Lives in Cricket No 46 - George Raikes

9 The Early Life of George Barkley Raikes; Family and Schooling trotting; he was found making his living in India, and New Zealand, where he passed away. Four more daughters followed but most died young and none had significant issue. Returning to Francis, he was born in Fulham on 7 April 1822, and, like his younger brother, Walter, was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, where the two were contemporaries. He was appointed rector of Carleton Forehoe in 1848. Carleton Forehoe Carleton Forehoe was a small, scattered parish, north-west of Wymondham in Norfolk. In 1864, it was listed as being home to just 124 residents. The parish consisted of 696 acres, the vast majority of which were owned by local bigwig, Lord Wodehouse, who was, unsurprisingly, the patron of the rectory; this was valued at £150, arising out of 131 acres of land. The church at Carleton Forehoe is dedicated to St Mary; it is smallish with a tower containing one bell. The church was restored in 1863 at a cost of about £200. As well as being rector of Carleton Forehoe, Francis Raikes was also rector of Crownthorpe (note 1) . During his tenure, few individuals of note were resident in either Carleton Forehoe or Crownthorpe; listed in a gazetteer were a schoolmistress, a parish clerk, a shopkeeper, a shoemaker, a carpenter and a selection of farmers. The church at Carleton Forehoe, where the Rev Francis Raikes was serving as vicar when his youngest child, George, was born.