The Baptismal, Marriage, and Burial Registers of the Cathedral Church of Christ and Blessed Mary the Virgin at Durham, 1609-1896
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5Zm yrrir s. I^i (iPoXitrnXiia Hiilxvcrsitij ill tttc C^itij of ICnu IJovTi GIVEN BY .P...u.b..lis..b.e.T;.. » * > » , » 1 > »»»» > > , 1 1 1 ^ "* t ^ THE ^ i ' ', T 1 O O ^Sttibitcationij OF %\)t arleian Dtietp. ESTABLISHED A.D. MDCCCLXIX. l-l tststers —VoUim t XXM)l FOR THE TEAE MDCCCXCVII. • » • ' ' c 'r,' ; ; •• • . , , , , r. , , < I I I r r ' • ' t 'V: /' .•.*.•;• • • • • • THE baptismal l^arriase. anti OF THE Cattjctiral Cljurtl) eirsiii ot Cljiist am 3BlcMrt i«ail' tijt AT ®url)am. 1609-1896. TEANSCEIBED AND ANNOTATED BY EDWARD ARTHUR WHITE, F.S.A., deceased, AND BY EDITED POR THE HARLEIAN SOCIETY E.S.A. GEORGE J. AllMYTAGE, HONORARY SECRETARY OF THAT SOCIETY. LONDON 1897. '• or r^.^'c ; ' ci; p t,<- TO ^tv JHaje^itj) tijt (Bmm THIS VOLUME IS, BY HEE GRACIOUS PERMISSION, RESPECTEULLY DEDICATED. 234936 preface. This Volume contains a complete transcript of the Registers of Durham Cathedral from the first entry on the 23rd of September 1609 to the end of the year 1896. They were transcribed for the Harleian Society as far as the year 1877 by the late Captain Edward A. White, F.S.A. (the permission of the Dean and Chapter having been obtained in November 1876), and his leisure time for several years was occupied in annotating the numerous entries. The publication was, however, deferred from different causes ; and ill-health, and eventually the lamented deaths of Captain White prevented the completion of the work. His Sister, Miss Ella White, however, most kindly handed over the manuscript to the Society, and, by the desire of the Council, I have undertaken the completion of the Work. The manuscripts contained a complete and accurate transcript of the Register and a book of Notes to the various entries. By the help of Canon Greenwell, the whole of the proofs of the Register has been compared with the original, and the Members of the Society are deeply indebted to him for the generous assistance he has thus given to the Work. The Notes have been transcribed from Captain White's manuscripts, except in the cases where he referred to certain pedigrees which he had compiled, in which case the notes thus referred to have been abstracted from the pedigrees by the Editor, and acknowledged accordingly. — — Vlll PKEFACE. A few loose notes by Captain White contain the following remarks, which I think it is desirable to print fully : ' Where " the College " is mentioued it refers to the enclosure or collegium (i.e. Collection) of prebeudal houses lying at the south side of the Cathedral, which is so termed at Durham, and answers to the " Precincts " or " Close " of other Cathedral towns. ' " " " Bow Chiu'ch refers to St. Mary-le-Bow ; locally Big Bow." St. Mary's refers to St. Mary's in the South Bailey, or, as it is now commonly called, St. " Mary-the-Less ; and locally, but very wrongly, Little Bow." ' " Crossgate " refers to St. Margaret's, Crossgate, and Elvet to St. Oswald's, Elvet. These being without the City proper and places of themselves being styled legally Crossgate and Elvet in the County of Durham. ' " BaUva " is the Bailey, the long narrow winding street running round the " " Abbey ; BaHva Boreali " and Baliva Australi " being the North and South Bailey. ' Colonel Chester's invaluable " Registers of Westminster Abbey "* first prompted me to do the same for my own Cathedral. Then when I compared my Work with his I began to think I had been too ambitious, and my heart frequently failed me. Colonel Chester, however, took much interest in the work, and fre- quently wrote to cheer me and urge me on. ' I hope it may find some favour with the Members of the Society, and that it will be received in the Cathedral City as a not unwelcome addition to the domestic history of her Citizens.' The text of the Work is a true transcript of the original, omitting only such constantly occurring phrases, as " were married," etc. In annotating, Captain White has followed Colonel Chester's plan very closely, especially in taking as much pains in elucidating the par- ticulars of persons in humble positions as of those of superior rank. The following is a table of the Contents of the Registers : Vol. PREFACE. IX I do not propose to make special reference to the many disting-uislied persons who are mentioned in these Eegisters. Their names are fully set forth in the Index, and considerable biographical notes will be found in the text. It is interesting to call attention to the Burials in Woollen at page 100. They refer to an Act of 1666 (18 and 19 Car. II., cap. 4), made more stringent by one in 1678 (30 Car. II., cap. 3), for burying in Woollen; the object being to lessen the importation of linen and to encourage the woollen and paper manufactories of the Kingdom. The " first Act enacted that after March 25, 1667, no person should be buried in any shirt, shift, or sheete other than should be made of wooU onely." These Acts, however, fell into disuse long before their final repeal in 1814.^ The entries subsequent to Captain White's manuscript have been transcribed by Canon Greenwell, and I venture once more to express, on behalf of the Members of the Society, their thanks for this additional assistance to the undertaking. It now remains only for me to state that in 1891 Captain White obtained the permission of The Queen to dedicate this Work to Her Majesty, and that, on renewing the application on the completion of the Work, I have had the honour to receive Her Majesty's most gracious continuation of that permission. GEO. J. AEMYTAGE, Soil. Secretary, Harleian Society. " Waters (new edition, * In a Work entitled Parish Registers in England," by R. E. Chester 1883), the whole matter is set out and adequately discussed. ^ .1 ' ' ',.»«'•'•' ' ' > J > , ^Registers of Burljam CatljetiraL BAPTISMES. 1609 Sep. 23 William, sonue of Edward Smith.i 1610 Feb. 28 Eobert, sonne of Edward Smitli.2 1611 Nov. 24 Cipriau Suddick,^ sonne of M^' George Suddick, divinitie lecturer in this Cathedrall Churcli. M'' John Barnes, esquier, M'" John Eicheson the yonger, gentleman, and M" Cooj)er, witnessies. 1612 May 6 Edward, sonne of Edward Smith. 1615 July 2 James Huchinson,^ sonne of M'' Richard Huchinson, Organest in this Cathedrall Church. 1621 Mar. 24 Eichard,^ sonne of M'' John Eobson, parson of Morpeth, in this Cathedrall Church (upon Sonday). The right wo. Eich. Hunt, Deane of Durham, Doctor Cradock, and M''^ Birket, suerties. This child was y*^ first that was baptized in y*^ newe fonte. 1622 May 26 Dorothie,^ dau. of M"^ [blank] Midford of [blank] (upon Sonday). M'' Jo. Cradocke, Mistris Dorothie Cradocke, and Jane Cradocke were souereties. * \ -, The father organist of the Cathedral ; see his burial 4 Feb. 1611-12. ^ Dr. Suddick, the father, was son of Philip Suddick of Monk Hesleden, co. Pal., gent., and named by him in his will dated 14 Nov. 1623. See the marriage of his niece (?) 8 Nov. 1639. [Richard, son of Philip Suddick, cordwainer, baptized 4 April 1689 at St. Nicholas. There are also several Philip aud other Suddicks at St. Oswald's.] ^ The father occurs as organist as late as 20 June 1634 in the Treasurer's Accounts, but not so on 30 Sep. following ; see (perhaps) his burial 26 July 1666. For the sponsors see Mr. Barnes's burial 19 July 1613 ; Mr. Richardson^s 7 Feb. 1639-40. Mrs. Cooper was second wife of the sing- ingman, whose burial see 18 Nov. 1623. ^ See his burial 28 March 1644, and his father's 12 April 1645. The mother was Margaret, dau. of Dr. Cradock, prebendary, whose burial see 30 Dec. 1627. Of the sponsors, see Dr. Hunt's burial 3 Nov. 1638. Mrs. Birkett was wife of the prebendary Dr. Birkhead, whose burial see 27 Nov. 1624. " Y*^ newe fonte " was not the present unworthy pseudo-Norman one which yet remains, testifying to the terrible series of " improvements " carried out at the commencement of Dr. Waddington's Deanship. ^ The father's name John ; see the baptism of her sister Anne 30 Nov. 1626, and brother Bulmer 11 May 1623. The mother [probably Anne, baptized 16 Sep. 1599 at Gainford] was duu. of Dr. Cradock, whose burial see 30 Dec. 1627. B ; ; 2 EEGISTER OF BAPTISMS IN THE 1624 Feb. — TohanneB,i filius M" Johannis Eobsou, p'bendarii, & rectoris de Morpeth. Johanne Cradock, generoso, et Eichardo Cradock, & u-iore D''^ Gierke, sponsoribus. 1622 July 7 Eichard,- sonne of M'' James, prebend. M"^ Geo. Walton (for Mister Deane), M'" Edward James, and M"^ Ewbanke, suerties. 1623 April 20 Elizabeth,^ dau. of M^' Nicholas Heath. M^" Clarke, M"« Smyth, and M"^ Martyne, suerties. April 29 Elizabeth, dau. of Jo. Awbrey.* Christopher Boucke, Elizabeth Eangall, and [blank'\. May 11 Bulmer,^ sonne of M'' [blank'] Midford. Sir Barti-am Bulmer, Knight, Doctor Cradocke, & M"" John Eobson, suerties. 1624 April 1 Harrie,6 sonne of M^^ Will'm James, prebend. M^' Ewb., M' Clarke, sponsores. 1625 April 20 Anne,^ dau. of M^" Will'm James, prebend. June 21 Marian,^ dau. of Jo. Awbree. Nov. 12 Sarah,9 dau. of M'" Lyveley. Eeb. 9 John,^° sonne of Eichard Curtious. Mar. 16 Sarah,i^ dau. of M'' Eardinando Morecroft. ^ He was admitted at St. Peter's College, Cambridge, same day as his brother Richard (see ante), and was the only surviving son at the date of the will of his father, whose burial see 12 April 1645. The sponsors were two sons of the prebendary. [Mrs. (Mildred) Clerke was the wife of Gabriel Clarke, D.D., Archdeacon and Prebendary of Durham.