Hallatrow Quaker Meeting Births, Marriages & Deaths 1

HALLATROW QUAKER MEETING BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS

The only Register for Hallatrow Meeting begins in 1651 and is housed at the Public Record Office. This contains Births, Marriages and Deaths and was maintained rather imperfectly for about fifty years. Records exist of Monthly and Quarterly Meetings which in theory should duplicate the information in the Meeting Register, but in practice variations occur. From the beginning of the eighteenth century the only sources of information about Hallatrow Meeting are the records of the Monthly Meetings of the North Division of Somersetshire and the Quarterly Meetings of Bristol and Somersetshire.

In the following transcription discrepancies between the Hallatrow Register and the Monthly Meeting Registers have been noted in square brackets. Months were always shown as numbers and prior to 1752 one should bear in mind that month 1 was March and 12 was February.

THE REGISTER SERVING FOR HALLOTROW MEETING WHICH TAKES BEGINING FROM THE YEARE ON THOUSAN SIX HUNDRED FIFTY AND ONE. BIRTHS Day Mth Year Ann DANDO Daughter of John DANDO and Jane his Wife of Hallotrow was Borne [at Hallotrow] the 8 3 1651

John Son of John DANDO and Jane his wif of Hallotrow was Borne [at Hallotrow] the 13 1 1653

Simon son of John DANDO and Jane his wif was Borne [at Hallatrow] the [10 11] 10 2 1655

Jane DANDO daughter of John & Jane his wife of Hallotrow was Borne [at Hollotrow] the [2 11] 14 2 1657

Edith DANDO daughter of John and Jane his wife was borne [at Hallotrow] the 28 2 1659

Deborow [Deborah] HILL daughter of John and Ann his wif of Marksbury was Borne [at Marksbury] the 12 8 1656 [The above entry appears in the Monthly Meeting Register in correct chronological order, so there is no reason for suspecting the date quoted here is incorrect]

Danniel [Daniel] son of the sayd John and Ann [HILL] was born [at Marksbury] the 20 12 1658

Deborow [Deborah] daughter of Richard HILL of farington & Charrity [Charity] his wif was borne [at Farington] the 10 10 1658

James son of James PHELPS and Ann his wife of Hallotrow was borne [at Hallotrow] the 13 2 1660

Jacob HILL son of John of Marksbury and Ann his wife was borne [at Marksbury] the 9 9 1661

Alice daughter of James PHELPS and Ann his wif was borne at Hallotrow the 13 10 1661

Charrity [Charity] daughter of John HILL of Marsbury [Marksbury] and Ann his wife was borne [at Marksbury] the [1667] 1 3 1664

Hannah theire daughter [of John & Ann HILL] was borne [at Marksbury] the 22 6 1666

Elizabeth PHELPS daughter of James & Ann his wife was borne [at Hollowtro] the [1669] 19 2 1667

Elizabeth BEAN [BEANE] daughter of Thomas BEAN [BEANE] of farington [& Elizabeth his wife] was born [at Farington] the 4 3 1690

Jane BEAN [BEANE] daughter of the sayd Thomas [& Elizabeth] was born 27 9 1691 Thomas son of the sayd Thomas [BEANE & Elizabeth] was born 29 7 1693

Christopher son of Thomas BEAN [BEANE] & Elizabeth his wif of Farington was borne the 25 11 1695

Mary the daughter of Richard and Ann DANDO of Palton was borne [at Paulton] the [1703] 4 12 1702

Jane the daughter of Richard and Ann DANDO of Paulton was born [10 4] 11 4 1704

No more births were recorded in the Hallatrow Register.

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The Register of Births for the Monthly Meeting of the North Division of Somersetshire covering the period 1661 to 1775 records in most cases the places of birth of children, but does not indicate which local Meeting the parents supported. The following births extracted from the Register could relate to members of Hallatrow Meeting, although there is no evidence for supposing this, other than that Hallatrow was likely to be the nearest Meeting or members of these families were buried at Hallatrow.

Sarah BEANE the daughter of Thomas BEANE and Elizabeth his wife was born at Farington 20 7 1698

Christopher BEANE the son of Thomas BEANE and Elizabeth his wife was born at Farington 28 2 1700

Sarah MARSH daughter of Thomas MARSH and Deborah his wife was born at Littleton 29 2 1700

Ann BEANE the daughter of Thomas BEANE and Elizabeth his wife was born at Farington 28 2 1702

Sarah MARSH the daughter of Thomas MARSH and Deborah his wife was born at Littleton 2 1 1703

Hannah BEANE the daughter of Thomas BEANE and Elizabeth his wife was born at Farington 22 10 1703

John MARSH the son of Thomas MARSH and Deborah his wife was born at Littleton 1 1 1705

Elizabeth DANDO daughter of Richard DANDO and Ann his wife was born at Paulton 25 10 1705

Mary MARSH daughter of Thomas MARSH and Deborah his wife was born at Littleton 13 9 1706

Thomas MARSH son of Thomas MARSH and Deborah his wife was born 18 11 1708

Ann DANDO daughter of Richard DANDO and Mary his wife was born at Paulton 23 12 1709

John MARSH son of Thomas MARSH and Deborah his wife was born 21 6 1712 From 1818, the MARSH family were recorded as being in Weston, near Bath.

Simon SYMS son of James SYMS and Sarah his wife was born in the parish of Paulton 27 3 1754

Sarah SYMS daughter of James SYMS and Sarah his wife was born in the parish of Paulton 11 6 1756

Martha CLARK the daughter of Joseph CLARK and Hannah his wife was born in the parish of Camely 27 10 1757

Hester SYMS daughter of James SYMS and Sarah his wife was born in the parish of Paulton 9 12 1758

Mary CLARK daughter of Joseph CLARK and Hannah his wife was born in the parish of Camely 5 5 1759

Hannah DUDDEN daughter of John DUDDEN and Mary his wife was born 13 10 1759

Jabez MILLARD son of John MILLARD and Artulas his wife was born in the parish of Marksbury 22 2 1760

Jane NAISH daughter of William NAISH and Elizabeth his wife was born in the parish of Clutton 25 5 1760

Hannah CLARK daughter of Joseph CLARK and Hannah his wife was born in the parish of Camely 28 3 1761

Samuel SYMS son of Samuel SYMS and Mary his wife was born in the parish of Paulton 2 4 1761

Anthony SYMS son of James SYMS and Sarah his wife was born in the parish of Paulton 12 6 1761

William NASH (sic) son of William NAISH and Elizabeth his wife was born in the parish of Clutton 18 6 1762

John MILLARD son of John MILLARD and Artulas his wife was born 30 3 1763

Priscilla CLARK daughter of Joseph CLARK and Hannah his wife was born in the parish of Camely 1 4 1763

John CLARK son of Joseph CLARK and Hannah his wife was born in the parish of Camely 22 1 1765

Benjamin NAISH son of William NAISH and Elizabeth his wife was born in the p. of Clutton 16 4 1766

Walter CLARK son of Joseph CLARK and Hannah his wife was born in the parish of Camely 28 11 1766

Catherine HORTON daughter of Edward HORTON and Mary his wife was born 25 6 1768

Deborah NAISH daughter of William NAISH and Elizabeth his wife was born in the parish of Clutton 18 11 1768

Rachel HORTON daughter of Edward HORTON and Mary his wife was born 27 1 1771

Mary NAISH daughter of William NAISH and Elizabeth his wife was born in the parish of Clutton 1 9 1772

Hannah HORTON daughter of Edward HORTON and Mary his wife was born 30 12 1772

Ann NAISH daughter of William NAISH and Elizabeth his wife was born in the parish of Clutton 25 1 1774

Mary HORTON daughter of Edward HORTON and Mary his wife was born 7 11 1774

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The Register for the monthly Meeting of the North Division, covering the period 1776-1794 is in a different format. Once again, the connection with Hallatrow is only supposition.

William a son to William COLLINS & Martha born at Temple in the parish of Camely 23 1 1783 We who were present at the said birth have subscribed our Names as witnesses thereof, Eleanor SAIGEx, Hannah CLARKx.

William a son to William PALMER, yeoman and Hannah born at Litton 19 7 1788 We who were present at the said birth have subscribed our Names as witnesses thereof, Hannah CLARK, Sarah BIVVEN.

John a son to William PALMER, yeoman and Hannah born at Litton 6 8 1790 We who were present at the said birth have subscribed our Names as witnesses thereof, Thomas JONES, Martha COLLINS.

Walter a son to William PALMER, yeoman and Hannah born at Litton 27 1 1793 We who were present at the said birth have subscribed our Names as witnesses thereof, Thomas JONES, Martha COLLINS.

Thomas a son to William PALMER, yeoman and Hannah born at Litton 22 10 1794 We who were present at the said birth have subscribed our Names as witnesses thereof, Hannah CLARK, Betty DYER.

The next Monthly Register covered the period 1795-1837, but there were no births recorded for persons who might appear to have been members of Hallatrow Meeting.

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The first death recorded in the Register of Hallatrow Meeting was in 1659. However, the Civil Register for High Littleton Parish, begun during the Commonwealth, records two burials at Hallatrow in 1658. Both were of Quakers, but neither was entered in the Quaker Register.

Included in this transcription are entries for the burial of Quakers at Hallatrow found in the Parish Registers of High Littleton and Farrington Gurney. Only 2 out of 6 of these burials were recorded in the Register of Deaths, suggesting that the latter was not maintained very diligently.

All the Hallatrow Meeting entries have been cross checked with the Registers of the Monthly Meeting Registers and differences noted below by square brackets. Entries in both sets of Registers are chronological making it impossible to know which is correct where there are discrepancies in dates.

DEATHS 1651 - 1707

Day Mth Year Christian WALTER wife of Peter buried at Hallowtrow burying ground 7 Jul 1658 (High Littleton Parish Register)

William WEST of Keinsam buried at Hallowtrow in the parrack 27 Dec 1658 (High Littleton Parish Register)

Edeth [Edith] daughter of John DANDO of Hallotrow died the 01 03 1659 Edeth daughter of John DANDO & Jane was born 28 Apr and was buried at the burying place at Hallatrow 1 May 1659 (High Littleton Parish Register)

Jane wif of John DANDO of Hallotrow dyed the 3 3 1659 Jane wife of John DANDO was buried May 3 1659 (High Littleton Parish Register)

Thomas son of John COLL [COLE] of Farington dyed the [18 11] 18 2 1666

Thomas son of Elizabeth BURGES of Paulton dyed [29 11] 29 2 1666 [Note - the months of the two above deaths were recorded in the Hallatrow Register in roman numerals as ii and it appears that 2 was intended. In the Register of the Monthly Meeting there is no doubt that 11 has been written]

Warborah wife of William SHORT of Camerton dyed 30 3 1668

Ann CHILTON of Hallotrow widdow dyed the 1 8 1670

Susana [Susanna] wif of Peeter WALLTER [Peter WALTER] of Hallotrow dyed the 20 4 1671

Ann daughter of John HILL of Marksbury dyed the 30 1 1672

Carrity [Charity] wife of Richard HILL of Burnet [Burnett] dyed the [day blank] - 6 1675

John HILL of Marksbury dyed the 28 4 1679

Joane [Joan] wife of John COLL [COLE] of Farington dyed the 7 9 1679

William WIKAM [WICKHAM] of Westhartry [Westharptry] dyed the 29 6 1680

John COLL [COLE] of Farington [Farrington] dyed the [1682] 10 2 1681

Ann the wif of William HARRIS of Hallotrow dyed 16 2 1682

John son of Peeter WALTER of Hallotrow dyed the 20 4 1682

John SAIGE [SAGE] of Cheuton [Chewton] dyed the 23 7 1683

Anne SHEAN dyed the 22nd day of September 1691 and was interred at Hallatrow the 24th of the same (Farrington Gurney Parish Register)

Elizabeth DAY of Farington dyed the [18 8] 16 8 1695 Elizabeth DAY dyed the 18th day of October 1695 & was buried the 21 day of the same at Hallatrow in the Quakers’ burying place, she her selfe being a Quaker (Farrington Gurney Parish Register)

Mary the wife of James DANDO of Pawlton [Paulton] dyed 25 1 1696

Christopher BEANE son of Thomas BEANE of Farington died 5 9 1698 [This entry appears in the Monthly Meeting Register and was probably omitted from the Hallatrow Register in error]

Richard COLLINS [COLLENS] of Camerton Departed this Life 20 11 1698

Ann the Wife of John DANDO of Hallotrow dyed 20 5 1699

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John DANDO of Hallotrow Departed this Life the 2 9 1699

Stephen DANDO of Hallotrow [High Littleton] dyed the [12 09] 12 7 1700

Peter WALTER of Hallotrow Departed this life 26 8 1700

Christopher BEANE son of Thomas & Elizabeth his wife died 14 June, interred in the burrying place at Hallatrow 16 Jun 1703, his parents being Quakers (Farrington Gurney Parish Register)

Thomas DANDO of Hallotrow dyed the 18 7 1703

James DANDO, Palton [of Paulton], departed this Life the 11 6 1706

Ann the Wife of Richard DANDO dyed the 5 3 1707

Ann the Wife of James PHELPS [FELTH] dyed the 6 10 1707

No separate Death or Burial Register survives for Hallatrow Meeting after 1707. Although Death Registers survive for the Monthly Meeting of the North Division of Somersetshire they do not record the places of burial. The following names extracted from the Registers are of persons who lived near Hallatrow and therefore may have have been buried there. However it must be stressed that there is no proof that they actually were.

DEATHS 1708-1775

Judith ADAMS wife of Thomas ADAMS of Clutton died 30 10 1721

James TYLEE of Paulton died 9 3 1760

James SYMS of Paulton died 1 10 1760

Thomas ROGERS of Paulton died 28 4 1761

Anthony SYMS of Paulton died 18 8 1761

James TYLEE of Paulton died 22 3 1763

Benjamin NAISH of Cloud Hill died 26 5 1765

Benjamin HAND died 10 6 1766

Elizabeth TYLEE widow of Paulton died 17 5 1767

Thomas HORTON died 21 7 1767

Benjamin HAND son of Benjamin HAND died 5 8 1767

James DANDO died 1 8 1770

James MILLARD died 2 1 1772

In 1776 a new Burial Register for the Monthly Meeting of the North Division of Somersetshire was started. This clearly identifies burials at Hallatrow.

BURIALS 1776-1794

To William NAISH, Grave-Maker, The 3rd day of the 5th Month 1777. Make a Grave on or before next First Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hollotrow and therein lay the Body of Artulus MILLARD, wife of John MILLARD, Husbandman of Henton Bluet in the County of Somerset, aged about Forty Seven years, who died the Twenty ninth Day of the Fourth Month, called April One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy seven. Joseph CLARK. N.B. not a Member of our Society. The Body above mentioned was buried the Fourth Day of the Fifth Month, called May 1777. Witness William NAISH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, John HIPSLEY, Register to North Division Monthly, Somerset Quarterly Meeting.

To William NAISH, Grave-Maker, The 11th day of the 4th Month 1778. Make a Grave on or before next First Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Holotrow and therein lay the Body of James PHILLIPS, Son of Jno. PHILLIPS (and Hannah his Wife), Taylor of the Parish of Clutton in the County of Somerset, aged about Six years, who died the Sixth Day of the 4th Month, called April One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight. Joseph CLARK. N.B. not a Member of our Society. The Body above mentioned was buried the Twelvth Day of the Fourth Month, called April 1778. Witness William NAISH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, John HIPSLEY, Register to North Division Monthly, Somerset Quarterly Meeting.

To William NAISH, Grave-Maker, The 29th Day of the 11th Month 1778. Make a Grave on or before next Third Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hollotrow and therein lay the Body of John DUDDEN, Currier of Cameley in the County of Somerset, aged about Twenty nine years, who died the

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Twenty Eighth Day of the Eleventh Month, called November One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight. Joseph CLARK. N.B. Not a Member of our Society. The Body above mentioned was buried the Second Day of the Twelvth Month, called December 1778. Witness William NAISH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, John HIPSLEY, Register to North Division Monthly, Somerset Quarterly Meeting.

To William NAISH, Grave-Maker, The 26th Day of the 6th Month 1781. Make a Grave on or before next Fourth Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallatrow and therein lay the Body of John MILLARD of Henton Blewett in the County of Somerset, aged about fifty five years, who died the Twenty fifth Day of the Sixth Month, called June One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty one. Joseph CLARK. N.B. Not a member of our Society. The Body above mentioned was buried the twenty seventh Day of the Sixth Month, called June 1781. Witness William NAISH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, John HIPSLEY, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To William NAISH, Grave-Maker, The 10th day of the 11th Month 1781. Make a Grave on or before next first Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallatrow and therein lay the Body of John PERCE [? PEARCE intended] of Chew Magna in the County of Somerset, aged about ten weeks, who died the seventh Day of the Eleventh Month, called November One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty one. Joseph CLARK. N.B. not a member of our Society. The Body above mentioned was buried the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month, called November 1781. Witness William NAISH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, John HIPSLEY, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To William NAISH, Grave-Maker, The 24th Day of the 12th Month 1782. Make a Grave on or before next First Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallotrow and therein lay the Body of Sarah SIMS, Wife of James SIMS, Coleminer of Paulton in the County of Somerset, aged about Fifty Eight Years, who died the Twenty second Day of the twelfth Month, called December One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty two. Rob’t BISHOP. A true Copy, John HIPSLEY, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting. The Body above mentioned was buried the Twenty ninth Day of the Twelfth Month, called December 1782. Witness William NAISH, Grave-Maker.

To William NAISH, Grave-Maker, The 25th Day of the 8th Month 1783. Make a Grave on or before next Fifth Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallotrow and therein lay the Body of Priscilla CLARK, Daughter of Joseph and Hannah CLARK of Camely in the County of Somerset, aged about Twenty Years, who died the Twenty Fourth Day of the Eighth Month, called August One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Three. Rob’t BISHOP. The Body above mentioned was buried the Twenty Eighth Day of the Eighth Month, called August 1783. Witness the Mark of x Tho’s ROACH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, John HIPSLEY, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To Tho’s ROACH, Grave-Maker, The 3rd Day of the 2nd Month 1784. Make a Grave on or before next Fifth Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallatrow and therein lay the Body of William COLLINS, Miller of Radstock in the County of Somerset, aged about Thirty five Years, who died the Second Day of the Second Month, called February One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty four. Robert BISHOP. N.B. not a member of our Society. The Body above mentioned was buried the Fifth Day of the Second Month, called February 1784. Witness The Mark x of Tho’s ROACH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, John HIPSLEY, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To Michael PICKFORD, Grave-Maker, The 29th Day of the 5th Month 1784. Make a Grave on or before next First Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallatrow and therein lay the Body of Catharine HORTON, Daughter of Edward and Mary HORTON of Cholwell in the County of Somerset, aged about Sixteen Years, who died the Twenty Sixth Day of the Fifth Month, called May One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty four. Rob’t BISHOP. N.B. not a member of our Society. The Body above mentioned was buried the Thirtieth Day of the Fifth Month, called May 1784. Witness Michael PICKFORD’s Mark x, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, John HIPSLEY, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To George HEWLETT, Grave-Maker, The 5th Day of the 2nd Month 1785. Make a Grave on or before next First Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallotrow and therein lay the Body of Maria HULL, Daughter of William and Betty HULL of Temple Cloud in the County of Somerset, aged about Five Years, who died the fourth Day of the Second Month, called February One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty five. Rob’t BISHOP. N.B. not a member of our Society. The Body above mentioned was buried the sixth Day of the second Month, called February 1785. Witness George HEWLETT, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, John HIPSLEY, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To Samuel SMITH, Grave-Maker, The 1st Day of the 4th Month 1785. Make a Grave on or before next first Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallotrow and therein lay the Body of William GREGORY, Cole-miner of Paulton in the County of Somerset, aged about Sixty three Years, who died the thirty first Day of the Third Month, called March, One Thousand seven Hundred and Eighty five. Robert BISHOP. N.B. not a Member of our Society. The Body above mentioned was buried the Third Day of the fourth Month, called April 1785.

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Witness The mark of x Samuel SMITH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, John HIPSLEY, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To Tho’s ROACH, Grave-Maker, The Ninth Day of the Fifth Month 1787. Make a Grave on or before next First Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallatrow and therein lay the Body of Mary PALMER, Daughter of W’m PALMER and Hannah his wife of Litton in the County of Somerset, aged about One year & Eight Months, who died the Eighth Day of the Fifth Month, called May One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Seven. Rob’t BISHOP. The Body above mentioned was buried the Fourteenth Day of the Fifth Month, called May 1787. Witness the mark x of Thomas ROACH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, William EDDINGTON, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To James GREENLAND, Grave-Maker, The 19th Day of the First Month 1788. Make a Grave on or before next Third Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallatrow and therein lay the Body of Elizabeth NASH, Wife of W’m NASH, Coal-miner of Clutton in the County of Somerset, aged about Fifty Eight Years, who died the Eighteenth Day of the First Month, called January One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Eight. Rob’t BISHOP. The Body above mentioned was buried the Twenty Second Day of the First Month, called January 1788. Witness James GREENLAND, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, William EDDINGTON, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To Thomas ROACH, Grave-Maker, The second Day of the ninth Month 1788. Make a Grave on or before next Fourth Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallatrow and therein lay the Body of Joan GREGORY, (Widow of W’m GREGORY) of Paulton in the County of Somerset, aged about Sixty five Years, who died the First Day of the Ninth Month, called September One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty eight. Rob’t BISHOP. N.B. Not a member of our Society. The Body above mentioned was buried the Third Day of the Ninth Month, called September 1788. Witness the mark x of Thomas ROACH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, William EDDINGTON, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To Thomas ROACH, Grave-Maker, The 9th Day of the 4th Month 1789. Make a Grave on or before next First Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallatrow and therein lay the Body of Joseph CLARK, Yeoman of Camely in the County of Somerset, aged about Sixty six years, who died the Eighth Day of the Fourth Month, called April One Thousand seven Hundred and Eighty nine. Rob’t BISHOP. The Body above mentioned was buried the Twelfth Day of the Fourth Month, called April 1789. Witness The x Mark of Tho’s ROACH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, William EDDINGTON, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To Thomas ROACH, Grave-Maker, The tenth Day of the first Month 1791. Make a Grave on or before next First Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallotrow and therein lay the Body of Ann SIMS, Widdow of Late James SIMS, Hosier of Keynsham in the County of Somerset, aged about Seventy Four Years, who died the ninth Day of the first Month, called January One Thousand seven Hundred and Ninety one at Pensford in the aforesaid County. Rob’t BISHOP. The Body above mentioned was buried the Sixteenth Day of the first Month, called January 1791. Witness the Mark x of Tho’s ROACH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, William EDDINGTON, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To Thomas ROACH, Grave-Maker, The 23th Day of the first Month 1793. Make a Grave on or before next first Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallotrow and therein lay the Body of Richard RIDLEY, Surgeon of the Parish of Saint Thomas so called of Pensford in the County of Somerset, aged about seventy four Years, who died the twenty third Day of the first Month, called January One Thousand seven Hundred and Ninety three. Rob’t BISHOP. The Body above mentioned was buried the twenty seventh of the first Month, called January 1793. Witness the mark x of Thomas ROACH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, William EDDINGTON, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To Thomas ROACH, Grave-Maker, The 26th Day of the First Month 1793. Make a Grave on or before next Fifth Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallotrow and therein lay the Body of Judith SOMMERS, Wife of Henry SOMMERS, Coal Miner of Haygrove in the Parish of Farmborough in the County of Somerset, aged about seventy Years, who died the twenty sixth Day of the First Month, called January One Thousand seven Hundred and Ninety three. Rob’t BISHOP. The Body above mentioned was buried the Thirty first Day of the first Month, called January 1793. Witness the x mark of Tho’s ROACH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, William EDDINGTON, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

To Thomas ROACH, Grave-Maker, The 25th Day of the Third Month 1793. Make a Grave on or before next Fifth Day, in Friends’ Burying-Ground, at or near Hallotrow and therein lay the Body of John THAYER, Baker of Midsummer Norton in the County of Somerset, aged about Forty Years, who died the Twenty fifth Day of the Third Month, called March One Thousand seven Hundred and Ninety three. Rob’t BISHOP. N.B. not a member of our Society. The Body above mentioned was buried the Twenty eighth Day of the Third Month, called March 1793. Witness The Mark x of Thomas ROACH, Grave-Maker. A true Copy, William EDDINGTON, Register to Somerset North Division Monthly Meeting.

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A new Burial Register for the Monthly Meeting of the North Division of Somersetshire was started in 1795. The format was completely different from the previous one. The burials at Hallatrow are listed below.

BURIALS 1795 - 1837

When Died When Buried Where Day Mth Year Name Age Residence Description Day Mth Year Buried

14 7 1800 James WEAVER 72 Marksbury (blank) 17 7 1800 Hallatrow

20 9 1800 Mary HORTON 70 Temple cloud Wife of Edward HORTON 25 9 1800 Hallatrow

25 9 1805 Jane HAND 76 Clutton Spinster 29 9 1805 Hallatrow

27 2 1809 Hannah BLANNIN 35 High Littleton Wife of Geo. BLANNIN 5 3 1809 Hallatrow N.B. not a member of our Society.

26 2 1810 Martha COLLINS 55 High Littleton Widow 1 3 1810 Hallatrow

9 4 1811 Hannah DANDO 83 Hallatrow Widow 14 4 1811 Hallatrow N.B. not a member of our Society.

23 2 1813 Richard COLLINS 75 Farrington Gurney Labourer 28 2 1813 Hallatrow

17 6 1814 Mary KINGSTON 18 Temple Cloud Daughter of Joseph KINGSTON 23 6 1814 Hallatrow N.B. not a member.

25 3 1815 William NAISH 88 Clutton (blank) 30 3 1815 Hallatrow

19 6 1815 Edward HORTON 80 Temple Cloud in the Yeoman 25 6 1815 Hallatrow Parish of Cameley

There were no further burials at Hallatrow in this Register, nor were any persons with local addresses buried elsewhere. In 1817 the Burial Ground was closed and sold.

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MARRIAGES

In the only surviving Register of Hallatrow Meeting, which was begun in 1651 and discontinued in 1707, only five marriages were recorded.

Day Mth Year Peeter WALLTER of Hallotrow and Susana CLEMENT of the same was Married 6 1 1663

Richard THOMAS of flax Burton & Jane DANDO daughter of John DANDO of Hallotrow was Married the 4 4 1682

Thomas BEAN of Farington & Elizabeth ALLEN Daughter of Nicolas ALLEN of Pensford was Married the 4 6 1689

John SPARK of Farington and Jane Daughter of Richard GREETTED of Publow was Married the 4 3 1690

James MATHALEN of Palton & Mary HARVEY was married 21 2 1695

The Registers of the Monthly Meeting of the North Division of Somersetshire from 1669-1775 record one other marriage at Hallatrow Meeting.

James MOTLY of Portishead, Yeoman in the County of Somerset, son of James MOTLY of Mourton in the County of Glocester, Yeoman and Hannah his wife, both Deceased, and Mary CLARK of Temple in the Parish of Camly and County of Somerset, Daughter of Joseph CLARK, Yeoman and Hannah, his wife, of Temple in the County aforesaid, having declared their Intentions of taking each other in Marriage before several Meetings of the People call’d Quakers in the Parrish of Yatton & Chew in the County aforesaid and the Proceedings of the said James MOTLEY and Mary CLARK, after due Enquiry and deliberate Consideration thereof, being allowed by the said Meetings, they appearing clear of all others and having consent of those concerned. Now these are to certify all whom it may concern, that for the Accomplishing of their said Marriage this sixth day of the sixth month call (sic) June in the Year one Thousand seven Hundred and seventy five [6th Jun 1775], they the said James MOTLEY and Mary CLARK appear’d in a Publick assembly of the aforesaid People & others in their Meeting house in Hallatrow and he the said James MOTLEY, taking the said Mary CLARK by the hand, did openly and solemnly declare as followeth, “Friends, in the fear of the Lord and before this Assembly, I take this my Friend Mary CLARK to be my Wife, Promising through Divine Assistance to be unto her a loving and faithfull Husband, until it shall please the Lord by Death to separate us”, and the said Mary CLARK did then and there in the said Assembly, in like Manner, declare as followeth, “Friends, in the Fear of (the) Lord and before this Assembly, I take this my Friend James MOTLY to be my Husband, promising through Divine Assistance to be unto him a loving and faithful Wife, untill it shall please the Lord by Death to separate us” or words to that Effect. And the said James MOTLY and Mary CLARK, as a farther Confirmation thereof and in Testimony thereunto, did then & there to these Presents set their Hands. James MOTLEY, Mary CLARK. We whose Names are hereunto subscribed, being present at the solemnizing of the abovesaid Marriage and subsciption (sic) in Manner aforesaid, have also to these presents subscibed our Names the day and year above written.

Relations Hannah WOOKEY Thomas RUTTER Joseph CLARK Edward HORTEN William BRAGG Hannah CLARK David DUCKITT Thomas MOTLEY Joseph BRODRIBB Hannah BURROW Jacob MOGG Ann MOTLEY William BLIMIN [BLINMAN intended] Martha CLARK J. S. BRODRIBB [?Jos. intended] Hannah CLARK John BRODRIBB Priscilla CLARK William NAISH John CLARK Henry SOMMERS Walter CLARK James WEAVER Christopher YOUNG Robert BISHOP jun’r John TANNER Edward GREGORY Thomas TANNER Thomas DUDDEN Hannah TANNER Rachell FRAMPTON Ann PLAYER Dolly HOLL Grace THOMAS Ann HIPSLEY Richard HIPSLEY William CLARK Sarah HAND

A similar format continues in the Marriage Register for the Monthly Meeting from 1776 to 1794. Variations with the Quarterly Meeting Register are noted below in square brackets.

Henry SOMMERS [SUMMERS] of Farmborough, Coal-miner, Son of John SOMMERS of Farringdon Gurney in the county of Somerset and Ann his Wife deceas’d, And Judith POOLE, Relict of Thomas POOLE, Coal-miner of Farmborough in the county aforesaid, having declared their Intentions of taking each other in Marriage before several Meetings of the People called Quakers in Chew Magna and Bath and the proceedings of the said Henry SOMMERS and Judith POOLE, after due Enquiry and deliberate Consideration thereof, were allowed by the said Meetings, they appearing clear of all others and having consent of Parents concerned. Now these are to certify all whom it may concern, that for the accomplishing of their said Marriage this second Day of the fifth Month called May in the Year One Thousand seven Hundred and seventy six [2nd May 1776], they the said Henry SOMMERS and Judith POOLE appeared at a publick Assembly of the aforesaid People & others in their Meeting House in Hallitrow and he the said Henry

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SOMMERS, taking the said Judith POOLE by the Hand, did openly and solemnly declare as followeth, “Friends, In the Fear of (the) Lord and before this Assembly, I take this my Friend Judith POOLE to be my Wife, promising, through Divine Assistance, to be unto her a loving and faithful Husband, until it shall please the Lord by Death to separate us.” And the said Judith POOLE did then and there, in the said Assembly declare as followeth, “Friends, in the Fear of the Lord and before this Assembly, I take this my Friend Henry SOMMERS to be my Husband, promising, through Divine Assistance, to be unto him a loving & faithful Wife, until it shall please the Lord by Death to separate us.” And the said Henry SOMMERS and Judith POOLE, as a farther Confirmation thereof and in Testimony thereunto, did then & there to these Presents set their Hands. Henry SOMMERS, Judith POOLE. We who were present, among others, at the above said Marriage have also subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereunto, the Day & Year above written.

John DANDO Jos. BRODRIBB [BRODRIP] Mary MOTLEY [MOTTLEY] John SOMMERS [SUMMERS] Betty NASH Charles SOMMERS [SUMMERS] Martha CLARK Robert BISHOP Joseph CLARK Joyce MOGG Jacob MOGG Robert PETERS Sam’l SPAVOLD Hannah CLARK jun’r Sarah BISHOP Will’m MERREFIELD Tho’s POLE jun’r Rich’d RIDLEY Ann SYMS Hannah CLARK Joseph PEWTERS Rob’t RELLINGS [ROLLINGS] Mary BISHOP John DUDDE [?DUDDEN int’d] John STICKLER Rob’t BISHOP jun’r Mary SYMES Dorothy HOLL [?HULL int’d] Priscilla BULL Priscilla CLARK Walter CLARK

A true Copy.

William PALMER of Longsutton in the county of Somerset, Yeoman, Son of Richard PALMER of Longsutton aforesaid, Yeoman and Betty his wife, both surviving, and Hannah CLARK of Camely, Daughter of Joseph CLARK of Camely aforesaid in the aforesaid county, Yeoman and Hannah his wife surviving, having declared their Intentions of taking each other in Marriage before several Meetings of the People called Quakers in the county of Somerset, the proceedings of the said William PALMER and Hannah CLARK, after due Enquiry and deliberate Consideration thereof, were allowed by the said Meetings, they appearing clear of all others and having consent of Parents and Guardians concerned. Now these are to certify all whom it may concern, that for the accomplishing of their said Marriage this thirteenth Day of the fifth Month called May in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty three [13th May 1783], they the said William PALMER and Hannah CLARK appeared at a publick Assembly of the aforesaid People & others in their Meeting House in Hollow-Trow and he the said William PALMER, taking the said Hannah CLARK by the Hand, did openly and solemnly declare as followeth, “Friends, in the Fear of the Lord & before this Assembly, I take this my Friend Hannah CLARK to be my Wife, promising thro’ divine assistance, to be unto her a loving & faithful Husband, until it shall please the Lord to separate us by death” or, Words to that Effect. And the said Hannah CLARK did then and there, in the said Assembly, declare as followeth, “Friends, in the Fear of the Lord & before this Assembly, I take this my Friend William PALMER to be my Husband, promising thro’ divine Assistance to be unto him a loving & faithful Wife, until it shall please the Lord to separate us by Death” or Words to that Effect. And the said William PALMER and Hannah CLARK, as a farther Confirmation thereof and in Testimony thereunto, did then & there to these Presents set their Hands. William PALMERx, Hannah CLARK. We who were present, among others, at the abovesaid Marriage have also subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereunto, the Day & Year above written. Relations Mary MILES Sam’l SALTER jun’r The mark of Mary PALMER Joseph CLARK Eliz. MILES Will’m GILLETT Walter CLARK Hannah CLARK Eliz. BRADLEY Zeph. BULLOCK The mark of Betty PALMER Rich’d PALMER Mary HYATT M. BULLOCK The mark of Ann PALMER Martha COLLENS Tho’s RUTTER M. BULLOCK James MOTLEY James PALMER Sam’l KELSON Ann BULLOCK Will’m COLLENS Mary MOTLEY John MILES Rob’t BISHOP Rob’t SALTER sen’r Sam’l PALMER W. WOOLDRIDGE Mary SELFE Rob’t SALTER jun’r Priscilla CLARK The mark of W’m NAISH Eliz. SELFE jun’r Rich’d HIPSLEY J’n CLARK [next page:] Joseph HARVEY Jno. BRADLEY Loveday SECCOMBE Mary BISHOP John SAUNDERS Henry SOMMERS Eliz’th MILES Rob’t BISHOP jun’r Martha LANSDOWN Rob’t LAWSON Eliz. KNIGHT Sarah MILES Eliz. TAYLOR Caleb TYLEE Mary MILES Thom’s MILES James MARSHALL Jno. TYLEE Isaac BRODRIBB Joyce MOGG Mary BUSH

A true Copy - John HIPSLEY, Register to the monthly meeting of the north division of the County of Somerset.

Samuel HARDWICK of Chipping Sodbury in the County of Glocester, Baker, Son of Peter HARDWICK, late of Sodbury aforesaid, Malster and Hester his Wife, both deceased and Mary, Daughter of Robert YEELES at new mill in the Parish of Salwarp in the County of Worcester and Mary his Wife, both surviving, having declared their Intentions of taking each other in Marriage before several Meetings of the People called Quakers at Claverham and Chewmagna in the County of Somersetshire, the proceedings of the said Samuel HARDWICK and Mary YEELES, after due Enquiry and deliberate Consideration thereof, were allowed by the said Meetings, they appearing clear of all others and having consent of Parents and Relations concerned. Now these are to certify all whom it may concern, that for the accomplishing of their said Marriage this Fourteenth Day of the Fifth Month called May in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty nine [14th May 1789], they the said Samuel HARDWICK and Mary YEELES appeared in a publick Assembly of the aforesaid People & others in their Meeting House at Hollowtrow and he the said Samuel HARDWICK, taking the said Mary YEELES by the Hand, did openly and solemnly declare as followeth, “Friends, in the Fear of the Lord and before this Assembly, I take this my Friend Mary YEELES to be my Wife, promising, through Divine Assistance, to be unto her a loving and faithful Husband, until it shall please the Lord by Death to Separate us.” And the said Mary YEELES did then and there in the said Assembly declare as followeth, “Friends, in the Fear of the Lord and before this Assembly, I take this my Friend Samuel HARDWICK to be my Husband, promising, through Divine Assistance, to be unto him a loving and faithful Wife, until it shall please the Lord by death to Separate us”, or Words to that Effect. And the said Samuel HARDWICK and Mary

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YEELES, as a farther Confirmation thereof and in Testimony thereunto, did then & there to these presents set their Hands. Samuel HARDWICK, Mary YEELES. We who were present, among others, at the abovesaid Marriage have also subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereunto, the Day & Year above written. Relations Hannah STEPHENSON Mary NAISH Susanna JAMES Martha COLLENS W’m LLOYDE John LURY Jeffery WALLIS William NAISH Eliz. WOODWARD Jane LLOYDE Elizabeth MOORE William PALMER Henry SOMMERS Rachel HORTON Harry GANDY Sarah WALLIS Samuel PALMER Mary SELFE Hannah HORTON Jno. ATWOOD W. CLARK Benjamin NAISH Mary GREGORY Betty BISHOP Jacob RAGGATT Mary HORTON Jno. CLARK Anna SELFE Rob’t BISHOP Rebecca RAGGATT Hannah CLARK Hannah PALMER Rich’d RIDLEY Rob’t BISHOP jun’r W’m SIMONS Mary HORTON Edward HORTON Jane SKEY William EDDINGTON A true Copy - William EDDINGTON, Register to the Monthly meeting of the north Division of the County of Somerset.

No Hallatrow Marriages were found in the Register of the Monthly Meeting of the North Division of Somersetshire from 1796 to 1835.

HIGH LITTLETON QUAKERS MARRIED ELSEWHERE

John DANDO (widower) of Hallatrow married Ann RAYMOND of Broad Marston at Podimore Milton 04.05.1672

Peter WALTER of Hallytrow in the parish of Hy Litleton tooke to wife Mary PLUMMER in the parish of Berington, John BAKER’s kinswoman, at Berington Meeting the 22 04 1673 People then present viz. John BAKER, John WATTS, William PARSONS, John BAKER, George GOMER, Ezekiel BROOK, Joseph BEACHAM, James PLUMLY, Charles PLUMLY, William WICKAM, William REEVE, Timothy WILLIS, John DORY, William LAWRENCE, Thomas SMITH, George PLUMLY, Joseph MELLES, Joseph SMITH.

Robert BAKER of West town in the parish of Backwell, Somerset, yeoman, son of Robert BAKER, late of High Littleton, Somerset, yeoman deceased and Sarah his wife still living and Mary PALMER, daughter of Richard PALMER, late of Iwood in the parish of Congresbury, Somerset, yeoman deceased and Mary his wife still living, were married at Claverham Meeting 19 03 1794

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