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The American window
The stained glass window is an American Memorial
to Charlotte Bronte donated by Thomas Hockley. "To
the Glory of God in pleasant memory of Charlotte Bronte
by an American citizen.
"The Latin text across the window is
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least
of these my bretheren, ye have done it unto Me" (Matt.
X X V, 40); and the six scenes illustrate the text, "I
was hungred, and ye gave me meat, etc."
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| In Memory of |
| THOMAS ANDREW WHO WAS
BORN 1790 |
| AT GLEN LEE MILL, NEW
GALLOWAY, SCOTLAND. |
| GRADUATED AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF EDINBURGH |
| AND AFTER 24 YEARS PRACTICE
AS SURGEON |
| IN HAWORTH, |
| DIED, APRIL 29th A.D.
1842 AGED 42 YEARS |
| THIS TABLET |
| WAS ERECTED BY THOSE WHO
KNEW HIS WORTH, |
| AND WHO FEEL THAT, WHILE
IN HIS DEATH |
| THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD HAS
LOST AN |
| HONOURABLE AND UPRIGHT
MAN, |
| THE POOR HAVE LOST |
| AN ABLE ADVISER IN THEIR
CALAMITIES |
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| A GENEROUS FRIEND IN THEIR
NEED |
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| Thomas Andrew was one of Patrick Brontes oldest
friends and was the Haworth surgeon for 24 years. His funeral
was so well attended by locals that his coffin was taken out
of his house and into the street so that people could pay
their respects.
He had treated hundreds of poor people sometimes without any payment.
Patrick Bronte conducted the funeral on 3rd May 1842.
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| THIS MONUMENT |
| WAS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS |
| IN MEMORY OF THE LATE
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| WILLIAM WEIGHTMAN, M.A.
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| WHO DIED SEPT. 6TH 1842,
AGED 26 YEARS |
| AND WAS BURIED IN THIS
CHURCH |
| ON THE 10TH OF THE SAME
MONTH. |
| HE WAS THREE YEARS CURATE
OF HAWORTH, |
| AND BY THE CONGREGATION
AND PARISHIONERS |
| IN GENERAL, WAS GREATLY
RESPECTED, |
| FOR HIS ORTHODOX PRINCIPLES, |
| ACTIVE ZEAL, MORAL HABITS,
LEARNING, |
| MILDNESS, AND AFFABILITY: |
| HIS USEFUL LABOURS WILL
LONG BE |
| GRATEFULLY REMEMBERED, |
| BY THE MEMBERS OF THE
CONGREGATION; |
| AND SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS, |
| AND SCHOLARS. |
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| William Weightman was a respected curate of Haworth.
Patrick Bronte at his funeral read to the congregation "we were
always like father and son". |
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TO THE
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| Memory |
| of the Benefactors,
to the |
| Poor of Haworth Parish |
| Abraham Kilching.
of the Parish |
| aforesaid, Left 10 Shillings
Per Annum for ever |
| to be divided yearly amongst
the said Poor. |
| David Midgley,
LORD of the Manor of |
| Haworth, Left a
FARM, forever to Clothe |
| yearly, 10 Poor Children,
in Blue belonging |
| ~ to the said Parish
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| Mr RICHARD POLLARD of
Stanbury in |
| the Parish of Haworth,
Left 2 Pounds 10 |
| Shillings Per Annum forever.
to be Divided |
| on Christmas Day amongst
the Poor of the |
| Townships or Hamlets
of Haworth & Stanbury |
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INCUMBENTS
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HAWORTH PARISH CHURCH
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| J. COLLIER, Expelled. |
1654 |
| E. GARFORTH. Puritan. |
1654 |
| R. TOWN. Puritan. |
1655 |
| J. COLLIER. Reinstated. |
1662 |
| E. MORE. |
1675 |
| R. MARGERISON. A.B. |
1684 |
| T. ELLISONNE. A.M. |
1702 |
| W. CLIFFORD or CLIFFE. M.A |
1703 |
| J. JACKSON. A.M |
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| I. SMITH. A.M. |
1726 |
| W. GRIMSHAW. A.B. |
1742 |
| J. RICHARDSON. M.A. |
1763 |
| J. CHARNOCK. M.A. |
1791 |
| S. REDHEAD. M.A. |
1819 |
| P. BRONTE. B.A. |
1820 |
| J. WADE. M.A |
1861 |
| T.W. STORY. M.A. |
1898 |
| G.A. ELSON. M.A. |
1919 |
| J. C. HIRST. M.A. |
1925 |
| W.T. DIXON. B.A. (CANON.) |
1947 |
| E.A. BARTON |
1959 |
| C. MANCHESTER. B.D. |
1961 |
| R.T. HUGHES B.A. |
1967 |
| B.F. ASHDOWN M.A |
1974 |
| C. SPIVEY |
1983 |
| P.J. SLATER |
1995 |
| J.A. SAVAGE DIP. TH.RS. |
2002 |
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The Rev. J. Collier a Royalist had two periods of service,
the two Puritan ministers were brought in during Cromwell's Commonwealth.
S. Redhead had the shortest stay lasting just 3 weeks due to outrage in Haworth that he was
appointed without consulting the local Trustees. Elizabeth Gaskell writes:
"A man rode into the church upon an ass, with his face turned
towards the tail, and as many old hats piled on his head, as he could
possibly carry. He began urging his beast round the aisles, and the
screams, and cries, and laughter of the congregation entirely drowned all
sound of Mr Redhead's voice; and, I believe, he was obliged to
desist."
Whether this story is true, the congregation did cause uproar,
Mr Redhead left and Patrick Bronte was appointed Perpetual Curate,
the longest serving Incumbent.
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