1 ^ Gc M. f 942.51019 Aalp VolO 1379098 GENEALOGY COLLECTION ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 00727 4308 DERBYSHIRE PARISH REGISTERS flDariiage0. X. PARISH REGISTER SERIE^^ VOL. CLXXXVI (derby, VOL. x)l One hundred and fifty printed. : Derbyshire Parish Registers. ^aniaocs. Edited by W. P. W. PHILLIMORE, M.A., B.C.L., AND Ll. Ll. SIMPSON. ^^ VOL. X. /^A^IfJ V. JO V' 10 Hontion Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co., Ltd., 124, Chancery Lane. 1912. — PREFACE. The present volume, like the last, contains the Marriage Registers of one parish only, St. Werburgh, which, also like those of All Saints, cover exactly the same length of years, 1558 to 1837; comprise, at some periods, a large proportion of marriages from other parts of the county ; and are rich, after 1753, in having the general addition of the man's occu- pation or position. 1.37^9098 Mr. Llewellyn Lloyd Simpson is the editor responsible for the transcription and for passing the proofs through the press. The assistance of Mr. E. B. Smith, of Derby, in part of the labour of transcribing is also gratefully acknowledged. It is worthy of note that the Marriage Registers of all the five parishes comprised in the Borough of Derby are now printed, as well as those of the adjoining country parishes. The parishes composing the Borough of Derby, the periods comprised by their Registers, as printed, and the volumes of this series in which they are contained, are as follows : St. Alkmund VI. In all cases where the marriage is stated to have taken place by licence, that fact is recorded, as the searcher thereby knows that further information as to age, parentage, and vocation of the parties is probably recoverable from the Allega- tions in the Archdeaconry or other office from which the licence issued. Once more the Editors earnestly renew their appeal for more subscribers for the Derbyshire series. As already stated, the Marriage Registers for all the churches in the town of Derby are now printed. The whole of the parishes in the County could be printed in a few more years, if only each person interested in Derbyshire history and genealogy would subscribe for the volume or volumes containing the parishes he is especially desirous of seeing done. W. P. W. P. Ll. Ll. S. 124, Chancery Lane, London, August, 19 1 2. Contentg. Parish. Years. Page. Derby, St. VVerburgh's ... 155 8- 1837 ... i Derb^abire parisb 1Regi6ter0. Marriages at St. Werburgh's, Derby, 1558 to 1837. Note.-—Volume I. (1558 to 1652) consists of 36 leaves of parchment. The size is isjin. by y^in. The book is in the original covers, but it has been rebacked and is in a much damaged state from ill-usage, dirt, and damp : the top and corners are rotted away. As the Church of St. Werburgh at one time was subject to floods, from the Markeaton Brook, this Register may owe its damaged condition to that cause. The penmanship is, with a few exceptions, of a slovenly style, rendering it very difficult to read. At first is the head of the page the following inscription : " The True Regester of all the Christeni[M]gs weddings and burialls that come to o[u]r hands w[z']thin the Parishe of S. Werebereg in Darby Since the first yeare of the raigne of o[M]r most gratious " Queene Elizabeth (this date is 1558, but the first entry is dated 30 Nov., 1562, and is that of a Marriage). The first and last pages of the Register are almost illegible. The entries are made in- discriminately down to the year 1566; afterwards the Marriages are entered separately year by year down to 1586. There are no Marriages entered between the years 1586 and 1592, though there are entries of Baptisms and Burials. After 1592 and down to 1607 the entries are again mixed, after which the Baptisms are all en- tered together down to 1653 ; the Marriages following to 1652, and then the Burials to 1652. The names have been copied as they appear, though not always in strictly chronological order, and some of the names are so abbreviated as to make them difficult to understand, but the missing letters, when possible, have been put in brackets. There are no special entries of events, except that on page 50 " the following occurs under the date 1647, 22 Charles I. : Mr. ' Thomas BakWell Minister of The Good Hous of God." The fol- Derbyshire.—X, B Derbyshire Parish Registers. " lowing peculiar entry appears amongst the Baptisms : Elizabeth the Daughter of the people alias of Thomas Campio[w] bapt. the 27th day of August 1601." The style of caligraphy varies very much, and the variety of changes, in both capital and small letters, is considerable. Volume II. (1652 to 1721) consists of 133 leaves of parchment, including iij blank ones. The size is isiin. by 6in., and is i^in. thick. It has been rebound, the old covers, which are calfskin, having been retained ; it had formerly three clasps. The volume is in excellent condition, quite complete, no pages missing, and the corners are intact. The Register has entries at both ends of the volume ; these in one case are all civil Marriages (from 1652 to 1665), the details being very full : names of officials and witnesses are given, and a few examples have been quoted. These Marriages are printed after 1721. With this exception the entries are mixed. " At the head of the first page is the following : Memorandum that According to An Act of Parlement bearing date the 24th of August 1653 that Thomas Inkersell of Derbie was Chosen Register for the Parish of Warboros And approved of And since Sworne before mee. Jno. Dallton, Samwell Spadman, William Tabror, present Churchwardens." Also, " A True Register of all Manages Births and Burials since the 21 of November 1653 at which time the saide Thomas Inkersell was Chosen Register at a Parish Meeting before Justis Dallton and others of the Parish." There are various handwritings in the book, some exceedingly neat and good, and others very poor, especially the period from 1713 to 1718, when the entries must have been made by some very illiterate person. The spelling of some of the towns and villages is very peculiar, being written in the local pronunciation of that period, e.g., Newton Suney for Newton Solney, Hillson for Ilkeston, Marcomminghamberry for Marston Montgomery, and others ; it is therefore impossible to locate some of the names. A very interesting and unusual feature of this Register is the large number of Marriages from other towns and parishes. There is an entry of a Birth on the inside board at the begin- ning, and of a Marriage on the flyleaf at the end. On the eleventh " page occurs this inscription : Mr. Samuell Berisforde came to be minister of this parish upon The 21st of May 1657." With this exception there are no events chronicled. Volume III. (1721 to 1754) consists of 172 leaves of parch- ment, size i5in. by 6in., and is 2jin. thick, being bound in full rough calf, the edges of which have been repaired. The first page is headed " An Account of the Christenings, Marriages and Burials, 17 Jan., 1 72 1." It is well written and for the most part in clear and legible style, but some of the spelling is very indifferent. Some 2 Derby St. Werburgh's Marriages. 3 of the pages are rather discoloured, but do not hinder the writing from being read. Pieces of two leaves in 1722 have been cut out, making part of the entries unreadable. This seems to have been done by some person mischievously, but not maliciously. Under date July 9, 1735 occurs an entry which imparts con- siderable value and interest to its page, viz., the marriage of the celebrated Dr. Johnson. Down to the year 1774 the entries consist of Baptisms, Mar- riages, and Burials intermixed, and after this date the volume is used for Burials only. Against the entry for Mar. 28, 1754 is a " note, as follows : From this date see Marriage Register book for forms of certificate.—W. F. W.," but the Marriages still con- tinue to be entered down to 1774. From this date (1754) the Marriages are copied from the Marriage Register. Volume IV. (1754 to 1782). The commencement of this book is the usual printed Marriage Register Book, according to the Act of Parliament, printed and sold by the Booksellers in Derby, 1754. It consists of 55 leaves of parchment, I4|in. by giin., and is well bound in full rough calf, the back and edges having been repaired. The first 96 entries are in the printed forms, after which they are on plain parchment with lines ruled in red. The writing is fairly good down to 1774, when there occur some pages which are scarcely legible, the ink having faded and the leaves being discoloured. The last leaf of the book is blank. In all, this book contains 524 entries. Volume V. (1782 to 1805). This volume is of similar size to the last one, and bound in the same style, but is much thinner, the parchment being very thin. There are 60 leaves, the first being blank. The whole book is legibly written (apparently by one man), and not on the usual printed form, but some of the pages are rather discoloured. There is rather a singular circumstance in this volume of a re-marriage between the same parties taking place, for which see under dates Sep.