Henry Salmon was born in 1833 and baptised by his father in Brigstock, Northants, who was curate of the parish church at the time.  His father then became the Vicar of St James, Thrapston, so much of Henry’s childhood and teenage life was spent in Thrapston.

The 1861 census is the  first record we find Henry as a curate at Titchmarsh after he had trained at Emmanuel College,  and obtained a Batchelor of Law Degree in 1858.

When Henry married Agnes Archbould of Thrapston in 1862, it was his father that took the service and married them at St James. Henry’s  address was recorded as Anstey, Leicestershrire, so he had obviously transferred his curacey to the parish of St Mary’s.

By 1871, Henry had moved back to Northamptonshire to be curate of Nassington.  Henry’s next move in 1875 was only a few miles down the road from Nassington as he was appointed Rector of this parish.

During Henry’s 34 years in this parish, he was involved in the opening of a village school and Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Festival in 1897.

 Henry would retire from the ministry after to losing his wife Agnes and ill health in 1909, and moved to Aldermans Drive in Peterborough.  He died in 1913.

2021