People: Richardson, Thomas

Sex

Male

Marital Status

Married

Occupation Status

Clerk; fellow of Manchester College; rector of Ashton-upon-Mersey; rural dean of Manchester

Literacy

Yes - owned a number of books

Remarks

CCEd person ID 35050

Career: Thomas Richardson became a Fellow of Manchester College by 1574 and retained the position until his death in 1613. In 1583 he was presented to the rectory of Ashton upon Mersey, where in 1592 he was classified amongst the group who were ‘no graduates, but preachers, honest men’.  He became rural dean of Manchester deanery, possibly in 1574 following the death of Peter Shaw, the previous dean.

Further notes: 

In 1599 he was involved with other rural deans of the diocese of Chester in a jurisdictional dispute which was appealed to York.

 Sources: 

F. R. Raines, The fellows of the collegiate church of Manchester, ed. F. Renaud, vol. 1, Chetham Society, new series, 21 (1891).

Causes

EDC 5/1580/10 – commissioned to examine witnesses in Manchester