The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist Coventry 1734 - 1752

Births Marriages & Burials The Damaged Text by W.A. Bottrill The First Parish Book of St John’s Coventry is kept at Warwick Archives. It is on restricted access as the early pages have badly faded (some pages appear to be completely blank to the naked eye!). Having ancestors in Coventry around the time this register was compiled, I was naturally interested in the contents! Firstly I looked to see if someone had made a copy of the book at Coventry archives, but it appears it has not been transcribed; next I viewed a film copy of the actual register also in Coventry archive. This shows why there is no transcription as pages have deteriorated badly over the years, it is almost impossible to keep track of the entries and dates, compounded by worn film and equipment. I understand these films at Coventry archives were produced by the L.D.S., or a company working for them, in the 1960’s. Next I looked up the Bishop’s Transcripts (they are also on film at Coventry archives) but unfortunately, I found these records only start at 1752 for St John’s, it appears the earlier rolls have been misplaced or lost over the years. These transcripts would have been a copy of the register (I was even more convinced that my missing ancestors would be in this damaged section of the parish book!). I did not want to give up on this just yet, so e-mailed Warwick archives and asked if l could view the actual register, hoping that the L.D.S. film had been of poor quality. I must thank Mrs Solomon who e-mailed back and allowed me to view the book, however, the actual book is only very slightly better than the film, but you do get an idea of the layout of the book which is lacking in the film. I decided that perhaps something could be done to reveal what was on the damaged pages. I spent a year studying the parish register and this C.D. is the result. It is not an actual copy of the register, word for word. I tried my hardest to only enter what was written in the register but the degree of concentration required on the damaged pages was too much for one person, instead I have approached this problem in the following way by compiling it from various sources, an amalgam of records and study of the actual register contents which neverthe less does afford quite an insight into what is contained on the damaged pages. It can at least be used as a Map or guide to the register if you wish to check the position of a particular entry or what page a certain year was on, with comparison against the film held in Coventry archive - this was almost impossible to do before this C.D. On first inspection the parish book looks to be of a hefty size, difficult to study the text without leaning on the print! It also looks like the pages have been rebound, the pages to be studied are numbered 1 to 36, at the centre bottom of the book (these are the pages for June 1734 to Dec 1752). There also appears to be a transcription of a random page which turns out to be page 1, this page is completely washed out in the actual book so it is really useful to have, (incidentally the L.D.S. film of the register book in Coventry archives has omitted page 35). It was not until I was using the ultra violet light.on page 1 that I became aware there was something wrong with the transcribed page 1, the transcription actually is not of a complete page. It is missing the last 2 months of the year! I decided that a format must be found that would enable me to reveal what was written on the damaged pages, I thought that it might be possible to build up layer upon layer, it would also be useful to know which layer the text was from, so I decided to colour code the entries so you can see how reliable the source is, for instance (black type) is a direct copy of what can be seen on the L.D.S.film, (blue type) is what I could additionally read from the actual parish book and also Marriages by Licence. (On studying the pages of the book there were numerous intriguing notes scribbled in amongst the text- ie the first child baptized/the first banns etc,). On reading the preamble which is at the end of the L.D.S. film it became clear that the church was not in a fit state to hold any ceremonies in 1734, the Baptisms and Weddings continued at St Michael’s well past 1734, and also at Foleshill! I suspect the money went to St John’s and the book was used to enter the event only. Curiously, banns were first mentioned in 1737 page 6, I wondered, could there have been a few licences before that date? So then I went to the archives at Lichfield, where the Licences are stored for Coventry. The marriage entries in the parish book are probably the most difficult to read so I was hoping to get a few actual dates, but what quite astonished me was every wedding up to 1737 was a licence wedding! There were no Banns before the scribbled note in the margin (except for Foleshill). Unfortunately there is also a year 1738 where the actual licences are missing for St John’s at Lichfield archives. (The curious way St. John’s licences are written is worth a mention. The licence lists usually three alternatives, St Michaels/St John’s and typically a participant’s own village, you then have a random choice of

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 which church will take the ceremony, you soon gain experience in finding those attributed to St John’s. So we have the first actual baptism on page 3, 14th Jan.1735- the first actual banns on page 6, 31st Jan.1737-- and the first burial on page 29, 25th April 1749 - in the parish book. Also worth a mention is how the licenses are categorized at Lichfield - they are in bundles of quarter years and use the Julian calendar as it is before the 1752 changeover, so the new legal year starts in April, they are not specifically for Coventry so you have to trawl through hundreds of licences to extract the Coventry ones. I must say a big thank you at this point to the two ladies who work on the counter at Lichfield archives and who encouraged me to plough through quite a sizeable task. Next I used the Ultra Violet lamp to scan the parish book at Warwick archives to reveal another layer, this is where having access to the book is invaluable as it could not be done from the LDS film. However, due to constant interruptions and requests to turn off the lamp or avoid leaning on the text I found it difficult to maintain the degree of concentration required, neverthe less some pages responded extremely well and once I had mastered the peculiar style of handwriting (which started off normally on the left side of the page but as it progressed to the right could increase in size three fold) a lot of extra information appeared. I used (violet type) to display this on the C.D.

Also I would like to mention most surnames have been underlined in the text, whether this was done afterwards because the text was fading or at the time it was written I do not know. To try and maintain concentration and position on the faded pages I tried using various shaped card to cover the area not being worked on, this helped to stop stray light hitting the whole page but due to the variations in handwriting was of limited success.

Someone had mentioned at Warwick that I should look at the I.G.I. which I did, but perhaps because I was inexperienced I could not find anything on St John’s, although I didn’t dismiss it completely. As I collected more information and became more experienced, I found indeed someone had made an heroic effort of transcribing the book, there are two L.D.S. film batch numbers ----C 04367-2 and M 04367-2 relating to St John’s between 1734/1752 , you can display a list covering 1734-1752, either marriages or baptisms, by just putting a batch number into the L.D.S. website, however the names are in alphabetical order so do not relate to a particular page or month! (There are a few stray references on other film)-I used (aqua coloured type) to denote I.G.I .references and also a red coloured diagonal after the entry to denote missed entries (missed by I.G.I.). I also used a symbol ^—to show where the I.G.I. differed in the entry or where the entry was incomplete, the ^ is mostly at the end of an entry showing that most of the text coincides with my interpretation and also a forward slash symbol is used in the text to show any variations of, say, a surname.

At the bottom of each page I have entered any stray entries which will not fit in the text mainly from I.G.I. they probably do not have any meaningful date on them or no compete surname etc. All the licences at Lichfield are complete with the ages of the couples getting married, so I have included these up to 1744 in front of the actual entry as an aside, these ages are not in the St John’s parish book! Also 1744 is when I have stopped logging the marriage licences as the date line is quite legible on the film from now on. I think the time is near when the parish book will have faded so much that it will not be possible to extract the entries even with sophisticated equipment, ideally a small group could work on the book. I found the degree of concentration required was too much for one person, as you had to break from the text to record the findings and then you lose track in the faded text! You only have a second where the word begins to be revealed! If the missing B.T.s are not found there will only be this C.D. Next, I would like to apologize in advance, there are bound to be entries that are wrong or names misspelt or the wrong name included, this is because there is virtually nothing left of the writing on many of the pages, the amount of damage the book has been subjected to over the years is quite considerable. The basic idea of this C.D. was to give an overview of what was in the early faded sections, the finer detail could be assimilated from families who have ancestors who would match the place and time scale, and could match the majority of the entry. Nevertheless, I am quite pleased with the amount of data revealed. The entries are all set out in an identical manner until page 32 1750, this is extremely useful as you

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 can judge where the surname and first names will be in the entry, even though you cannot see all the text, so you can concentrate on the most important areas and can fill in words like (in ye parish of)(daughter of) (son of) So a typical early entry would be –THOMAS so (SON OF) JOHN & ELIZABETH MUSSON and a marriage would be-PHILLIP HILL & MARY SATCHWELL boypo (BOTH OF YE PARISH OF) NUNEATON itco (IN THE COUNTY OF) WARWICK. SO son of DO daughter of BOYPO both of ye parish of IYCO in ye county of ITCO in the county of O of I in Another Example will show you problems which might crop up………………….For instance,- the I.G.I. under M 04367-2 marks up William Atkin 15th Nov. 1735 marriage to a Margaret C……. although the I.G.I. quotes Nov. it does not appear under this date on the C.D. but you will locate the entry under 15th Jan.1736 which is of course under the Julian calendar and so still is in 1735! There is slightly more information…….. John Atkin married to Margaret Colley by Banns at Foleshill, but it has been entered in St.Johns register (I could have put an annotation to refer to this but it became over complicated having to refer constantly to a legend as there are so many variations to log, I thought it best to leave it and suggest just a scan through the immediate area to match up the I.G.I.’s interpretation and my interpretation).

So really this C.D. is an Index or tool which with manipulation you can interpret the damaged pages - it helps to clarify and bring order to a jumble of fragmented records.

The date of consecration of St John’s is significant June 24th as this was St John’s Day

A very famous Coventry industrialist is buried in the small graveyard at the rear of the church, John Rotherham (Watchmaker)………..so near to his famous Rotherhams factory in Spon Street.

Colour Identities Black Ink what can be seen on film Blue Ink What can be seen in Parish book and licences Red Ink What is a guess Lavender What can be deduced from similar name associations Pink What licence would fit in with dates Green What is from st john’s B.T.’s Coral What could be rechecked as more logical Violet What can be seen under ultra violet Aqua What appears on the I.G.I. ^ What portion applies to the I.G.I. What is not recorded by the I.G.I.

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 top left : The rebound book top & middle right: Typical pages showing the extent of the fading bottom: How the church used to look

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 1 From 24th to Dec 31st-1734 The condition of this page is very poor, being almost completely washed out. An attempt has been made to transcribe the page (by someone unknown) but is incomplete missing the last two months. I have used this transcription as the basis of the page and coloured it in (black type) unfortunately there are no dates included in this transcription and you cannot use the black type for location on page 1 as it was of course written on another page. There are 39 entries, first column has the date line, these are firstly in (blue type) and then (violet type) denoting they come from the licences at Lichfield, and a scan with the ultra violet lamp. The initial date is in (red type) this was the day the church was started and is an assumption. It will be seen there are various attempts at surnames from different aspects denoted by the coloured type in the entries. The viability of each should be assessed on the coloured type. It will be seen that the ^ symbol is present at the end of an entry in most cases, this denotes the I.G.I. transcription has found this entry and is more or less the same as my interpretation. The I.G.I. entries are in (aqua type) and are only entered where they differ from the film or licences or my translation of the parish book! There is a red diagonal line after some later entries on this page which denotes they are missing from the I.G.I. The problem with the I.G.I. is that although the majority of entries have been recorded there is no reference point which corresponds to the actual parish register, so if a date is missing (which is quite often) you have no idea which page or where in the year the entry lies. A forward slash(/) is also used in the text to show a different variation of a surname etc, this will also be in a different coloured type so you can assess its viability. The third column denotes the ages of the couple getting married, these ages are not in the parish book and have come from the licences at Lichfield and are in (blue type) also I have attempted to put in a day the event occurred. I do not know how accurate and successful this is! It seems all of these ceremonies on this page took place away from the church mostly in St. Michael’s, Coventry. It will be seen there are a few entries in (pink type), these entries again come from Lichfield licences - the dates match approximately with the gap in the entries but because there is very little remaining text on the parish book page I am unsure if it is the correct entry for that position. However as St John’s is mentioned in the licence it might be possible to eliminate the other churches mentioned in the licence, (if the record for those churches survive). Also we have (lavender type), this denotes a likely possibility that we can insert a surname which is active and has been used on corresponding pages and uses unique combinations of first names etc.

The First Parish of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1793 JUN 24 Baptized M Thomas so John & Elizabeth Muston ^ 29-Jul Married M 30y W Phillip Hall/Hill & Mary Satchwell botpo nuneaton itco warwick^ Baptized Mary do Thomas & Ann Clark )^ ~ Thomas so Cleophas & Ann Ratcliff ^ 20-Aug Married Tu 28y 28y Richd. Beck otpo nuneaton iyco warwick & Sarah White Otpo chives cotton^ Baptized Jane do William & Mary Gutteridge ^ 25-Aug Married Su 23y 23y William Anderton & Mary Endson(Ensor) botpo fillongly iyco warwick^ Baptized Hannah do Samuel & Elizabeth Walker ^ 07-Sep Married S 34y 23y John Har(Hanns/Ha)Otpo allesly iyco cov. & Mary Baldwin o trinity iyco cov.^ Sep-08 ~ Su 24y 22y James Gilbert & Hannah Yate(s) botpo woolston iyco^ 17-Sep ~ Tu Thomas Brown & Mary Kisig(King) botpo kenilworth iyco^ 22-Sep ~ Su 30y 24y Thomas Roadnight/Rodknight otpo long ichington Jane Smith otpo waton iyco^ warwick 24-Sep ~ Tu W W William Turner otpo sow iyco warwick Mary Elds otpo allesley iysame county^ 27-Sep ~ F 52y 40y Samuel Hall/Hutt & Elizabeth Lenton botpo bulkington iyco warwick*Hall^ Baptized George so John & Ann Smith^ Ann do William & Sarah Henbury^ ~ John so John & Elizabeth Richardson ^ 01-Oct Married Tu 39y 25y Richard White/ Wright/(Either) otpo willy & Mary Moor otpo claybrook iyco leic.^ Baptized Mary do Roger & Margaret K//Willey^ 07-Oct Married M 60y W (5 Oct) Samuel/James Radford & Eliza. Trueman. bo st micholes parish in cov.^ 13-Oct ~ Su 23y 24y Richard Flower & Sarah Nightingale botpo kenilworth iyco^ 15-Oct Baptized Tu John so John & Ann Ashton ^ 25-Oct Married F 29y 27y John Dunkley & Mary Smith oypo granbury iyco warwick^ 06-Nov Baptized W Deborah do John & Elizabeth Abbotts ^ 13-Nov Married W 24y 24y Edward Vernon & Rebeccah Bar o st michaels iyco coventry^ (17)Nov Baptized Su William so Thomas & Eliz. Jephcote^ ~ Sarah do William & Sarah (Farnden) 20-Nov Married W William Taylor & Jane Woster of foleshill 21-Nov ~ Th 21y 25y William Lester nuneaton & Mary Jones chivercoton 03-Dec Baptized Tu John so Ann Hembury 08-Dec Baptized Su Thomas so Joseph & Elizabeth (Paget/Essex)Ch-fy 23-Dec Baptized M Joseph so Edward & Mary Shaw 25-Dec Baptized W John so John & Esther Dale Baptized Henrietta do Thomas & Henrietta Francis Franks Baptized John.so ………….Susannah Pearsy Baptized Elizabeth do Thomas & Elizabeth (Daffern) 27-Dec Married F 19y 20y William Byfield berkswell & Mary Elvins/Everers snitfield 29-Dec Married Su 30y 50y (28 Dec) Thomas Belcher of foleshill & Ann Harker same 31-Dec Baptized Tu William so William & Elizabeth Chestin/Chaslun

The First Parish of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1793 Page 2 Jan 1734 to July 1735 This page again is extremely hard to read, there are 44 entries. We can see text from L.D.S. film, which is in (black type) and can be used to locate a position on the page. There are also certain dates visible and an odd month, there are conflicting dates listed in different coloured type for some entries, possibly the date specified on the licence was not the date the ceremony actually took place. So a different date has been entered, however there is usually only a few days’ difference between the dates. The date column being on the outer edge of the pages has suffered the most damage and fading, but it is this column which is crucial to decoding the book. This page also appears to have been completed at St Michael’s, this church previously handled all the ceremonies for the now newly created parish which St John’s would eventually fully take over. The initial baptisms entered would appear to come from the Spon Street area, the marriages by licence appear to have initially a strong surrounding village influence, but could still have ties to Coventry. It can be seen on this page that the central area has the most fading,

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 3/30/ 5Jan 6 Married M 30y 25y (5th Jan) Robert^ Drury & Mary^ Hanks/Nanks.kenilworth iyco^ 12 . Jan 10 ~ F 33y 30y Henry Barrs & Mary Hayward botpo binley^ 13 Baptized M Thomas so Robert & Mary Sly^ 14 ~ Tu Edward so William & Sarah Knight^ 15 ~ W Sarah do James & Susannah Henbury^ 19 ~ Su Edward so Samuel/James & Mary Tinker^ Jan-31 Married F Thomas Marry & Ann Smith otpo binley^ Feb-14 ~ F John Sharman & Mary Chattaway otpo Woolston^ 20 Baptized Tu Mary do Joseph & Ann BamburyBanbury^ 26 ~ W Ann do Mary (Cruce)^ Mar-05 ~ W Sarah do John & Margery Kimberley ^ Mar-11 Married Tu Isaac Pearson/Pentton & Sussannah Sale of st michaels^ 16 Baptized Su Thomas so.Humphry & Sarah/Tomlins Dickenson/Pickering^ ^ 18 Baptized Tu Mary do.James & Elizabeth Needler alias Naglor ^ 1734 20 Married Th 21y 21y William Wagston/aff/Bagston of nuneaton & Elizabeth Bawn/Bacon same^ 1735 28 Baptized F Jonathan so David &.Alice Jervise^ 29, Married S 22y 30y William Sparks/Smith & Ann Freer/Farrer^ both of berkswell 30 Baptized Su Thomas so John & Elizabeth^ (Crump) 8. Apr7 Married M 22y 23y William White of warwick & Elizabeth Holden/Read otpo st michael^ 8 ~ Tu 22y 25y John Brown/Bagston po frankton & Mary Worall/A same^ 9 ~ W .William Lee & Pricilla Park Apr 11 ~ F Anthony Neale opo Hungary harbough & Alice Turval same) 25. Apr 23 ~ W Henry Perkins/H po long ichington & Hannah Ryley/Kyley^ opo stonely 25 ~ F 33y 27y Thomas/Robert Stretton/S^ otpo willey co warwick & Sarah Wright Same^ May 6 Baptized Tu John so William & (Judith/Sarah).Clark ~ ~ Esther do William & Mary Billing(s) ^ 8 Married Th John Lee/Riddel & Mary Baley/Bates.of foleshill both by BANNS^ ~ William Oreton & Mary Welchland/Wetthead^ opo foleshill by BANNS^ 17 ~ S 25y 22y William Wells otpo st michael & Mary Smith otpo foleshill L.D.S. states foleshill^ Baptized Lewis .so Ann……….Grunbury/Henbury^ 21/.29 ~ Th Peter so William & Margery Bringsford/Brinsford^ 8.Jun 7 Married S Richard Slater of showell & Ann Vann/Barr^ otpo clifton 14, Baptized S John so ….& Hannah Robinson/Hobbins^ Jun-17 Married Tu 30y 22y Job/John Cox of tpo honningham & Eliza. Smith of woston^ 26 ~ Th Thomas Strong/S or King opo repton & Ann (Atkins)^ Jun-27 ~ F 32y 20y Edward Bracey/Waley otpo rieton on dunsmore Eliza. Bays/Day^ otpo st michaels Baptized John so Edward &.Hannah Higgs ^ Jun 29 Married Su 28y 28y William Whiting otpo Foleshill & Rebeccah^ Higginson oypo sow Jul. 3 ~ Th James Laderoske/brook/Truebroock otpo cubbington & Mary Sambrey/Harbourne otpo kenilworth^ 4. Jul 7 ~ M William Sale of stone Margaret/Rebecca Embery/Lambery^ otpo trinity Baptized Esther do John &……Patrick 8 Jul 1735 Parkin ………..John Parkin ~ (male)…so…William & Mary Pitts^ ~ Mary do John…& Mary Ann CR..(Essex)^ ~ Mary do Thomas & Mary(Smith)

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 3 Jul.24 1735 to Mar.4 1735 This is a very interesting page, you see three quarters of the way down the page in red type, (the first child baptized St John’s) just in an area where the print is beginning to fade, there are 51 entries, you will see the I.G.I was having difficulties with the later half of the page (Red Diagonal notation) mainly marriages, because they had not realized the licence connection, and there are more words to enter on the line, so the writing is smaller and more difficult to see.

Jul-24 Baptized Th William so Thomas & Ann King(ston)/King^ Jul-26 Married S W 21y William Belly/Betty & Martha Ryley/Kyley^ otpo kenilworth* 26 Baptized Thomas so Charles & Sarah Elliott ^ Aug 22 ~ F Mary do William & Rebeccah Walker ^ 25 ~ M Mary do William^ & Arabella Showell ^ 30 ~ S Mary do Samuel & Sarah Cheetham^ Sep-14 Married Su 34y 40y Thomas Cookson/coxon of carlton nottinghamshire & Elizabeth Smith of trinity*^ ~ William Purden/Parden^ of radford & Ann Ledbrook otpo bishop ichington 19 Baptized F William so John & Elizabeth Richardson^ 27 ~ S Elizabeth do Thomas & Elizabeth Lilly^ Sep-28 Married Su John Parsons of berkswell & Mary Clark same place^ 29 ~ M 21y 22y Richard Warlidge/Warledge^ otpo stonley & Elizabeth Brooks otpo kenilworth* ~ Baptized Hannah.do Thomas & Elizabeth Lilly ^ Oct-02 Married Th John/William Mayo of gransborough & Martha Allard of the same place^ 6 Oct 4 ~ S 23y 22y John Beere & Mary Jones otpo bubinhull*^ - marston) 7 Tu 26y Thomas Crafts/C otpo southam Winchester Marchel/Ann G^ otpo( butlers- Oct-08 ~ W William Garrett/Garrets^ of southam & Elizabeth Goode of napton 9 Baptized Th Ann do Samuel & Elizabeth Carpenter ^ 14 Married Tu Joshua Hands/Millar oypo foleshill & Ann^ Lydal oypo exhall 28y 21y (14 Oct) Thomas Watters oypo stonely & Ann Gran/Green/ said Oct-20 ~ M 23y 24y (14 Oct) Thomas Everton opo woolston & Mary Lea opo pelton 31/.21 Baptized Tu Pricilla do William & Pricilla Dickenson/Pickering^ 31 Married F John Drakford & Mary Clark otpo foleshill (by banns!)^ Nov-06 ~ Th John Skinner/Skinnor opo monks kirby & Sarah Frost/G of stretham/(shotton upon Dunsmore ^-- 12 Baptized W Joseph so Roger & Margaret Wilkenson(Willey^) Nov 13 Married Th Thomas Lowe/True otpo trinity & Lydia^ Heeling of trinity in coventry^ 22 Baptized S Charles so Henery & Mary Hedge ^ Dec-03 ~ W Ann do Joseph & Elizabeth Paget^ 24 ~ W Arabella/Izabella.do Charles & Mary Seaton/Sexton^ 26 ~ F Charles so Samuel & Bridget King^ 1735 Jan ~ (Christiana)/female do Thomas & Elizabeth Jephcote^ 6 Married Tu 37y 26y Thomas Pratt oypo clifton warwick & Mary Gosford said parish* 9 Baptized F Joseph so Joseph & Sarah Archers 14 Baptized W Joseph so Joseph & Jane Gibbins^.. NB the first child bap st johns church ~ ~ Samuel so George & Mary Walker/Welock 15 ~ Th Martha do William & Mary/Jane Goddard ^ Married William Atkins/Atkin opo foleshill.& Margaret /Calley/Colley/C BANNS in foleshill^ 17 ~ S 22y 22y William Carter of longitchington & Ann Leeds/Lucas of stockton^ 25 Baptized Su Mary do John & Elizabeth (Jor)dan Nov , 27 Married Tu 22y W Joseph Reynolds/B oypo bewsel/honily warwick & Elizabeth Garrett^ of stonely said county*hatton harberry Dec Feb. 3 ~ Tu W W John (Cooke)/D of marton & Mary Cook of same*^ Dec Feb. 3 ~ 21y 21y John Oadhams/Thomas B oypo allesley warwick &.Elizabeth Smith said parish^ Feb-03 ~ 37y 27y Thomas Jelliffe oypo chiverscoton & Hannah Payn said* 8 Baptized Su ………….John & Elizabeth K LEAP YEAR Married Thomas Higginson h.t. & Mary Towers st michael* 17 Tu W 34y Benjamin Burdett oypo allesley & Elizabeth Wing/said* Baptized …Thomas………...Francis Clips-pt 19 ~ Th ………do Mary Bubborn/ B…..berry Feb-20 Married F 30y 20y John Fidgeon of allesley & Elizabeth Wagstaff of same* Baptized do John… & Grace Dickenson Feb Mar .5 Married F 30y 30y Abraham/William Murcott/M oypo bubnal warwick & Hannah Satchwell/atchwell said parish^*

Unable to Place Mar 1735 Thomas …..John & Elizabeth

Feb-04 …………………………………………………………………………………..

The First Parish of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1793 Page 4 Mar. 7 1735 to Oct 31 1736 54 entries on this page, the top half of this page is quite readable on film and we have a good date line, but the I.G.I. again loses track in the lower entries, I think this is probably because it gets harder without a date line reference. There are a good number of licence weddings, spread over the months enabling me to establish a consistent date line.

1735 Mar 7 Baptized Su Edward so Edward & Jane Jenson^ 8 Married M 22Y 19Y Samuel West & Mary West otpo st michaels coventry*^ Baptized Sarah do Thomas & Allison/Allisan Seward^ 9 Married Tu 30Y 22Y John Cross of packington magna & Mary Elliott otpo coleshill*^ 11 ~ Th 31Y 24Y Simon Boddington & Elizabeth Ward otpo trinity*^ ^ 17 Baptized W Joseph so Thomas & Ann Carter ^ 1735 ~ ~ William so Mary Conigreve^ 1736 29 ~ M Mary do Edward & Ann Shaw ^ Apr-01 ~ Th Martha do Joseph & Alice Jackson ^ 12 Married M 36Y 25Y James Walker of trinity p. & Johanna Baker otpo st michael*^ 13 Baptized Tu William so Thomas & Anna Villers^ ~ ~ William so Hannah Hobson^ 14 ~ W Elizabeth do Thomas & Eleanor Nichols/Eleaner Nichols^ 15 Married Th 23Y 25Y Edward Walton otpo granbough & Elizabeth Ambler same*^ 19 ~ M 23Y 31Y Robert Foster bramston northamps Sarah Rainbow oypo flecknoe wolfhamscote^ ~ Baptized William so William & Mary Riccard ^ 26 Married M 19y 25y (25 Apr) John Smith of holy trinity & Hannah Mosely/Mouby of trinity*^ May-03 ~ M W 25y Richard Bastock/Bastack & Mary Knight pypo chesterton*^ 12 ~ W W 38y Daniel Eyres/Eater & Hannah Gregory (Radford)simile^ 23./25 Baptized Tu Joseph so William & Esther Leeson/Denway^( squeezed in later) 31 Baptized Tu William so Nicholas & Sarah Cook ^ Jun-03 ~ Th Sarah do Thomas & Elizabeth Bedford ^ 8 ~ Tu William so Isaac.& Bridget Abel 10 ~ Th Sarah do Joseph &……….Ireland ^ 11 ~ F Rebeccah do Thomas & Rebeccah Cornhill^ ~ ~ Robert so Thomas & Elizabeth^ Marshal 21 ~ M John so Richard & Ann Kingston^ 25 Married F 23y 24y Edward Carter (newbold upon avon) & Martha Gilbert same*^ ~ ~ 26y 22y Joseph Molton/Molten otpo leekwotton & Ann Wincott/Wincett said parish^ Jun-26 ~ S W 40y Ralph Lees/Leer oypo lillington warwick & Mary Umbers/Umbert said parish^ 28 Baptized M Elizabeth do Henry &Elizabeth Lor/…..Flecther 30 ~ W Elizabeth do Joshua & Mary …ret/iet/.cigriett(Elliott) July 8 ~ Th William so John & Elizabeth Musson^ ~ Married 30y W Samuel Newton otpo bilton warwick & Mary Shepherd said parish*^ 12 Baptized M Ann do Thomas & Ann (-chirh--m)Clark^ 29 ~ Th William so William & Sarah^ Mockley Aug-09 ~ M Mary do Thomas & Hannah 11 ~ W Sarah do Joseph & Hannah Parsons 25 ~ W Katherine do Thomas & (Hannah) Hobbins^ 26 Married Th (26 Aug) Edward TerryS /st Michaels & Elizabeth^ Johnston/Dale vell/northants 31 ~ Tu 34y 30y John BelcherThomas Barton oypo foleshill & Elizabeth Green/Greenn of ht^ Sep-15 ~ W 40y 25y Daniel Umbars/Slater oypo lillington & Mary Webb/West same^ 16 ~ Th 22y W (15 Sept 1736) John Reynolds/R busal/honiley & Elizabeth Thompson clardon^ 17 ~ F 24y 24y Thomas Bubery po woolston & Ann Porter said parish 18 Baptized S Edward B^ 23 Married Th 25y 24y William Evett st mich gentleman.& Mary Chegney said 25 Baptized S Joseph so Joseph ------Maycock Oct-02 Married S 27y W Joseph Banks of foleshill & Hannah Copson of wolvey Oct-06 ~ W W 30y William Batsford oypo tachbrook & Eliza. Hopper said Oct-09 ~ S 24y W Edward Woodhouse oypo presteen radnor & Elizabeth Satchil st michael 19 Baptized Tu William so Wm. & Sarah Millingbury/Habury^ Oct-28 Married Th 27y 22y Samuel Mills oypo tachbrook & Elizabeth Caning said* Nov. Oct 29 ~ F 27y 21y Joseph Smith^oypo witheybrook iyco warwick Mary Matthews otpo croft i leic. Oct-31 Baptized Su John so Richard & Ann Beck^

Unable to Place Samuel so George & Mary Maiiot 1736 IGI?

Unable to Place AUG 21 Richard Ferrand of stoke & Mary Spencer oypo foleshill

The First Parish of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1793 Page 5 Nov. 2nd1736 to 19th July 1737 51 entries Generally this page can be represented quite well using the licences to establish a date line, and reference to the parish book which is easy to read and fills in the upper and lower parts of the page. The centre (black type) is from the film, the I.G.I has most of these entries although there are discrepancies in surname spelling.

2 Baptized Tu Mary do James & Ann (Matland) below I.G.I Joseph Richards 1735 at Merivah) Nov-02 Married 23y 22y Joseph Richards^/atherston manceter warwick & Prisicilla Davis oypo merrival said*^ 4/3/6 -NOV ~ 25y 21y (3 Nov.)Joseph Skinner st michael cov.& Ann George said parish*^ Baptized Thomas so Thomas & Mary Pearson 5 F Sarah do Charles & Sarah Elliot/Edson^ 8 Married M Simon Floyd & Elizabeth by BANNS from foleshill^ 15 Baptized M Jane do William & (Elizabeth) (e…yn) 17 ~ W Mary do Moses & Mary Baker^ 22 ~ M John so (Joseph) & Ann Bradbury^ Dec-16 ~ Th Margaret do Patrick & Ann^ Swanley 20 ~ M (Beniamin) so Job & Elizabeth( Handcock)Haycock^ oleshill^ Dec-27 Married M George Tayler & Sarah (SaShawmuels/Sodin) both otpo foleshill BANNS from foleshill^ Jan-03 ~ M 21y 28y Francis Pickard/Richard of exhall & Lidia Hewitts aston*^ 10 Baptized M Mary do John & Sarah Village^ otpo berkswell^ 12 Married W 29y 30y (11 Jan) Thomas Robert^s of mare iyco stafford & Elizabeth Dickens/Richard 23 ~ Su W W (22 Jan) John Simmons/Symmons & Sarah Hamlett/Hamlott of st martins birmingham*^ 24 Baptized M Ann do John & Margaret Shaw^ Feb-05 ~ S Mary do John & Mary Dickenson^ 9 ~ W Benjamin so Richard & Elizabeth Sal?jab/Sab^ (Salton) 11 Married F W 30y Samuel Walker oypo wolvey & Elizabeth Ellis*^… 13 Baptized Su Mary do John & Mary (Pollard) 13 John so Thomas & Ann Phillips^ 22 Tu Mary do John & Mary …ollins/Hollins^ 27 ~ Su John so John & Ann Fletcher^ Mar-02 ~ W James.so (Thomas) & Mary Lilly^ 6 ~ Su John so John & Mary Abel/Abet^ 12 ~ S ( John )so (Richard) & Ann Eusten^ 10/.16 Married W 28y 22y John Green & Elizabeth Harborn of kenilworth*^ 1736 28- Baptized M Thomas so William & Mary Dickenson^ 1737 1- ~ F Ann do Humphry & Ann Farmer^ 8 ~ F (Joseph) so John & Katherine Hays^ 15 ~ F Mary do Peter & Dorothy Moor/Moon^ 29 Apr. 24 Married Su 25y 25y Michael Perkins/Perkine oypo allesley & Elizabeth Woof oypo stonley*^ 1737 May1 Baptized Su Thomas so William & Mary/Margery Brlnston/Brinsford^ Jun. 2 Married Th Thomas Wale/Hall & Martha Ward oypo sow^ Baptized John so.John & Esther Dean^ 8 ~ W Charles so John & Elizabeth Jordan^ 11 ~ S Jane do William & Jane Goddards^ Jun-12 Married Su 23y 21y James Kinder/Pender oypo chivers cotton & Hannah Banks said*^ 13 ~ M 23y 22y (11/12) Jun Thomas Norten/Arden of holy trinity & Sarah Ward same*^ ~ 25y 25y (12 Jun) William Bradford &.Deborrah Pleve/P oypo meriden*^ 24 Baptized F (John) so (Thomas)/James &.Mary Tinker^ 29 ~ W David so David & Alice Jervise^ 30 ~ Th Sarah do William & Grace Yates^ Jul-03 Su Joseph so Nurdin/Nurden & Mary Packwood^ 9 S Katherine/Ann do Edward.& Deborah Mallet/Mallot^ 15 Married F 21y 21y John Glover & Ann Adams boypo allesley*^ 17 Baptized Su Thos/Joseph.so Joseph & (Ann)Jane Gibbons^ 19 Baptized Tu Mary do William & Pricilla Pickering^ Baptized William so William & Esther Leetson^ Unable to place 1737 * * Elizabeth do Joseph & Elizabeth Paget Jul 1737?Actually 1738 july has a similar entry

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 6 July 23rd 1737 to Feb. 19 1737 51 entries This page is quite legible from the film and the I.G.I. has covered all of it too, notice we are into the new year but the Julian calendar has us still in 1737! THE FIRST BANNS, Jan 31 - a note tells us the first actual banns are to be published from St John’s from there on. Most of the entries are readable from the film for this page, also there is a nearly-complete date line

Jul-23 Baptized S Thomas son of John & Elizabeth Crump^ 28 Married Th 21y 21y William Manton of the parish of stonley & Mary Worral of the parish of marton*^ Aug-19 Baptized F John the son of George & Mary Henbury^ 22 ~ M Richard son of Phillip & Elizabeth Islam^ 27 ~ S William son of Richard & Sarah Taylor^ ~ Married 30y 30y 24 Aug James Hall of knoll & Elizabeth Greswold of cubbington in the county of warwickshire*^ 30 ~ Tu 35y W Robert Wildboar/Wildbore of melton leicestershire & Elizabeth Mane of foleshill iyco coventry*^ 31 ~ W 21y 21y Thomas Gilbert & Elizabeth Sparks bopo sow*^ Sep-04 ~ Su 30 W William Molton & Jane Draper botpo kenilworth*^ 10 Baptized S Mary Do Frances & Mary Walker^ 15 Married Th 22y 27y 14 Sep Richard Wagstaff & Sarah Gibbons of st johns coventry( 1735 on licence)*^ 16 ~ F 24y 21y Nathanarl Everton & Susannah Shipley otpo cubbington*^ 28 ~ W 22y 22y Job Nutt/Hale oypo st margaret leistershire & Ann Jeffery of maxstock iyco warwick*^ 29 ~ Th W 22y John Freckleton opo avon dasset & Elizabeth Perkins/Pertin kenilworth*^ 12 Oct 6 ~ Th 28y 21y Leonard^ Green opo fillongby & Elizabeth Ridley ….co warwick^ 10/.16 Baptized Su Jane do Joseph & Ann Banbury^ 22 ~ S John so Thomas & Ann Villars(12 Oct)^ 26 ~ W Mary do John & Elizabeth Richardson(16 Oct)^ 28 ~ F Joseph so Richard & Ann Kingston(23 Oct)^ Nov-04 ~ F Isabella do Thomas & Hannah Hobbins^ 12 ~ S John so William & Sarah Pemberton^ 16 Married W W 30y Thomas Daffern o st john baptist parish & Elizabeth Wood o st michael*^ 17 Baptized Th Samuel so Samuel & Sarah ChithamCheetham^ ~ ~ Sarah do William & Sarah Henbury^ 20 ~ Su Ruth do John & Mary Clements^ 23 ~ W William so William & Judith Clarke^ ~ ~ An do Lucy Lawrence^ 25 ~ F Richard so John & Alice Brocklebank/Brockleband^ Dec-04 ~ Su Edward so Samuel & Sarah^ (Pihson) 8 Married Th 21y 18y Robert Welch opo wormleighton & Elizabeth Payn oypo priors marston*^ 10 Baptized S Samuel so Samuel & Elizabeth Whitfield/Whitehead^ 15 ~ Th Mary do John & Hannah (…..ard)Ward^ 16 ~ F Richard so John & Elinor/Eleanor English^ 31 ~ S Alice do William & Mary Farnton^ Jan-02 Married M 23y 28y Edward Warring/Woring of aston & Mary GoldingeyGoldengay otspiyco warwickshire*^ 9 ~ M 21y 22y John Cole & Elizabeth Gib/lson/Gilson botpo st michael coventry*^ 12 Baptized Th Hannah do Thomas & Elizabeth Lilly^ 14 Married S 25y 28y John Barter/Borton & Elizabeth Garrett otpo kenilworth iyco warwickshire*^ 15 Baptized Su Jonathan so Jonathan & Mary Lake^ ~ ~ Mary do John & Ann Essex^ 17 ~ Tu Ann do William & Elizabeth Nichols^ 20 ~ F Mary do Benjamin/Beniamin & Susannah Hobson^ 27 ~ F Samuel so Joseph & Sarah Nicklin^ ~ Married 20y 21y William Harris o leekwooton & Mary Gilbert o stonley itco warwickshire*^ 31 Tu. Married by Banns the first Banns published in st john's William Sibserson/Sisserson & Mary Barton^ Feb-01 Baptized W Thomas so Robert & Mary Sly^ 9 ~ Th James so John & Ann Smith^ 11 Married S 22y 24y John Jee/Gee otpo sow & Ann Laskins otpo foleshill iyco coventry* ^ 17 Baptized F Joseph so William & Mary Gutherigh/Gutterich^ 19 ~ Su Thomas so William & Alice Everitt^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 7 Feb 19th 1737 to Oct 22nd 1738 47 entries - one has been squeezed in! The top half of the page is quite readable from the film and the lower from the parish book. There are not so many licenced weddings but the date line is legible on this page from the book.

Feb-19 Baptized Su Tobais so Humprhey & Tomlins Pickering^ 20 Married M 24y 19y Robert Whittal & Ruth Twigger otpo sow itco coventry* ^ 25 Baptized S Samuel so Thomas & Ann Walker^ Mar-05 Married Su 40y 21y Thomas Hewitt of foleshill & Susannah Trawfoot of walsall stafford*^ 11 ~ S 35y 25y Thomas Phillips of st johns & Mary Holt of st michael*^ 1737 8 Baptized Christiana do Thomas & Ann Jephcote^ 1738 29 ~ W Elizabeth do Richard & Ally Ryon^ 31marApr 3 Married M 25y 20y Thomas.Corbett of ﬁllongley & Mary Wilson of Matlock itco Warwick*^ 23 ~ Su John Smith & Hannah Brotherton by Banns both of st johns parish^ 27 Baptized Th Eleaner do Francis & Elizabeth Oldhams^ May-19 Married F James Whltmore & Elizabeth.Johnston BY BANNS St Johns^ 31 Baptized F Thomas so James & Hannah Henbury^ Mary do William & Mary Willson Jun-02 Married F David Chaplin of kenilworth & Ann Kithe/Kittle^ of the same ~ ~ Thomas Moorhouse/Matthews of woolston & Elizabeth Green otpo newbold warwick^ ~ ~ John Stranger/Stanger of napton & Elizabeth Good of same^ 3 ~ S Edward Sabin & Elizabeth Gran/Green oypo hungary herberrying^ ~ Baptized Elizabeth do George & Mary Mallett/Mullet^ ~ ~ Edward so Ensor/Caesor & Ann Wincott^ 17 Married S 22y 22y Richard/Robert Wood duram & Sarah Nicolls otpo hungary harberry*^ 21 ~ W William Savage of trinity & Mary Copson^ 22 ~ Th Henery Giveney/Gardener of st michaels iycocoventry & Alice Salmon of st johns^ (Jul) 1 Baptized S Alice/Mary do Benjamin/Beniamin & Susannah Coney/Mary^ 2 ~ Su Samuel so Nicholas & Sarah Cook^ ~ ~ Aguirh/Agnis do Richard/John & Grace Palmer^ 10 ~ M James so John & Hannah Smith^ 16 ~ Su Jane do Henry & Mary Hedges^ 25/30. (Married) Su (Nicholas Richard)//Richard K.of st johns & Mary Terry of trinity^ Baptized Mary.do (J….n)….& Elizabeth Puget Aug-01 Married Tu John T……&.Elizabeth Haycock^ 9/.1 ~ ………..Churchill/Church & Elizabeth Basely/Bosely^ 12 Baptized S John so Thomas & Ann Clark^ 15 ~ Tu Jane do(Richard)William &.Sarah Wagstaff^ 30/.17 Married Th/W John Tolley/Toley & Elizabeth D….T/S …..otpo trinity^ ~ Baptized Joseph so Samuel & Elizabeth Ashmore^ Sep-05 ~ Tu Jane do William & Mary Dickenson^ 6 ~ W Elizabeth do.John & Mary Hollins^ 11 Married M Richard Har/nd/Ward & Ellen Hind otpo cubbington^ 27/.24 ~ Su Thomas Cllark & Elizabeth Ashten by Banns^ Oct-01 ~ Su Thomas Pallit/Pallit otpo packington & Mary Kately otpo hampton^ ~ ~ John Walker & Milicent Harris/Patient Pains of stonely^ 2 ~ M Thomas (W….red)/Woypo.foleshill & Martha Nesting of st john^ 5 Baptized Th Sarah do Joshua & Mary Elliot?Ellitt^ 15/.13 Married F/Su Thomas Paylin/Baylis st michael & Esther Hands/Harris^ 22-Oct-15 Baptized Su John so Thomas & Ann Phillips^ Married John Sabin.& Elizabeth Chapman oypo nuneaton Baptized Elizabeth do Edward & Elizabeth Nicholl Unable to Place Oct 1738 Ann Gibbons do Joseph & Jane IGI ? Unable to Place Oct 13 1738 William Craw & Mary P Unable to Place 27 Oct 1738 John Thomas & Elizabeth S

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 8 29th Oct.1738 to 7th Apr. 1739 56 entries There is a two line gap after the first entry at the top of the page, I am not sure if a marriage entry should be here as the licences are missing for 1738 at Lichfield. The page is made up from the film (black type) top of page, ultra violet lamp (violet type) centre of page, and parish book (blue type) bottom of page.

Page 8 29 Baptized Su Mary do Nurden & Mary Packwood^ GAP 2 lines erased Nov-13 Baptized M Martha do John & Martha FarntonFarnson^ 16 ~ Th James so James & Ann Matlland^ 18 ~ S Martha do Moses & Mary Baker^ 26 ~ Su John so John & Elizabeth Muston^ 27 ~ M Ann do John & Ann Village/Villare^ Married William Bateman & Ann (Bolton) both of st michaels^ 27/.30 ~ Th Joshua Marry/Merry birmingham & Ann (Cook) otpo Astley^ 30 Dec 31 Baptized F Christopher so Joseph & Ann Bradbury^ Dec-02 Married S Joseph Cox & Mary Eves both of holy trinity^ 3 Baptized Su Sarah do Richard & Mary Jubb^ 8 ~ F Mary do Richard & Mary Orton^ Married William Power oypo bulkington & Ann Armer/Armes^ oypo ansley…. 17 Baptized Su Mary do John & Mary Abell^ ~ George so Thomas & Mary Lilly^ 21 Th Thomas so William & Alice Orton^ 29 Married F Samuel Symons/Symonds otpo st michael.& Ann Duckitt/Dackitt^ oypo trinity Jan-01 Baptized M Frances do..Frances & Elizabeth Cramp/Crump^ ~ Elizabeth do James & Martha^ 8 M Ch(ristine)……….do Pricilla (Warner) 9 Tu James so William & Esther Leeson^ ~ Joseph so Elizabeth Barson/Barlow^ ~ William so …Ann Smith^ 14 Su Henry^ so James & Mary Ryley^ ~ Married Christopher Millward opo st michael 15 Baptized M Ann do Roger & Mary/Margery Willy^ 17 ~ W John so John & Mary Shelly/Kelly^ 19 Married F John Moor oypo charlcote & Elizabeth^ 20 Baptized S John so Samuel & Sarah Cheetham^ ~ ~ Ann doThomas & Elizabeth Musson/Marson^ 27 S William so Thomas & Sarah Phillips^ 30 ~ Tu Mary do William & Sarah Henbury^ Feb-01 ~ Th Samuel so John^ & Esther Hully 4 ~ Su Martha.do Thomas^ & Elizabeth Barrett^ Feb 1 ~ ~ Ann do Robert & Mary^ Sly 9 ~ F Mary do Thomas & Elizabeth^ Marshall 12 ~ M Humpfrey so Humpfrey^ & Ann Farmer ~ ~ Richard so Richard & Mary^ Tayler ~ Married Thomas (Walker) & Katherine Walker otpo bulkington^ 14 Baptized W Ann do Robert & Lydia Bale/Ball^ 16 Married F William Hewitt & Ann Prout/Proux oypo astley^ 17 Baptized S Benjamin so Joseph & Ann Banberry^ 21 ~ W Charles so Charles & Sarah Elliott^ 23 ~ F Joseph so Job/Jos/Edward & Elizabeth Haycock^ 26 ~ M William so Francis & Elizabeth Dormer^ Mar-01 Married Th Joseph Newcomb/Newcome & Sarah Jefferys/Jeofferys of st michaels ^ 2 ~ F Francis Ebourne oypo bubnal & Mary Miller/Milles oypo stivchall^ 3 ~ S John Gill & Elizabeth Lulford/Lutforde bo st michael^ Mar 4 Baptized Su Mary do Richard & Debrah Kensal/Kendal^ ~ ~ William so James & Elizabeth Whitmore^ 11- ~ Su Francis so Sarah Sis/Dickerson 15 ~ Th Martha do George & Martha Neale^ 1738 Mar 23 ~ F William so William & Jane Goddard^ 1739 Mar 27 Tu Edward so Edward & Mary Mills^ 1 Su Ann do Edward & Ann Shaw^ 1. Apr 7 Married S 25y 21y Thomas Cowper of hinkley & Mary Thompson trinity^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 9 Apr. 9th1739 to Dec. 31st 1739 54 entries This page can again be made up from the film and parish book. There are a good number of licence weddings so a date line can be confirmed.

Apr-09 Baptized M Ann do John & Mary Dickenson^ 11 ~ W Robert so Edward & Deborah Mallet/Mullet^ May-01 Married Tu 21y 22y Daniel Lawley otpo trinity cov. & Ann Bland of po manchester lancashire*^ 12 ~ S Josiah Oram/Cram otpo trinity cov. & Mary Burberry otpo woolston itco warwickshire^ 14 Baptized M John so Samuel & Elizabeth Smith^ 15 ~ Tu Mary do David & Alice Jervas^ May-19 Married S W W James Smith otpo foleshill & Ann Wagstaff otpo nuneaton*^ 28 Baptized M Robert so Caesar & Ann Wincott^ 04-Jun Married M 22y 23y John Bradshaw otpo woolston & Mary Love same^… 4. Jun 3 ~ Su 30y 25y William/Willioam Nason/Noson of st michael & Sarah Tayler ftpo coleshill^ Baptized Elizabeth do Isaac & Sarah Abell^ 13 ~ W Benjamin so Thomas & Elizabeth Daffern^ ~ Caleb/Calob & Millicentia/Luncemelia/Vincemelia children of Charles & Elizabeth Saxton^ 15 ~ F John Terry/Torry so Richard & Mary Shaw^ 0 Married Robert Marﬁeld & Elizabeth Webb botpo churchlawford^ Jun-24 ~ Su 26y 27y Thomas Cowley & Mary/Ellary Dale both of birmingham iyco warwick^ Jun-24 ~ Su 24y 19y John Hill & Lydia Hilton/Hitson^ otpo birmingham*^ 03-Jul ~ Tu 21y 23y John Arnold & Ann Tayler botpo allesley ico warwick^ Jul-20 ~ F 29y W Thomas Kearney & Ann Mislin/Maling/Malin botpo st michael coventry*^ 29. Jul 24 ~ Tu W W John Cox otpo dunchurch & Elizabeth Spencer of chlverscoten) iyco*^ Baptized Rowland so Rowland & Mary Whitmore^… ~ John so William & Mary Ellis^ Aug-05 ~ Su do Nicholas & Sarah Cook^ Married Obj ….am & Mary Dixon Baptized Hannah do john & Ann Annivey/Ivey^! Sarah do John & Ann Jrey ~ Elizabeth do Francis & Mary Walker^ ~ Henry so Henry & Susannah Gilbert^ 5 ~ Annabella/Mary do Annabella Robey/Robley/Boley/Rabey^ 8 Married W 22y 29y 8 Sept 1739 Richard Vaughn oco coventry & Mary Jee foleshill Baptized Elizabeth do Samuel & Elizabeth Whitehead^ ~ Elizabeth do Thomas & Elizabeth Clarke^ Married S W 30y 15 Sep Richard Adey/Aacy of warwick & Mary Gran/Green otpo kenilworth iyco warwick*^ 22 W Samuell so Thomas & Ann Nichols^ Thomas so Thomas & Ann Smith ********** Sep-22 Married S W 31y James Gilbert otpo hampton in arden & Susannah^ Eborall bop ^ Sep-22 ~ S 22y 21y Joseph Haycock & Susannah/Elizabeth Smith boypo st michael*^ 26 ~ W Richard Bamberry & Sarah Broady/Broadis^ Sep 25/28 ~ F W 23y William Grant/Front & Ann Blundel botpo kenilworth*^ 30 Baptized Su William so William & Elizabeth Tayler^ Oct-01 Married M 22y 21y James Miller otpo radford & Mary Radford otpo lillington *^ 8 ~ M Thomas Price & Elizabeth Robrow/Robson^ Baptized William so William & Elizabeth Nichols^ ~ John so John & Elizabeth Iverson^ 21 ~ Su Ann do Ralphe & Constantine Robinson^ 26 ~ F Elizabeth do Richd. & Ann Kingston^ 27 ~ S David so Richard & Ann Middleton^ 30 ~ Tu Martha do John & Sarah Harrison^ Nov-06 ~ Tu Richard so Richard & Charlotta Dickenson^ 9 ~ F Ann do William & Ann Bateman^ ~ John so Thomas & Ann Dickenson^ Nov 23/22 ~ Th Ann do James & Mary Tinker^ ~ Elizabeth do John & Elizabeth Cramp/Crump^ Dec-03 M Ann Steel^ Dec-31 Married M 40y 29y William Moore & Mary Bunney boypo bedworth*

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 10 1st Jan.1739 to 15th Oct. 1740 59 entries This page is one of the more seriously faded pages, as you can see it was mostly revealed under ultra violet, however the I.G.I. has covered most of it - truly impressive. The odd thing about this page is the lack of marriages after May! I have included licences which were found at Lichfield but do not fit in, but have St. John’s as an alternative and are in 1740.

Jan-01 Baptized Tu Thomas so Richard & Tamison Denham^ 20 ~ Su Thomas so Thomas & Ann Clarke^ 29 ~ Tu Hannah do Thomas & Hannah Hobbins^ Married John Wilson & Mary Smith^ 27. Jan 7 ~ M 30y W William Glascott opo st michael & Mary Gifford of st johns^ Jan-21 ~ M 45y 30y John Cleave/Elverr oypo bulkington & Esther Phillips/P said*^ 6 . Feb 5 ~ Tu 25y 22y John Devitt/Smith oypo arley & Ann Moorwood/said*^ Feb 7 ? Th 24y 23y ( Feb 17 1739) John Rush/B,nuneaton & Ann Bradford^ oypo nuneaton Feb-09 ~ S 23y 22y Thomas Waring oypo kenilworth & Elizabeth Jinks/C oypo stonley^ Feb-12 Baptized Tu Joseph so Katherine Woolson Feb-20 ~ W Alice do William & Elizabeth Walker^ Feb-25 ~ M …….. do Mary Felsum/Telsum Mar-07 Married F W 40y Jonathan Over/Eyre oypo dunchurch & Ann Sale/S oypo boreton*^ Mar-16 ~ Su 22y 25y William Harman oypo st nicholas warwick & Martha Smith oypo meriden 1739- ~ (Payley oldWyatt)………Ann Monk April 1740 Baptized Elizabeth do John & Ann Essex 3 Th ….do William & Mary Dickenson 31 Baptized ? …so…..George & Susannah (Jewcomb) LEAP YEAR Elizabeth do Robert & Mary B(Hully) do John & Margery Kimberly Married (apr 10) Francis Bown st phillip birmingham & Elizabeth Bingham shipston wors do (David) &Elizabeth (Chelly) ( 1740 May) Thomas L & Sarah J 15 Baptized Th Elizabeth do (Joseph & Sarah Jophmore) May 30.. F Elizabeth do Thomas/John & Elizabeth Staff---) Married Elizabeth parish of Jun-06 ~ F Robert Wale,monkskirby & Sarah Ballad,lutterworth ~ William Hadley/st phillip/Mary Fullwood/birmingham 12 Baptized Th Mark/Moses so Edward & Ann (Daget/Dewit/Dellitt) 15 Su George so Samuel & Sarah Monk^ ~ Jame so James & HannahHembury^ 28 S Mary do.William & Sarah Pemberton^ ~ Jane do George & Ann Wells^ Jul-01 Tu Mary do James & Elizabeth Naylor^ 1./2 W William so James & Mary Ryley^ 17-Jul Married Th (1740 Jul 17) Joseph Bishop/trinity/Mary Linsey/said/winefrid currin^? (Josiah)/male so Richard & Ann Cheging/Cheyney^ 27 Su George so.George & Mary Henbury^ 30 W Ann do Thomas & Rebeccah Cornil/Cornel^ Aug .8 F Sarah do Thomas &.Ann Wormliaton^ 10 Baptized Su Bridget do George & Sarah Ellis^ 17 Su Sarah do Edward & Ann Shaw^ 27 W Richard so Joseph & Jane Gibbons^ Sept 27 Baptized S Thomas so Richard & Sarah Wagstaff^ Oct 6 M Elizabeth do James & Mary (Har)grave^ 8 W Sarah do Joseph & Elizabeth Clegg^ 9 Th Robert so Richard & Mary Tayler^ Caleb so George & Dorothy Gibbons/Gibbins^ 13, Baptized M John so John & Elizabeth Jordan/Jordin^ 14 Tu Peregrine so Benjamin & Susannah (Coney/Cunney)Conny^ 15 W William so William & Alvegah/Adweject Clemontina Mallit^

1740 May John B & Margaret S I have included these licences as there are such a lot of 1739 Feb 25 George Welton,st john & Ann Batteril,welford them for this year 1740 however there appears to be no 1739 Mar 16 William Symons,st john & Sarah West,st michael place at St. John's and is unusual considering the few 1740 Apr 10 Erancis Bowne/st phillip bir./Elizabeth Bingham/shipston/wors. actual entries in 1740 1740 Apr 12 Thomas Wilson,woolston & Elizabeth Perkins,withibroke 1740 Apr 19 Isaac Cope/ st clements/lon/Mary Wood /stoke o trent 1740 Apr 24 John Ledbrook,harlberry & Mary Page,ladbroke 1740Apr 25 Richard Chawsett/Alice Cross st mary/warwick 1740 Jul 10John Hutt/bulkington/Ann Tayler/said 1740 Jul 13 Samuel Sanders,hampton lucy & Sarah Smith,leek wooton 1740 Sep 28Abraham Ash/st john/Ann Banbury/newnam/northants

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 11 20th Oct. 1740 to 6th Mar. 1740 53 entries This page is quite a contrast to page 10 as it is easily readable from the film. There is an additional note near the page bottom telling us the name of the lecturer of St John’s on his son’s baptism- which is JAMES POWELL.

Oct-20 Baptized M Thomas so Joseph & Elizabeth Paget^ Nov .21 Married Tu 26y 20y Edward Burbury church wooton & Sarah Fullford/Tulford botpo iyco warwick^ ~ ~ 31y 30y Oct 17 John Nicks/x/Nick & Ann Moor botpo stonley iyco warwick*^ Nov-03 Baptized M Joseph so Benjamin & Elizabeth Brown^ ~ Henry/Thomas so Henry & Mary Hedge^ 8 S Sarah do Katherine Parker^ 9 Su Martha do William & Elizabeth Nichols^ 14 Married F 30y 22y John Sale/Hale& Emma/Emmy Ashby bopo borton iyco Warwick*^ 22 ~ S 40y 40y William Slater & Elizabeth Burman botpo stonley iyco warwick*^ 28 ~ F 30y 25y Nov 14 1740 John Taylor & Mary Clarke botpo withibrook*^ 30 ~ Su W 30y Samuell Holyland of st michaels & Elizabeth Hall of st john's*^ ~ Baptized Sarah do Thomas & Elizabeth Daffern^ Dec-01 ~ M John so John & Sarah Billage^ 7 ~ Su Thomas so Robert & Mary Pilson^ 9 ~ Tu Elizabeth do Joseph & Ann Bradbury^ 10 Married W 22y 22y Jul 10 1740 John Mott/Hutt/Holt & Ann Taylor botpo bulkington iyco warwick*^ 13 ~ S 24y 24y Richard Edwards otpo lillington itco warwick & Mary Wills/Witts opo stonley*^ 17 ~ 28y 25y Dec 14 James Wiggfall/Wigfall otpo st micheal & Mary Glover st mary warwick*^ 18 Th 26y 26y John Shippey & Elizabeth Smith bo st michaels*^ 19 Baptized F Dorcas do Francis & Elizabeth Oldhams^ Dorothy do the aforesaid Francis & Elizabeth^ Martha & Elizabeth d's of Richard & Mary Dickenson/Martha do Richard /Mary Dawson^ 20 S Sarah do John & Mary Dickenson^ Dec-22 Married M 27y 26y Dec 20 1740 John Becket & Winefred Currin/Canin boypo st michael coventry*^ Baptized Humpfrey so Humpfrey & Tamison Pickering^ Dec 30Jan 3 Married S 25y 20y Dec 22 1740 Phillip Carpenter opo bromsgrove iyco worcester & Ann Lant stonley*^ 6 ~ Tu 28y 30y Oct 6 1740 William/Richard Muston & Sarah Perkins botpo Astley warwick^ 11 ~ Su John Clay & Hannah Kelly botpo foleshill iyco coventry ^ Jan 12, ~ M 22y 22y Charles Shrewsbury/Showsbury & Martha Dickenson botpo trinity*^ 13 ~ Tu John Boughton & Margaret Shaw*^ ~ ~ Thomas Lockley & Sarah Johnson* ~ Baptized Prudence do John & Elizabeth Musson^ 16 ~ F Thomas so Thomas & Elizabeth Clarke^ ~ Elinor/Eleanor do Rebecca Townshend^ Ann do Mary Tims^ 17 ~ S Thomas so William & Ann Bulman/Batman^ 28 ~ W John so Robert & Elizabeth Morcroft/Morccroft^ ~ ~ William so John & Abigal English^ 31 ~ S Jemann/Jemana so Charles & Mary Sexton^ Feb 3 Married Tu 32y 21y Edward Cashmore & Joyce Rhodes otpo stonley iyco warwick*^ 5// 6 Baptized F Sarah do Jacob & Mary Moseley^ 7 ~ S Hannah do Thomas & Ann Clayton^ 8 ~ Su Charles so Thomas & Mary Lilly^ 10 Married Tu John Malabone otpo chiverscoton iyco warwick & Mary Smith of foleshill^ 11 Baptized W William so Thomas & Elizabeth Lawence^ ~ ~ Jane do John & Mary Hollins^ ~ ~ Elizabeth do Thomas & Ann Walker^ 13 ~ F Thomas so James & Elizabeth Powel^ nb James Powel lecturer of st John's 18 ~ W Thomas so Elenor/Eleanor Hickson^ 27 ~ F Sarah do Ceasar & Ann Wincott^ ~ ~ Samuel so John & Catharine Perkins^ ~ ~ Stephen so Susannah Boswell^ Mar-06 ~ F Mary do John & Mary Shelly^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 12 6th Mar. 1740 to 16th Nov. 1741 55 entries The I.G.I. has recorded all of this page. There is a good covering of licences to work out the date line, although I had to resort to using the ulra violet lamp.

Mar-06 Baptized F Sarah do Richard & Mary Kebbit^ 15 ~ Su Sarah do John & Elizabeth Abbots^ Mar-16 Married M 26y 21y William Field,st john & Sarah Burton oypo Stretton^ 17 Baptized Tu Frances.do Thomas & Ann Patterson^ 20 ~ F Ann do Richard & Ann Kingston^ ~ Mary & Elizabeth do Charles & Mary Elliot^. 1740 Mar23 Married M 30y 25y Nathan/Samuel Dixon,st john & Mary Briers/Brian otpo st mary Leicestershire*^ 1741 Apr 1 ~ W W 25y Richard Collins/Colling & Elizabeth Bingham both ofpo hillmorton *^ Apr-03 Baptized F John so Ann Bagnal & Samuel so William & Jane.Goddard/Godard^ 7 ~ Tu Elizabeth do John & Sarah Harrison^ 8 Married W Henry Wrightwich/lich/Wightich of st margarets leicestershire & Mary (Al..ock)/Adcock^ 9 Baptized Th Esther do William & Sarah Henbury^ (^ Adcock^) May 14 .~ Th Mary do William & Mary Ellis^ May-18 Married Age missing William Showell/Shewell opo st john & Elizabeth Burton of stretton^ Baptized Mary do William & Mary Dickenson^ 24 Married Su 26y 20y (23 May) Edward Bromley of st marys warwick & Mary Penn/Kenn stockton*^ 21 Jun2(5) ~ 30y 21y (Jan 19) William Pearson,st john & Mary Hollins/H of shustock^ 22//27 Baptized Thomas so Richard & Sarah Sly^ 22//17 ~ Mary do John & Jane Featherstone/Thurston^ 24 ~ Isabella do James^ & Bricard Broadfoot^ 27 ~ S Richard/Robert so Mathew & Ann Broadhead^ 28 Su Mary do John & Dorothy Wright^ Jun 30 Married Tu W 48y Joseph/John Jones,st michael & Ann Wale botpo said*^ Jul-06 M 24y 25y Thomas Higgins of cirencester gloustershire & Ann Walton/Wetton,trinity* ^ 10 F W 30y John Hart of foleshill & Elizabeth Wotton/Wetton,baginton* ^ 15 Baptized W Alice do Thomas & Eleanor Nichols^ 24 Married F 50y W William^ I/J/Kehenor,trinity & Alice Chaberlayn/Chamberlain,st michael^ Aug-03 ~ M 35y 30y (Aug 31) Richard HatfieldHillfield of cottersbrock Northants & Mary Medborn, 7 Baptized F Elizabeth do (Wm)/JW (overwritten) & Ann Bambury^ (^ Hillmorton^) ~ ~ Mary do Robert & Mary Sly^ Aug 9 Married Su 28y 23y (8 Aug) Abraham Jephcote otpo foleshill & Elizabeth^ Smith trinity*^ 11 Baptized Tu John so John & Ann Grimstone^ 14 ~ F John so Thomas & Elizabeth Marston^ ~ ~ Hannah do William & Pricilla Pickering^ 17 Married M 22y 21y Richard Gran/Gilen & Elizabeth Sharnwood/Sherwood both of stonely*^ ~ Baptized Susannah do Henry & Margaret^(Arary) ?Merry) Samuel so Richard & Ann^ Nichols 19/.18 Married Tu Thomas Taylor & Ann Parker^ 19 Baptized W John so Catherine Clarke^ 21 Married F 40y 26y (Aug 21) Thomas Wright/Haight,binley^ Elizabeth Carter,monks kirby+^ 23/.25 Tu 27y 30y (Aug 22) John Carter,st michael & Ann Worthington/Washington said *^ 23/ 31- M 24y 23y (Aug 22) Richard Jeffery,stonely & Mary Dee said*^ Sep-01 Baptized Tu Elizabeth do Richard & Sarah/Hannah Stain^ 13/.12 Married S William Man & Mary Danning boypo foleshill^ Sep-16 Baptized W Mary do Benjamin & Elizabeth Hollier^ 20 Married Su Thomas Birch & Mary Ward/Minor Ward boypo foleshill^ Sep-25 ~ F Samuel Deacone/Deacon & Elizabeth Higginson both of stonely*^ Oct-11 Baptized Su William so William/Richard & Elizabeth Baker^ 12 Married M Samuel Kensham/Renshaw & Margaret W^ (of wills) 25/.28 Married Su 40y 24y (25 Oct) Benjamin Drury & Elizabeth Cole bopo aston^ 26 Baptized M Isaac so Abraham & Ann^ Ash Nov-15 ~ Su Mary do Samuel & Sarah Monk^ 1741 John Hare & Mary Saddler 16 ~ M Ann do Robert & Mary^ Pilson 1741 William G & Elizabeth J ~ Sarah do William & Sarah Gunn^ ~ Joseph so William & Susannah/Hannah Hobbins^

Oct 24 1741 Michael Colson,st martin westminister & Martha Cattell,hampton

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 13 Nov. 1741 to 5th Jul 1742 55 entries Probably the most faded and challenging page of all, the I.G.I. does not record many names. Notice I record Elizabeth Yates Apr 1742 which is an incomplete entry, now, there is no record of a licence for Elizabeth but a Joseph Yates marries 22nd Apr 1742 under licence, so it is possible that it is a marriage! (Brother & sister marrying close together?) The I.G.I. records a few in the bottom half of the page, but as the date line is completely erased on this page you will notice that the I.G.I. recorded under 1741 instead of 1742 .It is only with the help of the licences that I managed to reveal the date line.

Married John B/Liggins/Diggins po foleshill iyco coventry ~ Sarah^ Middleton otpo chivers coton^ Nov- 28. Baptized S ^Mary do Richard & Charlotte Dickenson^ Dec-07 ~ M Mary do John & Elizabeth Tilley Richard so George & Esther Owen Mary do Rebekah Andridge/Nuden^ ^Jame so James & Mary Sylvester^ Dec-08 Tu Ruth do John & Mary Clemens Ann do Francis & Mary Walker Catherine do James & (Samuel & Rammon) Swain Sarah do Samuel & Elizabeth Smith Baptized Sarah do Margret Wheeler/Whelear^ Jan-11 Married M 23y 24y Thomas Umbers,lillington & Elizabeth Webb said 13 Baptized W Robert so Thomas & Mary Dormer Feb-05 F Benjamin so Ralph & (Constantine) Robinson Mary do (Foret) & Margaret Rowton Edward so Edward & Deborah (Mill…)(Mallet) Feb-24 Married W 45y 40y James Rowley,anstey & Catherine Harris,nuneaton Feb-28 Married Su 35y 22y Richard Blakiman bishops ichington & Elizabeth Math Feb-28 Married 42y 40y Joseph Mason,stivichal & Elizabeth Gutteridge oypo winnall (Thomas (-AHN) of foleshill & Elizabeth Hill of sow(Hain) Baptized Joseph so (Joseph) & Mary Smith (James) so James & Ann Reeder John so Thomas & Mary Hully 8 Mar 16 Married M 27y 22y Richard Wightman(Whitmore) otpo harthill mancetter warwick & Jane Drowl bromcoat warwick do……& Mary Hargrave/Slingsby Mar 1741 so William & /Sarah Wagstaff Apr 1742 Elizabeth Yates(there is a marriage possiblity seejoseph below) Benjamin so Joseph & Elizabeth Haycock Married Richard Michael & Ann Webb 20 Baptized S Henry…………Wagner Sarah Apr-21 W do….Mary Brown Richard Patrick Apr-22 Married Th 25y 40y Apr 21 Joseph Yates,st john & Hannah Combden said May-01 Married S 22y 22y Rlchard Knight,chiverscoton & Hannah Clarke same Baptized Elizabeth do William & Sarah Field Sarah do Sarah Harrison May-12 W 26y 22y May 7 George Childerness,tunbridge kent & Damaris Rann,west bromwich Baptized Elizabeth do Thomas & Ann Tayler 14 Married F 26y 23y Thomas Billing,foleshill & Elizabeth Jaycock,winhall 29 S 30y 26y Fulk Hurdes,leekwootton & Hannah Rollings said Jun-01 Tu 31y 23y May 31 John Jackson,s tmichael & Mary Smart said (1741) 3 Baptized Th Sarah do Thomas & Ann Clarke^ 6 Su William so John & Dorothy Hunter (1741). 18 Married F John Close/Hare & Mary Sadler^ ~ 34y 30y Jun 18 George Lucas,stonley & Ann Ellis,same 19 S 22y 22y Jun 18 John Johnson,coleshill & Elizabeth Sims said (1741). ~ Baptized Robert so Joseph & Jane Gibbins^(IGI 1741) (1741.) 27 Su Thomas so Thomas &.Elizabeth Dagley^ 26 ~ Married S 27y 19y June 26 Robert Moor/M st mary warwick & Elizabeth Pashley/P,st michael ^ of warwick 28- Married M 26y 26y Richard Harton/Austin,northampton & Sarah Banbury/B,st john^ Jul-01 Baptized Th Ann do Rowland & (Mary) ……Whitmore 3 Married S 35y 30y July 3 Thomas Hill,st john & Mary Adams,said ~ Baptized William so (Jacob) & Mary Mosely 5 ~ Married M 24y 28y Jul 5 Edward Sanford ,trinity & Ruth Orton said 13

Unable to Locate 10 feb 1742 Ann do Samoell & Sarah Monk

The First Parish of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1793 Page 14 20th Jul. 1742 to 13th Dec. 1742 37 entries In complete contrast this page is revealed from the parish book and film.

29. Jul 20 Married Tu 22y 21y (2 Jan 1741) William Moor/e/M & Elizabeth Sidway/S bo bedworth^ 3 Aug 5. Baptized Th Thomas so John & Mary^ (Wags) 9/.15 ~ Su …. so Edward (9 Aug Samuel so Edward & Ann Shaw)^ 29 Married Su 24y W (11 Aug) Thomas Barrett & Jane Welton/Welfore oypo st john^ 30 , Baptized M William so William & Sarah Henbury^ Sept 5 Married Su 29y 35y (3 Sept) Abraham Wood & Sarah Elliot bo st michael iypo coventry*^ 8 Baptized W William so William & Sarah Pemberton^ ~ ~ John so Richard^ & Margerie Denham^ 12., Married Su 24y 24y (11 Sept) Thomas Paultney & Martha Owen boypo st john*^ 24, ~ F 23y W (23 Sept) Richard Pemberton of allesley & Mary Taylor otpo st john*^ 25 Baptized S Mary do George & Sarah (Goldoy)Dorithy Gibbins^ 30 Married Th Thos. Meeson of wirral iyco stafford & Mary Hobson^ 9 Oct 4. ~ M 25y 22y (3 Oct) Jeremiah Bland^ of exhall & Elizabeth Swain opo allesley* 14 ~ Th 21y 21y John White/W^ of st michael & Elizabeth Derby oypo st john* … ~ Baptized Thos.so Thos & Mary… 18 Married M W W Edward Beeson^ of po hasley & Elizabeth Kingston trinity 19 Baptized Tu Elizabeth do John & (martha) (Ocktors)/Lockton^ 20, Married W 33y W (18 Oct) William Nown of tpo frankton & Hanah Over/Walker^ otpo marton*^ 21 ~ Th W 25y Joseph Shilton/S & Sarah Haywood botpo bedworth warwickshire*^ ~ Baptized Mary do Thomas & Ann Wormlayton^ ~ ~ Thomas so William & Mary^ (Holden) ~ ~ Mary do Benjamin & Mary Hewitt/Marson^ ~ ~ Sarah do Thomas & Marget (Vill…)/Osbourn^ 23 Married S 24y 25y John Webb & Mary Reeder bo st michael coventry*^ Nov-02 ~ Tu Henry Hedge/Heap & Elizabeth Hands/Harris botp….^. 3 Baptized W Cush so.Charles & Mary Sexton^ 6 Married S John Robartson & Sarah Murrett/H^ bo… 14 Baptized Su Ann do John & Hanah Smith^ 21 Married Su Henery Roberts & Catherine Leatham both of warwickshire^ 22 Baptized M Elizabeth do George & Mary Henbury^ 25 ~ Th Joseph so Richard & Ruth Sheepherd^ 26 Married F 32y 18y John Wallton & Elizabeth Jays both o granborugh .warwickshire*^ 28 ~ Su 44y 44y Jos Band & Rebeccah Townsehend/Rebecah Townshond bo kenworth warks^ 30 ~ Tu 22y 30y Jos Goddard & Elizabeth/Elleanor Jewiss both otpo Bedworth warwickshire*^ Dec-05 ~ Su Thomas Garner & Abigal Russon both Foleshill iyco coventry^ 10 Baptized F William so William & Ann Battman^ 12/.13 Married M 32y 45y Richard Walker & Susanna Smith bopo stonley wrwickshire*^

Unable to Locate Aug 1742 Ann do James & Elizabeth

Unable to Locate 14 Feb 1742 John Bayley & Mary Ward

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 15 14th Dec. 1742 to 5th May 1743 45 entries two squeezed in Interestingly on the 14th Mar.1742 notice Moses Baker baptized, this man was involved in a famous court case in Coventry. This page can be seen quite well from the film.

page 15 14 baptized Tu Thomas son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Hully/Haley^ Dec-31 Married F 30y 19y John Gretton of St. Giles Northampton & Mary Harford of Trinity Coventry*^ Jan-01 ~ S 27y 25y Daniel Dowel & Mary Band both of stivchall Warwickshire^ 4 Baptized Tu Elizabeth Dr of Robert & Mary Pillson^ 5 Married W 25y 26y Thomas Tansur oypo woolston & Sarah Sedgley said*^ 6 Baptized F William son of William & Elizabeth Walker^ ~ ~ William son of John & Elizabeth Spencer^ 7 ~ S Elizabeth Dr of William & Mary Ellice^ 12 ~ W Thomas son of John & Elizabeth Musson^ 17 ~ M Rebeckah Dr ofThomas & Sarah Hains^ ~ ~ Katherine Dr of William & Mary Dickerson^ ~ ~ Edward son of William & Elizabeth Copson^ 21 Married F 25y 22y Thomas Brown & Elizabeth Truslow both of Dunchurch Warwickshire*^ 23 ~ Su 24y 22y 22 Jan Job Falkner of St John's Coventry & Ann Hodgis/Hodges wellsborn Warwickshire*^ 25 ~ Tu 25y 28y Richard Croft of St. Phillips Birmingham & Mary Foster of Hinkley Leicestershire*^ ffeb 1 Baptized Tu Mary Dr of Thomas & Hanah Hobbins^ ~ ~ Ann Dr of Casar & Ann Winacote/Wincote^ 4 Married F John Pridmore kings newnham & Mary Crofts combfield both of Warwickshire^ 15 ~ Tu 23y 30y Richard Scott/Robert^Jeott/Scot & Rebeckah/Rebecah Corbet both of Milverton Warwickshire*^ 17 ~ Th 22y 20y Thomas Nash cambridge county of Worstershire & Sarah Stevens of St Phillip's Birmingham*^ 18 Baptized F Mary Dr of Thomas & Elizabeth Marson^ (^Birmingham^) 26 ~ S Thomas son of John & Sarah Village^ 27 ~ Su John son of John & Elizabeth Abbots^ Mar-01 ~ Tu John son of Joseph & Elizabeth Pattchet^ 2 ~ W John son of John & Mary Fisher^ 3 ~ Th James son of Mary Haycock^ 4 Married F 25y 22y Phillip Kench & Hanah Brown both of Dunchurch Warwickshire*^ 10 ~ Th 30y 25y John Drake & Susanna Overton both of Kenilworth Warwickshire*^ ~ Baptized Moses son of Moses & Mary Baker^ 16/17 Married Th 35y 25y Samuel Wyatt exhall in ye county of coventry & Sarah Matthews/Mathers of Berkswell*^ ~ Baptized William son of Ffrancis & Elizabeth Dormer/Dormor^ /Elizabeth Dr ofThos. & 10. ~ ~ Elizabeth Dr of Angish & Elizabeth Comber^ Ann Nichols^ 1742 21 Married1 M 24y 24y Richard Morrall/Morhall of Grindon Warwickshire & Sarah Jackson of St. Michaels*^ 1743 Apr 3. ~ Su Hugh Gilbert & Ann Sanders of this Parish^ ~ ~ 27y 20y John White of Ashlow & Alice Burbury of Wotton both of Warwickshire*^ 12 Baptized Tu Elizabeth Dr of John & Elizabeth Morgan^ ~ ~ Hanah Dr of Richard & Hanah Stain^ / /Ann Dr of Jno & Mary Thornelow^ 19 ~ Tu Samuel son of Jonathan & Mary Pearcy^ ~ ~ Thos. Son of Ann Wilkerson^ 21 Married Th Samuel Elliot of ffosehill & Mary Willcox of Trinity both in ye county of coventry^ 24 ~ Su 38y 24y Thomas Orton of stony stanton northhamptonshire & Sarah Carter o monks kirby^ May 1 ~ Su 24y 25y (30 Apr) George Hewitt of withibrook & Sarah Poughfer of ansley Warwickshire*^ 5./ 3… ~ No ages (5 May) Henry Hobley & Mary Harriss both of frankton warwickshire * ^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 16 5th May 1743 to 9th Oct 1743. 45 entries Another good page. With reference to the variation in surname spelling the licences generally were much easier to read, so that interpretation of surname would probably be the better one to use.

1743 May 5 ~ Baptized Th Catharine Dr of Elizabeth Smith^ 23 Married M 25y 20y William Rallins & Mary Wiggins^/Iveings both of granborough warwickshire*^ ~ ~ Samuel Heastily & Hannah Ward both of this parish^ 25 ~ W Walter Burton of dunchurch & Mary Inglish of southam warwickshire^ Jun-02 Baptized Th Thomas son of John & Sarah Robinson^ 3 Married F 22y 21y John Stanley/Stanly of barford & Elizabeth Eborall/Evrall^ of st michaels cov. 7 ~ Tu 23y 20y Thomas Whatson & Sarah Smith both of allesley warwickshire*^ 13 ~ M 21y 21y John Crafts/Crofts & Mary Smith both of newbold warwickshire*^ 14 ~ Tu Thomas Wormlaiton & Isabel^ Bennet bo this parish^batch 7424610 sh 40 15 Baptized W William son of William & Elizabeth Nicholas^ Jul-01 ~ F Samuel son of Thomas & Jane Barrot^ 4 ~ M William son of Edward & Winefrid Dickerson^ 4- 8 ~ F William son of Thomas & Ann Bird^ 10 ~ Su Samuell son of Thomas & Elizabeth Jarvis^ 13 ~ W William son of William & Elizabeth Blackwell^ 15 Married F 21y 21y Samuel Perkins & Sarah Akers bo bedworth warwickshire*^ 16 ~ S 23y 23y William Randle of bulkington & Elizabeth Adkins kenilworth warwickshire*^ 26 ~ Tu William Bromly & Ann Payton(Pynton) both otp^ 28 Baptized Th Frances Dr of John & Elizabeth Bolton^ Aug-04 Married Th W W Thomas Baker & Mary Webb both of Hampton in Arden*^ 6 Baptized S John son of John & Margaret^ Moorcroft 7 ~ Su John son of William & Jane Goddard^ 14 Married Su 27y W (13 Aug) John Tibits of meriden & Mary Alput of barkswell warwickshire*^ 16 ~ Tu Wm. T(ume)(Turner)/Tame & Elizabeth Harris/Harriss^ both of foleshill iyco cov. 27 ~ S Robert Carter & Elizabeth Henbury both of this parish^ ~ Baptized Esther Dr of John & Elizabeth White^ 28 Married Su Jesford Power & Margaret Richmond both of this parish^ Sep-02 ~ F 21y 21y John Jordan & Jane Cook both opo marton iyco warwick*^ ~ ~ 25y 20y William Bush of sough & Ann Smith of foleshill biyco coventry*^ 5/6 ~ Tu George Harris & Mary Farren both of st michaels iyco coventry*^ 8 Baptized Th Alice Dr of John & Ann Essex^ ~ ~ Richard son of William & Mary Pearson^ ~ ~ Jane Dr of Elizabeth Johnson^ ~ ~ Thomas son of Henery & Elizabeth Hedge^ ~ Married Thomas Clayton & Mary Tayle?Taylor^r both of this Parish 10 Baptized S Hannah do John & Grace Newhouse^ 12 ~ M Elizabeth Dr of Samuel & Elizabeth Smith^ ~ Married 25y 21y John Tompson & Elizabeth Sanders bo barswell iyco warwickshire*^ 18 ~ Su 26y 21y Richard Taubut o rieton warwickshire &Margaret Summerland of st michael coventry*^ 24 ~ S 30y 21y John Cornish of st michaels & Letitia/Lettice Mott of monks kirby warwickshire*^ ~ Baptized Robert son of Edward & Jane Jenson^ ~ ~ John son of Thomas & Ann Tayler^ 25 Married Su 30y 28y Henery Moor & Ann Ballard/Ballad^ b of ruggby in ye county of warwickshire*^ Oct-08 Baptized S Debarah Dr of Edward & Deborah Mallet^ 9 ~ Su Ralph son of John & Mary Hollands^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 17 9th Oct. 1743 to 5th Apr 1744 45 entries Generally a good page which can be read from the film, there are a few variations in surnames. The date column is now easily read so although there will be more licence weddings I have stopped recording them from 1744. The amount of certificates that have to be checked from 1744 was becoming too time consuming and anyway you can now see the date column on the film.

1743 9 Baptized Benjamin so Joseph & Ann Bambury^ Oct-10 ~ M Mary do Samuel & Margaret Rencher^ 29 Sept. 22 Married S James Hainson/Hamson & Ann Eaves botp^ 29 Sept ~ ~ Thomas Darby & Susanna Pegg botp^ 23 Baptized Su Ann do Benjamin & Elizabeth Brown^ 24 ~ M Robert so Robert & Elizabeth Groome^ 24 Nov. 26 Married W Whitworth Lilley & Mary Russil iypo kings newnham warwickshire^ 31 Baptized M Edward so James & Mary Royley^ Dec. Nov 1 Married Tu Joseph Shaw/S & Margaret Fullart botp^ Dec. 1 ~ Samuel (Ciements)/Clemens & Susanna Lapworth botp^ Dec. ~ ~ Thomas Tayer/Tayler^ & sarah Miller bo st michael iypo coventry^ Dec. 3 ~ Th 21y 21y 5 Nov George^ Illiffe/I & Ann Ward bo Hinkley iyco leicester*^ 6 Baptized Su Robert so James & Mary Hargrave^ Dec. 12 Married S John Treen/Green of church lawford & Lettice Franciss of woolston biyco warwickshire Dec. 13 ~ Su Richard Allen of great packington & Mary Howe of church lawford bi warwickshire^ Dec. 21 ~ M 25y 25y William Burbury/Barbury & Elizabeth Winter bo leek wooton warwickshire*^ Dec. ~ ~ Benjamin Shaw & Ruth Garner botp^ 22 Baptized Tu Ann do Edward & Elizabeth Deacon^ 29 ~ Tu Francis so John & Mary Clark^ ~ Married W 28y Joseph Charley & Mary Smith bo st michaels o coventry*^ Dec-01 ~ Th 26y 25y James Brewer/Bauer oypo mancetter & Ann Wilson/Willsen^ bo st michael iyco coventry*^ 5 Baptized M Mary do John & Susan Locks/ton/Lockton^ 21 ~ W William so Benjamin & Mary^ Pickering Jan-08 ~ Su Mary do Martha Wade^ 13 ~ F Edward so Richard & Ann Kingstone^ ~ Married Solomon Overton/Everton & Ann Dale bo ﬁnonly ico warwick^ 15-25 Baptized W Mary do Thomas & Mary Hill^ 30 ~ M Richard so Richard & Jane Wagstaff^ ~ Married George William Pike & Elizabeth Besswell bo coton iyco warwick^ 31 Baptized Tu William so John & Mary Shurley^ Feb-11 ~ S Mary do Henry & Elizabeth Reeder^ ~ ~ Ann do William & Sarah Gunn^ 14 Married Tu Wm. Elliman o comb lordship iyco warwick & Susanna Blunden/Blundon^ of winnel ico coventry 22-23 Baptized Th John so Richard & Elizabeth Baker^ 29 ~ W Mary do John & Elizabeth Abbots^ LEAPYEAR (This would be referenced from JAN.not MARCH) Mar-04 ~ Su Ann do Robert & Elizabeth Baker^ 7 ~ W William so Edward & Ann Shaw^ 1743 ~ ~ James so Nurdin & Mary Packwood^ 26 Married M Thomas Smallbands & Elizabeth Maidlen botp^ 1744 27 ~ Tu Jeremy Hoggins & Priscilla Elland/Ellard^ botp^ 28 ~ W Daniel Handcock & Mary Fantom bo st michaels iyco coventry^ ~ ~ John Falkner & Mary Macartney bo st martins birmingham iyco warwick^ 29 Baptized Th William so John & Sarah Village^ Apr-03 Married Tu Brilly ^Jackson & Elizabeth Dennis bo folehill iyco coventry^ 5 ~ Th William Wardell & Ann Harris bo nuneaton iyco warwick^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 18 6th Apr. 1744 to 15th Aug. 1744 46 entries - one squeezed in. It can be seen that between 40/50 entries per page and 2/3 pages per year on average are being used. Another good page from the film, once a dateline has been established it becomes easier to locate the year in the book, even when the months are clearly shown on film you often lose track without the full overview of the page.

1744 Apr 6 F Baptized Mary Dr of Thomas & Melicent Hall^ 12 Th Married Edward Hudson & Elizabeth Butler botp^ 13 F Baptized Sarah Dr of William & Sarah Pemberton^ 19 Th ~ Elizabeth Dr of John & Jane Shaw^ ~ ~ John son of Thomas & Susanna Lorley/Lotley^ 23 M ~ Charles son of Martha Read^ & Mary Dr of Jno. & Mary Thornelow^ May-04 F ~ Sarah Dr of John & Elizabeth Langley^ 25 F Married John/Juhn Buttler & Ann Judd bo foleshill iyco coventry^ ~ ~ John Upton & Mary Webb bo ﬁllongley iyco warwick ^ ~ ~ Samuel Humphrys of st nicholes in warwick & Elizabeth Jee of trinity iyco coventry^ 27 Su Baptized Edward son of John & Margaret Tayler^ …….. county of warwick 28 M Married Thomas Mabley of st margarets westminster & Elizabeth Talbot of rieton iyco^ 31 Th ~ Richard Jennings & Sarah Dowler bo killingworth in warwickshire^ ~ Baptized Dorothy Dr of Gorge & Dorothy Gibbons^ Jun-04 M ~ Jane Dr of Thomas & Alice Baker^ 7 Th Married Robert Chattaway & Elizabeth Colis/Coles of Rieton iyco warwick^ 9 S Baptized Benjamin son of Thomas & Martha Carter^ 10 Su Married John Webb & Ann Beddow bo bedworth iyco warwick^ 11 M Baptized Thomas son of Thomas & Ann Wager^/Wayer ~ ~ Edward son of Richard & Charlotte Dickerson^ 14 Th ~ Elizabeth Dr of John & Sarah Harrison^ 15 F ~ Thomas son of Peter & Christian Keen^ 21 Th ~ Joseph son of William & Sarah Field^ 24 Su ~ Mary Hopper/or Mosely^ an adult Dr of William & Mosley 30/1 yrs of age 30 S Married Richard Rauney/Rawney & Sarah Smith bo foleshill iyco coventry^ ~ Baptized Elizabeth Dr of Elizabeth Hand^……John son of Elizabeth (Johnston/Jen) Jul-02 M ~ Sarah Dr of Thomas & Mary Lilly^ 3Jul 1744 John so John & Elizabeth Walker^ ~ ~ George son of William & Mary Collier^ 9 M ~ William son of Henry & Katherine Roberts^ 10 Tu ~ Hannah Dr of Thomas & Mary Clayton^ 15 Su ~ Grace Dr of Charles & Ann Tayler^ 20 F Married John Gilbert of st michael in lichﬁeld & Hanah Ginks of trinity iyco coventry…^ 23 M Daniel Bolton of sow & Elizabeth Harris of st michaels iy city & county of coventry coventry^ 24 Tu ~ John Brittle & Sarah Baxter botp^ ~ ~ William Watts & Sarah Tycer bo southham iyco warwick^ 26 Th ~ James Thompson & Katherine Obryon botp^ ~ Baptized Henry son of Henry & Eleanor Conninham^ ~ ~ Ann Dr of Alexander & Elizabeth Gippson^ Aug-02 Th ~ Isaac son of John & Mary Abel^ 3 F Married William Truslove & Mary Kench bo dunchurch iyco Warwick^ 4 S ~ David Watson of st mary warwick & Mary Fell of cubbington warwickshire^ 11 S Baptized Robert son of Robert & Mary Pillson^ 14 Tu Married James Croshaw of nuneaton & Mary Drouyt/Droat of Wolvey both in warwickshire …th^ ~ ~ James Kindrick & Mary Smith bo foleshill iyco coventry^ 15 W ~ John Cadman^ of st michael coventry & Elizabeth^ Poutiney of bulkington iyco warwick

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 19 18th Aug.1744 to 20th Feb. 1744 45 entries The general condition of the film is much better from page 18 so I have not had to use the licences after this page for dating references.

1744 Aug-18 S Baptized William son of Frances Carter^ 19 Su ~ Mary Dr of Thomas & Elizabeth Partrich^ 21 Tu Married John Pearson & Mary Lee bo foleshill iyco coventry^ 22 W Baptized Sarah Dr of Thomas & Ann Cross^ 25 S ~ John son of John & Elizabeth Morgan^ 31 F Married Richard Lucas & Elizabeth Collins bo astely iyco warwick^ Sep-02 Su ~ Thomas Swimﬁeld & Ruth Perkins bo nuneaton iyco warwick^ 2 Oct ~ Tu Baptized Elizabeth Dr of John & Mary Tayler^ 3 Oct - 5 F ~ Sarah Dr of Thomas & Esther Moor^ Oct 3 - Married Thomas Bray & Mary Vice bo stoke iyco warwick^ 7 Oct -7. Su Baptized Prudence Dr of William & Mary Dickerson^ Sept 8. M Married William Palmer & Ann Farmer bo foleshill iyco coventry^ 15 M ~ John Stafford & Elizabeth Gibbs bo this parish^ 16 Tu ~ John Garner & Sarah Quinbough bo this parish^ Oct-17 W Baptized Elizabeth Dr of Elizabeth Dale^ ~ ~ Samuel son of Ann Fisher^ Sept Oct 26 F Married John Peterrson (ter ^)/Pearson & Ann Fleetwood botp^ 28 Su Baptized Elizabeth Dr of John & Mary Stanton^ Oct. Nov 1 Th Married John Smith & Margery Wooley/Woolley^ bot parish 3 S Baptized Richard son of Mary Steel (alias) Robinson^ 4 Su ~ Mary Dr of John & Mary Hollands^ 9 F ~ John son of John & Mary Boyce^ ~ ~ Mollery/Mellery Dr of Charles & Mary Hexton^ 11 Su Married John Warner/Clumes & Clemintina/Clementine^ Goode bo hocton iyco warwick^ Nov-27 Tu ~ Jacob Alidge/Ailidge & Ann Goodall/Goode bo killingworth iyco warwick^ Nov27/Dec4 Tu ~ Jonathan Warner & Ann Warner bo foleshill iyco coventry^ Male- 12 W Baptized Isabella^ Dr of Edward & Mary Royle^ 20 Th Baptized Richard son of Richard & Sarah Sly^ 23 Su Married John Laurence & Sarah Mason b of fosehill iyco coventry^ 26 W ~ Maching/Machma Carter & Mary Birch botp lyc of coventry^ ~ ~ William Woodcock/W of manchester iyco lancaster & Debrah Simpson of trinity^ 27 Th ~ Benjamin Green & Elizabeth Lynes bo long Hchington iyco warwick^ 31 M Baptized Samuell son of John & Mary Clark^ ~ ~ Edward son of William & Susanna Freeman^ Jan 6 Su Baptized Elizabeth Dr of John & Mary Turner^ 8 Tu ~ William son of Richard & Ann Pincher^ 10 Th ~ Thomas son of William & Elizabeth Blackwell^ 12 S Married John Grimshaw & Ann Cart bo st michaels parish iyco coventry^ 22 Tu ~ Caleb Shaw & Dorothy Pointer bo st michael itco coventry^ 24 Th Baptized Mary Dr of Jane Warrin^ 27 Su ~ Thomas so William & Sarah Farndon^ Feb-18 M ~ William son of John & Mary Robarts^ Female 20 W ~ Ann^ Dr of John & Ann Tame^ Male- ~ Joseph^ son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Brown^ ~ Jane Dr of John & Elizabeth Edwards^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 20 26th. Feb 1744 to 15th Jul. 1745 46 entries

1744 Feb-26 Tu Married Thomas Pain/Rutt & Elizabeth Dafforn/Daffon^ botp ~ ~ John Jones & Alice Willcoxson/Willcoxon^ botpo foleshill iyco coventry 01-Mar Baptized Susanna Dr of Henry & Sarah Bliny/Pollny^ Mar-01 F ~ Richard son of Thomas & Ann Cornwell^ 3 Su ~ John son of Euan & Katherine Evens^ 9 S ~ Sarah Dr of William & Mary Palmer^ 12 Tu ~ William son of Rowland & Jane^ Fletcher 13 W ~ John son of John & Mary Taylor/Tayler^ ~ ~ Ann Dr of Martha Brown^ ~ ~ Hannah Dr of Elizabeth Harper^ ~ ~ William son of William & Phoebe Smart^ 1744 17 Su ~ Sarah Dr of Richard & Elizabeth Richardson^ 1745 Apr 4 Th ~ Robert son of Winefred Dike^ 16 Tu Married Robert Adkins & Sarah Kelham botp^ 19 F Baptized Richard son of William & Jane Goddard^ ~ ~ John son of Joseph & Ann Bambury^ ~ ~ Elizabeth Dr of Henry & Elizabeth Hedge^ 22 M ~ James son of Henry & Mary Haimes^ 25 Th Married William Wooster & Sarah Brown botpo foleshill iyco coventry^ May-01 W ~ Ebenazer Essex otp & Mary Field otpo trinity iyco coventry^ ~ Baptized Joseph son of Martha Shaw^ ~ ~ Pharrill son of Elizabeth Wade^ ~ ~ Martha Dr of Mary Clark^ ~ ~ William son of John & Ann Husband^ ~ ~ William son of Jerimy & Pricilla Hogings^ ~ ~ John son of William & Elizabeth Nicholas^ 2 Th Married John Upton of gaven (warwick) & Sarah Stafford of southam b in warwickshire^ 6 M ~ George Payn & Mary Troughton/Froughton^ botp 14 Tu ~ Thomas Hinman otpo Ansty & Mary Stain/S of bulkington warwickshire^ 21 Tu ~ Richard Wooton of honiley & Mary Arnold of stretton warwickshire ^ 27 M ~ William Cross & Mary Been botp…..coventry^ Jun-03 M ~ Thomas Richardson & Elizabeth Wilkerson bo foleshill iyco coventry^ ~ Baptized Edward son of Benjamin & Mary Marser^/Marson ~ ~ Thomas son of John & Elizabeth Spencer^ 16 Su Married Richard Clews & Elizabeth J//Khiuff/Iliff^ otpo bulkington iyco warwick 17 M ~ Mark Man & Esther Davis botpo brawn iyco…^… 18 Tu ~ Thomas Burdon of gadon & Sarah Campion otpo lemington prior both I warwick^ Baptized Samuel son of Thomas & Elizabeth Daffern^/Duffon 20 Th ~ Thomas son of Ralph & Constanine Robinson^ ~ Elizabeth Dr of Thomas & Elizabeth Daggly^ 25 Tu ~ Mary Dr of Wiliam & Mary Ellice^ Married Joseph Keen & Mary Bosworth bo foleshill iyco coventry^ Jul-06 S Baptized Mary Dr of John & Susanna Pollard^ 7 Su ~ William son of George & Ann Smith^ 15 M ~ Nathaniel son of Joseph & Jane Gibbons^ ~ Emma Dr of John & Tamesin Monnery/Monner^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 21 18th Jul 1745 to 12th Jan. 1745 46 entries

Jul-18 Th Baptized Elizabeth Dr of William & Mary Ward^ 1745 19 F ~ Joseph son of Charles & Ann Tayler^ 24/24 W ~ John son of William & Adweject Clementina Mallet/Mallit^ (23)25 ~ Married John Pettinger of st. michael coventry & Letitia Leigh of bromley in kent^ 25 ~ ~ Samuel Bale/Ball & Elizabeth Poorter both of sow in ye county of coventry^ Jul-23 Baptized James son of William & Sarah Beaumis/Beaumont^ Aug-01 Th ~ Hannah Dr of John & Margaret Smith^ ~ Married Samuel Cater & Ann Ebbourn botp^ 4 Su ~ William How & Sarah Stafford both of st michael in ye city of coventry^ 9 F Baptized Hannah Dr of William & Mary Parsons^ 10 S ~ John son of John & Sarah Hunt^ ~ Married Joseph Ladbrook of bagington & Martha Matthews of woolston bitco warwick^batch 7135026 SH53 17 S ~ William Bant & Esther Tayler both of this parish^ Sep-04 W Baptized Thomas son of Richard & Hannah Stain^ 12 Th ~ Samuel son of Samuell & Sarah Chateham^ ~ ~ Richard son of Richard & Dedridge Avis^ 14 S ~ Mary Dr of John & Ann Pearson^ 15 Su ~ Ann & Judith Drs of Machma & Mary Macaster/Macarter^ 18 W ~ Charles son of Charles & Mary Corne^ 27 F Married Joel Bacon of foleshill & Elizabeth Stanton of exhall in ye county of coventry^ Oct-02 W ~ John Baeken & Mary Mak/Man both of Radford in the county of warwickshire^ 4 F ~ John Boltstridge & Elizabeth Bunts both of bicknell iyco warwickshire^ 11 F ~ Thomas Arden & Susanna Hollier both of lemington warwickshire^ ~ ~ William Smith & Susan Baker both of ﬁllongley iyco warwick^ 21 M ~ George Bates & Joanna Parnell both of nuneaton in ye county of warwick^ ~ ~ William Maylin of bulkington & Mary Dunning of ansty warwickshire^batch 742410 sh 41 ~ Baptized William son of Thomas & Elizabeth Jarvis^ ~ ~ Mary Dr of William & Elizabeth Showell^ 22 Tu ~ Elizabeth Dr of Thomas & Mary Smith^ ~ ~ Ann Dr of James & Elizabeth Nailer^ Nov-14 Th Married Joseph Lisaman of woolston & Sarah Cole of combﬁeld bothin the county of warwickshire^ 23 S ~ William Makepeace & Mary Davis both of marson in the county of warwick^ 24 Su ~ Thomas Motley & Ann Haycock both of this parish ~ Baptized Joseph son of Thomas & Ann Nicholas^ 28 Th Married John Cliever & Mary Hillard both of foleshill in ye county of coventry^ Dec-28 S ~ Joseph Worster & Mary Richards both of killingworth in ye county of warwick^ Baptized Mary do John & Catherine Cox^ ~ ~ Mary Dr of John & Mary Kebbit^ 31 Tu Married John Row & Margery Cho both of foleshill in ye county of coventry^ ~ ~ Edward King & Elizabeth Beer both of bubnall in ye county of warwick^ Baptized Jane Dr of Thomas& Marget Peckworthy/Pickworth^ ~ Thomas son of John & Isabel Clarkson^ ~ Sylvester son of Mary Johnson^ Jan-04 S ~ Elizabeth Dr of Thomas & Ann Cross^ 5 Su Married Richard Johnson of clay cotton in northamptonshire & Ann Pool/Page^….trinity 12 Su ~ Arthur Willkenson & Elizabeth Bright both of this parish^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 22 18th. Jan. 1745 to 31st Jul. 1746 46 entries On 24th Mar. 1745 the I.G.I. misses marriage on this line (Red blocking)

1745 Jan-18 S Married James Wyatt & Mary Brockhust bo st michael in coventry iyco coventry^ Feb-05 W Baptized Beatrix Dr of James & Mary Royley^ ~ Married Jeremy Carpenter & Mary Slingsby b of foleshill iyco coventry^ 16 Su Baptized Richard son of Thomas & Martha Carter^ ~ ~ Ann Dr of John & Sarah Village^ 21 F ~ Mary Dr of John & Elizabeth Morgan/Morgam^ 26 W ~ Thomas son of Thomas & Mary Hill^ Mar-09 Su ~ William son of Edward & Jane Jenson^ 11 Tu ~ Thomas son of William & Ann Battman^ 22 S ~ Mary Dr of William & Ann Field^ ~ ~ Mary Dr of John & Elizabeth Iverson^ ~ ~ Benjamin son of Nathaniel & Ann Haycock^ 24 M ~ Elizabeth Dr of Robert & Mary Ell^ (William Servil & Judith Weatly bo berkswell)? 1745/46 31 M Married Edward ChIpman of foleshill & Eleanor Wardley bitco coventry^ 1746 Apr 1 Tu Baptized Joseph son of Henry & Catharine Roberts^ ~ ~ Joseph son of John & Elizabeth Langley^ 2 W ~ John son of Job & Elizabeth Haycock^ 7 M ~ Benjamin son of Richard & Jane Waggstaff^ May-01 Th Married George Raynbow & Mary Gennings bo knappton in warwickshire^ 6 Tu ~ Sarah Dr of Edward & Rebecca Man^ ~ ~ Edward son of Edward & Winefrid Dickenson^ 7 W ~ Robert son of John & Margaret Tayler^ ~ ~ George son of George & Dorothy Gibbons^ 14 W Married William Servllas/Scrivner & Judith Westly/Weatly bo barkswell^…. 28./19 M ~ William Wetton & Sarah Elliot botp^ 30 F ~ George Cooper & Catharine Rotheram bo ansty/Allesley warwickshire^ Jun-02 M Baptized Mary Dr of Thomas & Elizabeth Clark^ ~ ~ Samuell son of Samuel & Mary Horthorn^ 6 F ~ Catherine Dr of Richard & Sarah Hue/Slye^ 11 W ~ Elizabeth Dr of William & Elizabeth Webbster…. co warwick^ 18 W Married John White of Honiley & Catherine Mills of Berkswell boyco^ ~ Baptized Eliz, do Sarah/Susan^ 22 Su ~ Thos.son of Thos.& Mary^ …..(u..oll) ~ Married William (wh)son/W & Elizabeth Dagley^ ~ Baptized Mary/Margaret Dr of Wm. & Elizabeth^ MA…l.NG July ~ Edward son of Edward & Deborah (Bant/Carr) /Mallet^ 13 Su ~ Elizabeth Dr of Richard & Esther (CarrGan)Elizabeth do William & Esther Bant^… 14 M ~ Mary do Thos & Mary^ 17 Th Married Joseph Wade o forrthingstone northern bortham &Elizabeth atkin/Malkin^ o st michael iyco coventry 23 W Baptized Joseph son of James & Elizabeth Yeats^ 24 Th ~ James & Sarah s & d of Thos & Ann Mottley^ Married Edward Carrier & Hannah Bryar^ 25 F Baptized Mary do Wm. & Sarah Willetts coxWillcox^ ~ Thos. Son of John & Mary/Grimsley^ 31 Th Married Sammll. Hancox & Elizabeth Whitard botpo anstey^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 23 30th Jul. 1746 to 19th Apr. 1747 45 entries

1746 July 30 W Baptized Mary Dr of Wm. & Mary Ellice^ ~ ~ Wm. Son of Wm. & Abigail Ashton^ Aug-04 M ~ James Packwood^ ~ ~ Ann Dr of Benjamin & Mary Batey^ 11 M ~ Elizabeth Dr of Nathaniel & Jane Waring^ 14 Th ~ Marget Dr of Moses & Mary Baker^ ~ ~ Deborah Dr of John & Elizabeth Abbots^ Married Thos. Brampton & Mary Dafforn/Daffon^ 24 Su Baptized Mary Dr of Grove & Elizabeth Thomas^ 29 F ~ John son of Rich. & Mary Dunkley^ Sep-02 Tu ~ Elizabeth Dr of George & Mary Henbury^ 11 Th ~ Elizabeth Dr of Samuell & Margaret Pritchet^ 21 Su ~ Elizabeth Dr of John & Hannah Newhouse^ Oct-05 Su ~ Mary Dr of John & Mary Cooper^ ~ ~ Thomas son of Wm. & Elizabeth Tayler^ 6 M ~ John son of Robert & Elizabeth H/Stavely^ 12 Su Married Joshiah Clewer/Clower & Elizabeth Miles of foleshill^ 14 Tu ~ Wm.Claridge & Mary Belt oypo woolfhamcot iypo warwick^ 29/22 W ~ Robt. Pellson/Robert f. oy holy trinity coventry & Mary Whall allo st Johns iy said city^ Nov-05 W ~ Robt^. Congrave & Susannah Parsons bo st johns coventry^ ~ Baptized Alice/Ann Dr of Henry & Sarah Poltney/Pollney^ 8 S Married Edward Perkins & Jane Smith^ 11 Tu ~ Thomas Perkins & Hannah Morgan of ye holy trinity coventry^batch 6927530 sh94 14 F Baptized Robt.son of Robt. & Elizabeth Baker^ 14-18 Tu ~ Wm. Son of Wm. & Mary Hanson/Harison^ Nov. Married Jas. Merry/J. Morry of st michael & Alice Archer oy h.t. both iyco coventry^ Dec-07 Su Baptized John son of Wm. & Elizabeth Blackwell^ //Peter so Thomas & Ann Nichols^( Dec.) Dec. Jan 8 Th ~ Wm.son of Thos. & Elizabeth Pain ^ 11 Su Married Richard Worster & Mary Barber of killingworth iyco Warwick^ ~ Baptized Ann Dr of Charles & Ann Tayler^ 13 Tu Married George Pottson/Potts of foleshill & Frances Wooley of st michaels iyco coventry^ 18 Su ~ Thos. Yeats & Mary Payn^ ~ ~ John Pearson & Elizabeth Dugliss^ 19 M ~ Thos. Jarvis & Ann Arnold ^ 25 Su ~ Richard Cox & Dinah Benbow of stivetshal iyco coventry^ Feb-01 Su Baptized Wm. Son of John & Sarah Brooks^ 11 W ~ Ann do Natl. & Ann Haycock^ 15 Su Married Thos. Hewitt & Mary Rogers bo sow iyco warwick^ 20 F ~ John Lee of woolston & Mary Walls/Watts^ of wiking Mar-04 W Baptized Sarah Dr of Thos. & Elizabeth Dagley^ 23 M ~ Elizabeth Dr of Ralph & Constantine Robinson^ 1746 27 F ~ J….s ^son of James & Mary Royley(27 Mar 1747)^ 1747 Apr 15 W Married James Meao/d of stivetshall & Rose Loyd of st michael iyco coventry^ .15/19 Su ~ Charles Attwell & Elizabeth Cole^ ~ Baptized Elizabeth do Thos. & Sarah Lockley^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 24 20th Apr. 1747 to 5th Oct 1747 45 entries

Apr-20 M Married John Carpenter & Elizabeth Golby^ 1747 27 M Baptized George son of Wm. & Mary Cox^ May-04 M Married Thos. Orton & Hannah Davis of bubinhall in ye county of warwick^ ~ ~ John Cater & Sarah Burch^ 17 Su ~ John Burt & Elizabeth Tooley both of foleshill in ye county of coventry^ 24 Su ~ George Houghton & Bridget Kelley^ 26 Tu Baptized Mary Dr of Thos. & Mary Bates/Bater^ ~ Married Challis Mather of St John's & Mary Greswold of cubbington warwickshire^ 29 F ~ John Harris of highham leicestershire & Mary Harris of wedington in warwickshire^ 31 Su ~ Thos. Bodington of St John's & Mary Midleton of ye Holy Trinity coventry^ Jun-03 W Baptized Ben. Son of Ricd. Evee Dedridge^ 8 M ~ John son of John & Mary Phillips^ 13 Sa Married Thos. Hadley & Elizabeth Griffen both of Honley warwickshire^ 14 Su ~ Samuel Paln & Rebecca Beech^ 19 F ~ Wm. Wm. Copeland of Hinkley leicestershire & Mary Jaques of st michaels iyco coventry^ 23 Tu ~ Thos. Roberts & Ann Juell/Suell^ of St michaels in city of coventry ~ Baptized Ann Dr of Thos. & Ann Cornwell ^ ~ ~ Elizabeth Dr of Thos. & Elizabeth Marson^ 28 Su Married James Bekett & Mary Samons^ Jul-03 F ~ Samll. Ashton & Mary Westley^ 9 Th Baptized Wm. Son of Thos. & Elizabeth Partrick^ 12 Su Married Richard Enge & Ann Elliot^ 22 W Baptized Wm. Son of Wm. & Sarah JelleyTilley^ ~ ~ Wm. Son of Richd. & Sharlotta Dickerson^ 27 M Married Wm. Green & Mary Phillips of bulkington warwickshire^ ~ ~ Thos. Cross & Mary Gilbert^ . 30 Th ~ John Jones & Ann Moss of st. Martins birmingham warwickshire^ Aug-03 Tu ~ Edward Jee & Mary Rogers both of Holy Trinity in ye city of coventry^ 15 S ~ Richd. Prentice of bitchinton in ye county of bucks. & Mary Parnel nuneaton warwickshire^ 31 M ~ Wm.Hewltt of bedworth & Mary Orton of foleshill^ ~ ~ Richard Mollery & Elizabeth Cooper^ Sep-07 M ~ Samll. Parks & Alice Cross of st Martins birmingham warwickshire^ 8 Tu ~ Thos. Nargrave & Dorothy Herring of southham warwickshire^ ~ ~ Mathew Dracord & Elizabeth Hubbard of packington warwickshire^ ~ Baptized Samll. Son of James & Susanna Henbury^ 16 W ~ Elizabeth Dr of Richd. & Elizabeth Baker^ 18 F Married Thos. Haynsworth of St. michaels coventry & Elizabeth Miller allesley warwickshire^ 21 M Baptized Samuel son of Samll. & Elizabeth Smith^ 24 Th Married John Crisp of st. michaels & Ann Atkins of the same^ 27 Su ~ Charles Pettit st.nichols warwick & Elizabeth Smith of st.michaels coventry^ 28 M ~ John Adkins & Eilzabeth Johnson Oct-02 F ~ John Constant ansley in ye county of coventry & Elizabeth Woollort of monks kirby 4 Su ~ Thos. Stevenson of bedworth & Elizabeth Woodshire of exhall 5 M Baptized Mary Dr of Thos. & Sarah Smoke^ ~ ~ Sabarah Dr of Esther & Thos. Mors/Nors^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 25 5th Oct. 1747 to 24th Feb 1747 42 entries The legibility of the register is quite clear from the film, only occasionally do you need to refer to the parish book from now on.

Oct-05 Baptized Francis son of Wm. & Sarah Pemberton^ 1747 6 Tu Married John Yeamons & Mary Provo 14 W ~ John Lidbrook & Ann Webb both of lillington warwickshire ~ ~ Edwd. Burdet & Margaret Lenton of foleshill iyco coventry 20 Tu Baptized Mary Dr of Will & Ann Neal^ 28 W Married Samll. Showel & Jane Haycock ~ ~ Wm. Jackson & Sarah Giddons Nov-05 Th Baptized Rosanna Dr of Joseph & Sarah Armeshere^ 9 M ~ Place Dr of Charles & Mary Hexton^ 11 W Married Edwd. Hays & Leonex Ashcroft oy Holy Trinity coventry 12 Th Baptized Ann Dr of Henry & Elizabeth Hedge^ 17 Tu ~ John son of George & Elizabeth Strattford^ ~ ~ Joseph son of John & Sarah Blithe^ 20 F Married Aaron Herne & Elizabeth Phillips of woolston warwickshire 23 M Baptized Yeardly son of John & Mary Clark^ 26 Th ~ Elizabeth Dr of James & Elizabeth Hoggins^ 28 S Married Wm. Whitehead of ye Holy Trinity coventry & Ann Liggins of ansley iyco Dec-05 S Baptized Martha & Hannah Drs of John & Ann Essex^ ~ ~ Elizabeth Dr of John & Sarah Robinson^ 31 Th ~ Mary Dr of John & Ann Woolham^ Jan-01 F ~ Elizabeth Dr of John & Elizabeth Pain^ 11 M ~ Ann Dr of Thos. & Mary Villers^ 17 Su Married Ben. Butler & Lyda Francis ~ ~ Samll. Morral & Ann Francis 24 Su Baptized Wm. Son of John & Rebecah Price^ ~ ~ Elizabeth Dr of Machma & Mary Macartna^ ~ ~ Elizabeth Dr of Wm. & Elizabeth Showell^ ~ ~ Wm. Son of John & Elizabeth Adkins^ ~ Married Thos. Dalton & Deborrah Sadler of barswell warwickshire 26 T ~ Samll. Smith & Arabella Hanson^ ~ Baptized Sarah Dr of George & Mary Brothers^ 28 Th Married Wm. Marshal of monks kirby & Jane Coles of st nichols warwick Feb-02 Tu Baptized Elizabeth Wright (an adult)^ 5 F Married Thos. Watkins of burbidge leicestershire & Mary Grimes of st michaels coventry 7 Su Baptized Joseph son of Thos. & Ann Motley^ ~ Married Wm. Goode & Winefred Dyke 13 S Baptized Thomas son of John & Sarah Bisaker^ 14 Su Married James Smith & Sarah Jarvis^ ~ Baptized Thos. Son of Richd. & Mary Richardson^ 19 F ~ Francis son of Francis & Elizabeth Bates^ 20 S Married Peter Barnet & Elizabeth Brooks^ 24 W Baptized Robt. Son of John & Elizabeth Boding^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 26 26th Feb.1747 to 1st Sep.1748 42 entries

Feb-26 F Married Thos. Smith & Mary Low of foleshill^ 1747 Mar 5 S Baptized John son of John & Mary Miller^ 27 Su ~ Thos. Son of Wm. & Mary Hanson^ 1748 ~ LEAPYEAR Wm. Son of Wm. & Esther Bant^ Apr-06 W ~ Sarah Dr of Thos. & Mary Bodington^ 10 Su Married John Newcome & Hannah Lapworth^BATCH 7135026 SH 56 12 Tu ~ Thos. Sharp & Susan Suffolk^ ~ Baptized Elizabeth Dr of Samll. & Susanna Lindon^ ~ ~ Joyce Dr of Abraham & Sarah Bissaker^ ~ ~ James son of Thos. & Mary Rippit^ 15 F Married Robt. Blower & Ann Jee^ ~ Baptized John son of John & Elizabeth Tayler^ 17 Su Married Job Dudley of st michaels & Ann Clark of St john's coventry^ ~ ~ Wm. Holins/Holmes & Sarah Ireland/Ileland^ ~ Baptized Elizabeth Dr of Thos. & Mary Hill^ 18 M ~ Thos. so Thos. & Mary Cross^ ~ ~ George son of Wm. & Deborah Tayler^ 24 Su Married Thos. Whittle & Ann Freistom/Freestone^ both of foleshill 24. May 5 Th ~ Thos.Hews & Elizabeth Haburt of kellingworth^ 9 M Baptized John son of Thos.& Ann Dickenson^ ~ ~ Dorcas Dr of John & Mary Kebbit^ 12 Th Married John Rotheram/Pathan/P & Elizabeth Wright^ 17 Tu Baptized Dorothy Dr of Nathaniel & Ann Haycock^ ~ ~ Wm. Son of Moses & Mary Baker^ Jun-01 W ~ Margaret do Robt & Eleanor Armstrong^ ~ ~ Joseph so (James)Sam.. & Elizabeth Chatham^ 5 Su Married (Joseph Charley/C) & Susannah Smith of st michael^ ~ Baptized Eliz. Dr of Wm. & Elizabeth Tame^ ~ Married John Clark & Mary Clark of stonley warwickshire^ 18 S ~ Joseph. Pitton of lillingston cove oxford & Mary Jones meriden warwickshire^ 20 M Baptized Elizabeth Dr of Thos/Jno. & Ann Tayler ^ ~ Married Wm. Priest & Mary Rindal of foleshill^ Jul-10 Su ~ Richard Sidwel & Jane Woolston^ Aug-01 M ~ John White & Hannah Skeers both of st michaels coventry^ 16 Tu ~ Randal Whitehall & Alice Smith of foleshill^ 26 F Baptized Ann Dr of Wm. & Elizabeth Webster^ ~ Married David Makins & Elizabeth Parkenson^ 31 W ~ Martin Reader & Elizabeth Green of st michaels Coventry^ ~ Baptized John son of John & Ann Jee^ ~ ~ Eliz. Dr of Samll. & Jane Howell^ ~ ~ John son of Thos. & Lyda Low^ Sep-01 Th ~ Mary Dr of Robt. & Mary Eld/Ell ^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 27 11th Sep. 1748 to 19th jun. 1749 43 entries there is a slight anomaly on dates around Feb./Mar. with the I.G.I. and also an entry squeezed in seems to be omitted by them.

Sep-11 Su Baptized John son of Thos. & Mary Heldon/Feldon^ 1748 ~ ~ Daniel son of Wm. & Sarah Beaumont^ Oct-13 Th ~ Sarah Dr of John & Sarah Wrong^ / / John son of 21 F Married John Whitestone & Issabella Potts^ / / John & Mary Thornelow^ Nov-08 Tu Baptized Esther Ann Dr of John & Elizabeth Allton^ ~ Married Wm. Croxall & Elizabeth Stretton of St. Michaels coventry^ 19 S Baptized Joseph son of Thom. & Elizabeth Barrot^ 21 M Married Wm Wood & Elizabeth Ellice of ﬁllongley warwickshire^ 22 Tu ~ John Kidney & Catherine Hazard of the Holy Trinity coventry^ 27 Su ~ Wm. Fisher & Ann Morris/Morriss of badgley warwickshire^ Dec-11 Su ~ Thos. Green & Elizabeth Hartlett of foleshill county of coventry^ 13 Tu ~ Thos. Clark & Ann Kimberley of stonley warwickshire^ 20 Tu ~ Isaac Whale of St John's coventry & Ann Tibbits of Balswell warwickshire^ 29 Th ~ Humphery Mason & Mary Tidsel of Barkswel warwickshire^ ~ ~ Alexander Hand/Ward & Christian Holland^ 30 F ~ Robt. Honley/Stonley & Lyda Peacock^ 31 S ~ Randal Clews & Elizabeth Smith ^ (war)wick Jan-04 W ~ John King of woolvey & Elizabeth Perkins of copson both in the county of warwick^ 30 M Baptized Wm. Son of Robt. & Eliz Havely/Stavely^ warwickshire 1748 Feb 1 W Married Thos. Hinman of ansley in the county of coventry & Mary Perkins monks kirby^ Feb 1 Ma 1 S ~ Wm. Randel of daventry northhamptonshire & Eliz Hawkins of St John's^ Feb 4 4 Tu ~ Robt. Pratt & Eliz Davis of st Michaels in the city of coventry^ Feb 22 22 W ~ Henry Garrot & Mary Clark of St Michaels coventry^ Feb 27 27 M ~ James Evens & Sarah Chaplain^ / & bap Sarah Dr of Jno & Mary Olliver Mar 2/ 28 Tu ~ Anthony Bromwell & Eliz Reeder^ 28 Mar April Baptized Edwd. Son of Henry & Sarah Francis^ 1749 2/17. M Married Richd. Jones & Hannah Hewett both of sow/stivhall^ 16/8. ~ Sammll. Banham of barford & Ann Worster of kellingworth^ 23 Su ~ Stephen Winnard & Ann Cook^ ~ Baptized Edwd. Son of Henry & Sarah Francis^ ~ ~ James son of Saml. & Susanna Henbury^ ~ ~ Mary Dr of Wm. & Martha Irons^ May-02 Tu ~ Wm. so Robt. & Eliz. Baker^ Apr 30 bapt Eliz dr of Henry Good & Ann/Ma^ 11 Th Married Edwd. Dingley & Sarah Harbone of basson^ 19 F ~ Samuel Docker of meriden & Eliz.Breeton of berkswell^ 20 S Baptized Thos. Son of Thos. & Eliz Dagley^ 22/23 Tu ~ Ricd. Son of Richd. & Tamazine Dunham^ 27 S ~ Eliz. Dr of Thoms.& Eliz. Coleman^ Jun-13 Tu Married Charles Green & Ann Wilson/Willson^ 17 S Baptized Martha Dr of Wm. & Eliz. Showel^ 18 Su Married John Partrick/Pertrick & Ann Glan^ 19 M Baptized Ann Dr of George & Mary Henbury^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 28 25th Jun. 1749 to 10th Feb. 1749 47 entries - two squeezed in The I.G.I. has not recorded the squeezed in entries.

JUNE 25 Su Married Wm. Scol/Scot & Elizabeth Osbourne of bulkington^ 1749 26 M Baptized Elizabeth Dr of Peter & Elizabeth Royley^ ~ Married Simon Vickers & Ann North of St Michaels Coventry^ Jul-02 Su Baptized Mary Dr of Henry & Ann Gough/Gouch^ 5 W ~ John so Thomas & Mary Boddington/Bodington^ 7 F Married Wm. Royley of foleshill & Sarah Young of exhall^ 10 M Baptized Benj. so Richard & (Joy)ice/Enice Dedridge/Dedrige^ ~ ~ Jane Dr of Thos.& Frances Willson^ 12 W ~ Henry so Wm. & Ann Battman^ 17 M ~ Henry son of John & Eliz. Adkins^ 19 W ~ Mary Dr of Josiah & Eliz^. Hutt 27 Th ~ John son of Wm. & Sarah Clark^ 28 F Married Wm. Worrol & Mary Harris both of stoneley^ Aug-01 Tu ~ Wm Grant & Hannah Tibbs^ 21 M Baptized Sarah Dr of George & Mary Davis^ ~ ~ John son of Edward & Hannah Hatte/Harrell^ 25 F Married John Cooper & Mary Maidlin of St Martin birmingham^ batch 7424610 sh 41 ~ Baptized Sarah do John & Elizabeth Abbotts^ 26 S ~ Timothy son of Francis & Elizabeth Hade/Wade^ Sep-05 Tu. Married James Crisp of lear leicestershire & Sarah Tayler this parish^ 13 W ~ Henry Parsons & Elizabeth Sharp of bulkington^ ~ ~ Joseph Tallson^Talton or Talson Judith/Judeth Clift^batch 7424610 sh 41// Eliz Dr of Edward & Ann Mann 28 Th ~ Jonathan Laurance & Ann S^pencer of little buxton 30 F ~ Samuel Baseley & Ann Davis of priors marsden^ Oct-01 Su ~ Thomas Hall & Sarah Smith of yeHoly Trinity coventry^ 5 Th ~ John Jenson & Sarah Inglish both of holy trinity coventry^ 18 W ~ Thos. Green & Ann Lindup both of bulkington^ 31 Tu ~ John Cooper sutton colefield & Mary Jensen/Fisher^of daventry Nov-01 W Baptized Wm. son of Isaac & Ann Whale^ ~ Married Richd. Jefcote & Hannah Oliver^ ~ ~ Thos.Ebourne & Jane Fidler^ ..Jarse? / / Baptized Thos. Son of William & Jane Goddard 11 S ~ Frances Thomas & Ann Tayler^ 12 Su ~ Matthew Poole & Eliz. Whately^ Dec 11. M Baptized Benj. so Wm. & Elizabeth Tayler^ 17 Su ~ Eliz. Dr of John & Ann Wilbraham^ 24 Su ~ Cornelius son of John & Jane Chamberlain^ 27/28 Th ~ Mary Dr of Wm. & Mary Hanson^ Jan 11 Th ~ Caleb son of John & Sarah Harris^ 23/25 Th ~ Jane Dr ofJohn & Mary Hollins^ ~ Married William Sargent & Eliz. Meekings of foleshill^ 27 S Baptized Thos. son of John & Sarah Brooks^ ~ ~ Wm. son of Edward & Hannah Brampton^ Feb-04 Su ~ Frances (d) of David & Frances MerrY/ Herry/ Hexry/Merry^ 5 M ~ Wm. Son of John & Ann Merry^ 10 S Married Wm. Gibbs & Hannah Shears of st Michaels coventry^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 29 14th Feb.1749 to 16th Jun. 1750 42 entries This page records the first burial at St. John’s - Richard Varne on the 25th of March.

Feb 14 W Baptized John so Jeremy & Priscila Hoggins^ 1749 ~ William so Richd. & Mary Miller/Dillon^ March 7 W ~ Joseph so Jos. & Elizabeth Edmunds^ ~ ~ Richard so Wm. & Mary Ellice^ 14 W ~ John so John & Mary Towers^ 12 M ~ Thos. So Ben & Ann Burbage/Barbage^ 22 Th ~ Elizabeth do Wm. & Elizabeth Nichols^ 1749 25 Su Buried Richard Varne of st john's….ﬁrst..burial in st john 1750 1750 Baptist in the city of coventry 30 F Baptized Mary do Wm. & Constant Smith^ ~ ~ John so John & Sarah Smith^ Apr-01 Su ~ John so Thos. & Mary Rippit^ ~ ~ Wm. So Ralph & Ann Hollins^ 2 M ~ Wm. So Thos. & Mary/Sarah Smoke^ 4 W ~ Wm. So Wm. & Ann Treen^ 6 F ~ Sarah do John & Sarah Village^ 9 M ~ Mary do John & Ann Sanderson^ 11 W ~ Ann do John & Mary Kebbit^ ~ ~ John so Thomas & Ijsabeellah/Issasellah Wormlayton^batch7424610 sh 26 13/17 Tu Married Christopher Franks & Rebeccah Ayers^ 19 Th Baptized Mary do Thomas & Mary Vernon^ 23 M ~ Sarah do Ben. & Martha Abel^ 27 F ~ Robt. So Robt, & Ann Watts^ May-05 S ~ Mary do George/Henry & Sarah Orton^ 7 M ~ Mary do wm.& Sarah Hill^ ~ Married Daniel Hammond & Mary Marrot bopo rieton^ 11 F ~ Jo Cater of sow & Mary Warner of ensford iyco coventry^ 21 M Baptized Charles so William & Esther Bant /Band^ ~ ~ Sarah^ do (Richard) & Elizabeth^ Salton^/Taltonbatch 7424610sh 26 21/ 2(4) Th ~ Samuel so Nathl.& Ann Haycock^ 2(4) Buried Richard Wagstaff 25 F Married Abraham Riley & Mary Slingsley^ 27 Su Baptized Edward so John & Sarah Bissaker^ 27 Su Buried Eliz Hoggins Jun-01 F Married Robert Ashby & Millicent Hadnis/Harris^ ~ Thos.Bush & Ann spooner^ 3 Su ~ Thomas (Whit)more/Hilmore & Elizabeth Bott^ 4 M Baptized (James)/Charles so Henry & Elizabeth Cotton^ ~ ~ John so Richard & Martha Longe/Long^ 10 Su Married Clement CUEKUR/Deekar & Elizabeth Thompson^ 16 S Baptized Elizabeth do Wm/Thomas. & Elizabeth Hain/Pain^ ~ Eliz.do John & Martha Edwards^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 30 17th Jun. 1750 to 4th Sep.1750 42 entries

1750 Jun-17 Su Married Tobias Nock & Catharine Fletcher^ 18 M Baptized Eliz. Do John & Ann Shelly^ 18 Buried Ann Twells crease 20 W Baptized Mary do Willm. & Mary Leigh^ & Eliz. Do/ Hannah Haycock^ 21/24 Su ~ Eliz.do Wm. & Sarah Hembury/Hembry^ 21 ~ ~ Harvey(Henery) so Harvey(Henery) & Sarah Cliverly/CleverlyClwerly^ 24 Buried James Kenedy 25 M Baptized John so John & Mary Oliver^ 26 Tu ~ Abraham so John & Mary Clack/Clark^ 28 Th ~ Mary do John & Hannah Meer/Moor^ Jul-05 Th Buried Ann Cramp 7 S Baptized Robert so Edward & Elizabeth Holden^ 8 Su Married John Walker & Sarah Brookes^ 9 M Baptized Charles Stuart so Wm. & Mary Stean^ 10 Tu ~ Wm. so Elias/Silus/Titus & Mary Townsend^ 13 F Married Thomas Gibbs & Ann Kingston^ 17 Tu Buried Eliz. Showell 19 Th ~ Eliza. Smith 23 M ~ Thos. Taylor 21/24 Tu Married Barkley Hikson/Wilson^ & Eliza Perkins^ 2? Baptized Josiah so John & Ann Adcock^ ~ Baptized Sarah do Thomas & Elizabeth Patrich/Patrick^ 27 F ~ Wm. so Wm/Thomas.&. Mary (Jee) Lee/Low^ 29 Su Married Thos Taylor & Ann (damaged)…^.... 30 M Baptized Mary do Wm. & Marybel/Margaret Everitt^ Aug 5 Su ~ Sarah do John & Kath. Hancox^ 8 W ~ Edward so Thos./Edward & Ann Mann/Hann^ 9 Th Buried Sarah Patrick 12 Su Baptized John so Thos. & Mary Boon/Dean^. 15 W ~ Rebecca doThos. & Elizabeth Marsen/Marson^ 16 Th ~ Richd. So Christopher & Eliza. Burton^ 17 F Buried Richard Burton/Barton /25 Married Richard Cook & Mary Wright^ 30 Th Buried John Gregory Sep-01 S Baptized George so George & Mary Davis^ 2 Su ~ Mary do John & Mary/Ann Masters^ 3 M Married Wm. Johnson & Mary Harris^ 3 Baptized Ann do Richd. & Mary Johnson^ 4 Tu ~ Mary do John & Frances Vere^ ~ Buried Eliz. Davis ~ ~ John Long 4 Baptized Wm. so John & Mary Bond^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 31 12th Sep.1750 to 30th Dec 1750 42 entries - one squeezed in. The I.G.I. of course does not record deaths normally on their index. They miss two entries but record the squeezed-in one.

1750 Sep-12 W Baptized Robert so Robert & (Elizabeth) Moorcroft/Moarcroft^ 14 F Married John (Moon) of rugby & Katherine Tandy of st michaels^ 20 Th ~ Wm. Bostridge/Betteridge of rieton/woolston/aston & Martha Eagles of Honely^ 21 F Baptized James so James & Eleanor Eames^(James) 24 M ~ Mary do Samuel & Mary BarkerBarter^ Oct-01 M ~ Andrew so Peter & Elizabeth (EdgerAger^…..)Hodges 4 Th ~ Ann do Nathanll. & Ann Harrold^ 9 Tu ~ Sarah do James & Hannah Davis^ 13 S ~ Henery so Thos. & Elizabeth Goutridge^Gostrigde 14 Su ~ Zachariah so Wm &.Elizabeth Perks/Parks^ ~ ~ Wm. so William & Elizabeth (Farmer)Tame^ TP 17 W ~ Henery so John & Elizabeth.Adkins^ 26 F Married James England & Elizabeth Hiscox/Riscoe^ bo newport shropshire 27 S ~ Henery Wickam/Becham & Katherine Meads/Reads^ both of st michaels ~ ~ Henry Arch & (Mary) Shier both of (binley) ~ Baptized Abraham & (Susannah) children of Abraham & (Joyce) Bissaker^ 29 M ~ (Robert) so John &..Sarah (Ginsley)/ph/Winsley^ Nov-03 S Married (Samuel)Robert Smith & (Boxteg)ier/Martha Barker^ bo st michaels 7 W Buried (Abraham Bissaaker) 7 Married John (Merry) & (Tho)kle/Elizabeth Shekle^ bo st michaels 12 M Baptized Richard.so Thos. & Ann Taylor^ 18 Su ~ Moses so James & Mary^ Arley ~ ~ Alice/Eliz. do John & Elizabeth Boosen/Boosker/Wooton^ ~ ~ Martha do Thomas.&.Ann Nichols^ 19 M ~ do 21 W Buried (John) Nitle/ley 24 S Married …Perkin….Sarah Batchalor otpo mollington^ 26 M Baptized Mary do Wm & Elizabeth Howels/Showell^ 27 Tu ~ Sarah do William & Hannah Fardon/Farndon/Farnden^ Dec 8/2 Su ~ John so Wm & Mary Buckler/Bachler^ 9 Su ~ Joseph & Hannah children of Daniel & Martha^ (Clew) ……. 11 Tu Baptized Wm so John & .Ann Greenway^ ~ ~ Mary do Ann Cox^ 12 W ~ Ralph so Ralph & Constant Robinson^ 14 F Buried John Rogers/Towers ~ Baptized Jane do Joseph & Sarah (Skeers/Stien/Steers)/Steen^ 17 M ~ Ann do Daniel Capel & Mary Beard^.(Benj. Battman so Wm. And Ann^ 21 F Buried John Holms 23 Su Baptized Thoms. So Francis & Ann Jicer/Ticer^ 28 F ~ Jane do Thos. & Elizabeth Clark^ 30 Su ~ Ann do Wm & Mary Ellis^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 32 1st Jan.1750 to 12th May 1751 39 entries This is the page where the format is changed for the entries

Jan-01 Tu Baptized Mary do Joseph Bambury & Jane hw^ 5 S Buried Hannah Stephens 8 Tu Married James Burroughs & (Sarah Evans)^ 8 Baptized Anne do Robt. Conegreeve & Susannah hw^ 11 F ~ Mary do David/Daniel Hancoxs & Mary hw^ 19 S ~ Robert so Robt. Staveley & Elizabeth hw^ 22/28 M Married Joseph Hawksteed oyco coventry & Elizabeth Goode(Cooke) otpo exhall^ 28 Baptized William so ford/Burford Mea/Meads & Mary hw^ GAP Feb-03 Su Baptized Martha do Thomas (Yates)/Carter.& Mary hw^ 6 W Buried Ann (Hac)ton 8 F ~ John Hoggins 14 Th Baptized Richd. So John Robinson/Roberts & Mary hw^ 15 F Married James Harbut/Harbert.otpo ﬁllongley & Amy Bird/B^ ~ in the parish of (B/exhall) said county 17 Su Baptized Mary do Mary Packwood^ 20 W ~ Elizabeth Dr of Henry Hartley & Ann hw^ Mar-03 Su ~ Sabra Dr of John Parker & Sabra hw^ 11 M ~ Samuel Jame Reader so Elizabeth Reader^ 13 W Buried Mary Irons 15 F Baptized Mary do Joseph Millar/Mills & Mary hw^ 18 M ~ Ann do Henry Goode & Ann hw^ 22 F ~ Thomas so Thomas Boddington/Baddington^ & Mary hw 1750 23 S Married William Copeland & Elizabeth Tayler boypo st michaels^ 1751April 4 Th Baptized Isabella do John Showell & Bridgett hw^ 7 Su ~ James so Thomas Cornwell(Cronwell) & Ann hw^ 8 M ~ Ann do Samuell Smith & Ann hw^ 10 W ~ Elizabeth do John Newcomb & Hannah hw^ 14 Su Buried Thomas Ireland 14 Baptized Ann do Thomas Dagley & Elizabeth hw^ 19 F ~ Elizabeth do Nathll. Heacock & Ann hw^ 22 M ~ Samuel so Joseph Lea & Hannah hw^ 22 ~ Benjamin so Martha Brown^ 2- Buried Elizabeth Newcomb/Newson 24/ 2- W Baptized Hannah do Thomas Villers & Ann hw^ 25 Th ~ Sarah do John Jefferys & Sarah hw^ 29 M ~ (Joseph) so Samuel Johnson & Eliz. Hw^ May-01 W Married Isaac Butler otpo bedworth & Sarah Reeder otpo monks^ 5 Su Buried Mary Collerton 12 Su Baptized Mary/Elizabeth do John^ chwel/Church.& Elizabeth hw ~ Sarah do Thomas ….& Mary hw^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 33 14th May 1751 to 4th Oct 1751 47 entries Sarah Denham - an important Coventry citizen – dies and is recorded on this page.

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May-14 Tu Baptized Elizabeth do John Sutliff & Elizabeth hw^ 20 M ~ Stephen so William Smith & Constant hw^ 28 Tu ~ Mary do Samuel Crossby & Ann hw^ June 1 (Crease) S Rosannah do John Price(Pratt) & Mary hw^ 2 Su ~ Charles so John Thorninglow & Mary hw^ 7 F Married Robt. Boddington otpo willoughby iyco warwick & Prudence Cook ot said parish^ 7 ~ Edward Shaw & Ann Tansur^ 11 Tu Baptized Elizabeth do Thomas Vernon & Mary hw^ 19 W ~ John so William Johnson & Mary hw^ ~ Married John Brown & Mary Meadlams/Meadams^ 22 S Baptized Sarah do Henry Gough & Ann hw^ 23 Su ~ James so William Tilley & Sarah hw^ 23/29 S ~ Samuel so Benjamin Collerson & Mary hw^…. 30 Su ~ William so William Oldﬁeld & Hannah hw^ Jul-04 Th ~ William so John Jefferys & Elizabeth hw^ 5 F Married William …(James….Y).otpo stonley & Mary Worrall both.said parish.^ 5 Baptized Elizabeth do William Stean & Mary hw^ 8 M Buried Sarah Davise 9 Tu Baptized Ann Do Edward Brampton & Hannah hw^ 10 W Buried Sarah Denham 10 ~ Mary Buttler 20 S Baptized Jane do John Shaw & Jane hw^ Aug-01 Su ~ Mary do William Wood & Elizabeth hw^ 3 Tu ~ Thomas so Thomas Dixon & Jane hw^ 4 W ~ Thomas so Thomas Lines & Mary hw^ 8/5 Th ~ Matthew so Richd. Lang/Long & Martha hw^ 20 Tu Buried Edward Shaw 21 W Baptized Anna do William Field & Sarah hw^ 22 Th Buried Sarah Jelley 25 Su Baptized Elizabeth do William Laxton & Eliz. Hw^ 26 M ~ George so George Hawtin/Hawlin& Eliza. Hw^ 27 Tu Buried William Burton 28 W Baptized Dorothy do John Pollard & Susannah hw^ 31 S ~ Susannah do Samuel Stevens & Mary hw^ 31 ~ Rebecca do Thomas Barns/Barus^ & Rebeccah hw Sep-01 Su ~ Sarah do Thomas Lockley & Sarah hw^ 7 S ~ Domince/Dominic so Richard Dilling & Mary hw^ 12 Th ~ Nancy do John Greenwood & Catherine/Cathrine hw^ 12 ~ John so Robt. Perry & Mary hw^ 16 M Buried Sarah Green 20 F Baptized Thomas so James/A--ES Hames & Eleanor hw^ 20 Buried John Perry 25 W Baptized Esther do Edward Harrold & Ann hw^ Oct ~ John so John…AD.ck/Adcock & Ann hw^ 4 F ~ Sarah do Thomas Hill/ Holt & Mary hw^ Married John Ebor/nicon/Wilson otpo newbold….. & Ann Essex said parish ^ ~ John Parker otpo (st michael) & Ann Leon/Wilcox^ oypo marton iyco warwick

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 34 12th Oct.1751 to 9th Feb.1752 47 entries This is the first year that the year is recorded as changing on the 1st of January.

Oct-12 S Baptized Dorothy do Samuel Barker & Mary hw^ (see page 31 1750) 21 M Married John Head/Mead oypo binley iyco & Margery Swain^ otpo foleshill iyco warwick 22 Tu Baptized Sarah do William Ashton & Abigail hw^ 22 Buried Daniel Barker 27 Su Baptized Sarah do George Hembury & Mary hw^ 29 Tu ~ Ann do John Cooper & Elizabeth hw^ 5. Nov 3 Su Married David Mason otpo kirbury iyco warwick & Elizabeth Cleaver of leamington hastings^ 6 W Buried Martha Smith 7 Th Baptized Catherine do Michael Cleaver & Mary hw^ 7 ~ Lydia do Ceasar Wincote & Hannah/Ann hw^ 8 F ~ John so John Dickens & Mary hw^ 8 ~ James so John Brookes & Sarah hw^ 15 F Married Thomas Perkins & Sarah Dowsen/Townsend^ botpo withibroke iyco warwick 16 S Baptized Ann/Diana do Thomas Watkins & Mary hw^ 18 M ~ Thomas so William Grant & Hannah hw^ 21 Th Buried John Holesworth 24 Su Baptized Joseph so John Iverton & Elizabeth hw^ Dec-06 F Buried Elizabeth Bifseaker 10 Tu Baptized Ann do Jeremiah Hoggins & Priscilla hw^ 10 ~ Sarah do Mary Roe^ WH 10 ~ William so Mary Bickerton WH^ 14 S Married Richard Jenkinson & Catherine England botpo stone iyco stafford^ 22 Su ~ John Lapworth & Ann Machen/Macken^ boypo tachbrook iyco warwick 23 M Baptized William so William Hembury & Sarah hw^ 25 W ~ Willam so William Walker & Ann/Ami hw^ 27 F ~ Charles so Robert Berry & Martha hw^ 27 Married (Crease) Joseph Reynolls/Reynolds & Elizabeth Luizs/Lucas^ botpo henley iyco warwick 28 S Baptized Elizabeth do Richard Miegh & Margret/Margaret hw^ Jan 1752 1 W ~ Susan/nah do James Hembury & Susannah hw^ 2 Th Married Thos. Tuckey/Jacke otpo foleshill iyco warwick & Rebeccah^ Hand otpo curdsworth 3 F Baptized Mary do Thomas Bayes Cay- Elizabeth hw^ 12 Su ~ Mary do.Mary Buckler/Bachler^ 12 Buried William Buckley 13 M Baptized Dorothy do Edward Atkins & Hannah hw^ 13 ~ Henry so Patrick Merry/Moony & Sarah hw^ 13 ~ John so George Watters/Watterf & Ann hw^ 14 Tu Married Joseph Pickeridge(Pickering & Mary Biddulph^ botpo trinity in coventry 20 M ~ John Pinchbeck/Tinchback otpo bedworth & Elizabeth P(e)irkins/Perkins^ of foleshill 22 W Baptized Thos. so John Smith & Sarah hw^ 24 F ~ John so Ralph Hollins & Ann hw^ 28 Tu Buried Susannah Bissaker 28 Baptized John so George Saunders & Frances hw^ 28 ~ John so John Heal/Neal & Ann hw^ 28 Buried Johse Hollins Feb-06 Th Baptized Joseph so John Higgens & Mary hw^ 8 S Buried Joseph Higgens 9 Su Baptized Elizabeth do Benjamin Abell & Martha hw^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 35 11th Feb.1752 to 29th Jun. 1752 51 entries - one squeezed in. This page appears to have been omitted on the I.G.I. film, also the extra entry is missing.

LEAPYEAR page 35 ****** Not On The I.G.I. Page missing from Photo Reel Feb-11 Tu Baptized Mary do William Fardon & Mary hw 11 ~ Catherine do Peter Whitmore & Elizabeth hw 13 Th ~ Elizabeth Fletcher do Mary Fletcher 17 M ~ Elizabeth do William Copeland & Elizabeth hw 18 Tu ~ Joseph + James twin sons of William Batman & Ann hw 18 ~ Lydia do Mary Oughton 19 W ~ Susannah do William Green & Mary hw 22 S ~ Samuel so Daniel Llews/Cluet & Martha hw 28 F ~ William so William Har Rollins & Martha hw Mar-07 S ~ Richard so Thos Coultman & Eliza hw 7 Buried Susannah Green…………Ann do 9 M ~ Joseph Showel……Mar 12..William Fardon & mary hw 16 M Baptized Ann do Edward Man & Ann hw 18 W Buried Sarah Hancox 21 S Baptized Thos so John Robbinson & Sarah hw 29 Su ~ Alice do John Essex & Ann hw 1752 30 M ~ Hannah do John Reaves & Ann hw Apr-01 W ~ Elizabeth. Do Thos Smith & Eliza hw 4 S ~ Mary do Robert Waterﬁeld & Mary hw 14 Tu ~ Nath. So Nath. Haycock & Ann hw 15 W ~ Elizabeth Do Bareford Meads & Elizabeth hw 17 F ~ Mary do Mary Buttler 18 S ~ Thos. So Thos. Boon & Mary hw 21 Tu ~ Peter so Peter John Atkins & Eliza. Hw 26 Su Buried Elizabeth do samuel Showel & Jane hw 27 M Baptized John so Solomen Swain & Esther hw 27 ~ william so William Macaffery & Ann hw (Morecaffny) 27 ~ Eliza. Do John Horton & Ann hw (Morton) May-01 F ~ Joseph so Richd. Johnson & Mary hw 8 F ~ John so Benj. Hedge .& Elizabeth hw 15 F ~ Elizabeth do Mary Ellis & Phillip Harwood of hungary harbough 15 Married Phillip Horwood/Harwood^ otpo hungary harbough iyco warwick & Catherine Botsford 15 Buried Benj. Holesworth 16 S Baptized Mary do Thos. Ashby & Martha hw 18 M ~ Samuel so Samuel Showell & Jane hw 21 Th Buried Christopher Exton 23 S Baptized John so John Towers & Mary hw 24 Su Buried William Jefferies 25 M Baptized Elizabeth do William Pemberton & Mary hw 27 W ~ Hannah do Thomas Villiers & Ann hw 30 S ~ William so Cornelius Row (Howard) & Eleanor hw Jun-03 W ~ James so Thomas Baker & Elizabeth hw 7 Su ~ Richd. So William Nicholl & Elizabeth hw 13 S ~ Ann do James Davis & Hannah hw 14 Su ~ Thomas so John Pearson & Eliza.hw 16 Tu ~ Constance do William Smith & Constance hw 23 Tu ~ Richd. So Jane Jee 26 F ~ William so William Hansel & Mary hw 29 M Married John Kinder^ & Susannah Guest bo chivers cotton iypo warwickshire 29 Baptized Mary do George Waurberton & Ann hw

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752 Page 36 8th Jul. 1752 to 28th Dec.1752 51 entries The B.T.s start from this page so now we have a copy, there is a slight contradiction between the B.T.s and the parish book around September and the first roll of the B.T.s are very crumpled and ripped away so it was difficult to read we have aqua type to denote the B.T.s. This page also includes the initial workings for the changeover from the Julian to Gregorian calendars. This was adopted in 1752, so 11 days were omitted between (Wednesday) Sept,2nd1752 to (Thursday) Sept.14th 1752. The way this has been achieved at St. John’s seems to be to stop all ceremonies on the Sunday Aug. 30th and restart on Sunday Sept.17th. Of course there are only 6 days between these two dates!.

1752 Jul-08 W Baptized FrancIs so Frances Russel/Russet(K) & Sarah his wife^ 11 S ~ Elizabeth do Joseph Goode & Ann his wife^ 12 Su ~ John so Susannah Grey^ WH 15 W ~ Ann do Thos. Pattrick & Eliza his wife^ 15 ~ John so John Abell & Sarah his wife^(Jno) 21 Tu ~ John so Coloman/Cullomen Boulfe/Boullfe & Eliza/Eliz his wife^ 22 W ~ Hannah (Mary) do Mary Taylor WH? 26 Su ~ Charles so Chas Hawthorn/Horthorn & Mary his wife^ 27 M ~ John so William Everitt & Mary his wife^ Aug-01 Tu ~ Elizabeth do Joseph Birch & Margaret his wife^ 1 ~ Elizabeth do Saml. Abell & Mary his wife^ 3 Th ~ James so John Hewett/Hewitt & Sarah his wife^ 5 S ~ Edward so William Perkins & Eliza his wife^ 10 M ~ William so William Heath & Sarah his wife^ 10 ~ Jane do Michael (Ghosson) & Sana/Margaret his wife^ ~ Thomas so Henry Hartley & Ann his wife^ 24 M ~ Ann do William Gutteridge & S/Juda. His wife(Sjade)..jutr/Judith^ 24 M Charles so William Bant & Esther^ 26 W Elizabeth do Ann cox^ & Ann do William & Elizabeth (Laxton)^ 30 Su ~ Elizabeth do (Wm) Cotes/Coton & Elizabeth hw^ JULIAN CALENDAR This Gap does not appear in the parish book Omission of 11days,Sept 2nd(Wednesday) to Sept. 14th(Thursday) 1752 Julian to Gregorian Calendar Sep-17 Su ~ John & Henry Taylor so Jno & Mary? GREGORIAN CALENDAR 18 M Thomas Taylor so Thomas & Ann? 21 Th Richard Baker so Richard & Elizabeth^ 29 F Martha Field do William & Sarah^ Oct-02 M Baptized Catherine do Ann Jackson^ Thomas Lole & Elizabeth Scaffam/Scoofham^ this is under november 2 in b.t's.. 2 Sarah do John Kevvitt & Mary^ 3/.8 Su Married Henry Boswell/Bosvile & Elizabeth^ Oldhams of trinity parish 8 ~ John Hammond & Elizabeth Price/Rice^ this is under november 8 in b.t.'s 12 Th Baptized Martha do William Showell & Elizabeth^ 21 S Married Francis Jefferies & Ann Spare^ 22 Su Margaret do Thomas Pain & Elizabeth^ 27 F John so William Barber & Mary^ 28 S John so John Edwards & Martha^ 31.. Tu Elizabeth do Thomas Harrold & Ann^ 31 Thomas so Thomas Marson & Ann^ Nov-30 Th Joseph so John Rittless & Elizabeth^ 30 Baptized Barsilla do susanna Whitherly? Dec-03 Su ~ Dorothy Derry/Perry do Robert & Sarah his wife^ 8 F ~ Thomas so David Edwards & Elizabeth his wife^ 9 S ~ Mary do Ann Eddings/Eddins^ 12 Tu ~ Job so John Farndon & Ann his wife^ 14 Th ~ Mary Haynes do John & Christian his wife^ 19 Tu ~ Joseph so Joseph Essex & Elizabeth his wife? 22 F ~ Alice do David Thick & Alice his wife^ 24 Su ~ James so James Ryley & Mary his wife^ 25 M ~ Catherine do Edward Timswell/Timewell & Eleanor (Eleoner) his wife^ 26 Tu ~ James so James Anglesea & Mary his wife^ 27 W ~ Richard so Richard & Mary Dilling^ 27 ~ Alice do John Bissaker & Sarah his wife^

Dec-28 Th ~ Dorothy do Edward Harrold & Ann his wife^

The First Parish Book of St. John the Baptist - Coventry 1734 - 1752

This view of St John’s is taken from the top of Barras Lane, Hill Street area and depicts the massive industrialisation of the city. It clearly shows why the derelict chapel had to be pressed into service.

When looking through this file, if you discover ancestors or can impart any extra information which could assist or enhance any entry therein, perhaps you could e-mail me at [email protected] and I will make an additional list which could be included in any update of this C.D.

Oh, finally, I never did discover any of my missing ancestors in the book after all!