MARRIAGES - INFORMATION ADDITIONAL TO THAT CONTAINED IN THE PARISH REGISTERS OF ALL SAINTS, CHARDSTOCK, ST. ANDREW S OR WAMBROOK CHURCHES.

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1 MARRIAGES - INFORMATION ADDITIONAL TO THAT CONTAINED IN THE PARISH REGISTERS OF ALL SAINTS, CHARDSTOCK, ST. ANDREW S OR WAMBROOK CHURCHES. This list refers to people with a known connection to the Parishes of Chardstock, All Saints or Wambrook. In September, 1752 Britain changed over from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar and at the same time the official start of the year was changed from 25th March to 1st January. This transcription records marriages between 1st January and 24th March in those years prior to 1752 as, for example, /2. The first year (1661) is the date under the Julian or Old Style calendar and the second (1662) that under the Gregorian or New Style calendar /5 At Axminster Thomas DABBYNETT of Chardstocke and Elizabeth MARTYN. Source: Transcripts of Lost Parish Registers of Devon Vol. I Stephan MERYMONTH of Chardstoke, Dorset and Mary MANNING of Chard, Somerset Source: COMMONWEALTH MARRIAGES SOMERSET 1653 TO From Register of Marriages performed by Henry Bonner Esq., Justice of the Peace, of Waston in the Parish of Combe St. Nicholas At Lyme Regis, John HARDY and Mary SAVERY, both of At Lyme Regis, Henry ATWELL and Sarah PEARSE, both of At Thorncombe, John PARRICKE of Chardstock and Ellianor COOKENEY. Source: Thorncombe Parish Register At Lyme Regis, Henry TURNER and Patience BUCKLAND, both of Source: Thorncombe Parish Register At Lyme Regis, Charles WALL and Agnis LARKCOMBE, both of John DOBLE of Chard, Somerset and Marrian DOBLE of Chardstoke, Dorset Source: COMMONWEALTH MARRIAGES SOMERSET 1653 TO From Register of Marriages performed by Henry Bonner Esq., Justice of the Peace, of Waston in the Parish of Combe St. Nicholas William BOVETT of Winsham, Somerset and Aves HOOPER of Chardstoke, Dorset Source: COMMONWEALTH MARRIAGES SOMERSET 1653 TO From Register of Marriages performed by Henry Bonner Esq., Justice of the Peace, of Waston in the Parish of Combe St. Nicholas William WYATT of Chardstoke, Dorset and Phillip [Phillipa] RADFORD of Chard, Somerset Source: COMMONWEALTH MARRIAGES SOMERSET 1653 TO From Register of Marriages performed by Henry Bonner Esq., Justice of the Peace, of Waston in the Parish of Combe St. Nicholas.

2 /7 Arthur PARRIS of Combe St. Nicholas, Somerset and Sarah HARRIS of Chardstoke, Dorset Source: COMMONWEALTH MARRIAGES SOMERSET 1653 TO From Register of Marriages performed by Henry Bonner Esq., Justice of the Peace, of Waston in the Parish of Combe St. Nicholas /8 At Thorncombe, Lawrence PHELPS and Susanna OSBORNE of Source: Thorncombe Parish Register At Membury Church, Richard NEWBERRY of East Hill in the Parish of Stockland widower to Joane WYATT of Source: Membury Parish Register (Axminster Reference Library) At Membury Church, John SAMPSON of Chardstock, husbandman, to Elizabeth BARTLETT of the same Parish (Chardstock). Source: Membury Parish Register (Axminster Reference Library) At Membury Church, Hugh HOOPER of Winsham, Somerset to Ellioner BAAL of Chardstock, Dorset. Source: Membury Parish Register (Axminster Reference Library) At Membury Church, Samuel COSENS & Jane WARREN the one of Whitestanton and the other of Chardstock Source: Membury Parish Register (Axminster Reference Library) At Membury Church, Samuel ATKINS of Chardstock to Elizabeth SKRIVEN of Membury. Source: Membury Parish Register (Axminster Reference Library) At Membury Church, Robert GAMIS of Chardstock to Mary SELWOOD of Membury. Source: Membury Parish Register (Axminster Reference Library) At Lyme Regis, James DAWBNY and Mary PRATT, both of At Lyme Regis, John HARRIS and Hannah WEBBER of /7 At Beaminster, William MARKS of Chardstock and Alice LEGG of Winsor. Source: Beaminster Parish Register At Lyme Regis, Lancelot COKE and Christible HODSON of At Staple Fitzpaine and Bickenhall, Thomas DEAN of Chard and Maria MARKS of Source: Staple Fitzpaine Parish Register At Wootton Fitzpaine, Benjamin SEAWARD and Joan HOSKINS of Source: Wootton Fitzpaine Parish Register.

3 At Lyme Regis, John BOND and Dorothy HARVY of Chardstock /2 At Pitminster, James DAWBNEY clothier of Chardstock and Mary JEFFERY spinster of Thorncomb. Source: Pitminster Parish Register. Note: An alternative source records the date as / At Hawkchurch, John FRENCH of Chardstock and Elizabeth SAMSON Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Lyme Regis, John BRAGG of Thorncomb and Elizabeth LEVERMORE of /3 At Whitchurch Canonicorum, Richard COLLYER junior and Mary BOND of Source: Whitchurch Canonicorum Parish Register At Lyme Regis, John FRENCH and Grace TREMLETT of /7 At Churchstanton, John DUNNE of Chard and Elizabeth PALMER of Source: Churchstanton Parish Register /7 At Lyme Regis, Henry STEPHENS and Mary KEAT of At Kingsbury Episcopi, William WILLEY of Wells and Mary SPEED of Source: Kingsbury Episcopi Parish Register At Lyme Regis, Richard PHELPS of Chardstock and Mary TOLER of Axminster /9 At Hawkchurch, John LINDY of Axminster and Dorothy PARRIS of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Symondsbury, Thomas SEWARD of Chardstock and Greas COTEN. Source: Symondsbury Parish Register At Lyme Regis, John RALSTON of Betscomb and Ann CRAB of /1 At Hawkchurch, John CHARD and Rubeth PEARSE of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Lyme Regis, John SEARLE and Dorothy BOND of

4 At Hawkchurch, Job PHELPS and Mary STAPLE of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Combe St. Nicholas, Christophe COLLINS of Chardstock and Joan BASELEY, this Parish. Source: Combe St. Nicholas Parish Register At Hawkchurch, Nicholas HANCOCK and Jane TURNER, both of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Taunton, St. James, Robert TITHERLY of Chardstock and Mrs Margerie TURNER of West Buckland, by Licence. Source: Taunton St. James Parish Register At Hawkchurch, Matthew NOSSITER and Elizabeth MITCHELL of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Hawkchurch, John SAVOURY and Mary GAMMIDGE of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Hawkchurch, Henry TURNER and Susanna GUPPY of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Whitchurch Canonicorum Robert SUMERS of Chardstock and Elizabeth JOHNSON of Membury, by Licence. Source: Whitchurch Canonicorum Parish Register /7 At Hawkchurch, William WOOLMINGTON and Joan PEADON of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Chideock, John ELLIOTT of Chardstock and Mary GAME. Source: Chideock Parish Register /8 At Hawkchurch, William LIDDEN of Axminster and Grace TURNER of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Lyme Regis, Nicholas KEAT and Grace BARKLY of /20 At Hawkchurch, Thomas CHUB and Mary PEARCE of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Lyme Regis, Robert VINCENT of Chardstock and Mary ASH of Membry At Lyme Regis, Henry SELWOOD and Grace HUTCHENS of

5 At Hawkchurch, Henry SEAWARD and Sarah WOOLINGTON, both of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register /4 At Whitelackington, Robert MOREY of Chardstock and Mary ALWAY of Axminster. Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Wellington, Benjamin PLAYER of Chestoik [Chardstock] and Margeritt GORE of Wellington. Source: Wellington Parish Register At Upottery, Nicholas SOMERS of Chardstock and Sarah SALTER of Upottery. Source: Upottery Parish Register At Lyme Regis, Nathaniel MECHEL of Wambrook and Mary TUCKER of At Crewkerne, John PLYER of Chardstock and Anne MATTHEWS of Chillington. Source: Crewkerne Parish Register At Lyme Regis, John PLUCKNETT and Jane PINNY of At Lyme Regis, Aron WILLS and Ann DAWBENY of Chardstock /1 At Crewkerne, William COOK of Chardstock and Mary SMITH. Source: Crewkerne Parish Register At Lyme Regis, John BENTLY and Ruth WILLS of At Lyme Regis, Francis MORLEY of Chardstock and Amy ASH of Membury At Lyme Regis, Robert SEAWARD and Mary MITCHELL of Source: Lyme RegisParish Register /3 At Lyme Regis, John POWND of Colyton and Grace MUNDING of At Burstock, Robert GUPPY of Chardstock and Betty ROBINS of Membury. Source: Burstock Parish Register At Lyme Regis, John KEATE of Chardstock and Sarah LIMBREY of Combpine.

6 At Hawkchurch, Gabriel APSEY and Elizabeth SUMMERS of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Hawkchurch, William COLMAR of Simondsbury and Jane WILLS of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Lyme Regis, Thomas HOOK of Chardstock and Hannah VOYSEY At Lyme Regis, Mr John BRAGG and Mrs Susanna GAME of /7 At Lyme Regis, William BELLETT of Membury and Mary GILLETT of /7 At Lyme Regis, John GOSLEY of Whitestanton and Mary WINDSOR of /7 At Lyme Regis, Thomas APSEY and Mary POOK [both] of /9 At Crewkerne, Thomas PEARCE of Chardstock and Joan SALTER. Source: Crewkerne Parish Register At Lyme Regis, Thomas GUPPY and Ann RICE of At Burstock, William PRIOR and Katherine BENTLEY of Source: Burstock Parish Register /1 At Netherbury, Henry CRABB and Sarah KEATE of Source: Netherbury Parish Register /2 At Beaminster, Anthony CULVERWELL and Sarah WARREY, both of Source: Beaminster Parish Register At Hawkchurch, John AMOR and Mary CHARD, both of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Lyme Regis, John COLLINS of Axmouth and Mary LIDDON of At Lyme Regis, Richard CHARD and Sarah GUPPY of At Lyme Regis, Thomas GUPPY and Mary MARKS of At Hawkchurch, William PARISH of Chardstock and Martha WAKELY.

7 Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Lyme Regis, Samuel WYATT and Mary RIDWOOD, both of At Litton Cheney, Philip GREGORY of Chardstock, yeoman and Sarah RADFORD of Askerswell, by Licence. Source: Litton Cheney Parish Register /8 At Lyme Regis, Samuel ASH and Betty MORLEY of /8 At Lyme Regis, Adam CULVERWELL and Prudines ARMER of /50 At Wootton Fitzpaine, Henry LOCK of Chardstock and Mary WHITE of Hawkchurch. Source: Wootton Fitzpaine Parish Register /2 At Thorncombe, Samuel STAPLE and Bete INNET of Source: Thorncombe Parish Register At Whitestaunton, Thomas PRIDDLE of Wambrook and Betty SLADE of Source: Whitestaunton Parish Register At Lyme Regis, John BONDFIELD and Ann BONDFIELD, both of Chardstock At Lyme Regis, Richard ANNER and Betty DRAYTON of 1757 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , & the Banns were read for a marriage between Nathaniel TUCHER of Stockland and Sarah COOK of The Chardstock Parish Register is endorsed Married at Stockland. Source: Chardstock Parish Register 1759 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , & the Banns were read for a marriage between Thomas GUPPY of Chardstock and Elizabeth LANE of The Chardstock Parish Register is endorsed Vide burials in August 1759, which record that Thomas GUPPY was buried at Chardstock on without a marriage having taken place. Source: Chardstock Parish Register At Hawkchurch, Nathaniel WOODMAN, butcher and Rachel AMOR of Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between James NETTEFORD of Chardstock and Mary PLYER of However, the Chardstock Parish Register

8 does not record a marriage having taken place. Source: Chardstock Parish Register At Combe St. Nicholas, Jonathan DALLABY of Chardstock and Mary WELCH of Combe. Source: Combe St. Nicholas Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , & the Banns were read for a marriage between John WELCH of Chardstock and Sarah CRABB of Membury. The Chardstock Parish Register is endorsed Married at Membury. Source: Chardstock Parish Register At Combe St. Nicholas, John KNIGHT of Chardstock and Ann MILLS. Source: Combe St. Nicholas Parish Register At Thorncombe, Robert SEAWARD of Chardstock and Mary HAWKINS of Chardstock, sojourner. Source: Thorncombe Parish Register At Combe St. Nicholas, Charles LUCKES of Chardstock and Diana GUPPY of Dowlish Wake. Source: Combe St. Nicholas Parish Register At Hawkchurch, David BANFIELD of Chardstock, widower and Hannah HARDYMAN. Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Combe St. Nicholas, John PLAYER of Combe and Betty PLAYER of Source: Combe St. Nicholas Parish Register At Netherbury, John WILLS of Chardstock and Ann UDALL, by Licence. Source: Netherbury Parish Register At Thorncombe, Thomas PEARCE of Chardstock and Ann CHICK. Source: Thorncombe Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between William CHARD, bachelor, of Chardstock and Mary DUNSTER, spinster, of Winsham, Somerset. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Winsham At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for an intended marriage between John TURNER, bachelor, of Chardstock and Betty SLADE, spinster, of However, there is no record of a subsequent marriage having taken place at 1785 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for an intended marriage between James QUELCH,

9 bachelor, of Chardstock and Joan VINCENT, spinster, of However, there is no record of a subsequent marriage having taken place at At Upottery, Benjamin HORE [HOAR] of Chardstock, Yeoman, and Elizabeth QUANT of Upottery. Source: Upottery Parish Register At Crewkerne, William BENTLEY of Chardstock and Elizabeth BARGERY, by Licence. Source: Crewkerne Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and , the Banns were read for an intended marriage between Joseph TITCHER [TUTCHER], bachelor, of Chardstock and Susanna LARCOMBE, spinster, of However, there is no record of a subsequent marriage having taken place at At Hawkchurch, Henry PARRIS, bachelor, of Chardstock and Mary HOARE, spinster of Hawkchurch. Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Thomas PRICE, bachelor, of Chardstock and Elizabeth COOK, spinster, of Axminster, Devon. The Chardstock Parish Register is endorsed Married at Axminster At Combe St. Nicholas, Jonathan PINNEY of Chardstock and Betty TRAT. Source: Combe St. Nicholas Parish Register At Ilton, Edward SHORE, bachelor, of Chardstock and Rachael EAMES, spinster, of Ilton. Source: Ilton Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Thomas DRAYTON, Clockmaker, of Chardstock and Elizabeth VINCENT, spinster, of Chard, Somerset. The Chardstock Parish Register is endorsed Married at Chard At Hawkchurch, William SYMES the elder of Chardstock, widower and Mary SNOOKE of Hawkchurch, widow. Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Jonathan PINNEY of Chardstock and Hannah COLLIN of Axminster, Devon. The Chardstock Parish Register is endorsed Married at Axminster.

10 1798/1799 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between William HELLIAR of Chardstock and Ann MOGRIDGE of Colyton, Devon. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Colyton At Charmouth, Jonathan HOSELER of Chardstock and Ann WAKELY of Whitchurch. Source: Charmouth Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Jonathan SYMES, bachelor and Tobacconist, of Chardstock and Elizabeth KNIGHT of Beer, Devon. The Chardstock Parish Register is endorsed Married at Beer At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Robert HUNT of Thorncombe, Devon and Hannah Bond of There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the groom s Parish of Thorncombe At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Humphry LONG of Chardstock and Susanna BAALCH of Chard, Somerset. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Chard Lately, at St. Ann s Soho, Mr Charles DUPONT, successor to the late Mr Emery, an eminent Watch-maker of Charing -cross, to Miss BRYANT, daughter of the late John Bryant Esq. of Chardstock in the County of Dorset. Source: Morning Post At Ilminster, John YOUNG of Chardstock and Phoebe GARNSEY, by Licence. Source: Ilminster Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between John LARCOMB of Chardstock and Sarah ADAMS of Ilminster, Somerset. The Chardstock Parish Register is endorsed Married at Ilminster At Lyme Regis, John ROE of Chardstock and Ann HARVEY At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between William MULLINS of Axminster, Devon and Rebecca Lane, spinster, of There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the

11 groom s Parish of Axminster At Thorncombe, John DEANE of Chardstock and Sarah GREENING, by Licence. Source: Thorncombe Parish Register At Hawkchurch Mr W POWELL of Chardstock to Elizabeth GRAHAM, daughter of Mr Robert Graham of Cornshay Wood Farm, Hawkchurch At Thorncombe, Robert HAYES of Chardstock, Bachelor, and Elizabeth VICAR. Source: Thorncombe Parish Register At Hawkchurch, Henry STEVENS of Chardstock and Jane SAWYER. Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At Upottery, John BOND, bachelor, of Chardstock and Anna Maria TUCKER, spinster, of Upottery. Source: Upottery Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between William HARRIS, bachelor, of Chardstock and Anna EDWARDS, spinster, of Lyme Regis. There is no at the bride s Parish of Lyme Regis At Yarcombe, Hugh CRABB, born Chardstock, and Elizabeth POPE of Yarcombe. Source: The Greenwood Tree 1826 Western Circuit, Dorchester March 10th Court case Chard v Bently - Mr Serjeant Wylde, with whom was Mr C F Williams, said this action was brought to recover damages for a breach of promise of marriage. The nature of the complaint was sufficient to excite the curiosity and attention of the Jury; and if, on the investigation of the case, the action should appear to be well founded, the honest minds of those he was addressing would soon arrive at a just decision with regard to the extent of the injury this plaintiff had received and would award her an adequate condensation for her wrongs. To-day they had to consider the case of a female, the best part of whose life had been consumed by the defendant in a long courtship; and who ultimately deserted her to marry another, without alleging the slightest fault to that lady, or assigning any reasonable cause for his capricious behaviour. Miss Chard, the plaintiff in this suit, was the daughter of a respectable farmer, living at Chardstock, in this county, and one of a family of eight children; she was now in her 27th year. Mr Bently, the defendant, was the son of an opulent farmer, residing a short distance from the plaintiff's father and at the time this courtship commenced, superintended his father s business, but more recently had established himself in a farm of considerable magnitude, that was believed to be his own property. He was some years older than the plaintiff, being in his 35th year. From the contiguity of the two farms, an intimacy arose between the families so many as 13 or 14 years since; and as the attentions of

12 the defendant were then particularly addressed to the plaintiff, her parents thought it prudent to inquire if his intentions were honourable towards Miss Mary Ann [Chard] and whether his visits to her were sanctioned with the approbation of his father and friends. Mr Bently assured the mother of the plaintiff that he came to her house as the suitor of her daughter and that his father had no objection whatever to their marriage; and for many years afterwards he was in the constant habit of seeing Miss Chard twice or thrice a week; and the only reason he gave for delaying the marriage so long was that his property was not sufficient to support an establishment equal to the respectability of their families, but which, he said, he should be able to do on coming into the possession of property which he expected from his friends; and he more than once observed, that he neither expected nor required any fortune with Miss Chard on their marriage. The defendant left his father s house about two or three years since, to take possession of the Haulditch farm and estate, still in the neighbourhood of Mr Chard s, on his own account, and continued the same attentions to Miss Chard for some tome afterwards, as he had done before, but deferring the marriage on account of the delapidated state of the farm house, which he was anxious to repair before taking home a wife. At length the 1st of April was appointed for the wedding day and every preparation was made by Mrs Chard, the mother, to celebrate an event which was considered alike advantageous and joyful to both families; the happiness of this day, however, the defendant never permitted Miss Chard to enjoy, for, on the Thursday before the day on which the marriage was to be solemnized, Mr Bently sent for this young lady s brother and informed him that he could not make Miss Chard his wife, for that his father and he had had some angry words about it and that he (the father) would not suffer the marriage to take place. On the day after the disappointment, Mr Bently came crying to the house and declared the fault was not his; It had always been his determination to marry Mary Ann and if ever he married a woman, she should still be his wife. From this time he ceased to visit the plaintiff. To another friend, who had also interested himself on this young lady s behalf, the defendant had likewise said that if he ever married any other woman but Mary Ann, he would consent to have his head taken off. [This expression was accompanied with a [illegible] and deliberate [illegible] of the hand round the throat, by the witness when related the conversation, which raised a laugh in the Court that for several minutes interrupted the detail he was giving]. Many months had not elapsed from the period of this cruel disappointment before the defendant married a widow lady, named Jeffries, who lived at Thorncomb, close by his father s house, and it was suspected that, for some time previous to the marriage day being appointed with Miss Chard, the defendant had been paying his address to Mrs Jeffries, possibly with the view to augmenting his fortune, even at the expense of the happiness of that lady, who, in every honourable thought that could associate itself with the female mind, had looked upon the defendant as her husband for many years past. These were the circumstances of the case and the Jury, in estimating the injury Miss Chard had sustained, would take into their consideration the irreparable loss which twelve or fourteen years were to a young lady, with all its possible consequences, and return a verdict accordingly. The plaintiff s mother and brother, with two other friends, were examined and

13 fully supported the statement made by the Learned Serjeant. Mr Erskine, in addressing the Jury, on the defendant s behalf, admitted that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, but he apprehended this would not be considered a case where heavy damages ought to be given; for, in truth, with the exception of not having married the lady, there was not the slightest imputation against the defendant that he had done any act that was at all calculated to wound the feelings of Miss Chard, or affected future interests. It had been charged to the defendant that at the time he had appointed to marry the plaintiff, he was then courting another lady, whom he afterwards made his wife; but the evidence was directly against this allegation, as it had been distinctly stated that Mr Bently had not been observed paying attention to Mrs Jeffries more than seven or eight months prior to his marriage with her, which took place in October, 1825, considerably more than twelve months after he had ceased to be intimate with the plaintiff. The fair presumption therefore was that the defendant, as he has stated had declined fulfilling his engagements with Miss Chard, knowing the disinclination his father had to the match and being conscious that by marrying against his consent, he would be entailing ruin on himself and unhappiness on the lady who should become his wife. Mr Justice Burrough said a verdict must be given for the plaintiff as it was admitted a promise had been made and broken. His Lordship scarcely knew of any greater injury that could be done to a young lady than to desert her after a long courtship and the Jury, by their verdict, should protect them from having their feelings and interests thus trifled with. The only apology the defendant had offered for his conduct was that his father was averse to the marriage; but that was not to be assumed as a fact, which was not supported by evidence and here the Jury had heard nothing to the contrary but that the match was equally agreeable to the parents of both parties. A verdict was returned for the the plaintiff - Damages Two Hundred Pounds. Source: Morning Chronicle At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Isaac DRAYTON, bachelor, of Chardstock and Margaret MARSH, spinster, of Hawkchurch. There is no at the bride s Parish of Hawkchurch At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and , the Banns were read for an intended marriage between Thomas ELLETT, bachelor, of Chardstock and Sarah DENSILOW, spinster, of However, there is no record of a subsequent marriage having taken place at At Cullompton. James BENTLEY Esq. of Chardstock to Sarah MARTIN, youngest daughter of Phillip Martin Esq. of Tye-House, Cullompton. Source: Exeter & Plymouth Gazette

14 1828 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between John ELLETT, bachelor, of Chardstock and Ann MILLER, spinster, of Axminster, Devon. There is no at the bride s Parish of Axminster At Hawkchurch, Mr. Pearce of Chardstock to Martha RESTORICK, second daughter of Mr John Restorick of Hawkchurch Source: Sherborne Mercury At Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset Mr J PRIOR of Chardstock to Eliza MILLER only daughter of Mr E Miller of Wootton. Source: Hampshire Advertiser At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Thomas APSEY, bachelor, of Chardstock and Fanny FUDGE, spinster, of Lyme Regis. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Lyme Regis At Chardstock by the Rev. F Todd, Robert HETZLER, C B Colonel in the Bengal Artillery, to Elizabeth Langdon LOVERIDGE, eldest daughter of William Loveridge Esq. of Paradise Lodge. Source: Hampshire Advertiser At Thorncombe, Abraham CHUBB of Chardstock and Ann HAWKER. Source: Thorncombe Parish Register At Thorncombe, George CHUBB of Chardstock and Mary Ann OUSELY. Source: Thorncombe Parish Register Married at All Saints Church, Mary-le-bone. Mr Charles TOMS of Bow-lane, Cheapside to Silvia SHORE, fourth daughter of the late Edward Shore of Dorset (date of ceremony not recorded). Source: Hampshire Advertiser At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and , the Banns were read for an intended marriage between Nathanael SEWARD, bachelor, of Chardstock and Sarah ENTICOTT, spinster, of However, there is no record of a subsequent marriage having taken place at 1833 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and , the Banns were read for an intended marriage between Elijah HARNER, bachelor, of Chardstock and Elizabeth Waldron BOWRING, spinster, of However, there is no record of a subsequent marriage having taken place at 1833 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the

15 Banns were read for a marriage between Joseph WILLMINGTON, bachelor, of Chardstock and Clarlotte SLADE, spinster, of Lyme Regis. There is no at the bride s Parish of Lyme Regis At St. Margaret s, Westminster, by the Rev. Sir Herbert Oakeley, Bart., the Rev. Charles Woodcock, Student of Ch. Ch. [Christ Church College], and Vicar of Chardstock, Dorset, to Honora Sarah Sutherland, second daughter of A R Sutherland, M D of Parliament Street, Westminster. Source: Morning Post At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between John HUTCHINGS, bachelor, of Chardstock and Elizabeth PO??LL [POWELL?], spinster, of The Parish of Wootton. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Wootton At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between William PINNEY, bachelor, of Chardstock and Hannah GILL, spinster, of Kilmington, Devon. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Kilmington At the Collegiate Church, Manchester, by the Rev. W W Johnson, M A, Mr John Wroe WOOD, surgeon of King-street, Manchester, eldest son of the late Mr Kinder Wood, to Frances Delia FANSHAWE, second daughter of the late Rev. John Charles Fanshawe, M A, Rector of Source: Blackburn Standard At Chardstock by the Rev. C Woodcock M A, Mr William SMITH schoolmaster, formerly of Saxmundham, Suffolk, to Eliza WHITE only daughter of the late Mr John White, cabinet maker, Manningtree, Essex. Source: Essex Standard At Chardstock Mr Noah BISHOP of Tytherleigh, Farmer, to Elizabeth DEANE, eldest daughter to Mr J Deane of Source: Taunton Courier & Western Advertiser At Membury Church, Mr Henry WELCH, second son of Mr Welch, Membury Mills, to Miss Ruth BENTLEY, daughter of Mrs Bentley, Wootton Farm, Source: Chard Union Gazette Married on Thursday October 22nd by special licence at St. Margaret s, Westminster by the Rev. Charles Woodcock of Chardstock, the Rev. Theodore Augustus WOLROND B.A. of Smallridge, Axminster to Mary Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, daughter of Dr. Sutherland of Parliament Street, Westminster. Source: Salisbury & Winchester Journal

16 1842 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and , the Banns were read for an intended marriage between Joel HONEBON and Lydia KNIGHT, spinster, of However, there is no record of a subsequent marriage having taken place at 1843 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Edward WOODMAN, bachelor, of Hawkchurch and Elizabeth APLIN, spinster, of There is no at the groom s Parish of Hawkchurch Married June 12th 1844 at Chardstock, Dorset, Mr William HORNER of Whitminster, Gloucestershire to Amelia, niece to Mrs Highmore of Chardstock and also to Mr J Drayton, banker and wine-merchant, Lyme Regis, Dorset Source: Salisbury & Winchester Journal Note: The Chardstock Parish Register records the marriage as taking place At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between George BOARD, bachelor, of Chardstock and Elizabeth BEER, spinster, of Membury. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Membury At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Lewis Maydwell HOGG, bachelor, of Chardstock and Ellen Alicia ROUGHTON, spinster, of Kettering, Northamptonshire. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Kettering At St. Mary s Church, Weymouth by the Rev. T C Hughes, Isaac PRYER Esq. of Battleford, Chardstock to Mary Elizabeth KEECH, the only daughter of Mr. Keech of Axminster. Source: Salisbury & Winchester Journal 1845 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on the first reading of the Banns took place for an intended marriage between Isaac PEARCE, bachelor, of Chardstock and Lucy BONFIELD, spinster, of The register is endorsed Forbidden by John Bonfield, father of the aforesaid Lucy Bonfield At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and , the Banns were read for an intended marriage between Francis SYMES, bachelor, of Chardstock and Sarah CHUBB, spinster, of However, there is no record of a subsequent marriage having taken place at At Chardstock Mr John STEED of Bristol to Amelia HAYES, youngest daughter of the late Mr Robert Hayes of Combe Hill Farm, Somerset.

17 Source: Sherborne Mercury Note: The Chardsock Marriage Register records the name of the groom as John REED At Ashbrittle, Somerset Mr Henry COLES of Hares Farm, Chardstock to Mary PAVEY eldest daughter of Henry Pavey Esq of Hockworthy and relict of the late John Sawyer of Stannish Thorn Farm, Hockworthy, Devon. Source: Sherborne Mercury At Chardstock Mr John HINE of Pitminster, near Taunton to Sussanah WALE, only daughter of Mr John Wale of Court Farm, Source Dorset County Chronicle At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and , the Banns were read for an intended marriage between Robert AMOR, bachelor, of Chardstock and Mary Ann SEAGER, spinster, of However, there is no record of a subsequent marriage having taken place at At Chardstock by the Rev. C Woodcock, Mr George WELCH of Whateley Mills to Emily GAPPER, youngest daughter of William Gapper Esq. of Winsham. Source: Exeter & Plymouth Gazette At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Isaac FRENCH, bachelor, of Chardstock and Susan FARRANT, spinster, of Branscomb, Devon. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Branscomb At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on and the Banns were read for a marriage between Samuel HUTCHINGS, bachelor, of Chardstock and Harriett PERRYMAN, spinster, of Branscomb, Devon. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Branscomb At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on unrecorded dates estimated to be in 1850 the Banns were read for a marriage between John SEWARD, bachelor, of Chardstock and Mary Ann BARTLETT, spinster, of Branscombe, Devon. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Branscombe At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Thomas DEEM, bachelor, of Chardstock and Emma DARE, spinster, of Lyme Regis. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Lyme Regis At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on and , the Banns were

18 read for an intended marriage between John VIRGENT [VIRGIN], bachelor, of Chardstock and Ellen ELLETT, spinster, of However, there is no record of a subsequent marriage having taken place at At Chardstock, the Rev. J P ANDREW to Stephanie Laura Langton NEVILLE. grand-daughter of P Massingherd Esq. Source: Annual Register At the Unitarian Chapel, Ilminster William Webb WHITE, born Ilminster, and Sarah Ann GILLARD/GILLETT, born Source: The Greenwood Tree 1857/1860 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on the Banns were read for a marriage between William LARCOMBE, bachelor, of Chardstock and Louisa DIMENT, spinster, of The second and third readings of the Banns did not take place nor did the marriage; Louisa Diment being recorded as underage. The second and third reading of the Banns were then to be heard on and , but these were withdrawn at the request of the mother. A complete set of Banns were read on , and and the marriage finally took place on At Upottery, Thomas HARRIS of Chardstock and Sarah Ellen BOWDITCH of Upottery. Source: Upottery Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between John NEWBERY, bachelor, of Chardstock and Hariet HAYBALL, spinster, of Axminster. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Axminster At Wotton Fitzpaine, James ROCKETT of All Saints, a bachelor farmer of full age, and Ruth MILLER of All Saints, a spinster of full age. Groom s father James Rockett, farmer of Battleford Farm. Bride s father Benjamin Miller, farmer of Knights Farm. Witnesses Stephen Miller and Mary Miller. Source: Wotton Fitzpaine Parish Register At the Roman Catholic Chapel of St. George s Crescent, Taunton Albert LAWLEY and Martha DEEM, the daughter of Robert and Mary DEEM of Eggmoor Lane, Chardstock Source: Indenture dated concerning cottage in Eggmoor Lane At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between John TURNER, bachelor, of Chardstock and Susan DEEM, spinster, of Musbury. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Musbury At Hawkchurch, Joseph WALE of Chardstock and Jane CHAPMAN.

19 Source: Hawkchurch Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between John PAULL of Chardstock and Elizabeth MANGER of Staple Fitzpaine. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Staple Fitzpaine At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between John GODDARD of Chardstock and Caroline FOWLER of Axminster. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Axminster At Chardstock, Dorset, Alexander MACONOCHIE Esq., eldest son of the late Captain Maconochic R N to Alice Jane WOODCOCK, second daughter of the Rev. Charles Woodcock M A, Vicar of Source: The Gentleman s Magazine At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Mark HUTCHINGS of Chardstock and Ann DUDDRIDGE of Bishops Hull. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Bishops Hull At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Samuel SOMERS, bachelor, of Chardstock and Rubeth WILMOT, spinster, of Axminster. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Axminster At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between William SLOMAN, bachelor, of Chardstock and Mary Ann GAPPER, spinster, of Monkton Wyld. There is no at the bride s Parish of Monkton Wyld At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between William Thomas PARRIS, bachelor, of Chardstock and Elizabeth Sarah SNELL, spinster, of Axminster. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Axminster At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Samuel LEIGH, bachelor, and Mary FARRENT, spinster. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock and the Banns register indicates that both bride and groom were of the Parish of This suggests that the marriage did not take place.

20 1863 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between James LOUD, bachelor, of Chardstock and Fanny BLANCHARD, spinster, of Brixton, Surrey. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Brixton At the Cathedral, Calcutta, E M WOODCOCK Esq., Lieut. Bombay Staff Corps, District Superintendent of Police, Scetapore, Oude, son of the late E E Woodcock Esq. Retired List, Bengal C S, to Mary Anne PARRY, eldest daughter of the Rev. Charles Woodcock, Vicar of Chardstock, Dorset. Source: The Gentleman s Magazine At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between William Deane EAMES, bachelor, of Chardstock and Miriam Eliza HILL, spinster, of Chard. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Chard At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Henry Edward HODSON, bachelor of Chardstock and Jane SMITH, spinster, of Minchinhampton, Gloucester. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Minchinhampton. The Banns Register is endorsed Married on the Holy Festival of St. Mark April 25th At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on and the Banns were read for a marriage between Richard NOMAN, bachelor, of Chardstock and Emma BROOMFIELD, spinster, of Stockland, Devon. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Stockland At Upottery, Robert WILKINS of Chardstock and Dinah LONG of Upottery. Source: Upottery Parish Register At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between John Showers CHICK of Southwark, Surrey and Anne BOWBITCH, spinster, of There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the groom s Parish of Southwark. 1869/1870 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Robert DARE, bachelor, of Chardstock and Sarah Elizabeth DUNN, spinster, of the Parish of St. Giles, Northampton. The register is endorsed that the marriage took place at Northampton (date not recorded)

21 1872 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between George WHITE, widower, of Chardstock and Elizabeth COX, spinster, of Sandhurst. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Sandhurst At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Thomas ELLETT, bachelor, of Chardstock and Emma TOP, spinster, of Wambrook. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Wambrook At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on the Banns were received for an intended marriage between Robert STANTON, widower, of Chardstock and Elizabeth BURGESS, widow, of The Banns were not read and the entry is endorsed Forbidden 1874 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on and the Banns were read for an intended marriage between John LOCK, widower, of Chardstock and Martha SYMES of The third reading of the Banns did not take place and the entry is crossed out At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Joseph MARSH, bachelor, of Chardstock and Myra SMITH, spinster, of Piddlehinton, Dorset. There is no at the bride s Parish of Piddlehinton At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Benjamin MILLER, bachelor, of Chardstock and Elizabeth HALLETT, spinster, of Thorncombe. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Thorncombe At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Edward Stanhope RODD, bachelor, of Chardstock and Madeline Dora Hoare CLARKE, spinster, of Toddington, Bedfordshire. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Toddington At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for an intended marriage between William CHUBB, bachelor, of Chardstock and Mary Ann EVANS, spinster, of There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock and the Banns Register is endorsed Time expired. Note: See also entry for 1882

22 1877 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for an intended marriage between James BONFIELD, widower, of Chardstock and Joan HUSSEY, widow, of There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock and the Banns Register is endorsed Time expired At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Edward Stanhope RODD, widower, of Chardstock and Annie Stewart KING, spinster, of Leigh, Essex. There is no at the bride s Parish of Leigh At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Thomas HARRIS, bachelor, of Chardstock and Annie Mary BONFIELD, spinster, of Donyatt, Somerset. There is no at the bride s Parish of Donyatt At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between George Charles HUSSEY, bachelor, of Kensington, London and Rosa DEEM, spinster, of There is no at the groom s Parish of Kensington At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between John James PEARCE, bachelor, of Chardstock and Anna Louise ENGLAND, spinster, of Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Shepton Beauchamp At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Robert LARCOMBE, bachelor, of Chardstock and Ellen COOK, spinster, of Thorncombe, Dorset. There is no at the bride s Parish of Thorncombe At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between William MILLER, bachelor, of Chardstock and Augusta ZEALLEY, spinster, of Hawkhurst. There is no at the bride s Parish of Hawkchurch At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for an intended marriage between William CHUBB,

23 bachelor, of Chardstock and Mary Ann EVANS, spinster, of There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock and the Banns Register is endorsed Time expired. Note: See also entry for At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Daniel DARK, bachelor, of Chardstock and Mary Jane JUDGE, spinster, of Tonbridge, Kent. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock and the Banns Register is endorsed married at Tonbridge At St. Andrew s Church, Chardstock, by the Rev. F Parham, Thomas William FARRANT, of Seaton, to Annie VICKERY, of Henny Galley Farm, Source: Chard & Ilminster News At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Thomas COUSINS, bachelor, of Chardstock and Hannah DUNSTER, spinster, of Broadwindsor. There is no at the bride s Parish of Broadwindsor At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between William FORSEY, bachelor, of Chardstock and Sarah Ann LEAVES, spinster, of Thorncombe. The Banns Register is endorsed Married at Thorncombe April 26th At Upottery, Thomas ANNING of Chardstocke and Hannah Edith SANSOM of Upottery. Source: Upottery Parish Register 1890 At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , 30,3,1890 and the Banns were read for a marriage between Henry George PIDGEON, bachelor, of Chardstock and Martha ANNING, spinster, of Membury. The Banns Register is endorsed Married at Membury April 9th At the Baptist Chapel, Westborne, Bournemouth, Albert HORDER, youngest son of William Horder, of Compton Abbas, to Annie Amelia BATTEN, daughter of Joseph Batten of Tytherleigh. Source: Chard & Ilminster News At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between Harry GREENSLADE, bachelor, of Chardstock and Hannah Maria HARWOOD, spinster, of Tatworth. There is no record of a subsequent marriage at Chardstock, so it presumably took place at the bride s Parish of Tatworth At St. Andrew s, Chardstock on , and the Banns were read for a marriage between William DOWN, bachelor, of