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Marriages 1754 - 1837
Sutton Benger All Saints

 

The Parish

The parish of Sutton Benger lies in northwestern Wiltshire about 4 miles northeast of the market town of Chippenham. Sutton Benger is quite a large compact village built largely along the B4069 road which links Chippenham with Lyneham. The village spreads for over a half mile along the B road from its junction with the lane to Upper Seagry. The area would largely have been devoted to pastoral farming at the time of this transcript, the landscape being the southern edges of the declining Cotswold Hills. The River Avon runs through the eastern portion of the parish, this is the famous Avon that enters the Bristol Channel through the gorge and suspension bridge at Clifton. Sutton Benger sits at roughly 60 metres above sea level, although land rises to both north and west to over 90 metres. The parish is characterised by small grassy fields with fencing and stone walls. By Wiltshire standards Sutton Benger parish was on the small size, it covered just under 1,200 acres yet supported a population of just over 500 parishioners. There is no specific mention of Sutton Benger in Domesday Book.


The Church

All Saints' church sits in the heart of the village right by its principal junction with the lane to Upper Seagry and directly opposite the Bell House Hotel. All Saints' church shows all the typical characteristics of an English parish church, built primarily between the 13th and 15th centuries it utilises the Decorated style in the southern arcade, the Perpendicular style in the western tower and shows a severe restoration by the Victorians. This restoration is rather severely criticised by Pevsner who describes it as "cruel". The church sits in an elevated site, the churchyard buttressed by a chest height local stone wall. Entrance to the churchyard is via an arched gateway at the road junction. There are a few trees on site but they are largely around the circumference and do not interfere unduly with photographic angles.


The Records

Register No Covering Dates Deposited With Register Style Quality Standard Comments
1 16th May 1754 - 8th June 1812 Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - Reference - PR287/1/5 Plain, ruled book containing combined Banns & Marriages Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads None
2 8th April 1813 - 26th May 1836 Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - Reference - PR287/1/6 Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads None


Draycot Cerne St James
Stanton St Quintin St Giles
Stanton St Quintin St Giles
Seagry St Mary
Seagry St Mary
Draycot Cerne St James
Kington St Michael
Christian Malford All Saints
Bremhill St Martin
Langley Burrell St Peter
Langley Burrell St Peter
Bremhill St Martin

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 16/05/1754 Francis HOWELL     Elizabeth MESSITER    
2 30/03/1755 John BARNARD     Ann WHEELER    
3 31/08/1755 George KING     Mary HELLIER    
4 17/11/1755 Thomas THORN     Ann SHINGLES    
5 15/02/1756 Thomas BULLOCK   Tetbury, Gloucestershire Sarah CAMPBELL Single  
6 12/07/1756 Edward WESTFIELD Widower   Ann DUE Widow  
7 14/07/1756 Thomas COLLER Single   Mary SHINGLES Single  
8 12/08/1756 George SALTER Single Draycot Cerne Margaret SHINGLES Single  
9 02/01/1757 Benjamin JAQUES Single   Elizabeth UNCLES Widow  
10 16/05/1758 John RUSS     Mary SUMMERS    
11 31/07/1758 Richard JAQUES     Hannah BUTTON    
12 02/11/1758 Richard HIBBARD     Elizabeth ROSE   Langley Burrell
13 16/01/1759 Bush HARPER     Sarah SELMAN    
14 12/09/1759 Thomas WHEELER     Mary COBB    
15 29/12/1759 Daniel RUSS     Ruth RUSS    
16 10/04/1760 James GINGELL   Christian Malford Mary SMITH Single  
17 03/05/1760 William SMITH   Seagry Ann HASWELL Single  
18 16/10/1760 William TANNER Single   Susanna PARKER Single  
19 23/03/1761 Thomas HULL     Jane BOX Single  
20 11/04/1761 William BUY     Jane SELMAN Single  
21 31/12/1761 Henry HANCOCK Single   Betty WEST Single  
22 18/04/1762 Isaac SELMAN Single   Mary HANCOCK Single  
23 24/06/1762 William PINEGAR Single Christian Malford Margaret COWLES Single  
24 11/06/1763 Cornelius FERRIS Single   Jane HATHERELL Single  
25 28/02/1764 Richard COLLER Single   Mary COLLER Widow  
26 01/05/1764 Thomas THORN Widower   Jane PEIRCE Single  
27 31/05/1764 James RUMMING Single Bremhill Betty SELMAN Single  
28 13/09/1764 John PINKER   Christian Malford Prudence HATHERELL Single  
29 05/11/1764 Benjamin LANFERE     Mary SMART    
30 30/12/1764 Robert RUTTY     Susannah CRAY    
31 22/04/1765 John RUSS   Chippenham Priscilla TANNER Single  
32 12/12/1765 William MESSITER     Frances STEPHENS    
33 17/08/1766 Edward ROBINS     Ann SADLER Single  
34 25/08/1766 John HASWELL     Mary COLLAR Single  
35 29/09/1766 John NEWMAN Single   Ann UNCELS Single  
36 30/11/1766 Francis RUSS     Ann YOUNG    
37 26/04/1767 Walter RUSS     Anna GINGEL    
38 24/10/1767 Robert TANNER Widower Malmesbury Elizabeth FERRIS Single  
39 22/12/1767 Charles WIGMORE     Anne GALE    
40 11/12/1769 John TANNER   Great Somerford Martha FRANCIS    
41 22/10/1771 Francis HOWELL     Elizabeth GODWIN    
42 13/01/1772 George LEWIS   Christian Malford Ann BOND    
43 27/01/1772 Robert ELERY   Seagry Deborah PEIRCE    
44 27/04/1773 Joseph UNCLES Single   Elizabeth SMITH    
45 28/12/1773 Samuel HANCOCK Single Box Ann HEATH Single  
46 20/05/1774 William LAWRENCE Widower   Jane PONTIN Single  
47 06/06/1774 Richard ALSOP Widower Stanton St Quintin Margaret SALTER Widow  
48 31/07/1774 Isaak SELMAN     Jane KIFF Single  
49 24/10/1774 Thomas BOND     Sarah MILSOM Single  
50 20/11/1775 Robert ELLERY     Sarah BULL Single  
51 20/04/1776 James HANCOCK     Ann MESSITER Single  
52 17/02/1777 William KIFF     Sarah SMART Single  
53 20/04/1777 John SMART     Betty BARNARD    
54 29/10/1778 Edward SELMAN   Christian Malford Betty WHEELER    
55 17/08/1779 Josiah RAMSTON     Ann PULLEN    
56 29/10/1780 John BLACKFORD     Ann HANKS   Malmesbury
57 06/09/1781 John PEARCE     Sarah JEFFERIES    
58 19/11/1781 Richard COLLER     Dianna SALTER    
59 31/03/1782 Walter PEIRCE     Judith HALL    
60 24/11/1782 Edward ORCHARD     Mary HEARSWELL    
61 04/02/1783 Isaac SMART     Ann KIFFT    
62 07/07/1783 William BOND     Ann MAXWELL    
63 27/12/1783 John NEWMAN     Betty MACY    
64 04/10/1784 Thomas FRANKHAM   Bremilham Hannah BAKER    
65 03/03/1785 Joshua KING     Mary PULLEN    
66 09/06/1785 John CLIVE     Elizabeth PULLEN    
67 03/11/1785 Thomas HAZLE   Chippenham Sarah BAY Single  
68 25/12/1785 Henry PIKE     Jane NOTT    
69 15/01/1787 Thomas Greenaway HUCKEBY     Jane TUCK    
70 23/01/1787 Joseph RUSS   Clyffe Pypard Ann LANFEAR    
71 30/09/1788 John SMITH     Hannah MESSITER    
72 02/03/1789 William MARTIN   Avebury Elizabeth NEWMAN    
73 14/05/1789 John WHEELER     Ann BAILY    
74 08/06/1789 John WALKER     Jane WHEELER    
75 28/06/1789 John HEATH     Ann HIBBERD    
76 19/07/1789 John BOND     Hannah SMART    
77 24/01/1790 Thomas WHEELER     Martha BAY    
78 13/05/1790 Thomas MAY     Ann PUDE    
79 13/05/1790 Charles RUSS     Sarah COLE    
80 16/08/1790 James HEAZWELL     Sarah VINES    
81 22/05/1791 Joseph CASTLE     Anna BUY    
82 30/10/1791 William HULL     Mary GALE    
83 14/11/1791 John RUSS     Sarah CASTLE    
84 09/09/1792 Adam PAINTER     Jane ELERRY    
85 13/09/1792 John PULLEN     Elizabeth CASTLE    
86 15/06/1793 Cornelius FERRIS     Mary KING    
87 15/07/1794 Henry BEAVEN   Bishops Canning Ann Gelly NEWMAN    
88 13/04/1795 Charles SHINGLES     Ann HANCOCK    
89 28/06/1795 John GUY     Elizabeth SHINGLES    
90 18/07/1795 Joseph PEARCE   Abergavenny, Monmouthshire Ann HACKFORD    
91 07/09/1795 William TANNER     Sarah HANCOCK    
92 07/09/1795 William HULL Single   Jane STUCKLY Widow  
93 15/12/1795 John GALE   Christian Malford Ann COLLER    
94 11/09/1797 George LANGLEY   Compton Chamberlain Mary TAYLOR    
95 20/10/1797 Thomas PUDE     Dennis BAY    
96 04/12/1797 John BEY     Mary RUSS    
97 21/03/1798 Francis FERRIS     Hannah HAZLE    
98 01/04/1798 Jacob POUND   Lyneham Mary KEMP    
99 17/07/1798 Daniel Coller KING     Ann JEFFERIES    
100 23/09/1798 Edward GIDDINGS   Draycot Cerne Priscilla RUSS    
101 05/03/1799 Thomas DAWES   Draycot Cerne Elizabeth ROBBINS    
102 05/03/1799 John BREWER   Wootton Bassett Hester FERRIS    
103 02/04/1799 James SHINGLES     Hannah LANFEAR    
104 22/05/1800 John BUY     Mary BAKER    
105 21/08/1800 Robert REYNOLDS   Corsham Jane KIFT    
106 08/11/1800 Thomas RUSS Single   Martha KNAPP Single  
107 07/03/1803 William SHINGLES     Sarah BOND    
108 25/09/1803 Charles GILMAN     Martha BRINSDEN    
109 19/04/1804 Thomas KING     Elizabeth FLETCHER   Seagry
110 30/07/1804 Jonathan BRINKWORTH   Chippenham Ann MESSITER    
111 25/12/1804 Edward BROOME   Castle Combe Ann RAZEY    
112 28/03/1805 James BRINKWORTH   Chippenham Jane HANCOCK    
23/01/1806 John BENDALL   Little Somerford Mary LAMFIER    
113 07/08/1806 George VENNEL   Chippenham Mary RUSS    
114 07/01/1807 James BARRINGTON     Priscilla PULLEN    
115 04/01/1808 Robert ELLERY     Hester SAVEN   Christian Malford
116 29/02/1808 Richard ROBBINS Single East Ham, Essex Elizabeth MESSITER Single  
117 22/08/1808 Francis HOWELL     Rachel DACON    
113 25/10/1808 Thomas HOPKINS   Great Somerford Elizabeth KIFFT    
114 10/08/1809 William MESSITER     Sophia DAVIES   Draycot Cerne
114 24/11/1809 John REYNOLDS     Anne ALAND   Christian Malford
115 08/02/1810 Charles RICH   Bremhill Elizabeth HANCOCK    
116 19/11/1810 George CHAPPLE   Stanton St Quintin Sarah RUSS    
117 29/11/1810 Charles HARFORD     Mary JELPTS    
21/10/1811 Isaac HUGGINS Widower   Jane WRIGHT Single  
14/11/1811 David ARUNDELL Single   Elizabeth BLEADON Single Bremhill
08/02/1812 John TOMLINS Single   Anne Eliza HEATH    
13/04/1812 Thomas RUSS Single   Jane CAREY Single  
08/06/1812 Charles BAKER Single Dauntsey Eleanor HANCOCK Single  
1 08/04/1813 John GARLICK Single   Mary SAVIN Single  
2 06/05/1813 Isaac UNCLES     Mary SMITH    
3 27/04/1814 Nathaniel MESSITER     Sarah BOND    
4 24/11/1814 Jacob SMITH Single   Alice DAY Widow Christian Malford
5 04/08/1815 Thomas WOODMAN Single Stanton St Quintin Mary ELLERY Single  
6 17/08/1815 Thomas FERRIS Single   Mary KIFT Single  
7 16/11/1815 Walter CHIVERS Single Hilmarton Hannah SMITH Single  
8 13/06/1816 Isaac FRY Single   Mary PEGLEN Single  
9 29/01/1817 John HART Single Kington St Michael Anne ARUNDEL Single  
10 22/03/1817 John RICHARDS Single   Harriett MILLINGTON Single  
11 25/05/1817 Charles GOUGH Widower   Joanna BARRINGTON Single  
12 06/10/1817 John CARY Single Cherhill Louisa SHINGLES Single  
13 15/06/1818 Francis HAZLE Single   Susannah CASTLE Single  
14 07/10/1818 Henry HYDE Single East Hendred, Berkshire Elizabeth SHADWELL Widow  
15 19/10/1818 James BAKER Single   Catherine CAREY Single  
16 01/02/1819 Thomas FARMER Widower Calne Elizabeth Anna SPACKMAN Single  
17 05/08/1819 William ELLERY Single   Sarah TAVERNER Single  
18 29/11/1819 Isaac PULLIN Single   Mary LITTLE Single Chippenham
19 10/01/1820 Daniel ELLERY Single   Anne SHINGLES    
20 27/03/1820 James SEALY Single Tetbury, Gloucestershire Anna Eliza TOMLINS Widow  
21 11/04/1820 Thomas FERRIS   Draycot Cerne Sarah SMITH    
22 19/10/1820 George BAILEY     Anne HARDING Single  
23 09/04/1821 Thomas PEARCE Single   Letitia PRIOR Widow  
24 03/01/1822 John CASTLE Single   Elizabeth ARUNDEL Widow  
25 08/04/1822 William CHERRY Single   Hannah CASTLE Single  
26 07/11/1822 Francis FERRIS Single   Sophia ROBINS Single  
27 12/12/1822 Thomas BAKER Single Garsdon Frances SMITH Single  
28 23/12/1822 John ROBINS Widower   Anne BARNES Widow  
29 16/01/1823 John LAY     Anne GUY    
30 27/02/1823 Robert COLLAR     Christiana ALFORD    
31 24/05/1823 Robert DAW     Elizabeth WOLFORD    
32 15/07/1823 Samuel BENCE   Marshfield, Gloucestershire Sarah WRIGHT    
33 16/10/1823 Thomas HULL     Mary KING    
34 27/11/1823 Francis HULL     Elizabeth NOT    
35 29/04/1824 John BAILEY   Avebury Sarah MILES    
36 25/06/1824 James Robert MELSOME   Tetbury, Gloucestershire Maria SMITH    
37 01/08/1824 Charles BARRINGTON Widower   Mary WOODMAN    
38 30/08/1824 James ARUNDELL     Anne LAVINGTON    
39 23/09/1824 James MOUNTSEY   Kington St Michael Sarah HARFORD    
40 28/09/1824 Robert IND   Tetbury, Gloucestershire Sophia SMITH    
41 02/10/1824 Richard GULLY   Hardenhuish Elizabeth RUSS    
42 17/01/1825 William HARFORD     Anne JELPES    
43 14/02/1825 Joseph RUSS     Elizabeth TURTLE    
44 16/05/1825 Robert SEAGER   Hullavington Harriet BOND    
45 18/06/1825 Robert NALDER   Berwick Bassett Margaret Joanna Russ SPACKMAN    
46 05/01/1826 Abraham PULLEN     Priscilla HENDING    
51 00/00/1827 Jacob COLLAR     Sarah HAINES   Christian Malford
47 22/03/1827 Robert WILLIAMS   Great Somerford Mary HARDING    
48 16/04/1827 Levi LANGLEY     Phillis HAZLE    
49 03/06/1827 Joseph BARRINGTON     Sophia WEBB    
50 23/10/1827 William GLEED Single Chippenham Ann CAREY Single  
52 01/05/1828 Edward BOND     Mary BARNETT   Stanton St Quintin
53 05/06/1828 William ARUNDELL     Jane COLLER    
54 11/09/1828 George Bowness CARR   St Bartholomew The Great, City Of London Harriet BOWNESS    
55 18/05/1829 Thomas MAY     Ann FREEGROVE    
56 06/10/1829 Daniel THOMAS     Hannah PULLEN    
57 01/02/1830 John HASEWELL     Louisa CAREY    
58 23/05/1830 Charles CAREY     Rachel KELLY    
59 05/12/1830 James HOWELL     Mary PENTON    
60 23/08/1831 Benjamin PEGLER   Bremhill Lydia HAYWARD    
61 29/09/1831 John HULL     Elizabeth RUSS    
62 27/03/1832 George EDMUNDS   Calne Sarah WHEELER    
63 13/10/1832 George RUSS     Marianne WYTHERS    
64 27/04/1833 Charles BUTLER     Harriett SPANSWICK    
65 01/10/1833 William BESSANT     Elizabeth GUY    
66 04/11/1833 Thomas CASTLE     Sophia HARDING    
67 14/11/1833 John HOWELL     Jane HULL   Christian Malford
68 14/11/1833 Alfred HOWELL     Ann TANNER    
69 03/03/1834 Francis HOWELL     Anne BROOMGROVE    
70 22/11/1834 Saul COLE     Sarah FERRIS    
71 26/05/1836 John BARRINGTON     Eleanor NORRIS    

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