Dorchester

NOTES:-
1. Comments by the OPC are in [square brackets in italics ]– original comments by RG Bartelott are in (rounded brackets)

2. Readers are reminded that the year started on 25 March not 1st January until the year 1752

3. Checked against the IGI, any differences commented upon.

4. This transcription is valuable as it gives grooms and brides originating parishes where different from "All Saints Dorchester" and in a few cases a soldiers Regiment which are not recorded on the IGI .

1750 
Mr Christopher CHURCHILL Minister & Mrs Mary NELSON 25 Sep 1750
Thomas VINE & Hannah WOODS 21 January

1751 [No Entries]

1752
John RIGGS & Hester LACEY 26 March 1752
Thomas WATTES & Elizabeth ANDREWS 2 May
John SHEPHERD & Mary LOCKET 31 Oct
John CHURCHMAN & Martha HELLARD from Gosport Mariner 14 Nov

1753
William JACKSON & Anna NEWTON 1 January 1753
John EDWARDS & Joan PEATCH of Winford Eagle 17 January
Henry SHERRING & Elizabeth MILLER of Nether Cerne 20 January
William COCKRAM of Woolgarston in Corfe Castle & Hannah TURNER of Redcliffe Wareham 14 Feb
John STANDLEY & Elizabeth BOWLING of Langton 1 March
Nicholas BROWN of Portisham & Lucy DRAKE 24 Sep 1753
John ELLANWORTH & Susannah SHITTLER from Blandford 26 September

1754
John STROUD & Mary HARDING 2 Mar 1754
George GROSSE & Mary MILLS 15 March
Reuben MASTERS & Ann STANDLEY 21 March
William SUMMERS & Repentance SHITTLER 7 Oct 1754
Samuel CHALK of Hail County of Hampshire & Mary EVERET (by Licence) 3 Dec

1755 & 1756
Edward COX of Weymouth & Frances PAINTER widow 6 April 1755
Thomas WORLD of Sutton Poynts wid [widower] & Mary BURT 18 January 1756 [out of date order]
John Chadlick DAVY of Crediton & Elizabeth SPARKS 27 April 1756[out of date order]
James SPICER & Mary PARKER 29 April 1755 [out of date order]
James BLY of Trinity & Sarah WIGGENS 17 June
John KING & Barbara BRIDLE 4 Oct

1757
David PHIPPARD & Ann HUMBER 21 February 1757
Edward TUCKER of Poorstock & Margaret TRAVERS (by licence) 1 Mar
James PERRY & Susannah GREGORY 17 Aug
Jonathan OLIVER & Elizabeth HALLET of Bimester 28 Aug

1758
George HIGGENS & Mary ANDREWS 16 January 1758
George WOODCRAFT & Dorothy WILDMAN 27 Feb
John POOLE & Elizabeth MARTIN of Christ Ch. Bristol (by licence) 27 March
William BRAGG & Elizabeth WINSAR 25 June
William SPEED of Ansford co. [County of] Som.[Somerset] & Rebecca HOSKINS (by licence) 9 Aug
Samuel MORGAN, marine & Jane ALLEN (by licence) 12 Nov
Thomas AUSTIN & Mary TUCKER 26 Dec

End of Volume II

VOLUME III
[Note by Rev R.G.BARTELOT]
Repeats marriages from 7th October 1754 till 26 Dec 1758 with some additions which I have inserted in the foregoing

1759
Joseph TURNER of Ham co.[County of] Hants. & Milbrough HEAD (by licence) 5 June 1759
James SCOTT of Portland & Fanny READ (by licence) 22 July
John BARTLET & Rebecca COOMBS 29 July
Edmond HUNT & Ann CRANE 10 Sept
John PIDDLE & Alice FOY 7 Oct
Edward SIMMS & Phoebe ANDREWS 7 Oct
Abraham CASE of Wooton Fitzpayne & Mary WALKER (by licence) 20 Oct
Samuel THOMSON & Mary SEAGER 11 Nov
Moses BEDLOW of Fordington & Mary TAYLOR (by licence) 19 Dec

1760
Gabriel HUNT of Trinity & Edeth IRONSIDE 17 Mar 1760
Thomas EDWARDS & Jenny DUNN of Broadwindsor 26 April
Samuel WINSOR & Ann WILMOT (by licence) 29 July
John EVANS & Ann WYAT 30 July
John COOKE of London & Jenny HOBBS (by licence) 6 Nov
James ANGELL & Betsey STEVENS of Poorstock (by licence) [date blank]

1761
Edward SHORT and Sarah STICKLAND 28 January 1761
Thomas HAVELAND & Elizabeth PAUL 1 Feb
George OLSON of Bothinghampton & Ann FRIEND of Poorton 31 March
John MEADER of St Peters & Mary ROLLS 13 April
Samuel BAYLEY & Mary HOPPIN 14 June [Note:- Family Group Record on IGI]

1762
Maren FEVER & Mary KELLAWAY 24 Aug 1762
Robert MARSHALSAY of Whitechurch Canonicorum & Martha TUFF 30 Sep
Thomas CARD & Honour DOWLE (by licence) 16 Dec
Joseph LINNINGTON & Elizabeth THRESHER of Warmwell 20 Dec

1763
Samuel SLADE of St Peters & Edith TUCKER (by licence) 4 Mar 1763
George BLANDEMOUR & Elizabeth HARBIN 17 April
Henry MILES & Ann COLE 26 June
Robert FALCONER & Ann BELMAN (by licence) 29 June
Samuel MASON of Sherborn & Elener STAVELEY (by licence) 3 July
John HALL & Catharine HODDER 22 Nov
Thomas POOK & Mary GREENING of Trinity (by licence) 27 Nov

1764
William BANKS & Elizabeth KECKSTONE of Tingleton (by licence) 1 Jan 1764
William WARREN & Edeth BUNN 8 January
Edward BISHOP & Rachel LOYD 18 Nov

1765
William PIERCE of Pool & Mary BLANIMORE (by Licence) 10 April 1765
George NELSON [NOTE:- IGI has HOLSEN] & Ann SMEARS 5 July

1766
John KICK of Stinsford & Elizabeth TILLY (by Licence) 4 February 1766
Thomas PAGE & Elizabeth NELL 26 Nov
Joseph MUDFORD of St Peters & Elizabeth FOY 1 Dec

1767
John ALLEN & Ann GARRET 19 January 1767

1768
William COLE & Elizabeth BRAGG 13 February 1768
Peter BUCKLAND of Trinity & Ann CLINES (by Licence) 19 May
John ANDREWS & Susannah BIRT (by Licence ) 2 July
Robert GROVES & Mary FEVER 8 Sept
John CAINES of Trinity & Jane TALBOT 19 Sept
Simon WADE of Tetbury & County Gloucestershire & Jane BAKER widow of Abbotsbury (by Licence) 2 Oct
Metcalf SLOCOMBE & Ann HELLARD (undated)

1769
Richard FORSTER & Elizabeth HOOD 20 January 1769

1770
Charles AUSTIN & Ann CREECH 1 Fevruary 1770
Thomas LOCK & Sarah LUCAS 9 Aug
Abraham KENT & Hannah VINE widow 15 Aug
Thomas MANNING & Susannah INNET 30 Oct
John TRIM & Jane PAUL (by licence) 4 Dec

1771
John STEEL & Jane REED 14 February 1771
Richard LOCKET & Amelia VINCENT 2 April
Robert HARDEY & Elizabeth MILLER 1 May

1772
Joseph CHRISTOPHER of Trinity & Martha SIMMS 28 June 1772
William READ & Sarah BELMAN 7 July
Samuel BRINE & Ann SQUIBB 13 July
Nathaneal GUNDRY & Louisa BENNET of Cerne 7 Sept
Samuel SWATHRIDGE of Charminster & Sarah KETTS 3 Nov

1773
William CLARK of St Peters & Ann BARTLET 2 May 1773
James BENNET of Trinity & Elizabeth EAMES (by licence) 16 Aug
William STOREY & Susanna MORRICE 4 Oct
John GREGORY & Rebecca SARGENT 7 Oct

1774
John STURGION of Weymouth & Sarah BRINE 14 February 1774
John LOCKET & Rebecca OXFORD 27 May
Thomas BAKER & Tamison BLANDIMORE 12 April
John WINDSOR & Martha CHURCHMAN 24 April
Thomas SWAIN & Elis CHAFY 16 May
James BENNICKE of Liskeard in Cornwall & Ann REYNER (by Licence) 31 May
Phillip KNIGHT of Honiton & Sarah HAWKINGS 13 Aug

177 5
Joseph COLLINS of Trinity & Mary WHITE (by Licence) 16 January 1775
Benjamin WEST of Stabridge & Elizabeth HELLARD (by Licence) 9 March
Robert CREECH & Ann COOMBS 19 June
Nicodemus SLADE & Mary SYMES 16 Aug
Thomas STUCKEY & Elizabeth FERREL (by Licence) 31 Aug
Thomas SMITH, Trumpeter 10th Dragoons & Rebecca COOMBS (by Licence) 21 September
John HEWER & Ann GIBBS 20 Nov
John WEEKS & Rebecca BARTLETT 24 Dec

1776
Thomas ADAMS & Rebecca NORMAN 15 January 1776
Francis ROGERS & Ann CANTERBURY 18 Feb
Robert COOMBS of St Peters & Mary HUNT (by Licence) 17 March
John STYLES & Jane BELBEN 16 June
William READ & Katherine SMITH (by Licence) 11 Sept
William ROGERS & Ann BANKS 22 Sept
(one entry blank)
John CROOK [query CREECK] of Melcombe Regis & Rebecca SQUIBB (by Licence) 23 Oct
William YOUNG & Mary BRINE 7 Nov
William STURBRIDGE & Mary LUCAS 11 Nov

1777
John MORGAN of Fordington & Dorothy SPRATT (by Licence) 10 July 1777
John HECOTT & Melior FLOWER 11 Aug
George SOPER & Ann TIZARD 7 Sept
William GUPPY & Rebecca VOS 30 Sept
Batt CHAFFEY & Betty WHITE (by Licence) 19 Oct [NOTE:- Several possible origins for the name BATT which also appears in this register as a surname, but used here as a Christian name is more likely to be a colloquial abbreviation for Bartholomew]
George CHAFFEY & Elizabeth GAWLER (by Licence) - [Note:- day not given] Oct
Thomas HUTCHINGS & Sarah SPICER 28 Oct
Benjamin MANFIELD & Joan CREECH 16 Nov

1778
George RANDALL of St Peters & Elizabeth WILLS 20 April 1778
James BONNETT of Fordington & Mary JOHNSON 30 Aug
James BROOKS of Stinsford & Elizabeth HUTCHINGS 24 Dec

1779
Thomas HEWSTINS & Elizabeth CREECH (by Licence) 16 Nov 1779
Robert LONGMAN of Hammoon & Elizabeth SMITH (by Licence) 22 Dec
Robert DICKER of Milborne St Andrews & Mary PHIPARD 29 Dec
Robert MASTERS & Sarah DOBSON 30 Dec

1780
Henry GROVES of St Peters & Elizabeth MASTERS 10 January 1780
John COMPTON of St Peters & Mary ELLIOT (by Licence) 20 January
John HANN & Elizabeth CLARK (by Licence) 22 Feb
William PARSONS & Phyllis STYLE 3 April
John WILSHIRE & Mary NEY [query WAY] (by Licence) 5 April
James GANT & Ann ROLLS 30 April
William WHIFFIN & Mary CLOTHIER 1 May
Robert HAYWARD & Martha CHRISTOPHER 8 May
John CHURCHILL & Sarah MORRIS 15 May
George SQUIBB & Mirriam AUGUST 15 May
John CURTIS & Sarah WINSOR 22 May
John MULBURY & Sarah SQUIBB 26 May
Samuel SYMBS & Jane READ 31 May
William CLARE & Rebecca PHIPPARD 28 June
Joseph MILLER of Warmwell & Jane VOSS 25 July
William WALLIS of Portisham & Eleanor TRENCHARD (by Licence) 10 Sept
Phillip ELLIOT & Mary NIGHTINGALE (by Licence) 19 Oct
Samuel EYRES & Elizabeth MATHEWS 14 Nov
John WHITE of Fordington & Eleanor ROLLS 18 Nov

1781
Thomas RANDALL & Mary LUSH 9 January 1781
John GOVIER of Whitechurch Canonicorum & Jane IRISH 5 June
William HAYNE & Mary POUNDS 5 Aug
Henry GROVES & Elizabeth SHERRING 5 Aug
James PAUL & Mary GREGORY 20 Sept
John ARGYLE & Eamey ROGERS 9 Nov
Thomas PANSHARD & Rebecca VALENS 5 November [out of date order]

1782
Thomas JASPER of St Peters & Margaret GREY (by Licence) 8 February 1781
William HEWEY & Thomasin BAKER (by Licence) 11 Feb
William GOLLOP & Jane BROWNE 20 March
Henry CREECH & Sarah READ of St Peters (by Licence) 8 July
John PAINTER & Mary GAWLER 14 July
James GALE of Trinity & Mary NEY 22 July
Thomas WHITEHEAD & Mary COOKE 23 Sept
William FRIPP & Lydia MULLET 2 Nov
Robert SMITH & Susanna WOOLLEY 4 Nov
Joseph MOORES & Ann DOWNTON of Thornford (by Licence)25 Dec

1783
John COOPER & Mary NEECKS (by Licence) 2 January 1783
Henry GROVES & Grace STEEVENS 3 March
Thomas EYERS & Joan MANFIELD 21 Dec

1784
Samuel HELLARD & Dinah DAVAGE 12 January 1784

End of Volume III

Volume IV - 1784
William HOBBS & Ann MILLHOOD 13 July 1784
Joseph WOOLEY & Mary MILLS 10 Aug
John BERNARD of St Peters & Martha CREECH 22 Oct
Ambrose HUNT of Fordington & Elizabeth SQUIBB 2 Dec

1785
Mathew STEMBRIDGE & Elizabeth Batt CHAFFEY (by Licence) 17 February 1785
Elias GALPIN & Hannah THORNE 17 April
John BARLING of Upway & Mary GREENING (by Licence) 25 May
John HUCKER & Sarah HISCOCK (by Licence) 27 July
Isaac HUNT & Mary HELLARD 31 Aug
Robt [Robert] POUNCY & Susanna FLAMBERT 13 Sept
Eli PAUL & Elizabeth SAMWAYS 21 Sept
Robert MOREY & Satah DAW 3 Oct
Edward READ of Trinity & Ann BARTLETT 16 Oct
Moses TILLY of Ringwood & Mary LESTER 28 Nov

1786
Stephen STILL & Rebecca BALL 24 April 1786
Richard DARK & Elizabeth GOODALE 11 Oct
Henry MOWLAND of W. Orchard & Elizabeth HEWSTINS (by Licence) 5 Nov
John BLANCHARD & Mary PURSE 11 Dec
Henry FESTING of Weymouth & Mary Morton COLSON (by Licenec) 19 Dec

1787
Nicodemus SLADE & Lydia ANDREWS (by Licence) 16 February 1787
Edward JONES & Martha PITFIELD 16 Oct
Vincent HARRIS & Elizabeth BRAGG (by Licence)18 Oct
Charles COOPER & Philadelphia MORRIS 12 Nov
William FEACY & Joan BRAGG 10 Dec

1788
Joseph GRITTON of St Johns Clerkenwell London & Mary TAPP (by Licence) 20 January 1788
Wm [William] FREEMAN & Lucy PAUL 25 Mar
John FRAMPTON of W.Knighton & Hannah HIGGINS 8 June
John STANDISH of Trinity & Ann MOREY 8 June
George KING & Ann WINZOR 22 July
John BARLING of Upway & Mary HINE (by Licence) 24 July
Wm {William] SPIBIE & Melior MORGAN 25 July
Wm {William] EYERS & Rosanna MARCH 4 Nov
Wm {William] POUNCY & Ann DAY 5 Nov
James CATLEY & Jane SWYER (by Licence) 10 Dec

1789
Joseph CHURCHMAN & Mary WALTERS (by Licence) 22 April 1789
Richard ROLES of Stalbridge & Mary CURTIS 23 April
John JUSTICE & Martha STAYNER 6 Oct
Wm{ William] SMITH of Trinity in the Innes Killing Dragoons & Mary GREENING (by Licence) 28 Dec

1790
Wm{ William] BAKER of Trinity & Elizabeth BAILEY 5 January 1790
Wm{ William] BATT of Melcombe Regis & Elizabeth HAIRLAND (by Licence) 20 Feb
Robert GUNDRY of Trinity & Mary STEVENS (by Licence) 21 March
John BROWNE of Trinity & Honour EAMES 4 April
Peter HUNT & Margaret LUSH (by Licence) 8 April
George WINSOR of Fordington & Jane PHIPPARD 13 September
Stephen ABBOT & Ann VALENS 2 Dec
Robert TEW of Trinity & Ann KNIGHT 28 Dec
John PAYNE of Axminster & Martha HOBBS 20 Dec [out of date order]

1791
Abel NEY & Margaret JASPER 29 March 1791
John COWARD & Charity BRAGG 11 April

1792
George CORBIN of maiden newton & Deborah TULLIDGE (by Licence) 5 January 1792
George Wooley TUCKER & Susannah CRITCHELL (by Licence) 10 January
[NOTE:- Recorded on IGI as the marriage of George WOOLEY to Susannah CRITCHELL - Whilst it is possible that "TUCKER" may refer to George Wooley's trade no other marriage in this register gives the grooms trade so I have to assume that Wooley is a second name and Tucker to be the surname.]
James SPICER & Edith FRY 7 Feb
Joseph WOODLAND & Susannah HOWSE 21 Feb
Edward ELLIOTT & Elizabeth SNOOK 22 Mar
Thomas PAUL & Elizabeth BLANDAMER 31 May
Henry BUCKLER & Elizabeth TOMS 10 June

1793
Thos [Thomas] WHITTLE & Ann TRIPP 10 January 1793
John FIPPERD & Elizabeth MORRIS 21 Feb
Wm [William] BOND & Elizabeth WHITTLE (by licence) 6 May
Richard ROLLS of Fordington & Mary SHORT 6 May
John BAKER & Sarah GUPPY 13 Sept

1794
Jonus STYLE & Elizabeth PIPPARD 17 Feb 1794
Phineas MARK & Jane HALLET 5 May
Wm [William] Henry BRECKENBROW & Elizabeth JONES 6 May
Wm [William] HARRIS & Ann BRINE 3 Nov
Richard COLLINS & Ann KING 14 Nov
Nathaniel PEARCE & Barbara WHITE 16 Dec

1795
Matthew DEWFOL & Mary AUSTIN 13 April 1795
John KIRKWOOD & Jane BRAGG 6 July
Edward ELLIOTT & Dolly TAPP (by Licence) 13 Sept
Elias GALPIN & Sussana BRYER (by Licence) 4 Oct
Matthew RANDAL of West Lulworth & Mary STEPHENS (by Licence) 30 Dec

1796
John WOOD of Fordington & Ann WHITE (by Licence)15 February 1796
Robert SHITTLER & Ann WHITTLE (by Licence) 13 March
Thomas ENSOR of Sherborne & Elizabeth Ann HOLLOWAY (by Licence)14 march
James POULTER & Hannah BULLOCK (by Licence) 16 May
Charles AUSTIN of Trinity & Mary CLARE (by Licence) 27 July
William TREVES & Elizabeth GREENING (by Licence)10 Oct

1797
George DOWLAY & Mary WALLIS 20 Mar 1797
Joseph MATTHEWS & Ann LEGG 1 May
John HUNTLEY & Sarah FROMPTON 20 July
William BRADLEY & Elizabeth NORMAN of Blandford 6 Aug
Hugh TEMPLETON & Mary ADAMS 10 Sept
John McANDREW of Wyke Regis & Ann READ (by Licence) 17 Sept
William WEIR of Fordington & Jane HAZARD (by Licence) 28 Sept
Wm [William] CAVE of Fordington & Damaris TULLIDGE (by Licence) 10 Oct
Samuel BAILEY & Ann DYKE of St Peters 30 Oct

1798
Edward LAKE & Elizabeth ROWLINGSTON 1 January 1798
Wm [William] HOBBS & Elizabeth SHAW 5 Feb
Francis CHARLES of Fordington & Elizabeth LESTER 15 March
John STANFIELD of Milborn & Sarah CLARE (by Licence)18 April
George EYERS & Miriam WARR 28 April
Benjn [Benjamin] DAVIS & Peggy ABEL 21 May

1799
James MASTERS & Ann GALPIN (by Licence) 7 March 1799
Wm [William] LANCASTER 11 Regiment Light Dragoons & Hannah DAY 11 March
Morgan MOORE of Trinity & Susanna HARDY 14 April
Melmer DEWFOL & Mary NORTHCOTT 23 April
John SHORT & Elizabeth WARREN 29 April
John DAVIS of Fordington & Susanna GILLINGHAM 20 May
Joseph BUSSEL & Ann AUSTIN 5 Aug
James PUCKETT of Preston & Mary DUNMAN (by Licence) 2 Sept
Robt [Robert] CREECH & Esther CASE (by Licence) 9 Sept
Wm [William] GALPINE & Charlotte CLARE (by Licence) 3 Oct
Henry STOWARD & Susannah BOARD 16 Oct
Charles GREENING & Jane ROLLS 11 Nov