CHARDSTOCK ST. ANDREWS CHURCH - MARRIAGES Sources: 1579 to 1582 Bishop’s Transcripts held at Wiltshire Record Office 1597 to 1911 Chardstock Parish Registers held at Devon Heritage Centre The transcripts for the period 1597 to 1911 were made by members of Chardstock Historical Record Group (CHRG) and were taken from the originals of the Parish Registers held at the Devon Heritage Centre at Exeter. Scans of these registers are held by CHRG. While every effort has been made to ensure that the transcripts are as accurate as possible, errors can sometimes occur. Should you encounter any problems, please contact us by e-mail [email protected] and we will do our best to help. When using this site the following points should also be borne in mind: Abbreviations have been avoided wherever possible and full stops have not been used in names, thus Wm C. Watts in the register appears as William C Watts in the transcription. This measure is designed to assist word search software programmes. In cases where other research has produced an alternative to the transcribed version, that alternative is shown alongside the transcribed version in [ ] brackets, provided the alternative has an equal or greater likelihood of being the correct or preferred version. Researchers are referred to the separate links for All Saints Marriages for period 1848 to 1911 and Additional Information on Chardstock Marriages. TIMELINE The earliest entries recorded just the date and names of the bride and groom. Gradually more information was added, sometimes at the behest of the Vicar, but more often as a result of new legislation. 1653 Commonwealth Marriages Act which created the position of Registrar for each parish. He was required to check the names and place of abode of the bride and groom, ensure proper consent of their parents or guardians and arrange for publication of the intended marriage for at least three weeks prior to the ceremony. The marriage then had to be solemnised before a Justice of the Peace. From this date the place of abode of bride and groom was recorded, as were some details of the parents. 1660 Restoration of Charles II. From this date the place of residence of bride and groom continued to be recorded, but additional information regarding parents gradually lapsed. 1752 Britain changed over from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in September, 1752 in order to bring the country into line with Catholic Europe. 11 days were lost between the 3rd and 14th September. 1752. At the same time the official start of the year was changed from 25th March to 1st January. This transcription records marriages between 1st January and 24th March in those years prior to 1752 as, for example, 12.3.1661/2. The first year (1661) is the date under the Julian or Old Style calendar and the second (1662) that under the Gregorian or New Style calendar 1754 Hardwicke's Marriage Act (1753) which became Law on 25th March, 1754. Also known as “An Act for the Better Prevention of Clandestine Marriage”. it was the first statutory legislation in England and Wales to require a formal ceremony of marriage. Marriages had to be witnessed and the witnesses names and signatures were recorded in the Register. Also, information was generally recorded on the status and occupation of the bride and groom. 1813 George Rose's Act (1812) which became Law on 1st January, 1813 stipulated that all registers had to be pre-printed with standardised layout and content. From this date, the amount of information recorded increased considerably CHARDSTOCK ST. ANDREW MARRIAGES 1579 TO 1582 from Bishop’s Transcripts at Wiltshire Records Office 1579 31st Jan Thomas HAMLINE and Elionor DENMAN 4th May John EASTON als HILLARY and Leotefia HILL 18th May John SELLAR and Joan POTINGTON 29th May John PEARCE and Maria WOLMINGTON 25th June John FLEY and Margery PHILLIS 18th Aug Roger WESTCOTT and Elizabeth TOWLER 8th Oct John BENTLEY and Joan SPRAKE 13th Oct Christopher WILSE and Joan ALDERMAN 1st Dec William WOODLAND and Joan CLUTTERY 11th Dec Peter STAPLE and Alice HART (Fold in the parchment) 1580 and/or 1581 (unclear owing to tears in the parchment) 23rd Apr Hugh CRABBE and Joan WOODLAND 13th July Nicholas SPEEDE and Christiana RAY 9th Nov Richard BENNEY and Agnes COKE 5th Jan Richard DUNSTER and Joan ALFORD 26th Feb John BRIANT and Alice CLEMENT 1582 23rd Apr Thomas BABINGTON and Agnes COXDEN 10th May John TOWLER and Alice JAMES 13th May John PEARCE and Joan PARRIS 29th May Richard HUNT and Joan GUPPY 7th Aug Richard KNIGHT and Margaret STRONG CHARDSTOCK ST. ANDREW MARRIAGES 1597 TO 1911 From Parish Registers at Devon Records Office Volume 1 Devon Heritage Services 2590A/PR/1/1 1.10.1597 John FERRIS Maud IRISH 13.10.1597 George SHINDELAR Alice VINCENT 29.1.1597/8 Thomas HOOP [HOOPER] Elizabeth CHANNYNGE 30.1.1597/8 John SELLARD [SELWOOD] Elizabeth HAYDON 6.2.1597/8 Richard FERRES Florence BURLY 12.2.1597/8 John HEALE Christian DILLINGE 24.5.1598 Richard FARRINGDON Sara COOME 28.4.1599 Richard WOLMINGTON Mary WALTER 31.7.1599 Bernard FOWLER Elinor POLLARD 29.10.1599 Richard LINDON Mellis DUMMET 12.12.1599 John CLODE Joanna PEARSE 14.1.1599/1600 Christopher DAVIE Honora LEGGE 6.10.1600 John SEWARD Margaret VINCENT 9.11.1600 Thomas ROCKET Joanna WOLMINGTON 11.11.1600 Richard LUDLEY Joanna STAPLE 26.11.1600 William DENMAN Honora STRONGE 22.12.1600 John GRUBHAM Mary SANFORD 14.5.1601 George COLLINS als MICHEL Catherine STAPLE 7.9.1601 Hugh FRENCH Elizabeth SANFORD 6.10.1601 Thomas COOKE Sicilia or Cecily COLEMAN 4.11.1601 John HARRIS Alice VINCENT widow . 26.11.1601 John DABINOT Joanna COLLINS 24.7.1602 John FOLLET Christian HARDIE 2.10.1602 William DILLINGS Magdalen CATE 16.1.1602/3 Leonard WEBBE Margaret STEPHENS 17.2.1602/3 Thomas LARCUMBE Joanna CLAP 9.5.1603 John WESTOFFER Joanna VINNICU[MBE] 9.7.1603 John YEAT Joanna BULL 25.8.1603 John EXOLL Alice WALKER 28.8.1603 Alexander ALFORD Joanna GRANGE 17.1.1603/4 Thomas TAILOR Thomasin BENTLEY 10.5.1604 Robert MARTIN Agnes GUPPIE 12.5.1604 Thomas STRONGE Joanna BAGGE 9.7.1604 William OSBORNE Helen BISSHOP 31.7.1604 William STREETE Mariana BANCKES 27.9.1604 Anthony BROWNE Thomasin DENMAN 8.10.1604 Ambrose COOKE Marian COMBE 23.1.1604/5 Richard SPEEDE Mariana STAPLE 29.1.1604/5 George STAPLE Alice TURNER 5.2.1604/5 Stephen PLIER Elinor MICHELS 16.7.1605 John HARTE Lettice COLEMAN 6.2.1605/6 Richard WIAT Bridget STAPLE 12.2.1605/6 John DUMMET Alice SHINDLER widow 2.5.1606 John GAILARD Christian PARSONS widow 2.5.1606 Richard WHITEMAN Mary SNELCROE widow 20.5.1606 John SAMPSON Joanna PLEYEAR 16.6.1606 Ambrose COOKE Mary EDWARDES 18.11.1606 John TURNER Joyce GRANGE 14.1.1606/7 Robert MARTIN Martha WIAT 15.1.1606/7 Henry THOMAS Anna EDNEY 15.1.1606/7 John QUYNTIN Mary STARKE 26.1.1606/7 Henry HODSON Elizabeth WIAT 7.7.1607 Nathaniel COLLIER Margaret PITCHER 5.8.1607 Henry TOWER Marian DABINOT 25.8.1607 Launcelot STOODELEY Mary COLEMAN 9.11.1607 James DREW Bridget PARRIS 24.11.1607 Robert WATTS Jane DOLEMAN 23.1.1607/8 John BONDE Lewes WADE 8.8.1608 Michael HEARNE Amy BULL 28.9.1608 William BULL Margaret BISSHOP 29.9.1608 Edmond HARDMAN Elizabeth BULL 29.10.1608 John CLAP Dorcas DORCHESTER 24.11.1608 Thomas SHOOTE Izetta SALTER 26.12.1608 Richard STEPHENS Mary LEONARD 26.4.1609 Richard WALROND Margaret STAPLE 13.5.1609 Nicholas HOOP [HOOPER] Joan SPRAKE 14.6.1609 George HACCHAM Joan WILLSE 27.6.1609 Thomas PARSONS Agnes COOKNEY 30.6.1609 John TURNER of Tiderlegh Emma CATE 19.7.1609 Andrew SPEEDE Charity PARKER 20.9.1609 Robert GUY Alice HAMLIN 15.10.1609 John WAGLANDE Lora BATCH 1.11.1609 Thomas JEFFORDE Armonelle MARSH 15.11.1609 John WALRONDE Margaret STARK 29.11.1609 Christopher DUMMET Thomasin MICHEL 30.11.1609 Richard WALRONDE Eleanor TORRIE 31.1.1609/10 Henry EVERY Phillipa TURNER 2.2.1609/10 Jonathan HARDINGE Mary QUINTIN 3.2.1609/10 William HELLAND Anne LANE 8.5.1610 Nicholas ROCKET als WAKELEY Elizabeth WOLMINGTON 23.7.1610 John COSENS Florence FERRIS widow 25.7.1610 George COOKENEY Christian WILLES 28.10,1610 John SAMPSON Joan PHIPPEN 7.11.1610 John STUCKEY Agnes GUPPIE 25.11.1610 William HAMLIN Margaret DABBIN 27.11.1610 Benjamin SKINNER Elizabeth LARCUMBE 18.1.1610/1 William TABOT Margery SPEEDE 21.4.1611 Thomas COLEMAN Joan TURNER 24.4.1611 Phillip SCRIVEN Mary JOICE 25.4.1611 Walter MANFIELD Joan MICHEL 28.4.1611 Nicholas TURNER Joan STRONGE 3.7.1611 Robert SPRAKE Ursula SOLMON 24.11.1611 Hugh MARSH Ann GREENSLADE 21.4.1612 Thomas DALLIE Joan WEBBE 30.4.1612 Henry BOWDICH Agnes MOSSE 6.5.1612 Thomas SYMS Elizabeth HITCHCOCKE 15.6.1612 William WYAT Joan SMITH 6.7.1612 Richard PIKE Mary CATE 8.10.1612 Peter WESTOFFER Elizabeth PHIPPEN 19.11.1612 William MANFEILDE [MANFIELD] Mary MANLEY 22.11.1612 Henry SAVORY Elionora PARRACK 19.1.1612/3 Thomas WALFORDE Faith SPEED 27.1.1612/3 Abraham EDWARDES Mary CATE 28.1.1612/3 George TURNER Agnes DABINOT 1.6.1613 Christopher CATE Margery PIKE 7.7.1613 Thomas WIAT Emma CATE 22.7.1613 Richard PARROCK Bridget WIAT widow 8.9.1613 George DAVIE Edith WIAT 22.9.1613 Richard ENGLAND Mary PYRRIE 13.10.1613 Thomas PARRIS Julian LONGE 26.1.1613/4 William BLIGHT Elinor PARRIS widow 16.2.1613/4 John LARCOMBE Charity BRIANT 17.2.1613/4 William PARRIS Bridget WILLES 3.7.1614 James FELPES als COLMER Dorothy DENMAN 7.9.1614 Thomas ALSTON Julian IRISH 30.9.1614 Robert SELWOODE Edith LORINGE 4.2.1614/5 James LARCOMBE Elizabeth HELLET 27.4.1615 John MUNDAY Elinor BULL 8.6.1615 William PITCHER Julian WILSE 2.8.1615 Thomas ESTMOND Dorothy BOWDICH 21.8.1615 William SKINNER Mary SAVORIE 12.10.1615 Augustin WALKER Joan TOLER 18.1.1615/6