The Parish
The parish
of Stanford on Soar lies in the extreme southwest of Nottinghamshire forming
an extensive part of the border with neighbouring Leicestershire. As its
name suggests the parish sits on the eastern banks of the River Soar which,
here, forms the border between the two counties. Stanford on Soar is located
about 2 miles north of the large Leicestershire town of Loughborough and
sits, in lanes, about 1 mile west of the A60 road which connects Loughborough
with Nottinghamshire. Stanford on Soar is a rather small place, not large
enough to merit more than hamlet status which sits mere yards from the
border, a farming community with pastoral farming forming the mainstay
of the local economy. Modern developments have, however, intruded, the
Loughborough to Nottingham rail line passing through the parish. The Soar
drains the parish northwards to join the Trent and thence to the North
Sea through the Humber Estuary. Stanford on Soar is sited at around 40
metres above the sea in gently rolling countryside that rises to 80 metres
on nearby Stanford Hills. Parishes in this area of the county are all
rather small and Stanford on Soar was no exception, it covered just about
1,500 acres and would have supported a population of just under 150 parishioners.
In Domesday times Stanford on Soar was shared between William's son Robert
and Roger de Bully, a mid-sized place of 11 ploughs, small meadows and
a half share in a mill.
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The Church
St John
the Baptist's church sits on the western side of the main lane running
through the hamlet (Main Street). Whilst the church has its origins in
the 13th century it has been extensively restored over the centuries and
only fragmentary details remain to prove that fact. The southern arcade
is the principal evidence whilst a few minor fragments were reused in
the vestry. The opposite northern arcade is 14th century so the original
church would have been a mixture of Early English Gothic and its successor
style Decorated. The major restoration, a typical Victorian intervention,
came in the 1890 and was extensive to result in today's church. The church
is rather screened by trees but immediately north of the site is a substantial
pull-off with room for several cars, a pretty lychgate grants access to
the churchyard, a lengthy pathway leads to the church which has a number
of trees around making for a challenge to adequately photograph.
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Register No |
Covering Dates |
Deposited With |
Register Style |
Quality Standard |
Comments |
1 |
31st March 1755 - 8th December 1785 |
Nottinghamshire Archives - Reference - PR/5804 |
Plain, unruled book, a continuation of the extant composite
register in contravention of Hardwicke's segregation & wording requirements |
Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues
with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few
in number |
Poor handwriting in this register may lead to one or two
misreads |
2 |
21st April 1788 - 31st August 1812 |
Nottinghamshire Archives - Reference - PR/5805 |
Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register
with 4 entries per page |
Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood
of misreads |
None |
3 |
21st March 1814 - 14th September 1834 |
Nottinghamshire Archives - Reference - PR/5806 |
Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage
register |
Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood
of misreads |
None |
Normanton
on Soar St James
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Normanton
on Soar St James
East Leake St Mary
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East
Leake St Mary
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Normanton on
Soar St James
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Rempstone All
Saints
Hoton St Leonard, Leicestershire
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Dishley
with Thorpe Acre All Saints, Leicestershire
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Loughborough
All Saints, Leicestershire
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Hoton
St Leonard, Leicestershire
Prestwold St Andrew, Leicestershire
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Register Reference |
Date |
Groom Forename |
Groom Surname |
Groom Status |
Groom Abode |
Bride Forename |
Bride Surname |
Bride Status |
Bride Abode |
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31/03/1755 |
John |
GLOVER |
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Ann |
MARSHALL |
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26/12/1755 |
Henry |
WEB |
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Mary |
STREET |
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06/07/1756 |
William |
BROWN |
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Loughborough, Leicestershire |
Ann |
WHITBY |
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25/10/1756 |
Henry |
FEWKES |
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Martha |
FELTON |
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26/09/1757 |
Francis |
HARRIMAN |
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Dorothy |
BROMLEY |
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22/10/1759 |
Daniel |
JONES |
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Mary |
BARTON |
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Wilford |
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23/11/1759 |
Richard |
SMITH |
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Elizabeth |
GRESLEY |
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29/11/1759 |
George |
GLOVER |
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Mary |
DAY |
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08/12/1760 |
Thomas |
YEOMANS |
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Kingston On Soar |
Elizabeth |
SHAW |
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17/08/1761 |
Thomas |
FEWKES |
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Hannah |
CRAGG |
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09/09/1761 |
Thomas |
WILDE |
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Ann |
COX |
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22/02/1762 |
Thomas |
BISHOP |
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Mary |
DENNIS |
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23/02/1762 |
Robert |
TEBBUTT |
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Kegworth, Leicestershire |
Dorothy |
FEWKES |
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14/04/1763 |
Henry |
EMERSON |
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Prestwold, Leicestershire |
Hannah |
STORY |
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30/05/1763 |
William |
WRIGHT |
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Aston Upon Trent, Derbyshire |
Elizabeth |
BOATHAM |
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21/09/1763 |
John |
CLARKE |
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Christian |
TREECE |
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12/04/1765 |
John |
WIDOWSON |
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Ann |
CLARK |
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27/08/1765 |
John |
LEWIN |
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Anne |
BOOT |
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27/01/1768 |
James |
BALL |
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Isabell |
DENNIS |
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30/01/1769 |
Robert |
MEE |
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Sarah |
CHAMBERLAIN |
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06/02/1769 |
Humphrey |
BARRATT |
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East Leake |
Sarah |
ROPER |
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03/04/1769 |
Andrew |
GIRARDOT |
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St James, Westminster, Middlesex |
Elizabeth |
DASHWOOD |
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28/08/1769 |
Joseph |
ROWORTH |
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Sarah |
CARTWRIGHT |
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30/11/1769 |
Charles |
NORTH |
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Loughborough, Leicestershire |
Mary |
HARDY |
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19/02/1770 |
John |
ALLSOP |
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Mary |
SUTHEREN |
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02/12/1770 |
Philip |
CLARKE |
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Elizabeth |
LONG |
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21/01/1771 |
William |
HANDLEY |
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Normanton On Soar |
Sarah |
CLARK |
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10/02/1772 |
William |
CLARK |
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Normanton On Soar |
Mary |
SHAW |
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06/08/1772 |
Walthall |
FENTON |
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Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire |
Penelope |
POWELL |
Widow |
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25/03/1774 |
Hugh |
BARKER |
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Mary |
SOARS |
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Loughborough, Leicestershire |
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24/05/1774 |
Thomas |
SIBSON |
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Mary |
WHITTINGTON |
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24/11/1774 |
William |
HAWKINS |
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Elizabeth |
WAGSTAFF |
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26/12/1774 |
Thomas |
GARDNER |
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Doveridge, Derbyshire |
Mary |
MAXWELL |
Widow |
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30/01/1775 |
Richard |
GOYDER |
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Mary |
GREGG |
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08/05/1775 |
Richard |
KIRK |
Single |
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Dorothy |
BURTON |
Single |
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29/09/1775 |
Matthew |
SIBSON |
Single |
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Mary |
SMITH |
Single |
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06/01/1777 |
Thomas |
ROBINSON |
Single |
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Elizabeth |
CANE |
Single |
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08/04/1777 |
Henry |
LACEY |
Single |
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Mary |
WILFORD |
Single |
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13/10/1777 |
George |
CLARK |
Single |
Normanton On Soar |
Elizabeth |
CLEMENTS |
Single |
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02/12/1778 |
John |
BALL |
Single |
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Elizabeth |
COOK |
Single |
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15/12/1779 |
John |
CARVER |
Single |
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Ann |
GLOVER |
Single |
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24/01/1780 |
William |
ROWORTH |
Single |
Wymeswold, Leicestershire |
Ann |
PACEY |
Single |
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06/12/1781 |
Charles |
BOSWORTH |
Single |
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Ann |
MARSHALL |
Single |
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18/02/1782 |
John |
FALKNER |
Single |
St Mary, Nottingham |
Elizabeth |
BOWLEY |
Single |
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18/02/1784 |
William |
BUCKLEY |
Single |
Normanton On Soar |
Barbara |
BOWLEY |
Single |
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28/10/1784 |
John |
CARVER |
Widower |
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Martha |
HALL |
Single |
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25/11/1784 |
Thomas |
LACEY |
Single |
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Alice |
HALLAM |
Single |
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05/02/1785 |
John |
WOOTTON |
Widower |
East Leake |
Elizabeth |
SMITH |
Single |
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04/04/1785 |
John |
COBLEY |
Single |
St Martin, Leicester, Leicestershire |
Mary |
BOWLEY |
Single |
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24/07/1785 |
Thomas |
HICKINGBOTTOM |
Single |
Wymeswold, Leicestershire |
Elizabeth |
OLVEY |
Single |
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08/12/1785 |
Joseph |
YATES |
Single |
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Ann |
SMITH |
Single |
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1 |
21/04/1788 |
William |
JACKSON |
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Quorndon, Leicestershire |
Ann |
GREG |
Single |
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2 |
07/07/1789 |
James |
BLACKBEARD |
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Susanna |
COX |
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3 |
03/08/1789 |
Peter |
BROWN |
Single |
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Hannah |
FORKES |
Single |
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4 |
14/12/1790 |
Isaac |
DUDLEY |
Single |
Humberstone, Leicestershire |
Sarah |
MARSHALL |
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5 |
14/06/1791 |
John |
ROBINSON |
Widower |
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Ann |
PALING |
Single |
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6 |
23/06/1791 |
John |
BUCKNALL |
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Hoton, Leicestershire |
Ann |
HEWETT |
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7 |
26/11/1792 |
John |
WOOTTON |
Single |
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Elizabeth |
BUCKLEY |
Single |
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8 |
27/11/1792 |
Richard |
ORSWIN |
Single |
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Mary |
SMITH |
Single |
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9 |
01/01/1793 |
Joseph |
WALKER |
Single |
St Mary, Nottingham |
Mary |
WALKER |
Single |
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10 |
01/12/1794 |
Edward |
SMITH |
Single |
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Mary |
WAKELING |
Single |
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11 |
06/04/1795 |
Samuel White |
SHEBBLEY |
Single |
East Leake |
Elizabeth |
SMITH |
Single |
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12 |
21/04/1795 |
John |
ABBEY |
Single |
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Elizabeth |
COATES |
Single |
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13 |
29/06/1795 |
Thomas |
STURGES |
Single |
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Elizabeth |
BRANDROUGH |
Single |
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14 |
02/11/1795 |
Thomas |
ANSON |
Widower |
Gotham |
Mary |
CARVER |
Single |
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15 |
15/09/1796 |
William |
BISHOP |
Single |
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Mary |
BRADLEY |
Single |
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16 |
04/06/1797 |
Thomas |
HALLAM |
Single |
Kegworth, Leicestershire |
Elizabeth |
HARRYMAN |
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17 |
06/06/1797 |
Thomas |
DERRY |
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Mary |
MARSHALL |
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18 |
03/08/1797 |
John |
ORMS |
Widower |
Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire |
Ann |
SARSON |
Single |
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19 |
26/11/1798 |
Daniel |
WOODROFF |
Single |
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Elizabeth |
CLEMENTS |
Single |
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20 |
00/06/1799 |
James |
HARRYMAN |
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Sutton Bonington |
Sarah |
BUXTON |
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21 |
01/10/1799 |
Samuel |
HORTON |
Single |
Louth, Lincolnshire |
Hannah |
CROSS |
Single |
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22 |
16/11/1799 |
Thomas |
SMITH |
Single |
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Mary |
BUXTON |
Single |
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23 |
27/07/1801 |
Peter |
BRETLAND |
Single |
St Mary, Nottingham |
Elizabeth |
WALKER |
Single |
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24 |
09/02/1802 |
William |
ROPER |
Single |
Normanton On Soar |
Mary |
CLARKE |
Single |
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25 |
29/11/1802 |
Samuel |
HEATHCOATE |
Single |
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Ann |
PRICE |
Single |
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26 |
15/08/1803 |
Thomas |
BRADLEY |
Single |
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Sarah |
WARD |
Single |
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27 |
15/10/1804 |
John |
PEAL |
Single |
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Ann |
LEWIN |
Single |
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28 |
06/11/1804 |
George |
SLATER |
Single |
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Mary |
CARVER |
Single |
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29 |
29/11/1804 |
Joseph |
HART |
Single |
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Sarah |
BENNET |
Single |
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30 |
23/05/1805 |
Thomas |
MARSHALL |
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Katharine |
HANCOCK |
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31 |
30/09/1805 |
John |
SLATER |
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Mary |
WORTHINGTON |
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32 |
21/10/1805 |
William |
BARRATT |
Single |
Kegworth, Leicestershire |
Sarah |
HARRIMAN |
Single |
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33 |
20/10/1806 |
William |
TAYLOR |
Single |
East Leake |
Catherine |
KIRCHIN |
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34 |
24/11/1806 |
Thomas |
TOPLEY |
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Ann |
GRETTON |
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35 |
24/12/1806 |
Henry |
GRUNDY |
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Prestwold, Leicestershire |
Ann |
RAWORTH |
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36 |
30/03/1807 |
William |
NEWMANS |
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Mary |
GREASLY |
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37 |
29/11/1808 |
John |
BIRCH |
Single |
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Mary |
BREWIN |
Single |
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38 |
31/10/1809 |
John |
BOSWORTH |
Single |
St Martin, Leicester, Leicestershire |
Sarah |
ROWLAND |
Single |
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39 |
14/06/1810 |
George |
BARROWCLIFF |
Single |
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Amey |
MARSDIN |
Single |
Normanton On Soar |
40 |
04/07/1810 |
Thomas |
SMITH |
Widower |
Normanton On Soar |
Ann |
BALL |
Single |
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41 |
06/11/1810 |
Thomas |
SHARP |
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Elizabeth |
RICHARDSON |
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42 |
27/05/1811 |
Thomas |
BEAVAN |
Single |
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Mary |
CRAMP |
Single |
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43 |
01/07/1811 |
John |
FORD |
Single |
Loughborough, Leicestershire |
Elizabeth |
RAWORTH |
Single |
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44 |
14/01/1812 |
John |
YATES |
Single |
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Ann |
KIRK |
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45 |
06/02/1812 |
John |
WRIGHT |
Single |
Barton In Fabis |
Sarah |
WALKER |
Single |
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46 |
14/07/1812 |
John |
BEVAN |
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Beguildy, Radnorshire |
Esther |
DENT |
Single |
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47 |
31/08/1812 |
John |
THORPE |
Single |
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Margaret |
PIGGINS |
Single |
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1 |
21/03/1814 |
Robert |
ELLIOT |
Widower |
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Elizabeth |
JAMES |
Single |
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2 |
18/04/1815 |
Francis |
RAWSON |
Single |
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Martha |
HUDSON |
Single |
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3 |
10/06/1816 |
William |
ORTON |
Single |
Hoton, Leicestershire |
Mary |
MACHON |
Single |
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4 |
21/11/1816 |
John |
DEBELL |
Single |
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Ann |
JACKSON |
Single |
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5 |
02/12/1816 |
Edward |
PIZER |
Single |
Plungar, Leicestershire |
Jane |
CROSS |
Single |
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6 |
28/10/1817 |
Richard |
GARNER |
Widower |
East Leake |
Sarah |
HART |
Widow |
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7 |
21/06/1818 |
William |
SMITH |
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Mary |
HARRIMAN |
Single |
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8 |
29/11/1818 |
Benjamin |
SELBY |
Single |
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Martha |
BOTTRELL |
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Ragdale, Leicestershire |
9 |
03/12/1818 |
Thomas |
LUTHER |
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Hoton, Leicestershire |
Susannah |
CROSS |
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10 |
26/04/1819 |
John |
HARRISON |
Single |
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Mary |
STUBLEY |
Single |
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11 |
22/09/1821 |
John |
HEWITT |
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Loughborough, Leicestershire |
Elizabeth |
PAWSON |
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12 |
10/12/1821 |
Richard |
JULIAN |
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Elizabeth |
PEARSON |
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13 |
17/12/1821 |
William |
PILKINGTON |
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Wilford |
Ann |
SMITH |
Single |
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14 |
16/09/1822 |
Edward |
WOODCOCK |
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Millicent |
STOCKS |
Single |
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15 |
02/12/1822 |
John |
HOTT |
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Ann |
HUMBER |
Single |
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16 |
17/08/1823 |
William |
FOSTER |
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Clifton |
Anne |
TANSLEY |
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17 |
10/10/1823 |
William |
MONK |
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Wanlip, Leicestershire |
Mary |
SIBEY |
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18 |
06/06/1824 |
John |
CAWOOD |
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Mary |
MARSHALL |
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19 |
06/12/1825 |
Isaac |
MOORE |
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Costock |
Mary |
WOODCOCK |
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20 |
15/10/1826 |
Ralph |
ATKINS |
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Margaret |
BONSHER |
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21 |
24/09/1827 |
Edward |
STOCKS |
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Mary |
WRIGHT |
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22 |
26/11/1827 |
William |
JOYCE |
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Susanna |
MOORE |
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23 |
09/03/1828 |
John |
CRAGG |
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Quorndon, Leicestershire |
Jane |
MERRIMAN |
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24 |
05/06/1828 |
Samuel |
ATHERSTONE |
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St Mary, Nottingham |
Elizabeth |
WALKER |
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25 |
01/12/1828 |
Thomas |
FUNNEY |
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Ann |
WARNER |
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26 |
28/06/1829 |
Thomas |
MARSHALL |
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East Leake |
Alice |
TINKLER |
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27 |
08/10/1829 |
Joseph Bankes |
WRIGHT |
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Upton |
Sophy |
DASHWOOD |
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28 |
15/06/1831 |
George |
BIRCH |
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Lydia Diana |
DASHWOOD |
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29 |
06/07/1831 |
Samuel |
BAXTER |
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Clapham, Surrey |
Jane |
WOODCOCK |
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30 |
10/03/1832 |
Joseph |
WALLIS |
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Loughborough, Leicestershire |
Amelia |
WELLSMAN |
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31 |
10/12/1833 |
John |
GARTON |
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Normanton On Soar |
Ann |
HARRIS |
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32 |
14/09/1834 |
Samuel |
BETTS |
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Eliza |
TABBERER |
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