CHRISTENINGS 1731 TO 1755
Transcribed from a microfilm of the Bishop’s Transcripts held at the Dorset History Centre and donated to the Dorset OPC Project by Kim Parker
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).
The returns have been written on odd scraps of parchment and
are difficult to read in some places, so researchers are advised to use this
transcript as a guide and consult the original at the Dorset History Centre. In
particular, the return for 1731 has deteriorated, so that there are several
holes in it, the return for 1733 has been partially obliterated by an ink spill
and the return for 1740 is almost completely illegible.
1731
__-Nov-1731; John Barter [POUNT] base child of Mary (?) POUNT by John BARTER
1732
18-Mar-1731/2; Anne COWARD daughter of [William] & Mary COWARD
1733
26-Dec-1733; Moses FROOME son of George & Mary FROOME
1734
28-Feb-1733/4; Charles DAMON son of Charles & Amy DAMON
13-Mar-1733/4; Peter THRESHER son of Peter & Vertue THRESHER
04-Jul-1734; Mary RUSSEL daughter of John & Mary RUSSEL
04-Jul-1734; Elizabeth LILLINGTON daughter of John & Margaret LILLINGTON
11-Dec-1734; George HOLDEN son of George & Mary HOLDEN
1735
01-Apr-1735; John LILLINGTON son of John & Margaret LILLINGTON
03-May-1735; Mary HONEYBOURNE daughter of William & Elizabeth HONEYBOURNE
21-Sep-1735; Joseph THRESHER son of Joseph & Anne THRESHER
30-Sep-1735; George FROOME son of George & Mary FROOME
1736
12-Feb-1735/6; William AMEY son of John & Rebecca AMEY
15-Apr-1736; Stephen VINE son of Stephen & Mary VINE
20-Apr-1736; John VALLENCE son of Matthew & Elianor VALLENCE
29-Apr-1736; Mary BARTER daughter of Samuel & Sarah BARTER
12-Aug-1736; John HONEYBOURNE son of William & Elizabeth HONEYBOURNE
17-Sep-1736; John RUSSEL son of John & Mary RUSSEL
1737
22-May-1737; Mary FROOME daughter of George & Mary FROOME
21-Jun-1737; Anne AMY daughter of John & Rebecca AMY
24-Oct-1737; Mary PEARCE daughter of Charles & Mary PEARCE
30-Oct-1737; Robert HODDER son of Robert & Mary HODDER
23-Nov-1737; Susanna SRION (?) daughter of William & Jane SRION (?)
1738
04-Jun-1738; Mary SMITH daughter of George & Mary SMITH
09-Jun-1738; Elizabeth BYTHERWOODS daughter of Robert & Elizabeth BYTHERWOODS
28-Sep-1738; Samuel RUSSEL son of John & Mary RUSSEL
20-Dec-1738; William KINGSBURY son of Andrew & Mary KINGSBURY
1739
13-Feb-1738/9; Betty HOUSE daughter of Thomas & Bartlett HOUSE
23-Sep-1739; Thomas FROOM son of Thomas & Mary FROOM
25-Oct-1739; William AMEY son of William & Elizabeth AMEY
1740
19-Mar-1739/40; Joseph BROWN son of Thomas & Mary BROWN
24-Mar-1739/40; Betty BURT daughter of Richard & Betty BURT
07-Apr-1740; [illegible] VINE [illegible] of Stephen VINE
13-Aug-1740; [illegible] HARDY [illegible] of [illegible] & Elizabeth HARDY
07-Apr-1740; [illegible] BARTER [illegible] of Samuel (?) & Sarah BARTER
__-Nov-1740; [illegible] POUNT [illegible] of Robert & Susanna POUNT
1741
24-May-1741; James BUTTER son of Jacobus & Mary BUTTER
1742
14-Mar-1741/2; Mary PRIOR daughter of Matthew & Rebecca PRIOR
13-Oct-1742; Robert AMEY son of John & Rebecca AMEY
03-Nov-1742; John POUNT son of Robert & Susanna POUNT
1743
10-Apr-1743; Ann AMEY daughter of William & Elizabeth AMEY
19-Oct-1743; John DEWEY son of John & Martha DEWY of Owermoigne
1744
26-Jul-1744; Mary RODNER daughter of Andrew & Mary RODNER
17-Oct-1744; James AMEY son of John & Rebecca AMEY
1745
12-Jul-1745; James LAKE son of Israel & Mary LAKE (buried 19-Jul-1745)
30-Dec-1745; Elizabeth BUTTER daughter of Jacobus & Mary BUTTER
1746
07-May-1746; John PALMER son of John & Mary PALMER
17-Jun-1746; William Charles HOOKEY son of Thomas & Mary HOOKEY
10-Aug-1746; James WHITTLE son of James & Frances WHITTLE (buried 12-Oct-1746)
17-Aug-1746; Arthur AMEY son of William & Elizabeth AMEY
1747
22-Mar-1746/7; Mary FROOM base child of Elizabeth FROOM
23-Apr-1747; Betty AMEY daughter of John & Rebecca AMEY
08-Jun-1747; Thomas FROOM son of George & Mary FROOM
08-Nov-1747; Frances WHITTLE daughter of James & Frances WHITTLE
1748
21-Feb-1747/8; Rebecca COWARD daughter of William & Mary COWARD
02-Mar-1747/8; William AMEY son of John & Rebecca AMEY
20-Mar-1747/8; George HARDY son of John & Mary HARDY
21-Mar-1747/8; Mary BUTTER daughter of Jacobus & Mary BUTTER
27-Mar-1748; Joseph BURT son of Henry & Ann BURT
30-Nov-1748; William POUNT son of Robert & Susanna POUNT
1749
15-May-1749; Betty AMEY daughter of William & Betty AMEY
23-Jul-1749; Ann WARREN daughter of John & Ann WARREN
17-Dec-1749; Ann POUNT daughter of Robert & Susanna POUNT
1750
16-Apr-1750; Jenny ASH daughter of William & Mary ASH
12-May-1750; Mary HARDY daughter of John & Mary HARDY
04-Sep-1750; James BUTTER son of Jacobus & Mary BUTTER
1751
11-Jan-1750/1; Betty SMITH daughter of George & Mary SMITH
21-Feb-1750/1; Fanny HARDY daughter of John & Elizabeth HARDY
14-Mar-1750/1; Ann DONNE daughter of Edward & Jane DONNE
21-Mar-1750/1; Ann POUNT daughter of Robert & Susanna POUNT
07-Jul-1751; Rebeckah OLIVER daughter of Francis & Mary OLIVER
09-Aug-1751; Thomas OZZARD son of James & Elizabeth OZZARD of Littlemain (buried 13-Aug)
24-Aug-1751; William VALENCE son of John & Elizabeth VALENCE
01-Nov-1751; William TALBOT son of William & Mary TALBOT (Lewel Carter)
08-Dec-1751; Sarah GIFFORD daughter of Ann GIFFORD
1752
11-Mar-1752; Elizabeth THRESHER daughter of John & Elizabeth THRESHER
29-Mar-1752; George DONNE son of Edward & Jane DONNE (buried 05-Apr)
14-Apr-1752; Dolly BUTTER daughter of Jacobus & Mary BUTTER (buried 29-Apr)
15-Jun-1752; Henry TREVASS son of Henry & Ann TREVASS
23-Oct-1752; William WORLD son of Thomas & Sarah WORLD
05-Dec-1752; William HARDY twin son of John & Mary HARDY
05-Dec-1752; James HARDY twin son of John & Mary HARDY
1753
12-Jun-1753; William DARK son of William & Mary DARK
1754
10-Mar-1754; John GILL son of John & Mary GILL of Sutton
10-Mar-1754; Charles DONNE son of Edward & Jane DONNE
31-Mar-1754; Betty TREVASS son of Henry & Ann TREVASS
25-Apr-1754; Martha POUNT daughter of Robert & Sarah POUNT
12-May-1754; Marjery STEPHENS daughter of John & Ann STEPHENS
24-Jun-1754; Catherine GAPE daughter of Thomas GAPE
12-Jul-1754; Thomas ORCHARD son of Joseph & Jane ORCHARD
12-Jul-1754; Joseph ORCHARD son of Joseph & Jane ORCHARD
15-Sep-1754; Thomas FRAMPTON son of John & Sarah FRAMPTON
1755
03-Feb-1755; Mary VALENCE daughter of John & Elizabeth VALENCE
18-Feb-1755; Thomas HARDY son of John & Mary HARDY
19-Oct-1755; William ORCHARD son of Joseph & Jane ORCHARD