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England & Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index
Marriages 1754 - 1837
Boscombe St Andrew

 

The Parish

The parish of Boscombe lies in the extreme east of Wiltshire indeed it forms part of the border with neighbouring Hampshire. Boscombe is located about 3 miles southeast of the market town of Amesbury adjacent to the A338 road which links Salisbury to the major A303 route to London. Boscombe lies offset from the main road along narrow lanes heading northwestwards from that road. It's a small village but notably compact and grouped around its church. The village is located on the edge of the flood plain of the River Bourne which flows southwestwards to join the Avon at Salisbury. The A338 road makes good use of this valley for much of its way. The village is set up a shallow dry valley of the Bourne with downlands rising behind the upper part of the village to Boscombe Down where there sits a large airfield. Boscombe, in its valley site, is about 75 metres above sea level whereas the downs rise to almost 120 metres. The parish is small, narrow and encompasses both parts of the downland and also the river valley thus ensuring an equitable mix of land use for the residents. The parish was always lightly populated supporting just over 150 parishioners. In Domesday times the land was held jointly by Amesbury church and by William of Eu, the parish supported 4 ploughs as well as meadows and pastures.


The Church

St Andrew's church sits at the heart of the village adjacent to Boscombe Lower Bridge Lane. The church is a small one as befits its parish just a combined nave and chancel with a shingle-roofed bell turret at the western end. A large northern chapel was added in the 17th century but the basic fabric is much earlier probably 14th century. The church sits behind a simple post and chain barrier otherwise the graveyard is open to the roadside. A pair of wooden gates gives access to a stone slab pathway to the building. The graveyard is as compact as its church and has many mature trees fortunately most of these on its borders.


The Records

Register No Covering Dates Deposited With Register Style Quality Standard Comments
1 25th May 1754 - 19th September 1811 Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - Reference - PR031/1/4 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
2 25th October 1813 - 22nd January 1837 Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - Reference - PR031/1/5 Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads None


Amesbury St Mary & St Melor
Amesbury St Mary & St Melor
Allington St John the Baptist
Newton Tony St Andrew
Idmiston All Saints
Over Wallop St Peter, Hampshire
Nether Wallop St Andrew, Hampshire
Idmiston All Saints
Idmiston All Saints
Winterslow All Saints

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
1 25/05/1754 Thomas FRANCIS     Elisabeth HUNTLEY    
2 04/06/1754 Thomas SIVIER Single Romsey, Hampshire Grace GIRLE    
3 29/04/1758 Joseph HAYES   Amport, Hampshire Elisabeth EYRE Single  
4 22/05/1758 Richard CONDUIT   Newton Tony Mary KILFORD Single  
5 14/10/1758 Walter ANNITS     Mary BIRCH Single  
6 21/10/1758 William OLDEN     Ann THORNE   Idmiston
7 31/12/1759 Thomas BLAKE   Idmiston Elisabeth OLDEN Single  
8 08/10/1760 Henry BEVIS     Ann PAINTER Single  
9 17/09/1761 Richard HOLLOWAY     Mary CARPENTER   Newton Tony
10 09/10/1762 John SNOOK     Sarah PIPER Single  
11 18/10/1762 Roger ROSE     Sarah WHITEBREAD Single  
12 24/04/1764 John GARDINER   Nunton And Bodenham Ann WATERLAND Widow  
13 10/07/1764 Robert NOYES   Idmiston Ann EYRS Single  
14 22/10/1764 Timothy BARRETT Single Birmingham, Warwickshire Mary NOYES Single  
15 26/12/1764 Richard BALL   Penton Mewsey, Hampshire Mary LONDON Single  
16 06/05/1765 John WHEELER Single Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire Elisabeth SWAIN Single  
17 28/11/1767 John WHITLOCK   Pitton And Farley Mary PIPER Single  
18 06/12/1767 Charles PEARCEY     Martha KILLFORD Single  
19 09/12/1767 Stephen OLDEN   Idmiston Jane KILLFORD Single  
20 05/06/1770 Robert DEAR Single Woodford Ann WHITE Single  
21 14/11/1770 Robert FREEMANTLE Widower   Mary DAVEDGE Single  
22 22/12/1773 Edward COOPER   Winterslow Margaret NOYES    
23 16/10/1774 John HILL   Idmiston Mary HUTFIELD    
24 11/11/1776 Robert SAUNDERS Single   Elisabeth COMBS Single Idmiston
25 07/06/1778 William RUMBOLD Single Idmiston Mary CONDUIT Single  
26 06/09/1779 William FORD   Wonston, Hampshire Senty ROSE    
27 20/11/1779 John THOMAS     Elisabeth SELLWOOD    
28 28/12/1779 John SHEPHERD     Rebecca THOMAS   Amesbury
29 05/10/1780 John MILES     Ann CUNDIT    
30 16/10/1780 William SMITH     Martha ROSE    
31 30/10/1780 Simon HILYAR     Sarah BEVIS    
32 26/11/1780 Henry COLE   Pitton And Farley Ann PIPER    
33 10/09/1782 Thomas ANNETTS Single Newton Tony Jane SELF Single  
34 13/10/1782 William MAFFEY Single Allington Jane MOUSPRAT Single  
35 19/11/1782 Henry ROSE Single Hampreston, Dorset Amey JOHNSON Single  
36 04/10/1784 William GRACE   Winterbourne Dauntsey Saneta BOND    
37 15/08/1785 John COOK   Idmiston Elizabeth MOXHAM    
38 14/11/1786 Robert CARTER     Ann PAINTER Widow  
39 13/12/1786 John BEAVIS   Idmiston Sarah BLAKE Single  
40 08/08/1790 Henry EYRES     Charlotte ROSE    
41 20/09/1790 William COOPER   Monxton, Hampshire Sarah HILL    
42 22/01/1792 Richard CONDUIT     Mary PERCY    
43 18/06/1793 Richard PAINTER Widower Batcombe, Somerset Ann BAKER Single  
44 22/04/1795 Thomas ROSE Single Bishops Waltham, Hampshire Ann SPREADBURY Single  
45 17/10/1797 James ALEXANDER Single Woodford Mary NOBLE Single  
46 12/05/1800 William CLARK Single   Ann PHILLIPS Single  
49 15/10/1801 John KILL Single   Ann WHITE Single  
50 15/08/1803 William GOODFELLOW     Jane WHITE    
52 03/10/1803 James MUSPRATT Single   Sarah VINEY Single Idmiston
51 17/11/1803 William CONDUIT Single Durnford Sarah CLARK Single  
53 29/12/1803 Isaac CHOLES Single   Merrity COOPER Single  
54 19/04/1804 John Imber CLARKE     Ann DIKE    
55 29/04/1805 Thomas MUSPRATT Single   Jane MANNENS Single  
23/03/1807 Joseph EMM Widower Cholderton Ruth ROSE Single  
19/11/1807 William THRING Single Wilton Ann WATERS Single  
23/12/1807 Richard CONDUIT Widower   Rachael HOLLOWAY Single  
04/01/1808 Henry REEVES Widower Idmiston Hannah BARBER Single  
21/04/1808 George KILL Single   Mary SAUNDERS Single  
13/09/1808 Samuel PHILIPS Single   Elisabeth WHITE Single  
05/06/1809 Job SAUNDERS Single   Harriet KING Single  
19/09/1811 Robert SAUNDERS Single   Sarah GIRL Single  
1 25/10/1813 James KILL Single   Ryal WHITE Single  
2 18/10/1814 John FELTHAM Single Idmiston Sarah THORN Single  
3 29/03/1815 James FIELD Widower Whiteparish Alicia Harriet WILLIAMS Single  
4 11/10/1819 John COOPER     Ann ROSE    
5 15/10/1821 Thomas PAINTER Single   Sarah TRIHORN Single  
6 25/04/1822 William YEATS Single   Charlotte KILL Single  
7 10/08/1823 Josiah MOORE Single Allington Maria PHILLIPS Single  
8 14/07/1825 Henry COOK Single Idmiston Mary KILL Single  
9 17/10/1825 John MORTIMORE   Chippenham Mary Ann GALE    
10 21/10/1826 William BLAKE Single Newton Tony Mary LAMBERT    
11 03/05/1827 John COOPER Single   Mary PHILLIPS Single  
12 08/09/1827 Henry HORNER Single   Eliza BLAKE Single  
13 13/10/1827 John WHITE Single   Harriet YOUNG Single  
14 03/05/1828 George RUMBOLD Single   Ann ALEXANDER Single  
15 14/04/1831 George DEAR     Hannah REEVES    
16 15/11/1834 John BROWN   Idmiston Eliza PHILLIPS    
17 10/12/1835 Adam BLAKE   Woodford Sarah EDMUNDS    
18 01/05/1836 Jonathan MUSPRATT     Sarah PHILIPS    
19 24/12/1836 George SAUNDERS     Elizabeth GILBERT    
20 22/01/1837 William CUNDITT     Rachael MOLAM    

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