Hubert Hibell Radcliffe, J.P - Andreas, Isle of Man - Citizen Memorials on Waymarking.com

This brass plaque for Hubert Hibell Radcliffe and his wife Margaret Louise is on a wooden block and mount on an interior wall of the Church.

The inscription on the plaque is as follows:
HUBERT HIBELL RADCLIFFE
1905 – 1976
OF
BALLARADCLIFFE
AND HIS WIFE
MARGARET LOUISE RADCLIFFE
1906 – 1991

Hubert Hibell was Captain of the Parish of Andreas for 10 years from 1976.

The origins of the office of Captain of the Parish can be traced back to the Viking days. A flavour of the role can be gained from the Oath taken on being appointed Captain of the Parish which is reproduced below:
Oath of Captain of the Parish
(as at present administered)
By Virtue of the Power and Authority in me vested by HER MAJESTY and out of the confidence I have in the courage, conduct, and fidelity of you the said [FULL NAME] have nominated, authorised and appointed and by these Presents do nominate, authorise and appoint you the said [FULL NAME] to be Captain of the Militia of and belonging to the Parish of [PARISH] in the place of [FULL NAME] thereby giving and granting to you full power and authority to train up and exercise the said Militia in the best manner for the defence of the said Isle of any emergency, or in any time of danger. And I do hereby empower, authorise and strictly require you to quell and suppress all Riots, apprehend and secure all Rioters and generally, to the utmost of your ability, to preserve The Queen’s Peace within the said Parish; and at all times when necessity requires, to be aiding and assisting in having due obedience paid to all Judgements, Sentences, Orders and Decrees of all the Civil Magistrates of the said Isle, for carrying the Laws thereof into execution, and for the due administration of Justice throughout the same. Hereby requiring and strictly ordering all your inferior officers, and all others Her Majesty’s subjects within the said Parish, to be aiding and assisting to you in the several matters aforesaid, and to yield due obedience to all your lawful commands in and about the same. And you are also to observe and perform all such Orders, Directions and Instructions as you shall, from time to time, receive from Her Majesty, the Governor, or Lieutenant Governor of the said Isle for the time being, and other Superior Officers empowered in that behalf.”

Hubert Hibell was also a Justice of the Peace and during his public service an M.H.K. 1954-63 and an M.L.C 1963-74.

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Location: St. Andrew - Kirk Andreas Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed

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