Fordington St Georges Church

Part 2 Marriages 1766 to 1812

St Georges Church Fordington - 2008
© Michael Russell FIPD

File last updated May 2011 [ 353 Marriage Records ]


Transcribed from Dorset Parish Registers Marriages originally published in 1909 by W P W Phillimore & Edmund Nevill, Volume IV
VOL III 1766-1791 also the usual printed form of Marriage Register but is printed on paper

VOL IV 1797-1812 is similar in style to the last two volumes

These Marriage extracts have been copied by the Rev R Grosvenor Bartelot the Vicar by whose permission they are now printed


Link to Marriages   1577-1766     1813-1836

VOLUME III - - Marriages 1766 to 1812

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William LUCCUS & Rebecca MANUEL married 09-Oct 1766

John SWYER & Elizabeth ALLEN married 22-Dec by licence


Tobias FANUM & Mary MORRIS married 15-Jul 1767 [BT's have Thomas FANUM of Dorchester]

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Thomas JUSTINS of All Saints' Dorchester & Dinah CHAFFEY of this parish by banns married 21-Jan 1768

Luke STYLE & Elizabeth. HARRIS both of this parish married 15-Feb

William SLADE resident in this parish & Sarah SEAGER of this parish by banns married 24-May

John CLARK & Virtue DEVIS both of this parish by banns married 12-Jun

John ORCHARD resident in this parish & Elizabeth PEAS of same married 17-Jun

John TULLIDGE of this parish & Deborah BEDLOE of the same by banns married 17-Oct


Robert FILDEW resident in this parish & Mary DILLER of the same by banns married 11-May 1769

Edward GOLLOP of Came & Mary MASTERS of this parish by banns married 01-Jun

John COWARD & Dorothy BARTLET both of this parish by banns married 03-Jul

Esau GALTON & Eliztabeth CLARKE both of this parish by banns married 24-Sep

William MATTHEWS & Mary WHITE both of this parish by banns married 09-Nov

Thomas ADAMS & Ann DILLER both of this parish by banns married 28-Dec


John HANSON of Abbotsbury in the County of Dorset bachelor & Sarah WINDSOR of this parish married 14-Feb 1710 by licence [year wrong 1770]

John HARRIS & Ann SCADDING both of this parish by banns married 18-Feb

William ELLOTT of Warminster Co Wilts & Mary CASHER married 19-Feb 1770 by licence [BT's say William ELLIOTT was a Carpenter]

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William FINDER & Mary CREASE married 22-Jul [BT's have Mary CREES ]

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John LESTER & Elizabeth TIZARD married 06-Nov

Nathaniel SPARKS & Martha CHAFFEY married 20-Nov by licence

Edward ADAMS & Elizabeth WARREN married 10-Dec


William WOODROW of Honiton & Susanna GARRETT married 21-Jan 1771

Thomas BRIDGE of Holy Trinity Dorchester & Elizabeth NORSTON married 17-Feb

John CONWAY of Overshot [i.e. Evershot] & Rebecca STYLE married 20-May

Charles DART & Ann READ married 30-May

George LESTER & Elizabeth BELLMAN married 08-Oct

John FOSTER & Sarah LUCAS married 12-Dec


Leonard WINZAR wid & Mary WARREN married 26-May 1772 by licence [BT's widower & spinster] [Note Mary died and was buried at Fordington on 26th Nov 1772]

William SHITTLER of S Peter's Dorchester & Elizabeth FOY married 21-Jun

William BELBEN & Elizabeth HYNE married 26-Jul [BT's have William BELLMAN ]

Joseph BARTLET of All Saints' Dorchester & Elizabeth LESTER married 28-Jul

John NORMAN & Rebecca ADAMS married 01-Oct by licence


Robert MUNDEN & Elizabeth GRAY married 01-Jan 1773

James HARDY of All Saints' Dorchester & Ann LESTER married 07-Jan

William DAVIS of Cheselborn & Mary COMBS married 11-Jan by licence

James ARNOLD of Piddletown & Fanny BEDLOW married 11-Jan

Samuel BUTT of St Peters' Dorchester & Sarah SEAGER married 15-May by licence

Robert POUNCEY of S Peter's Dorchester & Rebecca INGRAM married 22-May

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William PERRY & Elizabeth O'HOLLAR married 10-Oct [BT's have OTTILAR ]

John ANDREWS of All Saints' Dorchester & Lydia HELLARD married 19-Oct by licence

Edward FOY & Elizabeth DENNIS married 24-Dec


John ELLIS & Anne LEGG married 19-Jan 1774

John LUCAS & Susannah TIZARD married 11-Mar [BT's have date of Mar 21 st ]

Samuel SEVERN of St Peter's Dorchester of the 11th Regt of Dragoons & Susannah CURTIS married 19-Jul 1774 by licence [BT's have date of July 11 th ]


William VALLENCE of St Peter's Dorchester & Rebecca PARKER married 04-Jun 1775

Robert HURST junior of Knighton & Elizabeth BUSHROD married 15-Jun by licence

Abraham MOORS & Jenny UPWARD of Candle Purse married 16-Sep by licence


Joseph KEATES & Elizabeth BRINE married 21-Jan 1776 [Note:- Parents of Ann Winzer nee Keats [1794c - 1873] Heroine of the Battle of Waterloo]

John OAKLEY of Melcomb Regis & Rebecca JUSTINS married 28-Apr by licence

Robert PROWSE & Sarah SAMWAYS of Holy Trinity Dorchester married 26-May

Charles PITFIELD & Ann THORN married 25-Aug

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Thomas LEAN & Christian PARKER married 26-Jan 1777

James DART & Mary CHRISTOPHER of this parish by banns married 26-Jan [Note:- James Dart was the son of William and Sarah Dart and baptised in Fordington on 11th April 1751. He married Mary the daughter of James & Holloway Christopher and she was also baptised in Fordington on 25th June 1759. they had 8 children the first five being baptised in Fordington between 1777 and 1785 followed by three more baptised in nearby Stinsford]

Joseph JENNINGS of Higher Litchet & Susannah LOYD widow married 22-Sep

Edward VALLENCE & Anne VINCENT married 10-Nov

Stephen LAURENCE & Hannah MASTERS married 29-Dec


James CROKER of All Saints' & Mary STYLE married 15-Jan 1778 by licence

Benjamin FACEY & Mary ASH married 05-Mar by licence

Thomas WARD of Holy Trinity Dorchester & Catharine SEALL married 05-Jun

Reuben MASTERS & Rachel MEADWAY of West Lulworth married 13-Apr

George FREAK & Mary SQUIBB married 05-May

Benjn. MULLET & Mary WOODFORD of All Saints' Dorchester married 22-Jun

Thomas MOLTON of Milton Abbas & Ann BLAKE married 29-Jun

James DUMMAN & Sarah LESTER married 04-Aug [BT's have DUNMAN]

William WHITE & Jane BRINE married 15-Sep

Thomas PANSHARD of St Peter's & Mary ALLEN married 04-Oct


John LOCK & Edith PHIPPARD married 15-Feb 1779

William HILLARD & Elizabeth VEY married 11-May by licence [BT surname is HELLARD ]

Robert Soule NOAK & Nancy LOVELACE married 22-Jul

Robert SUMMERS & Ann MATHEWS married 03-Aug 1779 by licence

John GARNET of Hayden & Mary BALSTER married 24-Aug by licence [BT's have GAME or GARNE]

Thomas LESTER & Amey STILE married 07-Sep by licence

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John STUBBS of Spetsbury & Mary OBORN married 22-Nov 1780 by licence

Richard STICKLAND of Cerne & Tamzy BRINE married 19-Jan by licence [BT's have Tammys]

Richard LOCK & Ann FRY married 17-Feb [BT's have date of Feb 27 th ]

William SQUIBB & Hannah ANDREWS married 05-Apr by licence [Note:- See transcription of the Will of Hannah's father William ANDREWS in 1770 for more information]

James LEAR & Mary LESTER married 22-May

James KING & Elizabeth INGRAM married 29-May

Edward M'COYT of Warmwell & Jenny CAINES married 20-Aug by licence [BT surname Mc COY ]

Leonard WINSOR & Ann PHILIPS married 17-Sep [Note:- See previous marriage for Leonard WINZER above on 26th May 1772 to Marry WARREN - who died and was buried at Fordington on 26th Nov 1772]

John BEAVIS & Sarah MATTHEWS married 05-Oct

James MACKBRIDE & Hannah JAMES married 01-Dec


William DAVIS & Elizabeth ADAMS married 01-Jan 1781

John READ & Elizabeth HEAVEN married 20-Apr

William MASTERS & Elizabeth TERRELL married 10-May by licence

Sebastian PITFIELD & Mary THORN married 17-May

John JACOB of St Peter's & Amey PITFIELD married 15-Jul by licence


Thomas PAUL & Elizabeth PLOWMAN married 20-Sep 1782

Jonathan CHANNING of St Peter's & Mary LISTER married 29-Jan by licence

Richard TIZZARD & Jane FONE married 05-Aug

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John WHISSON & Margt. GARRET married 19-Aug [BT's have date Aug 29 th ]


Samuel WHITE of Rampisham & Anne LESTER married 14-Jan 1783

James WELLSPRING & Catherine LOVEL married 19-Feb

    Genealogical Note:- James WELLSPRING (1761-1845) & Catherine LOVELL (1761-1845) After marriage they had a family of seven children :- (1) Elizabeth bap All Saints church Dorchester 25 Jan 1784 - buried 07 Jan 1805; (2) James bap 25 Dec 1786 - buried 9 Dec 1830 aged 45; (3) John bap 27 Dec 1789 who married Ann SPENCER in Bridport 22 Oct 1816, James was buried at Fordington on 18 Aug 1869 aged 75; (4) Mary bap 25 Dec 1796, she married John TEED at Fordington 9 Aug 1821; (5) Ann bap 25 Dec 1796, she married Charles CROCKER at fordington 16 Sep 1833; (6) William 26 Mar 1798; (7) Catherine bap 13 Sep 1801. James a carpenter journeyman died at Fordington Green at the age of 84 being buried at St Georges church on 27 Jan 1845 followed by Catherine who was also aged 84 on 24th June 1845.

Thomas DAVIS & Elizabeth BEDLOE married 12-Jun by licence

William NORRIS & Martha SPARKS married 23-Nov


Thomas BISHOP of All Saints' & Elizabeth TRIPP married 05-Jan 1784

Tobias FARNHAM & Elizabeth WINZER married 28-Jun

John WHITE & Sarah SPRIG married 05-Aug

William WINZAR & Dorothy COWARD married 12-Aug

William ADAMS & Martha NORRIS married 14-Oct


John WEST & Ann ROPER married 14-Jun 1785

Richard WOOLFRYS & Elizabeth WELLSPRING married 25-Aug [Note:- Elizabeth was the eldest of 12 children of James WELLSPRING [1732/3-1813] and Elizabeth LESTER [1736/7-1782]

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Joseph GARLAND & Mary LUCCAS married 05-Dec 1785

George LEGG & Elizabeth BISHOP married 12-Dec

Thomas LOVELACE & Sarah CASHER of Charminster married 26-Dec by licence

John BENNETT of Studland & Christiana STYLE married 29-Dec


William PRICE & Edith VALLENCE married 23-Feb 1786

Joseph BENNET junr. of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis & Rebecca BEDLOE married 21-Mar by licence

Robert WHITE of Studland & Alice STYLE married 05-Jun by licence

Thomas FOSTER & Betty KEMBER married 19-Jul

James BIRT & Martha LYDE married 11-Oct [BT's have LOYD ]


Benjn. SPARKS & Grace GOLLOP married 08-May 1787

James BIRT & Martha ALLEN married 28-May

William LUCAS & Elizabeth CHRISTOPHER married 31-May

Nicholas SWYER & Ann EWER married 06-Jun

James POWELL & Ann WHORE married 29-Nov

Jonathan FUDGE & Sarah LOCK married 25-Dec


William HARDEN & Ann CHRISTOPHER married 13-Jan 1788

Thomas LOCKETT of St Peter's & Elizabeth ALLEN married 24-Jan

William SPRACKLEN of Poxwell & Elizabeth SEALS married 05-Jun [BT's have SEALL ]

Edward CAVE & Edith CAVE married 17-Aug by licence

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John MULLINS & Elizabeth ELBYE married 07-Sep [BT's have ELBY ]

Thomas BURT & Sarah LUCCAS married 23-Nov


John SYMS & Ann CASHER married 02-Feb 1789

James PAUL of All Saints' & Catharine WINZAR married 14-Mar

[BT's have the above date as March 24 th but this makes the entry out of date order]

Thomas BEDLOE & Margaret Willis AMES of Oakford married 14-May by licence [BT's have EAMES ]

Thomas IRONSIDE of All Saints & Hannah SLADE married 26-May

Edmund HUNT & Hannah ADAMS married 01-Jun [Bt's have Edmond and ADDAMS ]

William WINZAR & Elizabeth SCOVERN married 29-Jun

Robert POWELL & Edith HINE married 30-Aug [BT's have HYNE ]

James CHRISTOPHER of Came & Martha WINZAR married 19-Oct

William SEALL & Hannah BARNES married 27-Oct

John RANDALL & Ann RANDALL married 02-Nov [BT surnames are RANDEL ]

Thomas MORTON of the 6th Regt of Dragoons & Ann BELL married 10-Nov 1789

Jonathan CHANNING & Elizabeth DAVIS married 22-Nov

Amos STYLE & Ann TERREL of Frome Whitfield married 21-Dec by licence


James LIDE & Margt. COX married 11-Mar 1790 [BT surname is LOYD & last entry in 1789]

James BARTLETT of Melcombe Regis & Martha BEDLOE married 17-May by licence [1790]

Joseph FOSTER Corporal 1st Regt of Dragoon Guards & Catharine COLE married 23-Oct by licence

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David CASHER & Ann POND married 09-Nov


Henry BRYER of All Saints' & Sarah BEDLOE married 01-Feb 1791 by licence

John STROUDE & Mary VINCENT married 28-Feb

William BILLET of St Peter's & Jane FOWLER married 15-Apr [Bt's have Apr 25 th ]

Robert RANDALL & Ann DIFFEY married 14-Jun

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John FREAK & Sarah WEST of Holy Trinity Dorchester married 28-Dec


William ALLEN & Mary GEORGE married 08-Jan 1791 [Wrong year 1792]

Mathew WHITE & Susannah LUCAS married 05-Feb

John PHIPPARD of All Saints' & Mary VIBBIN married 05-Feb

William SEAL & Sarah STANDICH married 17-Mar [BT's have surname as STANDISH ]

Peter WEST & Mary DART married 30-Apr

[BT extra entry for James PAUL and Susannah DART Apr 30]

Samuel SIMMONDS of Holy Trinity & Sarah NORRIS married 18-Jun

John SQUIB & Priscilla CRESS married 07-Aug [BT's have CRESSE ]

William WINZAR & Sarah HOUNSELL married 12-Aug

William HARDEN & Sarah TOOP of All Saints' married 21-Aug

George HODDER & Elizabeth POUNCY married 09-Oct

Thomas LESTER & Martha GARLAND married 24-Oct

William SHORT & Elizabeth ROLLS married 12-Nov by licence

William WEBBER & Frances WHITE married 17-Dec

John MUDFORD of All Saints & Mary NORRIS married 25-Dec


William NORRIS & Mary DAVIS married 04-Feb 1793 [BT's have Jan 4 th ]

Edward KEATS & Ann DART married 20-May

Thomas BUCKLER & Sarah WINZER married 28-Jul


Joseph JACOB of St Giles' London & Mary HUNT married 09-Jan 1794 by licence

John BURT of All Saints' & Mary BARTLETT married 07-Jul 1794

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[NOTE: A full return appears to have been submitted to the Bishop for the following marriages which unusually gives more information than listed below from the original Registers so I have added a full transcription underneath - Thomas Morton COLSON, George WOOD and Thomas BRYER are Curates ]

A True Copy of the Register Book for Marriages in the Parish of Fordington in the County of Dorset since the last triennial visitation in 1794.

Joseph BARRET & Elizabeth KING married 28-Sep

[Entry 164 Joseph BARRET residing in this Parish & Elizabeth KING also residing in this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this twenty eighth Day of September in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark X of Joseph BARRET ; the mark of Elizabeth KING in the presence of James NORMAN and George LESTER

William STALBRIDGE & Mary ANTRELL married 11-Nov

[Entry 165 William STALBRIDGE residing in this Parish & Mary ANTRELL also residing in this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this Seventh Day of November in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark X of Wm STALBRIDGE ; the mark of Mary ANTRELL in the presence of Saml [Samuel] HELLARD and George LESTER ]

John WINSOR & Virtue OLIVER married 17-Nov [Note:- Virtue WINSOR was buried at Fordington on 8th June 1805]

[Entry 166 John WINSOR residing in this Parish & Virtue OLIVER also residing in this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this seventeenth Day of November in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark X of John WINSOR ; the mark of Virtue OLIVER in the presence of Saml [Samuel] HELLARD and George LESTER ]

Joseph COX & Elizabeth TRIPP married 03-Dec

[Entry 167 Joseph COX residing in this Parish & Elizabeth TRIP residing in this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this Third Day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four by me Thomas BRYER . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark X of Joseph COX the mark of Elizabeth TRIP in the presence of Robert SUAARY? and George LESTER ]

George STILES & Hannah HUNT married 04-Dec

[Entry 168 George STYLES residing in this Parish & Hannah HUNT residing in this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this Fourth Day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four by me Thomas BRYER . This marriage was solemnized between us; signature of George STYLES the mark of Hannah HUNT in the presence of Ann HARDY and George LESTER ]

Philip BISHOP & Betty NEAL married 08-Dec

[Entry 169 Philip BISHOP residing in this Parish & Betty NEALE residing in this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this eighth Day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four by me Thomas BRYER . This marriage was solemnized between us; signatures of Philip BISHOP and Betty NEALE in the presence of [illegible] MULLET and G LESTER

John DAVIS & Ann PURSE married 08-Dec

[Entry 170 John DAVIS residing in this Parish & Ann PURSE residing in this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this eighth Day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four by me Thomas BRYER . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark of John DAVIS and the mark of Ann PURSE in the presence of Thomas PURSE and George LESTER

 

[Following marriage settlement added to entries - from Dorset History Centre Records - Webb family Archives Ref 727/5/4]

Thomas SALISBURY of Fordington & Frances WEBB daughter of Francis WEBB of the Close Salisbury marriage settlement concerning Oaksey Park Estate.


Joseph GAWLER of All Saints & Meriah SAMPSON married 15-Jan 1795

[Entry 171 Joseph GAWLER of the Parish of All Saints [i.e. in Dorchester] & Meriah SAMPSON of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this fifthteenth Day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five by me John WOOD . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark of Joseph GAWLER and the mark of Meriah SAMPSON in the presence of George LESTER and the mark of Sarah X BURT

William BRITT & Hannah LUCCAS married 19-Jan

[Entry 172 William BRITT of this Parish and Hannah LUCAS also of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this nineteenth Day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark of Wm BRITT ; the mark of Hannah LUCCAS in the presence of George LESTER and Ann HARDY

William WELLSPRING & Mary VINCENT married 11-Feb

[Entry 173 William WELLSPRING of this Parish and Mary VINCENT also of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this eleventh Day of February in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the signature of William WELLSPRING ; the mark of Mary VINCENT in the presence of Robert DAVIS and George LESTER

Samuel LEEK & Susanna MARTIN married 13-Sep

[Entry 174 Samuel LEEK residing in this Parish and Susanna MARTIN residing in this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this thirteenth Day of September in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five by me Thomas BRYER . This marriage was solemnized between us; the signature of S LEEK ; the mark of Susanna MARTIN in the presence of Philip STEELE and George LESTER

Samuel GARLAND & Ann CASHER married 26-Oct

[Entry 175 Samuel GARLAND residing in this Parish and Ann CASHER of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this twenty sixth Day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five by me Thomas BRYER . This marriage was solemnized between us; the signatures of Samuel GARLAND and Ann CASHER in the presence of Charles DART and George LESTER

William FAY & Elizabeth WHITING married Dec

[Entry 176 William FRY residing in this Parish and Elizabeth [Note: Surname omitted here] residing in the Parish of All Saints Dorchester were married in this Church by Banns this first Day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark of Wm FRY ; the mark of Elizabeth WHITING in the presence of Nich [Nicholas] SWYER and George LESTER

Lot GARTELL & Elizabeth BUNN married 03-Dec by licence

[Entry 177 Lot GARTELL of this Parish and Elizabeth BUNN also of this Parish were married in this Church by Licence this third Day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark of Lot GARTELL ; the signature of Elizabeth BUNN in the presence of William WARREN and George LESTER


George DOWDEN & Elizabeth FORD married 11-Jan 1796

[Entry 178 George DOWDEN residing in this Parish and Elizabeth FORD also residing in this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this eleventh Day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark of George DOWDEN the mark of Elizabeth FORD in the presence of the mark of Richard PITMAN and George LESTER

Robert SAMSON & Ann CHURCHMAN married 13-Jan

[Entry 179 Robert SAMPSON residing in this Parish and Ann CHURCHMAN also residing in this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this thirteenth Day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six by me Thomas BRYER . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark of Robert SAMPSON the mark of Ann CHURCHMAN in the presence of the mark of Edward LESTER and George LESTER

Richard COLE of St Peter 's and officer in the 24th Regt of Foot & Rebecca HAYNE married 04-Feb by licence

[Entry 180 Richard COLE now resident in the Parish of St Peter's Dorchester an officer in the 24 th Regiment of Foot and Rebecca HAYNE of Fordington were married in this Church by Licence a minor with the consent of her parents this fourth Day of February in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six by me Josp [Joseph] TERRIT Curate pro lac vice. This marriage was solemnized between us; the signatures of Richard COLE and Rebecca HAYNE in the presence of Samuel HAYNE and Alicia HAYNE .

Richard CLARKE & Mary KEATS married 06-Mar

[Entry 181 Richard CLARKE of this Parish and Mary KEATS also residing in this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this Sixth Day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the signature of Richard CLARKE the mark of Mary KEATS in the presence of the mark of Thomas ROGERS and Ann HARDY

Joseph BEDLOE & Elizabeth CAVE married 30-May by licence

[Entry 182 Joseph BEDLOE of this Parish and Elizabeth CAVE also of this Parish were married in this Church by Licence this 30 th Day of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the signature of Jo BEDLOE the signature of Elizabeth CAVE in the presence of the mark of Edward CAVE and Edith BEDLOE

William MUDFORD of All Saints' & Sarah GOULD married 27-Jul

[Entry 183 William MUDFORD of the Parish of All Saints [i.e. in Dorchester] and Sarah GOULD of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this 27 th Day of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six by me John PENROSE CUMMINGS. This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark of Wm MUDFORD ; the mark of Sarah GOULD in the presence of Robert DAPLY? and George LESTER

William GEORGE & Tabitha TRAVERS married 28-Jul

[Entry 184 William GEORGE of this Parish and Tabitha TRAVERS of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this 28 th Day of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six by me Giles MEECH Officiating Minister. This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark of William George; the mark of Tabitha TRAVERS in the presence of William ALLEN and George LESTER

James HILL of Chard & Martha SPARKS married 11-Aug by licence

[Entry 185 James HILL of the Parish of Chard Somerset and Martha SPARKS of this Parish were married in this church by Licence this eleventh Day of August in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the signatures of James HILL and Martha SPARKS in the presence of John SPARKS and George LESTER

Thomas LESTER & Christian HELLIAR married 27-Dec by licence

[Entry 186 Thomas LESTER of this Parish and Christian HELLIER also of this Parish were married in this church by Licence this 27th Day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety six by me Thomas Morton COLSON . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark of Tho. LESTER ; the mark of Christian HELLIER in the presence of jane SQUIBB and James BROOKS


John ROGER of the North British Dragoons & Sarah AMEY married 20-Mar 1797

[Entry 187 John ROGERS residing in this Parish Private in the North British Dragoons and Sarah AMEY of this Parish were married in this church by Banns this 20th Day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven by me George WOOD . This marriage was solemnized between us; the signatures of John ROGERS and the mark of Sarah AMEY in the presence of the mark of George DOWLEY and James BROOKS

John GROVES of Holy Trinity & Ann FOSTER married 29-Jun

[Entry 188 John GROVES of the Parish of Holy Trinity in Dorchester and Ann FORSTER of this Parish were married in this church by Banns this 29 th Day of June in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven by me George WOOD . This marriage was solemnized between us; the signatures of John GROVES and Ann FORSTER in the presence of Geo [George] STICKLAND Junior and Sarah LOCK

William GUY of Holy Trinity & Elizabeth MATTHEWS married 02-Jul

[Entry 189 William GUY of the Parish of Holy Trinity in Dorchester and Elizabeth MATTHEWS of this Parish were married in this church by Banns this 2nd Day of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven by me George WOOD . This marriage was solemnized between us; the mark of William GUY ; the mark of Elizabeth MATTHEWS in the presence of Henry GUY and the mark of John Ateurs?

The above is a True copy of the Register for Marriages in the Parish of Fordington in the County of Dorset in witness our hands

George WOOD Curate

[illegible - probably Thomas] BEDLOE Churchwarden

[illegible - probably John] MORGAN

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VOLUME IV

John WATSON & Ann SHEPHERD of Melcombe Regis married 09-Sep 1797 by licence

Ambrose DAW of Christ Church Hants & Sarah BRYER married 10-Oct by licence

Joseph JAMES of All Saints & Sarah WHORE married 03-Nov 1797

John HARRIS & Mary HEWER married 11-Dec


John BARTLETT of All Saints & Ann MASTERS married 27-Feb 1798

James KEATES of St Peter's & Judith THORN married 09-May by licence

George HUNT & Mary BRYER of St Peter's married 18-May

John SYMONDS of the 10th Regt of Light Dragoons & Eleanor OCKLER married 13-Jul

William GARRETT & Sarah DIFFEY married 05-Jul 1797 by licence

John FOYL of Witchampton & Sarah FORSTER married 23-Jul 1798

Ingram GRANT & Betty TRASSEY married 31-Jul

John HALSON of the 13th Regt Dragoon Guards & Margt. POPPLETON married 07-Aug

Joseph BISHOP & Sarah WINZAR married 17-Aug

Stephen WALTERS of the 3rd Regt of Dragoon Guards & Mary HILL married 28-Aug

Thomas SMITH of the 3rd Regt of Dragoon Guards' & Agnes TRUEMAN married 25-Oct

George WILTS of the 11th Regt of Light Dragoons & Lucy STARK married 21-Oct

James HORSFULL of the 11th Regt of Light Dragoons & Anne HISCOCK of St Mary's Reading Berks married 05-Nov

Alexander HOOFSTETTER & Elizabeth MANN married 13-Nov by licence

Henry NASH of the 11th Regt of Light Dragoons & Catherine JOHNSON married 18-Dec

Richard BURT & Anne REEVES married 24-Dec


Wilkinson BURRITT of the 11th Regt. Of Lt. Dragoons & Jane CLARK of Holy Trinity married 28-Jan 1799 [BT's have Wilkinson BARRETT ]

Thomas WARD of the 11th Dragoons & Rachel STEAD married 04-Feb

Henry GUY & Mary HARRIS married 05-Feb

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Robert WILTSHIRE of the11th Dragoons & Mary BOND of St Peter 's married 12-Feb

Medford SPRIN of the 11th Dragoons & Ann SHITLER of Holy Trinity married 17-Feb by licence

[BT's have Medford SPRING ]

Joseph TAYLOR of the 11th Dragoons & Sarah FOWLER married 24-Feb

William HOARE & Susanna BEER married 01-Apr 1799

Robert PITMAN & Anne BRINE married 20-May

William PAUL & Elizabeth CLARK married 27-May

John WYATT & Mary NUTT married 20-Jun by licence

James BROOKS & Elizabeth HAY of Trinity married 06-Aug


Samuel BROWN & Elizabeth HADEN married 09-Jan 1800

James STEPHENS & Rebecca LUCAS married 09-Jan

William BROWN & Elizabeth HOARE married 04-Feb

Lot GARTELL & Sarah TERRELL married 03-Apr

Robert COX & Eleanor CLARK married 08-Apr

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_00089 & Start of Image 00100]

James NORTHOVER of Tolpiddle & Susanna POUNT married 10-Oct by licence


Rich. ALLSOP of St Thomas' Salisbury & Elizabeth RIMAND married 04-Feb by licence 1801

James ARLEY 15th Dragoons & Judah POPE married 17-Feb by licence

[BT's have James ARLE y a private in the Kings Light Dragoons now resident
in this parish and Judith POPE of the Parish of St Peter's Dorchester]

Thomas MUTFORD & Elizabeth MATHEWS married 23-Feb

William CHINNOCK & Elizabeth WINZAR married 25-May

John OLIVER & Ann DOWDY married 15-Jun [BT's have 16 th ]

Hugh VALIANCE Royal Grey Dragoons & Agnes BUNCLE married 31-Aug
[BT's have Hugh VALLANCE a Private in the Royal Grey Dragoons & Agnes BUNCLE residing in this Parish]]

Thomas NORRIS & Mary ADAMS married 04-Sep [BT's have Sep 14 th ]

William MOREY & Dina h GILLERD married 26-Oct

John LUCAS & Elizabeth WOODROE married 23-Nov

Robert HINE & Elizabeth KEECH married 23-Nov


John STICKLAND of Winfrith & Ann STILES married 07-Jan 1802 by licence [BT's STYLES ]

James SAMSON of Woodsford & Sarah CHARLES married 31-Jan by licence [BT's Sarah a minor]

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_000100 & Start of Image 00101]

Henry HAWLEY & Cath. WHITE married 01-Feb

Thomas SMITH & Mary LOCKETT married 07-Feb

Thomas BULLOCK & Susanna READ married 14-Mar

Thomas GIBBS & Ann MULLEN married 01-Aug

Mathew ARMER & Mary PRITCHET married 31-Aug

Thomas GILL & Sarah MATTHEWS married 26-Oct

John FISHER & Mary WHITTAKER married 20-Nov

Simon RANGE & Sarah JONES married 13-Dec


George LISTER & Catherine Allen SWYER married 23-Jan 1803

James CHRISTOPHER of Came & Mary BISHOP married 23-Feb by licence

Samuel WHITE of St Peter 's in Dorchester & Harriot MASTERS married 07-Mar 1803 by licence

William BISHOP & Mary STILES married 25-Mar

Thomas KEATS & Love HUNEYBUN married 28-Mar

John SARGENT & Susanna PARKER married 14-Apr

Giles LODER & Elizabeth FRAMPTON married 16-May

John SWYER & Honor VINCENT married 30-May

Lawrence ASHWORTH & Mary PASMORE married 28-Jun

Thomas JONES & Judith WALLIS married 04-Jul

James LODER & Sarah SUMMERS married 01-Aug

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_00101 & Start of Image 00108]

Joseph KNAB (a German) of this parish & Mary WHEELER married 22-Nov

William DART & Martha READER married 13-Dec


John MACMANAS & Sarah LODER married 23-Jan 1804

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_00108 & Start of Image 00104]

William LUKES of Bere Regis & Elizabeth FUDGE married 16-Mar

Rob. PORTER of Froom Vauchurch & Ann GARLAND married 08-May

Daniel Martin ISAAC of Holy Trinity & Sarah KEATS married 23-Jul

John NORRIS & Joanna CHILDS married 01-Oct

Johann Ernst MEYER & Ann WELCH married 01-Oct [BT's have MIER ]

Thomas CLARK of the Dorset Militia residing in Lewes Barracks in Sussex &

Sarah FUDGE married 12-Nov


Isaac OSMENT of All Saints' in Dorchester & Sarah BURNETT married 23-Jan 1805

William STAYNER & Sarah LUCAS married 11-Mar

Peter MATTHEWS of All Saints' in Dorchester & Mary VOISEY married 06-May

John WILLESSEY of Holy Trinity Dorchester & Elizabeth CHURCHILL married 02-Jul

Joseph HOW of Upwey & Amelia Susanna MULLET married 31-Jul

Joseph KEECH & Ann BISHOP married 10-Oct

Jacob BEAVES of Melcombe Regis & Susan LUCKAS married 05-Nov by licence

Richard HILL of Bothenhampton & Edith BEDLOE married 11-Dec

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_00109 and start of Image 00104 which is out of sequence]

William HONEYBUN & Mary BISHOP married 03-Feb 1806

John TURNER & Sarah WHITE married 09-Mar 1806

William CHURCHILL of Corfe Castle & Elizabeth BUCKLER married 17-Mar 1806

Thomas CLARKE & Sarah SMITH married 09-Jun

James WELLSPRING of Broad Mayne & Esther BISHOP married 29-Jul

John CHINNOCK & Hannah WINSOR married 04-Aug

James KEATING & Susanna SANDERS of Trinity married 09-Aug [Holy Trinity in Dorchester]

John LOCK of All Saints' in Dorchester & Jane ORCHARD married 12-Aug

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_00104 & Start of Image 00122 : large overlapping document with images 00123 & 00124]

John WILLIAMS & Jane DART married 04-Oct

William FRY & Elizabeth MORRIS of St Peter's in Dorchester married 15-Nov


Reuben MASTERS & Elizabeth COX of All Saints' married 20-Apr by licence 1807 [BT's say Elizabeth Cox was a Widow]

George BURTT & Sarah ADAMS married 25-May

Thomas COTTAM & Mary BAYLEY married 27-May

    [Start of CLDS Image 4002461_00123 ]

Benjamin BEASELEY & Ann SPINCER married 16-Jun

Robert STUART 14th Lt Dragoons & Harriet Norman MARTEN married 06-Jul

William DOWDY of Stinsford & Sarah VINCENT married 14-Jul

John SAMSON & Christian HOOPER married 09-Aug

Thomas COSENS & Mary FOSTER married 10-Aug

    [Start of CLDS Image 4002461_00124 ]

James HINE & Ann MATTHEWS married 15-Oct

William LESTER & Elizabeth HARRIS married 30-Oct

James SIBLEY & Elizabeth CLARK married 17-Dec

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_0000122]

John FOSTER of Stoke Damerel Devon & Love LEGG married 21-Dec


William Symes VINCENT of All Saints' & Mary GOULD married 20-Jan 1808

Samuel PITFIELD & Elizabeth BAGG married 23-Jan

James FUDGE & Mary HINE married 19-Apr

John LEGG & Ann SUMMERS married 21-Apr

    [Note:- John and Ann had the follwing children baptised at St Georges church Fordington:- Rebecca 25th Sep 1808; Jane 13th Jan 1811; Sarah 7th Nov 1813; Ann 9th Feb 1817; and John bap 9th Feb 1823. they are all shown in the 1841 Census John, a Yeoman age 60/64; Ann age 55/59; Rebecca age 30/34; Jane age 25/29; Sarah age 25/29; Ann age 20/25 and John age 15/19 also a Yeoman. The youngest son John went on to marry Martha Seymour TETT a native of Milton Abbas in Dorset GRO Weymouth district 1st qtr 1851 but returned to Fordington to live]

Thomas ARNOLD & Ann ARNOLD of Charminster married 14-Jul

Robert PEATY of All Saints' & Jane NORRIS married 02-Aug

Joseph TINNISON & Ann LAURENCE married 21-Aug by licence

George HAZARD of St Peter's & Susan PAUL married 22-Aug

William WELLMAN & Eleanor STYLE married 13-Oct

Thomas LONGMAN of Melcombe Regis & Eleanor EAMES married 23-Nov 1808


John SCARD & Mary EVERAT married 13-Feb 1809

Robert EYRES & Mary GARRETT married 20-Feb

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_00123 ]

Samuel BAKER & Mary HIDE married 27-Jun

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_00124 & Start of Image 00151 & duplicate 00152 - out of sequence]

Thomas HABBERFIELD of Weymouth & Barbara KING married 29-Oct

John CRITCHELL of Trinity & Maria SHERRING married 14-Nov


John HELLARD & Esther BISHOP married 15-Apr 1810

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_00151/00152 & start of Image 00136 which overlaps with Image 00137]

Joseph PITFIELD & Maria SARGENT married 23-Apr

Thomas DUNKLEY & Sarah AUSTIN of Holy Trinity in Dorchester married 17-Jul by licence

John FRAMPTON & Elizabeth MILLS married 30-Jul

James LADD of Close of Sarum & Mary NORRIS married 08-Oct

Henry DURDEN of St Peters & Susanna HOLMES married 25-Oct by licence [Brief mention in Taunton Courier 1st Nov 1810 henry DURDEN appears to have been a plumber]

William PURCHASE of Holy Trinity in Dorchester & Honor Hutchings BROOKS married 19-Nov by licence

Joseph CROCKER & Sarah BONNETT married 20-Nov


Thomas AMEY & Dorothy KIDDLE married 01-Jan 1811

James WHITE & Jane Rixton LEGG married 21-Jan

William FUDGE of Weymouth & Susanna ARNOLD married 04-Feb

William WHITE & Sarah GALE of St Peters married 05-Feb

John MORGAN junior & Sarah SAMWAYES of Muckleford in Bradford Peverell married 25-Feb by licence

    [Note:- There is a brief announcement of their marriage in the Taunton Courier on 7th March 1811. John was the son of John & Dorothy MORGAN and was baptised at Fordington on 3rd October 1781. A Yeoman Farmer and Maltster by trade he was churchwarden of St Georges in 1812 and had the following children baptised there (1) Jane Samways Morgan bap 26th Nov 1811 (2) Thomas Samways Morgan bap 8th Apr 1813 he became a grocer by 1841 (3) John Morgan bap 18th Jan 1815 (4) Joseph Morgan bap 9th Aug 1819 - His wife Sarah Morgan with her abode confirmed as from Fordington was buried at the age of 41 at Winterbourne Abbas by the curate there Leonard Pickering on 27th August 1824. John quickly re-married to Ann Watts DAMON at Fordington on 27th Oct 1825 - See 2nd marriage for more children]

Thomas SHEPPARD & Mary Ann RANDALL married 09-Mar

    [Start of CLDS Image 4002461_00137]

James WINZER of Holy Trinity in Dorchester & Ann KEATS married 01-Apr

    [Note:- James WINZER (1792-1875) (also spelt Winzar or Winzor) was the 3rd child from the marriage of Philip WINZOR to Mary PURCHASE at Holy Trinity church Dorchester on 28 June 1784. James life is covered under the Biography of his wife Ann KEATS / WINZOR (1794-1873)

Thomas POUNCY of St Peter's in Dorchester & Ann BILES married 28-May by licence [BT date 26 th ]

James BISHOP & Mary Ann HUNEYBUN married 03-Jun

Thomas CRITCHELL & Harriet FUDGE married 17-Jun

William WEBB of Sherborne & Susanna DRAKE married 21-Jun by licence

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_00136]

James QUINN & Frances DART married 17-Sep

William KERLEY of Holy Trinity & Rebecca SUMMERS married 24-Oct


John CHARLES & Ann HIDE married 06-Jan 1812

John MULLIDGE & Elizabeth CHAPMAN married 16-Jan 1812

Thomas MASTERS & Frances HARRIS married 10-Mar

John LUCAS & Ann MITCHELL of Holy Trinity married 23-Mar

Amos LESTER & Elizabeth NORRIS married 02-Apr

Robert HORSLEY esq & Mary MANFIELD of Trinity married 04-May by licence

[BT's have Robert HORSLEY of this Parish & Mary MANSFIELD of the Parish of St Peters in Dorchester - reported in Taunton Courier 14th May, index shows 'Horsely Capt 11th dragoons married Miss Manfield of Dorchester' also 'Manfield Miss - married at Fordington nr Dorchester']

Thomas BURT & Sarah CLARK married 04-May

John BELL & Hannah CHAMBERLAINE married 08-May by licence [BT's have Hannah CHAMBERLAINE of Dorchester ]

John VICARS & Ann SYMES married 18-Jun [BT's have John VICKER ]

William DAVIS of Dorchester & Rebecca TIZARD married 15-Jul by licence

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_00137 & start of Image 00154]

Jacob KNIGHT & Mary BANNER married 31-Aug

Samuel LESTER & Elizabeth ADAMS married 28-Sep

John BLANDAMER of All Saints & Sarah HAMBLETT married 24-Nov

Thomas LESTER & Hester HUNEYBUNN married 16-Nov

Simon GARDINER & Celyer EDMETT married 30-Nov

John PARMITER of Winfrith Newburgh & Elizabeth CAVE married 21-Dec by licence [Note Brief announcement Taunton Courier for 31st Dec 1812 her father was a curier by trade]

Robert JESTY of Melbury Bubb & Edith CAVET married 21-Dec by licence

    [End of CLDS Image 4002461_00154]

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