Abbots of Chester

From 1092, until the dissolution of the monastery under Henry VIII in 1540, Chester Cathedral was a monastery under control of an Abbot. The abbots are listed in the Cathedral, and it is interesting to note how the names change (full list below). Originally just a name, then sometimes 'of place' or 'fitz (son of) name', surnames began to be used in the 1200's.

Richard of Bec, the first abbot, died 1117.
William, elected 1121, died 1140.
Ralph, elected 1141, died 1157.
Robert I, fitz Nigel, elected 1157, died 1175.
Robert II, elected 1175, died 1184.
Robert III of Hastings, appointed 1186, resigned 1194.
Geoffrey, elected 1194, died 1208.
Hugh Grylle, elected 1208, died 1226.
William Marmion, elected 1226, died 1228.
Walter of Pinchbeck, elected 1228, died 1240.
Roger Frend, elected 1240, died 1249.
Thomas of Capenhurst, elected 1249, died 1265.
Simon Whitchurch (de Albo Monasterio), elected 1265, died 1291.
Thomas Birchills, elected 1291, died 1323.
William Bebington, elected 1324, dead by 1352.
Richard Sainsbury, elected before 1352, resigned 1362.
Thomas Newport, elected 1363, died 1386.
William Merston, elected 1386, died 1387.
Henry Sutton, elected 1387, died 1413.
Thomas Yardley, elected 1413, died 1434.
John Saughall, elected 1435, died 1455.
Richard Oldham, elected 1455, died 1485.
Simon Ripley, elected 1485, died 1493.
John Birkenshaw, elected 1493, resigned 1524.
Thomas Highfield, elected 1524, died 1527.
Thomas Marshall, or Beche, elected 1527, displaced 1529 or 1530.
John Birkenshaw, restored 1529 or 1530, resigned 1538.
Thomas Clarke, elected 1538, surrendered the abbey in 1540.

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