curse would work all the same. A doctor testified to Hugh being very sensitive with a nervous condition due to over-work. He thought the attraction of Hugh for Helen was her loneliness. He said that Helen was a very religious girl and took the view that God had given Hugh to her. (Huddersfield Weekly Examiner, 13th Sept. 1924)

1982

Rectory sold by the Church of England

1983

Reopened as a residential home for old people

2000

Residential home closed

Since then the property has fallen into disrepair and has become a destination for those who explore ruined buildings.

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