John Russell Greenhill

[1] His mother belonged to the Russell of Chequers Court family and was descended from Oliver Cromwell.

He became rector of Fringford in 1756, with the addition of Marsh Gibbon in 1779, both livings being in Oxfordshire.

[5] While Rector of Marsh Gibbon, Greenhill kept a weather diary, from 1780 to 1787.

[6] His diary entries include daily temperature and barometer readings, along with notes on wind direction and sundry comments on weather conditions.

On the death of his cousin Mary Russell, Greenhill inherited Chequers.