Descendants of the Rev William Plowman

Descendants of the

Rev. William Plowman B.A.

of Dorset

born c.1647 - died 1712

Prepared by

Stephen J F Plowman TD



WILLIAM PLOWMAN

Son of Thomas Plowman of Sherborne - possible family details.

born: c.1647/8 Sherborne?

married: Elizabeth (Daubeney of Gorwell? See Note), of Rimpton. (buried 26 Oct 1720 at Long Bredy, Dorset.) Her will is recorded at the National Archives ref: 17 December 1721 PROB 11/582 A rough transcription

died: 20 Oct. 1712, Long Bredy, buried 23 Oct. 1712.

Educated at Sherborne School c.1650. (described as the son of Thomas Plowman of Sherborne in the 4th edition of the Sherborne Register.) Long Bredy 

B.A. from Magdalen College, Oxford 25 Feb. 1668/9.

Returned to Sherborne School as an Usher, or junior master. Resigned Michaelmas 1674 because of the prohibition on clerical duty whilst being an Usher at the school to become:

Vicar of Abbotsbury 1 Aug. 1674.

Rector of Winterborne Steepleton 23 April 1694.

Rector of Winterborne Came 9 May and Winterborne Faringdon 16 Nov. 1696.

Rector of Long Bredy 5 July 1701. there is a monument to his memory in the Chancel.

He is listed as a subscriber in "Walker's Suffering of the Clergy".

 
 

The Sherborne Register

4th Edition
1550-1950

c.1650
Plowman, William, son of T Plowman, Sherborne; Wadham Coll, Oxf. M.A. (Magdalen Coll): Usher of the School 1667; resigned Michaelmas 1674, but continued to act as Usher until Midsummer 1675, "because his successor, Oliver Philipps, was prevented from coming"; Vicar of Abbotsbury 1674, Rector of Winterborne Steepleton 1694; of Winterborne Came 1696; of Long Bredy 1701-12: d.1712 (son 1710).

c.1660
Plowman, John, Sherborne; Governor 1691; Warden 1698.

1710
Plowman, John, son of Rev W. Plowman (O.S.), Long Bredy, b.1695, Wadham Coll, Oxf 1712; B.A. (Ch.Ch.) 1716.

A History of Sherborne School by A B Gourlay

WILLIAM PLOWMAN, 1667, was another O.S. and affords an illustration of the difficulties that could arise over a master's teaching licence. In 1670 he had been furnished with the official certificate of approval for transmission to the ordinary. This was based on the Statutes of 1592, and Plowman claimed that by swearing before the school Warden never to teach Papistry "he is become Perfect and Compleat Usher to all intents and purposes. And he did repaire to the Citty of New Sarum" with his headmaster to suscribe to the Act of Uniformity, only to find himself fobbed off on the day by the Dean's deputy who accepted the master, but rejected the usher. Evidently there were two sides to the case and in 1672 Plowman was forced to appeal to the Governors, reporting "that the Deane has lately again cited him (as several times within the Compasse of 12 months past) to appear at his Court at Sarum to show cause why he should not be excommunicated (amongst other things) for refusing to take a licence to teach as Usher here."

This Dean of Salisbury was Ralph Brideoake, in his time headmaster and feoffe of Manchester Grammar School and therefore presumably well versed in academic procedure and quite aware of what he was doing. None the less the Sherborne Governors supported Plowman, took the matter successfully to court and paid the costs. In spite of this, three years later they were not prepared to waive in his case the prohibition on clerical duty and Plowman had to resign in consequence. But this did not stop him in after years from sending his own son to the school.

Extract from " The Rectors of Long Bredy in Dorset 1500-1815" by Canon F E Trotman.

W, Plowman was the son of Thomas Plowman of Sherborne, educated at the famous school, and Usher or Lower Master there 1667-75. He was 17 when he matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford, in 1664: resigned his post at the School in 1674 to become Vicar of Abbotsbury; passed on to Winterborne Steepleton in 1694 and Came in 1686; and became Rector of Long Bredy in 1701. A son, William also of Wadham College, was born when his father was at Steepleton and a daughter, Catherine was buried at Long Bredy in 1701. Elizabeth Plowman of Rimpton, buried(?) at Rimpton, buried at Long Bredy in 1720 was Probably his widow. The Rector's own monument is in the Chancel.

"P.M.S. GW: Plowman A.M. Luj eccliae Rectoris qui obit Octob Vicesimo anno. Dom. 1712"

 


JOHN PLOWMAN

born: 1692 bapt. 6 September 1692 Winterbourne Steepleton Tolpuddle 

married: Mary Chapman, of Tolpuddle, 11 Feb. 1723/4 at Blandford St Mary. (She died Feb. 1745, buried 14 Feb.)

died: Jan 1769 Tolpuddle (buried 25 Jan) His will is held by the Dorset Record Office.

Wadham College, matric. 4 April 1712 aged 17

B.A. from Christchurch 1716

Vicar of Tolpuddle 25 May 1719 and of Tincleton.


 
 

THE WILL OF JOHN PLOWMAN

Dorchester Public Record Office

In the name of God amen. I John Plowman clirk, Vicar of Tolpiddle in the County of Dorset do declare this my last Will and testament in Manner and Form following. I commit my body to Christian Burial. My soul I recommend to God, in hopes to be saved in and through the Merits and Mediation of my saviour Jesus.

My worldly goods and effects I dispose thereof in manner and form following.

I give to my daughter Elizabeth Langdon, littles living, to her child or children if she haves any during their lives by who(?) it is held, but if she dies without any, then to return to my son John and Will Anna Maria Shitler, to be divided between them; also I give to my said daughter Elizabeth Langdon, my living at Burleston, called Hilliers, and to her child or children, and after her decease, to her husband, if he shall be living, for the life of my daughter Shitler. I give to my son in law Thomas Bateson and to his wife one shilling each, and whereas I am endebted to him the sum of two hundred pounds for which I have given him bond, I do, if he shall think proper to deliver up the bond, given to him my living called Popes, to be settled upon his wife after his decease should she survive him. I give to my son in law John Shitler and to his wife one shilling each. As to my estates called Sheepherds, Braggs and my divers any(?) estate called Joyces lying at Burleston and all goods and chattels and all debts due to me at my decease. I shall give the same to my son John Plowman, my son in law Gilbert Langdon and to my son in law John Shitler and also Ball pose(?) to be held by them disposed thereof as they shall think fit for the payment of my just debts. I give to my son John Plowman my leasehold estate, held by lease from the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church College, Oxon, during the term by them to me granted, and to be by him renewed and purchased as shall think fit, paying out of the profits thereof to Gilbert Langdon and John Shitler, in trust for my daughter Mary Gardiner, for her use only, the sum of twelve pounds yearly, during her life to be received and paid to her, and no body else, and her receipt to be their discharge. My books and goods to be sold towards the discharge of my just debts unless the sale of my estates shall be sufficient for the purpose.

I do nominate and appoint my son John Plowman my sole executor. Wittness my hand and seal this eighth day of December 1766. John Plowman.

oOo

The second day of February 1768(?). The above written Will of John Plowman late Vicar of Tolpiddle in the County of Dorset and Diocese of Bristol deceased was proved by Oath of John Plowman Clerk the natural and lawful son of the said deceased and sole Executor above named to whom Administration of all and singular the goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased was granted he being first Sworne upon the Holy Evangelists well and faithfully to administer the same and to make a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the said Goods Chattels and Credits and to exhibit the same into the Registry of the Bishop of Bristol and to render a just Account thereof when thereunto lawfully required. Sworne before me J W Booth Snr(?).

 

JOHN PLOWMAN

born: 1740 bapt. 20 Oct. 1740, Tolpuddle.

married: firstly: Mary Warren
secondly - 7 Nov. 1776 Elizabeth Gollop,spinster of Holy Trinity, Dorchester.
The marriage was witnessed by Eliza Maria Foy & Thomas Gollop. Toller Porcorum 
died: 1784 Toller Porcorum. His will is recorded at the National Archives ref: 22 May 1784 PROB 11/1117 A rough transcription

Wadham College matric. 4 April 1759 aged 17.
B.A. 1763
M.A. 1765

Curate of Tolpuddle 1764
Vicar of Toller Porcorum.
He appears in the 1780 Male Servant Tax returns as having one servant.
Trustee of the Maiden Newton Turnpike.

HENRY PLOWMAN Naval Surgeon 

born: 17 June 1779 Toller Porcorum.
married: firstly - 10 December 1817 Mary Elizabeth Kirkham at Winterborne Houghton. She died in 1820. Her death is noted as the 11th July in the July to December 1820 edition of the Gentleman's Magazine.
secondly - 14 March 1822 Frances Louisa Taunton at Bradford Peverell, witnesses R C Sabine and A Taunton. [born: 1800, died: 27 Feb. 1857, Kempson, Beds. Her will is recorded at the National Archives ref: 17 July 1857 PROB 11/2255 An Extract]
died: 1 March 1842, Dorchester. His will is recorded at the National Archives ref: 25 April 1842 PROB 11/1961A rough transcription of his will
He was Surgeon R.N. and served in many ships of war during the early part of the nineteenth century:

The ORION 31 March 1801 to 10 July 1804. The National Archives holds the will of Henry Plowman, as a Surgeon's First Mate, dated 15 January 1802.

HMS PRINCE from 13th April 1803 to 5th January 1805.

The THUNDER from 26th January 1804 to 4th September 1805.

HMS AMPHION from 5th September 1805 to 30th November 1807.

The BARFLEUR from 9th March 1808 to 15th May 1809 and was present at the evacuation at Corunna in 1809. The Surgeon's logs for 1808 and 1809 are held at the National Archives ref: ADM 101/89/2/. It appears that Henry was one of the surgeons who removed the arm of General Sir David Baird.

The TRIUMPH from 16th May 1809 to 8th August 1810. Henry Plowman is mentioned in an article by Dr William Burnet about Mercury Vapour Poisoning. The actions and diagnosis of mercury vapour poisoning by Henry Plowman have also been cited by Michael Doherty MD in his 2003 paper The Quicksliver Prize: Mercury vapor poisoning aboard HMS Triumph and HMS Phipps.

The ST ALBAN'S from 24th November 1810 to 1st October 1811.

HMS-Ramillies-1814 (79K)

The BARFLEUR from 6th October 1811 to 27th October 1812, Captain Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy in command.

The RAMILLIES from 2nd November 1812 to 25th August 1815. Captain Sir T M Hardy Bart. was appointed to the RAMILLIES in August 1812 until June 1815. (Henry seems to have been on good terms with Hardy judging by Hardy's letters.

The 1828 Navy List has Henry as a supernumerary surgeon attached to HMS HYPERION at Newhaven with effect from 15th December 1827.

The RAMILLIES was the last ship in which Henry Plowman served as surgeon before he married. He lived at 9 Portman Street, Portman Square, London until 1826. There after he spent one or two years on the Sussex coast, where he was employed as Surgeon RN, visiting such places as Littlehampton, Bognor, Goring, Worthing etc.. This began about February 1827 and ended about 19 Sept. 1828, from that date he retired on half pay for life. About Michaelmas in the same year 1828 he and his wife went to Charminster , Dorset, and there they resided until the first week in April 1831, when they began residence in South Street, Dorchester.

He is listed in the 1831 Dorset Poll book along with Joseph Slade and the Rev H John Williams who were married to Frances' sisters. They all had interest in the same property in Cattistock occupied by a John Harris. (The 1841 Census for Cattistock has two John Harris, father and son aged 75 & 35, with both listed a "Yeoman". Henry also appears in the Register of Voters of Dorset 1838-9 as voter number 5498, qualifying by the "Lease of Land for Years" with a Robert Phelps listed as tenant. The 1840 & 1841 Electoral Registers for Dorset have the three brothers-in-law and Robert Phelps as entitled to vote in respect of property situated within the Parish of Winterborne Monckton. Phelps as the occupier and the others as Copyholders.

Henry is listed as one of the original subscribers to and commitee member of the Dorchester Dispensary from 1836 until its closure in 1841. He was then a member of the management committee of the Dorset County Hospital from 1838 until his death in 1842.

Henry Plowman was buried on 7th March 1842 in a new family vault in St. Peter's Church, where there is also a small mural tablet to the memory of both he and his wife. His widow moved to Kempston, Beds., to live with her sister, Margaret Sophia, and her husband, Rev John Hamilton Williams, the Vicar of Kempston. The 1851 Census for Kempston lists Frances Plowman as a "Gentlewoman".

1841 Census

JOHN HERBERT PLOWMAN
born:: 9 Feb. 1836 Dorchester

married: Caroline Wicks 2 Oct. 1861, Heigham, Norwich. (Dec 1861 Norwich 4b 275) She was buried 18 Aug. 1923 aged 88, address 10 Bedford Avenue, Bexhill on Sea. (Sep 1923 Battle 2b 59)
died: 28 March 1890 Burbage, Wilts. (Mar 1890 Pewsey 5a 127)

He went from Uppingham School to Trinity College, Cambridge and took his B.A. in 1858. M.A. in 1866. Ordained Deacon 28 Sept. 1859, Priest 21 Sept. 1860 in the Parish Church of Eccleshall, Staffordshire by John Lonsdale, Bishop of Lichfield.

Curate of Lee Brockhurst, Salop. 1859-61
Rector of St John's Toronto, Canada 1862-66
Curate of Heytesbury, Wilts. 1866-79. Domestic Chaplain to Lord Heytesbury, 1877-79.
Vicar of Burbage,Wilts. 1879-90

The 1871 Census lists him living in Little London, Heytesbury with his wife, four children and three servants.
1881 Census Return

He was buried there on 1st April 1890 and there is a monument in the Churchyard to his memory. His widow and three children moved to 181 Albion Road, Stoke Newington.

HERBERT WILLIAM THOMAS PLOWMAN
born: 13 July 1862 Toronto, Canada

married: Louisa Goodwin 9 Oct. 1888, St. Thomas' Church, Dudley. (Dec 1888 Dudley 6c 56) She died: 22 February 1948, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex.(Mar 1848 Battle 5h 13)
died: 19 Oct. 1902 Dudley, Worcestershire, buries St. James'. (Dec 1902 Dudley 6c 53)

B.A. Trinity College, Dublin in 1884. M.A. in 1892.
Ordained Deacon in 1885 and Priest 1886 at Sarum.
Curate of Warminster, Wilts 1885-87.
Curate of Hucknall-Torkard, Notts. 1887-90.
Curate of St. Anthony, Stepney, 1890-92.

1881 Census Return

He was appointed to an Indian Chaplaincy in 1892. He sailed for Bombay on the 4th November with his wife, son and his sister Frances Mary Elizabeth.

Chaplain (Ecclesiastical Establishment):

Rawal Pindi 1893-94

Hyderabad 1894-96

Ambala 1896-1900

HIM Haile Sellassie & CHF Plowman Aden 1933

CLIFFORD HENRY FITZHERBERT PLOWMAN
born: 23 July 1889 Butler's Hill, Nottingham

married: 1 May 1924 St. John's, Westminster, Nora Margaret Pottinger Tweedy only daughter of G.A. Tweedy.

died: 25 Oct. 1948 Bedford.

Educated: Kings School, Ely. Trinity College, Cambridge. B.A. (Classical Tripos);

C.M.G. 1937, O.B.E 1928, J.P. Beds. 1941. FZS; FRES (Royal Empire Soc.).

Entered Colonial Civil Service as Assistant District Commissioner East Africa Protectorate 1912: Political Officer Turkana Expedition, 1915 (African General Service medal and clasp); Acting officer in charge, Northern Frontier District 1919-20; seconded to Foreign Office as H M Vice-Consul, Harar, Ethiopia 1920; transferred to Somaliland as H M Consul Harar 1922. H M Charge d'Affairs, Addis Ababa 1925-26: Political Officer and Assistant Commissioner British Somaliland - Ethiopia Boundary Commission 1931-33; Secretary to the Government of Somaliland 1933-40. Administered Government of Somaliland on several occasions, 1934-39; retired 1940; employed in Civil Defence, Beds. (A.R.P.S.),1940-41; attached General Staff, War Office, 1941-43; Home Guard (Captain) 1940-44, Oriental Secretary Addis Ababa 1945-47: Silver Jubilee medal, 1935; Coronation medal, 1937; Order of the Star of Ethiopia (2nd class), 1930 - Coronation of Haile Silassie.

RONALD TWEEDY FITZHERBERT PLOWMAN

born: 10 July 1928 Harah, Ethiopia

married: 5 January 1957, RAF Butterworth, Malaya, Marilyn Margery Pitman, only child of Cdr S.R.J. Pitman R.N.

died: 17 July 2004, Royal United Hospital, Bath. His ashes were interred at All Saints Church, Odiham, Hants 9 October 2004.

B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge.

National Service February 1947 until March 1949, 2nd Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps. October 1949 to June 1952 Trinity College. Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force, October 1952 to October 1968. General Service Medal: Malaya 1957. Senior First Officer British Airways, 1968 to 1981. College of Arms Grantee 1993.

STEPHEN JAMES FITZHERBERT PLOWMAN

born: 24 September 1959, Portsmouth

married: 12 January 1991, St Etheldreda's, Ely Place, Holborn, Katherine Margaret Carver BSc RM RGN, eldest daughter of Capt. P.M. Carver R.N., Under Treasurer of Lincoln's Inn.

TD 1993 FSA (Scot)

Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Navy, September 1978 until May 1981. September 1981 onwards, the Lloyd's of London insurance market. The Treasurer and a Trustee of the Lloyd's Volunteer Forces Fund. Major, Territorial Army, firstly with The Queen's Regiment and then The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment upon the former's merger with the Royal Hampshire Regt. Freeman of the City of London, 21 February 1994. Golden Jubilee Medal 2002. Volunteer Reserves Service Medal 2003.

his children:

1. Frances Mary Elizabeth

2. Christopher Malcolm Fitzherbert Plowman

3. Alexander James Carver Plowman

  • born: 29 September 1991, Guy's Hospital, London.

    born: 9 April 1993, King's Hospital, London.

    born: 5 July 1998, Corner House, Albany Road, Fleet.