Melbury Sampford

MARRIAGES 1606 to 1919

Transcribed and donated to the Dorset OPC by Kim Parker from the Parish Registers

Arranged according to the Gregorian Calendar, with the Julian year indicated to the left of the forward slash (/) in those years when the Julian Calendar, which ran from March 25th to March 24th, was in use (i.e. prior to 1752, 1751 being the transition year).

 

 28Apr1606 JohnCRANE 
     &PhillisHARDY 
         
 06Jun1611  GilesGROVE 
     &ZenobiaTOLKEIRUN 
         
 21May1614  HughMARSH 
     &PhillipHARDY 
         
 11Jun1617  JohnHUISH 
     &JoanMANNING 
         
 12Oct1620  JohnPAYN 
     &GraceHOOP 
         
 31May1624  JohnMARWOOD 
     &AnnePOTTER 
         
 07Nov1624  JohnHANDLEIGH 
     &JanCOLLINS 
         
 08Jun1646  GilesHOLCOMB 
     &DorothyFRANCES 
         
 27Aug1650  JohnKING 
     &ElizabethSTRANGWAYS 
         
 23Jun1651  HenryFARRE 
     &Tamsin[illegible] 
         
 18Nov1651  LeonardSNOW 
     &MaryTURNERwidow
         
 02Oct1655  JohnFLINT 
     &ElizabethHARDEY 
         
 27Apr1657  WilliamBRIDLE 
     &KatherineFRANCES 
         
 26Dec1665  GeorgeAYLIFFEMr
     &JudithSTRANGWAYSMrs
         
 19Jan1674/5  ThomasSTRANGWAYSEsq
     &SusanRIDEOUTMrs
         
 31Jan1676/7  WilliamCREW 
     &AnneMALLET 
         
 18Jun1677  NicholasPITCHER 
     &ChristianWILLIAMS 
         
 10Feb1679/80  RobertDIBBEN 
     &SusannaHULME 
         
 29May1684  WilliamDAVIES 
     &MaryTURNER 
         
 - -- - -1684  JohnHURLESTONE 
     &KatherineDAVIES 
         
 27Jun1696  ThomasBROWNSILYeoman of Blandford
     &ThomasinGREGORY 
         
 - -- - -1696  JohnBIDDELLYeoman
     &AnnLEVERHECH 
         
 19Nov1700  ThomasCLARKGent of Halstock
     &SusannaBLANCHARD 
         
 12Jun1701  JohnBIGGENYeoman of Evershot
     &AnnNEWTONwidow
         
 29Mar1703  RobertSMITHYeoman of Rampisham
     &EstherPALMER 
         
 28Mar1706  JamesCLINTON 
     &MaryWHITE 
         
 20Feb1706/7  AquilaWHITTLEof Melton Cleveland, Somerset
     &LucyCASE 
         
 16Oct1707  JohnPERRYClerk of West Coker, Somerset
     &MaryCOXEMrs, widow of Evershot
         
 01Mar1708/9  RobertWATSON 
     &JaneHODGES 
         
 20Apr1712  JohnGILLINGHAMof Evershot
     &ElizabethWALLIS 
         
 17Nov1713  ThomasHORNEREsq of Wells, Somerset
     &SusannaSTRANGWAYSMrs
         
 16Nov1717  JohnBEDELLClerk, Rector of Melbury Sampford
     &JoanMACIEMrs
         
 25Nov1717  RobertOLDISof Melbury Osmond
     &MaryBRETTof Melbury Osmond
         
 19Apr1718  MathewGAWLERof Norton-under-Hambden [Somerset]
     &GraceBROWNING 
         
 01May1718  NicholasHANSFORDof Loders
     &LydiaNORTHOVER 
         
 29Sep1720  JohnWHITEof Melbury Osmond
     &JoanSTOVEY 
         
 29May1723  WilliamHUNT 
     &ElizabethDAVIS 
         
 25Apr1727  WilliamIRELAND 
     &AnnHODGES 
         
 05Jul1727  JohnSWYREof Owermoigne
     &MaryFRENCH 
         
 05Oct1727  RobertHUNT 
     &DorothyROSE 
         
 24Apr1728  RobertPITCHER 
     &ElizabethTAYLOR 
         
 11Aug1734  JamesHUMPHRIES 
     &JaneGRIST 
         
 01May1739  RichardGROVESof Evershot
     &SarahSHEPHERD 
         
 24Dec1739  JohnSTONEof Evershot
     &ChristianWHITE 
         
 30Jan1739/40  WilliamOLDISof Melbury Osmond
     &AliceHOLCOMB 
         
 15Feb1742/3  PhilipALLENof Melbury Osmond
     &JaneCRODEof Melbury Osmond
         
 13Aug1744  WilliamWELLMAN 
     &MaryORCHARD 
         
 26Jun1749  JohnPITCHER 
     &MaryHOLCOMBE 
         
 01Jan1750/1  ReubenTOOGOODof Evershot
     &ElizabethDEVENISH 
         
 24Apr1751  RichardDAW 
     &ElizabethCRODEof Melbury Osmond
        of Melbury Osmond
         
 26Jul1756  WilliamSTRONG 
     &AnnCHILDS 
        witnesses: Joseph CHILDS, Ellis DAW
         
 25Sep1759  JamesHUMPHRIS 
     &SusanBATTER 
        witnesses: Ellis DAW, Joseph CHILDS
         
 18Dec1760  WilliamDAVISof Yeovil, Somerset
  by Licence &BettyCHINNOCK 
        witnesses: Ellis DAW, Mary COOPER
         
 24Dec1761  WilliamADAMS 
  by Licence &MaryMARTIN 
        witnesses: Ellis DAW, Mary COOPER
         
 02Apr1765  GeorgeLILLINGTON 
     &MarySNOOK 
        witnesses: William COLLIS, James SIMMONDS
         
 15Apr1765  BenjaminBRIDLEof Frome Vauchurch
     &GraceLUCAS 
        witnesses: William BRYDLE, Ralph BRIDELL
         
 11Jul1768  JohnBEATENalso as BEATON
     &MaryWHEELER 
        witnesses: Lucy STRANGWAYS, Henrietta STRANGWAYS
         
 29May1769  SolomonBRAKEof Yetminster
     &MarthaGILL 
        witnesses: John GILL, John PITCHER
         
 03Nov1771  WilliamLEGGof Mapperton
     &ChristianELLIOT 
        witnesses: Robert ELLETT, John PITCHER
         
 23Jul1772  ThomasDAVIS 
     &MargaretHOUNSEL 
        witnesses: John FIELD, Thomas MARTIN
         
 03Sep1772  WilliamWINTER 
     &ElizabethHARDEY 
        witnesses: John FIELD, John FERRY
         
 05Apr1774  RobertRANDALL 
     &MaryGILL 
        witnesses: Henry GILL, John PITCHER
         
 22May1777  EllisGILL 
     &MaryPITCHER 
        witnesses: John PITCHER, James PITCHER
         
 20Feb1778  ThomasGILLof Bradford Abbas
  by Licence &BettyWELLMAN 
        witnesses: Roderick FRASER, John GILL
         
 06May1779  AlexanderWELLMAN 
     &JudithWAREHAM 
        witnesses: Roderick FRASER, John PITCHER
         
 01Feb1780  HenryGILL 
  by Licence &HannahWEAREalso as WARE, of Evershot
        witnesses: John PITCHER, Roderick FRASER
         
 07Oct1780  RichardGROVESthatcher
  by Licence &MaryCHALKER 
        witnesses: Robert GEORGE, William HODGES, John MORRIS
         
 26Dec1781  EliasGILL 
     &SarahBRAKE 
        witnesses: John GILL, John PITCHER
         
 30Jul1782  ThomasHUTCHINS 
     &JaneALLEN 
        witnesses: William COX, William HODGES
         
 30Jun1790  WilliamCHANDLER 
     &MaryCHINA 
        witnesses: William ANDREWS, Thomas DAVIS
         
 19Jul1791  WilliamSYMESof Buckland Newton
  by Licence &ElizabethTOMS 
        witnesses: Robert SPRACKLEN, Thomas DAVIS
         
 30Jan1792  JohnBURGHof Hinton St George, Somerset
     &MaryGEAR 
        witnesses: John SILVERTHORN, Thomas DAVIS
         
 07May1792  JamesMILESof Evershot
     &ElizabethPERROTT 
        witnesses: James BAILEY, Thomas DAVIS
         
 19Dec1792  JohnPEACHof Melbury Osmond
     &SarahHOUNSELL 
        witnesses: Joseph GEAL, Thomas DAVIS
         
 01Feb1794  T. MansilTALBOTof Morgan, Glamorgan
  by Licence &Mary LucySTRANGWAYSthe Right Honourable
        witnesses: ILCHESTER, Thomas DAVIS
         
 18Sep1794  WilliamGREAVES 
  by Licence &AnnGUPPY 
        witnesses: George DIBBLE, Thomas DAVIS
         
 17Jun1795  WilliamWILSON 
     &ElizabethDAVIS 
        witnesses: Joseph SPINKS, Thomas DAVIS
         
 06Feb1796  JohnOLDBURY 
     &CharityDUKES 
        witness: Thomas CHAMBER
         
 28May1796  JamesWHITE 
     &SusannahHOLLOWAY 
        witnesses: William SPINKS, Thomas DAVIS
         
 20Jul1796  JohnCLARK 
     &RuthTOOP 
        witnesses: Joseph SPINKS, Thomas DAVIS
         
 09Sep1799  JamesFRAMPTONEsq., of Moreton
  by Licence &HarriotFOX STRANGWAYSthe Right Honourable Lady
        witnesses: Alicia CAMPBELL, Charlotte STRANGWAYS, William JENKINS, Louisa STRANGWAYS
         
 20Jan1800  WilliamCOX 
     &MaryCOX 
        witnesses: Jane STEEL, Sarah GRANT, Thomas HARRIS, Robert BRUNDRET
         
 25Feb1800  JohnPITCHER 
     &MaryBISHOP 
        witnesses: William HODGES, Thomas HARRIS, Jane STEEL
         
 27Dec1802  ThomasTUCKof East Chinnock, Somerset
     &ElizabethWINTER 
        witnesses: Thomas HARRIS, James EATON, Jane STEEL, William HODGES
         
 12Jul1803  JohnCHANDLER 
     &CatherineMILLER 
        witnesses: Edmund HARBRONE, William HODGES
         
 29Jul1803  JosephSQUIBB 
     &SarahNORMAN 
        witnesses: William ROGERS, William HODGES
         
 21Aug1803  JamesEATON 
     &MaryNICHOLSON 
        witnesses: Thomas HARRIS, Jane STEEL, Angel COOPER
         
 15Apr1804  WilliamROGERSof Melbury Osmond
     &JaneCOX 
        witnesses: Samuel DAW, Jane STEEL, William HODGES, Sarah CHILD
         
 20Dec1804  WilliamROWLISON 
     &GraceCHILDS 
        witnesses: John SPINKS, James EATON
         
 30Mar1808  HenryPETTYLord of St George’s, Hanover Sq., Westminster
  by Licence &Louisa EmmaFOX STRANGWAYSLady
        witnesses: ILCHESTER, S.A.F. STRANGWAYS
         
 05Dec1810  CharlesLEMONEsq., of Whitehall, Middlesex
  by Licence &Charlotte AnnFOX STRANGWAYSthe Right Honourable Lady
        witnesses: Maria ILCHESTER, A. ACLAND, F. TALBOT, Alicia CAMPBELL
         
 24Dec1811  HenryBRAKEof Closworth, Somerset
  by Licence &MariaGUPPY 
        witnesses: David BRAKE, John GUPPY, William HODGES
         
 30Mar1812  JohnANDREWSof Woolcombe in Melbury Bubb
     &AnneJESSOP 
        witnesses: Hugh ANDREWS, William HODGES
         
 18Oct1812  WilliamPITMANof Henstridge, Somerset
     &SarahLAWSON 
        witnesses: Francis SNAITH, John OLIVER, William HODGES
         
 20Dec1813  JohnOLIVERof Melbury Osmond
     &BarbaraALLENGAME 
        witnesses: Thomas SMITH, Francis SNAITH, William HODGES
         
 11Jul1814  SamuelBIRDof Melbury Osmond
     &CharlotteSHINER 
        witnesses: James SHORT, William HODGES, Edward BARTLETT
         
 05Jul1819  JamesPARSONSof Carrisbrook, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
  by Licence &HarriettSTRONG 
        witnesses: William KINDAIR, Mary FIANDER
         
 01May1822  PhilipCHILDSof East Coker, Somerset
  by Licence &SarahHURLE 
        witnesses: Thomas SMITH, Ann MEAD
         
 28Feb1824  RobertSPRACKLEN 
     &ElizabethENGLISH 
        witnesses: Thomas SMITH, Sophia MITCHELL
         
 29Mar1824  ThomasHARRIS 
  by Licence &AnnDAVIDGE 
        witnesses: James EATON, Thomas SMITH
         
 22Feb1827  JosephMOOREof Abbotsbury
     &MarySHERRING 
        witnesses: Thomas BIRD, Maria LAKE
         
 20Sep1827  JohnCLAPCOTT 
     &ElizabethGALTON 
        witnesses: Thomas BIRD, Maria LAKE
         
 19May1830  JamesWILLISof Bourton in Gillingham
  by Licence &MaryHILL 
        witnesses: Thomas WILLIS, Ann MEAD
         
 10Sep1831  JohnBARTLETTof Evershot
     &LucyCOOK 
        witnesses: William COX, Esau BAKER
         
 24Jun1832  JohnEDWARDSof Evershot
  by Licence &SallyTRAVERS 
        witnesses: William CLEMENTS, Mary HODGES
         
 03Sep1835  JamesROBERTSof Evershot
     &ElizabethCOWARD 
        witnesses: Henry LAWRENCE, Hannah DEVENISH
         
 20Apr1837  JosephCOOMBEof Toller Fratrum
     &JaneCHARD 
        witnesses: William CHARD, Elizabeth JEFFERY
         
 20Jun1837  Edward St VincentDIGBYof Minterne Magna
  by Licence &Theresa Anna MariaFOX STRANGWAYS 
        witnesses: ILCHESTER, Henry DIGBY
         
122Jun1843  William WalterMULLETTbachelor of full age, Blacksmith of More Critchel
     &CatherineSTEVENSspinster of full age of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: William MULLETT Smith; John STEVENS Shoe Maker
        witnesses: William MULLETT, Eliza STEVENS
         
202Jun1844  HenryMILLERbachelor of full age, Butcher of Evershot
     &JaneDURDENspinster of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: William MILLER Butcher; Charles DURDEN Labourer
        witnesses: John POUNCY, Mary Elizabeth LUKE
         
313Jun1844  WilliamWALTONwidower of full age, Gamekeeper of Evershot
     &Mary ElizabethHODGESspinster of full age, Laundry Servant of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Joseph WALTON Cordwainer; Thomas HODGES Labourer
        witnesses: William ROWSELL, Hannah DEVENISH
         
423Jul1844  Edward ClarenceKERRISONbachelor of full age, Gentleman of Melbury Sampford
  by Licence &Caroline MargaretFOX STRANGWAYSspinster of full age of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Edward KERRISON Army Lt. General; Henry Stephen FOX STRANGWAYS Earl of Ilchester
        witnesses: ILCHESTER, MALTON, Edward KERRISON, Kenmiker? CRANLEY, R. BURNS
         
521May1850  JohnPOUNCYbachelor of full age, Sadler of Evershot
     &HarriottLEEspinster of full age of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: John POUNCY Sadler; William LEE Gardner
        witnesses: George RANNETT, Thomas BOLLING
         
616Jun1850  JonathanGRIFFINbachelor of full age, Labourer of Evershot
     &HannahDEVENISHspinster of full age of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: John GRIFFIN [not given]; Robert DEVENISH Labourer
        witnesses: John PALMER, Ellen WILLIAMS
         
715Jun1853  IsaacTIMBERSwidower age 31, Groom of Melbury Sampford
     &MaryHARDYspinster age 34 of Mundsley
        fathers: William TIMBERS Labourer; Thomas HARDY Labourer
        witnesses: John POUNCY, Elizabeth DAVIS
         
828Dec1858  ThomasROTHWELLbachelor age 21, School Master of Evershot
     &LouisaGUPPYspinster age 20 of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Peter ROTHWELL Sadler, Robert GUPPY Yeoman
        witnesses: Robert GUPPY, Mary GUPPY, Edwin WILLEY
         
907Oct1862  WilliamNEWBERRYbachelor of full age, Valet of Bishop’s Thorpe
     &AmeliaGUPPYspinster of full age of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Edmund NEWBERRY ’None’; Robert GUPPY Yeoman
        witnesses: Robert GUPPY, Mary GUPPY
         
1026Apr1864  Christian FrederickNEWELLwidower of full age, Clerk M.A. of Broadleaves, Kent
  by Licence &Sophia MariaFOX STRANGWAYSspinster of full age of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Frederick Hasell NEWELL Esq.; Thomas FOX STRANGWAYS Brigadier General
        witnesses: Eli […] Rupart HAREM, ILCHESTER, Amy J. HAREM, Sophia P. ILCHESTER, Henry FRAMPTON
         
1119Sep1871  Thomas DowdingDAVISbachelor of full age, Auctioneer of Sherborne
     &BetsyMILLERspinster of full age of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Joseph DAVIS Auctioneer; Henry MILLER Yeoman
        witnesses: Henry MILLER, Robert Allin PEARSE
         
1225Apr1872  Thomas RobertPULLMANbachelor of full age, Blacksmith of Stockwood
     &Emily JaneREADspinster of full age of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Robert PULMAN Blacksmith; Henry READ Yeoman
        witnesses: James BARTLETT, John Ben PULLMAN
         
1304Jun1874  Charles JohnBOLLINGbachelor of full age, Carpenter of Melbury Osmond [Entry erased - entered in error - see M. Osmond]
     &Eliza MargaretCAMPBELLspinster of full age of Melbury Osmond
        fathers: Henry BOLLING Carpenter; [not given]
        witnesses: Thomas R. PULLMAN, Elizabeth GARDNER
         
1423Sep1874  GeorgeWILLMOTTbachelor of full age, Watchmaker of Axminster [Devonshire]
     &Alice ElizabethLIGHTspinster age 20 of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Thomas WILLMOTT Confectioner; Henry LIGHT Clerk Woods & Forestry Department
        witnesses: William HOLDERNESS, Laura Margaret LIGHT
         
1526Aug1879  CharlesHITTbachelor of full age, Grocer of Exeter [Devonshire]
     &Mary JaneANDREWSspinster of full age of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Thomas Walter HITT Farmer; William ANDREWS Farmer
        witnesses: Joshua SMITH, Edmund HITT
         
1605May1881  IsraelCHILDSwidower of full age, Labourer of Melbury Sampford
     &Elizabeth AnnDAVISspinster of full age
        fathers: Thomas CHILDS Weaver; John DAVIS Farmer
        witnesses: David WILLIAMS, Mary MILLINS
         
1716Jun1885  ThomasROBERTbachelor of full age, Butler of Northwood, Cowes, Isle of Wight [Hampshire]
     &EmmaGIBBSspinster of full age of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: William ROBERT Labourer; William GIBBS Yeoman
        witnesses: Ambrose SUTTON, Elizabeth SUTTON
         
1815Feb1896  Richard WilliamSAMWAYSbachelor age 22, Stable Man of Melbury Sampford
     &SarahGRIFFINspinster age 26, Domestic Servant & Dairymaid of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Richard SAMWAYS Shepherd; [not given]
        witnesses: Charles Boyres LINTWOOD?, Charles Thomas SAMWAYS, Mary HOLLOWAY
         
1929Aug1899  Thomas StudleyMILLERbachelor age 24, Carpenter of Fishar, London
     &Flora AnnieHILLspinster age 20 of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Henry MILLER Bootmaker; Sidney HILL Keeper
        witnesses: Sidney HILL, Edward Charles MILLER
         
2029Dec1906  Charles JohnAYLWARDbachelor age 31, Butler of Kensington
     &Jane Ann IsabellaRINTOULspinster age 28 of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Charles Rigby AYLWARD Bootmaker; Richard RINTOUL Head Gardner
        witnesses: William WRYDALE, Helen ILCHESTER, Nellie RINTOUL, Richard RINTOUL
         
2129Apr1916  Patrick Thomson TullochMacDONALDbachelor age 35, Lieutenant R.A.M.C. of the War Hospital, the Crescent, Croydon [Surrey]
     &Charlotte PrimroseRINTOULspinster age 33, Hospital Sister of the Gardens, Melbury Sampford
        fathers: George Grant MacDONALD Minister; Richard RINTOUL Head Gardener
        witnesses: Helen ILCHESTER, Jessie RINTOUL, Helen RINTOUL
         
2222Nov1919  EdwardBELFIELDbachelor age 30, Postman of West Creech, Somerset
     &Jessie ElizaGROVESspinster age 29 of Melbury Sampford
        fathers: Frederick BELFIELD Tailor; Walter GROVES Dairyman
        witnesses: Walter GROVES, Florence CHANT, George SAUNDERS?


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