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England & Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index
Marriages 1754 - 1837
Market Stainton St Michael

 

The Parish

The parish of Market Stainton lies in the eastern part of north central Lincolnshire about 5 miles north of the market town of Horncastle. Market Stainton, as its name suggests, formerly held a weekly market but this has long since ceased as the village failed to grow into the town that was intended. Market Stainton is a compact small village lying about a half mile east of the B1225 road which links Horncastle with Caistor. Market Stainton sits in the more rolling portion of Lincolnshire, The Lincolnshire Wolds. The landscape is still, however, totally dominated by arable farming although sheep rearing would once have been the mainstay. Market Stainton lies on the western slopes of the valley of the River Bain, this drains the area to the south where it eventually passes through Boston into The Wash. Market Stainton is sited at around 90 metres above sea level and sits on a low ridge which is followed by the B road. Market stainton parish was of a typical size for this part of Lincolnshire, at 1,100 acres it would have supported around 180 parishioners. In Domesday times the land was held by one Ranulf of St Valery and boasted 5 ploughs some meadow and 2 mills.


The Church

St Michael's church sits at the main junction of Market Stainton on the eastern side. The church has been extensively modified over the years and the normal dating is difficult because all of the windows were replaced in Victorian times. Pevsner concludes the building is a mixture of Decorated and Perpendicular so dates from the 14th/15th centuries. The chancel is much later having been completely rebuilt in 1848. Research on the web shows that the church has been deconsecrated and at time of writing is for sale for commercial use. This may impact access to the site in future. The church sits beside the junction of lanes in a totally open site and at present no access is required to take photographs as they can all be obtained from the road.


The Records

Register No Covering Dates Deposited With Register Style Quality Standard Comments
1 20th May 1755 - 16th November 1779 Lincolnshire Archives - Reference - MARKET STAINTON PAR/1/1 Plain, unruled book, a continuation of the extant composite register in contravention of Hardwicke's segregation & wording requirements Grade 4 Register - there are notable quality issues with this register which may have resulted in many misreads This register suffers extensively from fading leading to a likelihood of many misreads
2 24th June 1782 - 20th April 1812 Lincolnshire Archives - Reference - MARKET STAINTON PAR/1/3 Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads None
3 23rd March 1813 - 11th May 1837 Lincolnshire Archives - Reference - MARKET STAINTON PAR/1/4 Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads None


Benniworth St Julian
Benniworth St Julian
Donington on Bain St Andrew
Sotby St Peter
Stenigot St Nicholas
Goulceby All Saints
Sotby St Peter
Ranby St German
Ranby St German

1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830

Register Reference Date Groom Forename Groom Surname Groom Status Groom Abode Bride Forename Bride Surname Bride Status Bride Abode
20/05/1755 Francis MUMBY   Fulletby Ann EVERINGTON    
13/05/1756 George COLLINS     Sarah GOODRICK    
18/05/1756 Samuel BOURN   Donington On Bain Mary BRATLEY    
30/04/1758 Charles MILLIT   Biscathorpe Isabel BRATLEY    
04/05/1758 William ATKINSON   West Burton, Nottinghamshire Ann WALKER    
04/09/1758 John BIRCH     Sarah TAYLOR    
16/02/1762 Charles BARNES   Horncastle Martha BLOW    
16/05/1762 Thomas BLANCHARD     Mary MARTIN    
12/07/1762 Robert BASSILL     Mary BLACKBORNE    
00/00/1763 John CLARKSON   Wainfleet St Mary Martha OATES    
10/05/1763 William WILLIAMSON   Dalby Mary BONNER    
04/06/1765 John PARISH     Anne BOYNTON    
04/10/1768 John FAIRWEATHER   Hatton Anne MEANWELL    
10/05/1769 George TAYLOR   Ludford Susannah TOOKEY    
03/05/1770 Richard BOWMAN     Margaret BAKER    
15/05/1770 Thomas SHAW     Ann GREEN    
24/07/1770 Robert CARR     Eleanor SHAW    
18/05/1771 Thomas BUTTERS     Mary WELLS    
01/06/1772 John RICHARDSON     Ann ELSY    
03/05/1773 Richard BOWMAN     Margaret DAKIN    
15/05/1773 Thomas SHAW     Ann OGDEN    
13/05/1774 William WEST     Ann CROW    
19/12/1775 Robert WALKER     Elizabeth VICKERS    
13/05/1776 Matthew TURNER Single Horsington Mary GREEN Single  
12/11/1776 William KITCHEN     Ann EBSON    
18/05/1778 Robert CADE     Ann SHORT Single  
24/11/1778 John BRACKENBROUGH Widower   Ann HORTON Widow  
16/11/1779 Charles CADE     Susanna FROST    
24/06/1782 Edward GRAHAM     Catherine DEAN   Linwood
12/05/1783 James JOHNSON     Elizabeth MOODY    
15/05/1785 William BURNET     Rebecca SHEPHERD    
03/09/1789 John WOOD Single Donington On Bain Elizabeth WALKER Single  
25/01/1791 John WARE Single Gayton Le Marsh Ann HAW Single  
20/09/1798 Thomas HUNTER     Sarah BULLIVANT    
27/11/1798 Stephen DOBBS     Sarah LAMMING    
22/10/1799 Robert BASNIP   Benniworth Elizabeth BLACKBURN Widow  
23/02/1801 William OGLE   Benniworth Beththia BALDOCK    
18/05/1801 John CARTER Single Edlington Mary BUTTERS    
28/05/1805 Henry DENTON Single Holy Trinity, Hull, Yorkshire Molly WALESBY    
23/07/1805 Richard BROWN Single Donington On Bain Rebecca FENWICK Single  
12/12/1809 John RICHARDSON     Rebecca CADE Single  
27/11/1810 Miles SIER Single   Sarah CLAYTON Single  
13/12/1811 William PARLTHORP Single Brocklesby Ann DUNN Single  
20/04/1812 Thomas SCOTT   Scamblesby Mary KEW    
1 23/03/1813 James KING     Ann GREENFIELD    
2 07/04/1813 Thomas GATHERCOAL     Frances CRAGGS    
3 24/11/1813 Edward TRAFFORD Single Goulceby Mary CADE Single  
4 19/07/1814 Robert TAYLOR   Muckton Jane WRIGHT    
5 14/05/1817 Edward MAY Single   Elizabeth KEMP    
7 03/06/1819 William SMART Single   Jane FLETCHER Single  
8 15/05/1820 James CAHILL Single   Lettis HOLTBY Single  
9 07/01/1821 John BLACKBORN Single   Elizabeth CADE Single  
10 04/06/1822 Andrew MALTBY Single   Rebecca WRIGHT Single  
11 23/12/1822 Edward MAY Widower   Mary MOUNTAIN Single  
12 20/05/1823 John BOCOCK Widower   Lucy RICHARDSON Single  
13 25/02/1824 William BURNITT Single Ranby Mary WHITTAKER Single  
14 26/04/1825 Richard HALE   Harewood, Yorkshire Mary Ann LOFT    
15 09/05/1826 John HOSWOOD Widower   Sarah NORWOOD Single  
16 15/05/1826 John WALKER Single   Elizabeth HUNTER Single  
17 25/05/1826 John TYSON Single Low Toynton Sarah NUBERT Single  
18 21/11/1826 Joseph HINES Single Sotby Ann PARISH Single  
19 13/09/1827 James CRAWFORD Single Donington On Bain Ann NUNDY Single  
20 05/04/1830 John GOY Single   Ellen LAKING Single  
21 11/08/1831 John PARISH Single   Elizabeth LEESOM Single  
22 21/11/1831 George BULLIVANT Single   Susan DAY Single  
23 09/05/1833 Thomas BRIGGS Single Gate Burton Mary Kent FORMAN Single  
24 22/05/1833 Richard GOY Single Sotby Sarah LEESOM    
25 04/07/1833 Samuel WRIGHT Single   Elizabeth MALTBY Single  
26 03/09/1833 William PAYSON Single   Jane WILKINSON Single  
27 20/09/1833 Andrew LEIGHTON Single Withcall Mary TAYLOR Single  
28 21/07/1834 Richard WORSTER Widower Long Buckby, Northamptonshire Jane ABBEY Single  
29 11/02/1836 Francis GOY   Sotby Mary LEESON    
30 19/05/1836 William EGGLESTONE Single   Jane LEA Single  
31 24/05/1836 Thomas CRAWFORD Single   Ann BRUMPTON Single  
32 11/05/1837 William ENGLAND Single Louth Sarah LOWIS Single  

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