A recusant was someone who did not conform to the Anglican church which was, in this instance, Matlock Church. Cox*, who published this information in 1890, wrote that there were 'over 450 adult Roman recusants ... fined in Derbyshire at a single session'. The majority of the Matlock people who were fined for their religious beliefs in these sessions were Roman recusants, though one was a Protestant Dissenter (P.R.). No-one from Matlock was fined for being a Quaker.

Total number of Matlock names : 33
(Also see: About Matlock Church)

For speed of genealogical research the list of Matlock people below is arranged alphabetically.
The number [ ] indicates the order the name appeared in the actual list. It has been inserted to assist those researching family groups but is not in the original text.