Weston under Lizard St Andrew

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Marriages 1754 - 1837
Weston under Lizard St Andrew

The Parish

The parish of Weston under Lizard lies in the extreme west of Staffordshire forming an extensive stretch of the border with neighbouring Shropshire. Weston under Lizard is located roughly 7 miles east of the new town of Telford and sits on the A5 (the Roman's Watling Street) which connects Telford with Cannock. Weston under Lizard is very much an estate village, the Earls of Bradford owned almost all land within the parish, with most properties lying either on the busy A5 or within the grounds of Weston Park. The stately home of Weston Park, nowadays a popular visitor attraction, dominates life and land within the parish, its grounds landscaped by, amongst others, Capability Brown surround the elegant mansion of the late 17th century, reputedly designed by Lady Wilbraham. The economy of the parish was also dominated by the needs of the estate, farming was mixed in nature but pastoral in the main. Modern developments have come to the parish, the modern M54 skirts the south of the parish and relieves much of the heavy traffic that once thundered through the village on the A5. Weston under Lizard is drained eastwards by a network of small streams, interrupted by Belvide Reservoir, eventually merging to become the River Penk, the latter merges with the Sow and shortly after with the Trent to begin a long journey to the North Sea arriving through the Humber Estuary. Weston under Lizard is sited at around 110 metres above the sea in gentle terrain that rises to 156 metres at nearby Bishop's Wood. Weston under Lizard parish was fairly typically sized for its area, covering just under 2,400 acres it would have supported a population of close to 300 parishioners. In Domesday times Weston under Lizard was a tiny place, held by the local sheriff one Reginald it could muster just 5 ploughs and a small wood.

The Church

St Andrew's church sits within the grounds of Weston Park, indeed it is physically attached to that 17th century manor house. Lady Wilbraham, as mentioned above, was also allegedly the designer or at least the inspiration for today's St Andrew. Built in 1701 it is a rare example of church-building from that era, it did, however, replace a Norman Romanesque-styled predecessor so a mixed blessing. Whilst most of the fabric is of the early 18th century a fragment of the earlier church was retained in the western tower, a 3-light 14th century window remains on the eastern face of that tower. Despite the late date for the church there has been change, in the 1870s a family chapel and vestry were added in a faux-Norman style. Visiting the church is possible, a blue sign at the A5 junction points in to the estate and a large car park facilitates visiting the grounds. The church sits to the west of the house and is attached at its southeastern corner, removing that favoured aspect from the photographer's choice of angles. Views from the north, across the Town Pool are particularly appealing if difficult on a sunny day.

The Records

Register No	Covering Dates	Deposited With	Register Style	Quality Standard	Comments
1	2nd May 1754 - 28th May 1812	Staffordshire Record Office - Reference DE1060/1/2	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
2	19th May 1814 - 29th May 1837	Staffordshire Record Office - Reference DE1060/1/4	Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register	Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number	Poor handwriting at the latter end of the register raises the possibility of a few misreads

Sheriffhales St Mary, Shropshire	Blymhill St Mary	Blymhill St Mary
Sheriffhales St Mary, Shropshire		Blymhill St Mary
Tong St Bartholomew, Shropshire	Tong St Bartholomew, Shropshire	Tong St Bartholomew, Shropshire

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
	03/01/1754	George	BADDELY			Mary	WEBSTER		Newport, Shropshire
	24/03/1754	John	HOOSE			Mary	HARRIS		Tong, Shropshire
1	02/05/1754	Thomas	BIRD		Brewood	Ann	FOSTER
2	01/07/1754	Thomas	PEAK		Tong, Shropshire	Ann	OSBORNE
3	26/10/1754	Richard	WALKER	Single		Ann	SMITH	Single
4	01/01/1756	John	KNIGHT			Ann	BLAKEMORE	Widow
5	08/02/1756	George	GARNER			Sara	HAND	Single
6	29/04/1756	Joseph	UPPADINE		Lapley	Ann	FORSTER	Single
7	10/10/1756	James	ONIONS			Ann	POOLE
8	31/01/1757	Thomas	FORSTER			Sarah	BIRD
9	09/01/1759	Edward	BLAKEMORE			Magdalen	FELTON
10	30/01/1759	William	BLAKEMORE			Mary	MASEFIELD
11	25/02/1759	Thomas	ALTREE		Shifnal, Shropshire	Mary	HARDEN
12	24/09/1759	William	STRINGER			Elizabeth	BARKER		Tong, Shropshire
13	27/12/1762	John	HANSHAW			Elizabeth	ONIONS	Single
14	08/08/1763	John	ROBERTS			Mary	ONIONS	Widow
15	21/01/1765	William	LECK			Sarah	FARMER
16	28/12/1765	Elias	ROBSON			Jane	PAYNE
17	17/07/1766	William	BRAY			Mary	SHIMELL		Sheriffhales, Shropshire
18	12/01/1767	Andrew	EDGE		Shifnal, Shropshire	Elizabeth	DAVIES
19	29/04/1767	Rice	WILLIAMS	Single		Elizabeth	BATES	Single
20	11/08/1768	William	CLAY		High Ercall, Shropshire	Mary	FLETCHER	Single
21	29/12/1768	William	BYRD		Shifnal, Shropshire	Mary	WOOD
22	29/12/1768	Richard	DAVIES			Rebecca	COTTON		Edgmond, Shropshire
23	29/12/1768	John	KEELING		Shifnal, Shropshire	Sarah	WRIGHT
24	05/07/1769	Richard	JONES			Mary	SAULTER
25	01/10/1770	Edward	CORBET		Forton	Ann	DAVIS	Single
26	11/02/1771	Richard	TAYLOR			Sarah	WILLIAMS		Tong, Shropshire
27	21/04/1772	John	HOLLINGWORTH			Jane	FLETCHER
28	11/05/1774	Joseph	LOVEKIN			Jane	TOMLINSON
29	29/12/1774	Richard	SALT			Sarah	BUTLER
30	07/08/1775	Turner	WENLOCK		Sheriffhales, Shropshire	Mary	WALKER
31	09/04/1776	Walter	TURNER		Blymhill	Ann	FLETCHER
32	26/12/1776	William	JONES		Dawley Magna, Shropshire	Ann	PRICE
33	09/03/1778	Thomas	WESTON		Blymhill	Ann	ROWE
34	02/12/1779	Benjamin	GODWIN		Burslem	Prudence	COTTON
35	13/05/1781	James	STEDMAN			Elizabeth	JOHNSON
36	17/03/1783	Thomas	HOWEL			Eleanor	MALKIN
37	07/09/1783	William	MEREDITH		Sheriffhales, Shropshire	Sarah	FOSTER
38	22/07/1784	William	BULLOCK			Elizabeth	BROWN
39	16/01/1786	Samuel	WALKER			Sarah	BENNET
40	24/04/1786	William	HAND			Sarah	WALKER
41	19/04/1787	Richard	BROOKE		Shifnal, Shropshire	Sarah	BLAKEMORE
42	22/10/1787	William	ALCOCK			Mary	MANSEL
43	24/12/1787	Thomas	WILLET			Mary	PARKER
44	23/03/1788	William	ALTREE			Mary	BROWN		Cannock
45	03/11/1788	John	BUCKNELL			Ann	SKITTEREDGE
46	30/12/1788	Thomas	LAURENCE		West Bromwich	Ann	AXTON
47	01/01/1789	Thomas	ASHFORD		Birmingham, Warwickshire	Mary	FORSTER
48	04/05/1789	John	MORTIBOYS			Jane	NORTHWOOD
49	21/03/1790	George	SLIN			Margaret	BOWDLER
50	13/01/1791	William	BRAY			Elizabeth	WARD
51	29/05/1791	William	WALKER	Single		Sarah	DYASS	Single
52	28/01/1794	Evans	JONES			Elizabeth	ADAMS
53	10/02/1794	George William	GUNNING	Single	Horton, Northamptonshire	Elizabeth Diana	BRIDGEMAN
54	30/11/1795	William	WRIGHT			Elizabeth	LANDER
55	16/11/1796	George	SLINN			Jane	MASON
56	25/11/1797	John	HAYMAN	Single	Wrexham, Denbighshire	Frances	BOYCOTT
57	28/04/1802	William	MASON			Jane	SALT
58	30/08/1802	Ezekiel	PERSHOUSE	Single	Tettenhall	Charlotte	ALTREE	Single
59	05/09/1802	Andrew	DAVIES	Single	Sheriffhales, Shropshire	Mary	FARMER	Single
60	31/12/1802	Benjamin	LOW			Sarah	SMITH	Single
61	23/01/1803	Samuel	BAGNELL			Mary	WALKER	Single
62	28/02/1803	Francis	JONES			Anne	MEDDINGS	Single	Blymhill
63	02/05/1803	Thomas	BRYAN		Blymhill	Anne	WALKER	Single
64	02/09/1803	John	HARRIS		Church Eaton	Jane	HOLLINGSWORTH	Widow
65	23/11/1803	Hugh	HICKOX			Hannah	BENNET
	24/12/1803	John	BILLINGSLEY			Mary	EDWARDS
66	11/01/1804	George	BRAY			Ann	SHOTTON
67	31/12/1804	James	HODSON		Longford, Shropshire	Ann	WALKER	Single
68	07/01/1805	George	JACKSON	Single		Mary	BAKER	Single
69	07/02/1805	John	JONES		Brewood	Lucy	WALKER
70	26/04/1805	George	BODEN		Madeley	Ann	BILLINGSLEY	Single
71	12/03/1806	John	ALTREE	Single		Mary	MORRIS	Single
72	22/01/1807	Joseph	NEWMAN		Brewood	Frances	WALKER
73	25/03/1807	John	BYTHEL			Charlotte	CLARK	Single	Gnosall
74	28/12/1807	Thomas	TALBOTT			Elizabeth	WALKER
75	26/01/1808	Thomas	FORSTER			Ann	PAULTON		Brewood
76	27/09/1808	John	SMITH			Ann	BRAY	Widow
77	14/11/1808	William	FEARNEY			Margaret	SHEPHERD	Single
78	28/12/1809	William	ICKE	Single		Mary	WOOTTON
79	22/01/1810	William Wolrych	WHITMORE		Greete, Shropshire	Lucy Ealy	BRIDGEMAN
80	08/02/1810	James	BERESFORD			Ann	KENT	Single
81	15/10/1810	Heber	PERRY			Sarah	EDNEY	Single
82	18/05/1812	Thomas	TITCOME	Single		Eleanor	KENT	Single
83	24/05/1812	William	ECCLESHALL	Single		Lucy	BILLINGSLEY	Single
84	28/05/1812	Richard	BROOKS	Single		Sarah	HALL	Single
1	19/05/1814	David	BENNETT			Jane	GRIFFITHS
2	25/07/1814	George	EVANS			Martha	GROOM
3	22/04/1815	Thomas	HUGHES			Charlotte	JACKSON
4	16/11/1815	Thomas	FARMER			Ann	BRAY
5	29/07/1816	Thomas	CLEWES			Harriet	RICHARDS
6	03/11/1817	John	BROOM			Hannah	BISHTON
7	21/03/1818	Thomas	GILBERT		St Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire	Sophia	RICHARDS
8	21/09/1818	John	WARRANDER			Elizabeth	HEMINGSLEY
9	23/02/1819	Thomas	BETHELL			Mary Ann	BROWN
10	17/04/1819	John	BRAY			Rebecca	ALFORD
11	15/06/1819	John	PAULTON			Sophia	POOLE
12	16/07/1819	Joseph	ECCLES			Mary	SMITH
13	21/10/1819	John	TYLER			Sarah	KENT
14	05/11/1819	Edward	BETHELL			Jane	WITHERS
15	07/12/1819	Charles	SHIRLEY			Anne	BRIDGEMAN
16	13/04/1820	Thomas	MACHIN			Mary	BETHELL
17	01/03/1821	John Horatio	DICKINSON	Single	Blymhill	Susanna	BROWN	Widow
18	22/10/1822	Egerton Arden	BAGOT		Aston, Warwickshire	Elizabeth Isabella	BRIDGEMAN
19	27/11/1822	James	SMITH	Widower	St Marylebone, Middlesex	Ann	YORK	Single
20	05/02/1823	Thomas	BROOM			Jane	WORRINDER		Sheriffhales, Shropshire
21	03/12/1823	John	SHENSTONE		Wombourne	Elizabeth	RICHARDS	Single
22	17/05/1824	George	HUTCHINSON		Wem, Shropshire	Charlotte	KNIGHT
23	18/05/1824	George	LEE	Single		Ann	ALCOCK	Single
24	03/09/1825	Robert	RUSHTON	Single	Shifnal, Shropshire	Mary Ann	BRAY	Single
25	28/12/1825	John	SALTER	Single	Tong, Shropshire	Elizabeth	FIELDHOUSE	Single
26	29/12/1825	John	WITHERS	Widower		Amey	WARD	Widow	Blymhill
27	19/06/1826	William	WEDGE	Single	Longford, Shropshire	Mary	BRAGG	Single
28	30/11/1826	Edward	WELLINGS	Single		Mary	JIMMINGS	Single
29	07/12/1826	Thomas	GREGORY	Single		Ann	HOMES	Single
30	31/12/1827	Joseph	JAMES	Single		Sarah	BACKHOUSE	Single
31	01/12/1828	James	BRERETON		Sheriffhales, Shropshire	Mary	NEVILLE		Sheriffhales, Shropshire
32	02/02/1829	Michael	SHALLCROSS	Single	St Mary, Stafford	Sarah	FORSTER	Single
33	03/08/1829	William	STEVENSON			Elizabeth	BROTHERTON	Single
34	13/08/1829	Joseph	DUFFIELD		Trevethin, Monmouthshire	Mary Ann	RICHARDS
35	15/08/1829	William	BRAY			Sarah	PIGGOT
36	26/12/1829	Thomas	FORSTER	Widower		Harriot	BRAY	Widow
37	21/10/1830	Richard	HADEN		Blymhill	Mary	HULME
38	24/02/1831	Richard	JEKE			Sarah	WALKER
39	03/03/1833	Abraham	SHEPHERD		Madeley, Shropshire	Catharine	BRIERHOOD		Madeley, Shropshire
40	16/09/1833	William	POTTS		Longford, Shropshire	Martha	ROBERTS
41	27/06/1836	William	BICKIE		Lilleshall, Shropshire	Catherine	MITCHELL
42	29/05/1837	Henry	CHATTEN			Ann	GRIPTON

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