The Reverend John Myers of Somerby and Humby

Born 8 November 1764, eldest son of the Reverend John Myers. Died 28 December 1831, and buried at Somerby 2 January 1832. His will. Educated at St. John's College, Cambridge; matriculated 1785, B. A. 1787, M. A. 1790. Ordained deacon 3 June 1787 and priest 21 December 1788. Curate of Ingoldsby 1787 (on a stipend of £40); Rector of Somerby with Humby (succeeding his father) 1789-1831; Rector of Ruskington (first mediety) 1794-1831. Chaplain to the Atlas, man-of-war, 1795 and later to the Dragon. Domestic chaplain to the Marquess of Exeter 1794. Justice of the Peace for Lincolnshire, and author of some lewd correspondence.

On the 3d inst. the Bishop of Lincoln held an ordination at Buckden, in Huntingdonshire, when 12 were admitted deacons, and 5 priests. - of the former, Mr. Myers A.B. formerly of St. Bees School, and late of St. John's College, Cambridge, (eldest son of the Rev. Mr. Myers of Edenham) was ordained Deacon to the curacies of Ingoldsby cum Lenton, near Grantham. Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser, 20 June 1787

On Thursday the 5th inst. the Rev John Myers, A.B. of Ingoldsby, in Lincolnshire, son of the Rev. Mr. Myers, of Edenham, was instituted to the rectory of Somerby-cum-Humby, near Grantham, on the cession of his father, (worth 400l. per annum) and on the presentation of Sir Peter Burrel, Bart. and the Right Honourable Lady Willoughby, baroness of Eresby, his wife. Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser, 18 February 1789

The Rev. Mr. Myers. jun.'s Christmas present to his poor parishioners of twenty guineas was distributed last week at Somerby and Ruskington, in bread, meat, flannel, &c. Affording a very seasonable supply to more than fifty poor families. Stamford Mercury, 03 January 1812

Married on 8 December 1803 at Kirk Langley, Derbyshire, to Maria Cheney.

On the 8th inst. was married, the Rev. John Myers, jun. M. A. rector of Somerby and Ruskington, in Lincolnshire, late chaplain to the Dragon man of war, to Miss Maria Cheney, daughter of Robert Cheney, Esq; of Langley-hall, near Derby, and sister to Colonel Cheney, of the Guards. Leeds Intelligencer, 19 December 1803

She was born at Langley about 1773 and baptised there 28 July 1773; following her husband's death she lived in Grantham with her sister Jemima Cheney. Died there 23 April 1851; her will. Jemima died there 1 June 1864.

NATIONAL SCHOOL at GRANTHAM, For the EDUCATION of the POOR. AT the twenty-fifth Anniversary Meeting of the Subscribers to this Institution, held in the Schoolroom on Thursday the twenty-sixth day of January, 1837; Sir Montague John Cholmeley, Bart, President; It appears there are 164 Boys receiving the benefit of this Institution, and that 147 are now present, 17 being absent by reason of sickness. Upon examination, the Boys acquitted themselves very much to the satisfaction of the Subscribers present, who distributed Rewards (including nine Bibles presented by Mrs. Myers and Miss Cheney) to the most deserving. Stamford Mercury, 10 February 1837

On the 23rd ult, at her residence, Grantham, Maria, of the Rev. John Myers, of Somerby, Lincolnshire, and eldest daughter of the late Robert Cheney, Esq, of Meynell Langley Hall, and Monyash, in this County. [sic] Derbyshire Courier, 03 May 1851

WILSFORD by ANCASTER. Tuesday, l3th April, 1858. A School room with dwelling-house for a school-master and mistress has been erected in this parish from designs by Charles Kirk, Esq., architect, of Sleaford, at the expense of Miss Cheney of Castlegate house, Grantham. The buildings are placed on a rising ground above the village on a site granted by the rector, and evince the excellent taste and skill of the architect. Viewed from the south-east they form a beautiful group, and unmistakeably show the purpose for which they are intended, most happily combining the ecclesiastical with the domestic style of architecture. The school room is 40ft. in length by 18ft in breadth, being amply sufficient in capacity for the children of the parish, and the adjacent house is a very convenient dwelling with all needful accessories for the inmates' comfort Over the porch of the school-room is an elegant scroll, inserted in an oblong recess, with the following inscription: Erected in grateful remembrance of the Reverend John Myers and Maria his wife, by her sister Jemima Cheney. A.D., MDCCCLVIII. At half-past one o'clock p.m., a considerable number of the parishioners, together with the children and many friends of Miss Cheney and the Rector from Sleaford and Grantham, assembled in the School. Among them we may enumerate the Revs. R. Yerburgh and Miss Yerburgh. Revs. Edw. Trollope, C. B. Otley, Geo. Gilbert, Rev. Z. S Warren & Mrs. Warren, Wm. Ostler, Esq., of Arnold Field, and Mrs W. Ostler, Rev. H. and Mrs. Manton, Rev. E. and Mrs. Wills, Rev. Charles and Mrs. C. Garvey, Revs. J. N. Calcraft, J. Suudius.J. Mason, W. Edwards, Mrs. Kirk, Mrs. and Misses Newton, Mr. F. Eaton and Miss Eaton, Mr. Nixon, Rev. F. Jesson and Miss Jesson, Miss Palmer, &c. The rector, Rev. J. B. P. Younge, then opened the school formally by a recitation of the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and some suitable collects, after which the children sang the hymn "From all that dwell beneath the skies." The school-room was decorated very prettily with numerous flags and wreaths of flowers and inscriptions, one of which formed from laurel leaves was considered very elegant The words were, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Immediately opposite the entrance is a tablet containing the following lines:— "May God be pleased to vouchsafe His blessing on the instruction given in this school, and by His good Spirit teach the the knowledge of Jesus Christ and Him Crucified. May they learn that through Him alone can they hope for pardon of sin, and everlasting life. —So prayeth J.C."After the opening of the school, the company proceded to church, where the rector said the office for evening prayers, the village choir chanting the canticles, and singing as an anthem the collect for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity, under the able direction of Miss Palmer who presided at the organ. The Vicar of Sleaford then delivered an appropriate discourse from 2 c. Exodus, 9 v., in which, in simple yet beautiful language, he pointed out the relative duties of parents and children, and exhorted them to avail themselves of the opportunity for Christian education now placed within their reach by the piety and munificence of the kind benefactor of their village. A collection for the purpose of defraying the expenses of conducting the school &c., was then made: it amounted to 18l. 1s. 2d. At half-past three o'clock the company, including the leading parishioners sat down to a collation in the school-room, supplied by the hospitable rector. Several toasts were given, and proper addresses made by the Rector, Messrs. Trollope, Ostler, Gilbert, Warren, Kirk, Suudius, and Jesson. The health of Miss Cheney being proposed in a graceful speech by the Vicar of Ancaster, and acknowledged in fitting terms by Rev. George Gilbert was received most enthusiastically. About five o'clock friends from a distance departed, and the evening was concluded by a tea-drinking given by the worthy Rector to the children of the village. Grantham Journal, 17 April 1858