Dorchester
References located to Dorchester People
in Books, Diaries, Historical Documents, etc
(1700-1923)
(166 records )
| Note: This file gathers together references to people with a connection to, or who lived in, Dorchester that I have come across whilst researching the history of the parish, building the website, and writing the biographies that appear on line. I have not so far however carried out a sytematic search but simply recorded information from the documents I was using. They are invaluable in adding to our store of knowledge about what was happening in Dorchester and it provides me with a platform for linking to specific areas of reasearch or individuals. I have
provided links to relevent documents on site where I felt this was appropriate. |
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| 1701 | John BUTLER | DHC Index entry:- Messuage in Great East Street. (Gaye, Butler, Lawrence, Gaylard, Leigh, Kingston, Clines, Clavill, Lord Dorchester). With will of Jn. Butler the younger of St. Ethelburga's, London, cooper, 1703 proved 1706. (Parties to deed of 1701: Jn. Butler of Boston, Mass., haberdasher, formerly of Dorchester, and his son John "now bound hence to England.") Source: DHC Ref D/DOR/T5* |
| 14 Apr 1741 | Daniel and Mary ARDEN | James RICHARDS of West Knighton and the City of London merchant had by his wife Mary daughter of Daniel ARDEN of Dorchester a son George, a daughter Mary, and a daughter Ann who married 14th April 1741 to John FLOYER of Upway. This John RICHARDS his will was proved 7th Feb 1718/19 PCC Browning 34 Source Somersetshire & Dorset Notes and Queries page 238. Additional note from http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/west-knighton.html:- West Knighton Farm lies immediately opposite the church and is a large Grade II Listed Building. Originally built in the 17th century with 19th century additions and alterations. A large farmhouse constructed of brick with slate roof, once having a cheese room and dairy. This old building was the manor house of the Manor of West Knighton. The Manor of West Knighton, with the farm being the principal seat, passed through many families. In the 17th year of the reign of James I it was in the possession of Sir Nicholas Smyth whose family was of Exeter, Devon and he leased it for a term of 99 years to Stephen Ward. Later, in the reign of Charles I, George Smyth conveyed the manor to Stephen Ward and so it continued in the Ward family until 1690. At this time, John Ward and his wife Elizabeth the daughter of John Salter of Coombe Keynes, conveyed it to James Richards, a merchant of the City of London. It is he who is said to have built the house. His wife was Mary, the daughter of Daniel Arden of Dorchester. Their son, George died unmarried in 1739 and so the estate passed to his sisters and co-heiresses, Anne and Mary. In 1741 at Stinsford, Anne became the wife of John Floyer of Upwey who later held West Stafford House in the neighbouring parish. Thus the manors of both West Knighton and West Stafford were at the same time in the possession of the Floyer family |
| 19 Oct 1742 | Robert & Frances SWAYNE: Nicholas BAKER: Robert LODER:Daniel ARDEN | Covenant to lead to a fine: 1. Robert Swayne of Dorchester, esquire and Frances his wife and Nicholas Baker of Dorchester, clerk and Anne his wife: 2. William Baker of Chancery Lane, Middlesex, esquire and Robert Loder of Dorchester, gentleman: 3. John Pitt of Encombe, esquire and Daniel Arden of Dorchester, goldsmith. 1 agrees to levy a fine upon 2 before the end of the Easter term (13 May 1743) Source A2A Deeds re Kingston alias Westhill Farm D/SEN/2/3 [n.d.] D/SEN/2/3/5 19 Oct 1742 |
| 16 May 1743 | Daniel ARDEN: | Common recovery : 1. John Pitt, esquire and Daniel Arden, gentleman: 2. William Baker, esquire and Robert Loder, gentleman: 2 to 1: [Messuages, cottages, etc mentioned above in D/SEN/2/3/6] Source A2A Deeds re Kingston alias Westhill Farm D/SEN/2/3 [n.d.] D/SEN/2/3/8 16 May 1743 |
| 01 Oct 1746 | John NELSON: Daniel ARDEN: Charlotta O'KEA | Assignment of a mortgage: 1. John Floyer of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex esquire: 2. John Nelson of Dorchester, clerk, Daniel Arden of Dorchester, goldsmith and Charlotta O'Kea of Dorchester, widow Recites D/SEN/2/3/10 : 2 to 1: £2400 (£1000 from Nelson, £850 from Arden, £550 from O'Kea)1 to 2: mortgage assigned in D/SEN/2/3/10 Source: A2A Deeds re Kingston alias Westhill Farm D/SEN/2/3 [n.d.] D/SEN/2/3/11 1 Oct 1746 |
| 02 Jul 1748 | William CHURCHILL: Daniel ARDEN: Renaldo KNAPTON: George & Richard COOPER: Robert LODER: | Settlement to create four new Trustees for Thomas Hardy's charity: 1. Sir William Napier of Moor Crichel baronet, Edmund Moreton Pleydell of Milborne St Andrew esq, George White of West Stafford, William Churchill of Colliton esq, Daniel Arden of Dorchester, goldsmith and Renaldo Knapton of Dorchester maltster, Trustees of Thomas Hardy's charity. 2. Robert Browne of Frampton esq, George Cooper of Dorchester gent, Robert Loder of Dorchester gent and Richard Cooper of Dorchester gent 1 to 2 (to create new trustees) Recitals: Property conveyed and leased by Thomas Hardy gent, to ten Trustees by indenture of 3 August 21 Elizabeth [1579] for the maintanance of a schoolmaster and usher in the borough of Dorchester for the instruction and education of children in good discipline Property: all his lands and tenements in Frome Vauchurch, all his lands and tenements in Wyke Regis, Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, two burgages in Dorchester situated in East Street and half an acre of land enjoyed with the same lying in a place called The Walls near Dorchester, one burgage in the parish of All Saints, Dorchester with the gardens and orchards adjoining, three burgages in Dorchester in the parish of St Peter with the gardens and backsides adjoining, all those services, seignory and rent of 8s and 1 pound of pepper by the year in West Shilvehampton [Shilvinghampton] and all that house called The School House' in the parish of St Peter's in Dorchester in South Street and east side of the same street. Term: to the use of the Trustees for ever except all that property in Wyke Regis, Weymouth and Melcombe Regis which is leased for the term of 3000 years. Source A2A D/BFM/12/1 2 Jul 1748 |
| 04 Jan 1750 | Elizabeth NELSON: Charlotta O'KEA: Daniel ARDEN: | Payment of mortgage: 1. John Floyer of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex esquire, Elizabeth Nelson (of Dorchester), spinster, Charlotte O'Kea of Cheselborough, Somerset, widow and Daniel Arden of Dorchester, goldsmith: 2. Frances Swayne of Cheselborough, widow, Nicholas Baker of Cheselborough, clerk and his wife Anne: 3. William Pitt of Kingston Maurward, esquire and Thomas Wyndham of Yately, Hampshire, esquire: 4. James Brooke of Dorchester, gentleman and John Pitt of Encombe, esquire: Recites D/SEN/2/3/2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11: James Brooke to 1 (except Mr Floyer): £2400: James Brooke to Mr Floyer: 10s: 2 to John Pitt: [properties mentioned in D/SEN/2/3/1] Sources: A2A Deeds re Kingston alias Westhill Farm D/SEN/2/3 [n.d.] [no title] D/SEN/2/3/14 4 Jan 1750 |
| 1756 | George ARDEN | DORCHESTER MARKETS: Butcher's shop being corner shop lately built by Geo. Arden, 1756; butcher's shop and room over it late the old Blindhouse in St. Peter's parish, on south of steps leading to Guildhall and on north of corner shop belonging to Geo. Arden, 1761; butcher's shop on north of steps leading to Guildhall, 1795. (Davis, Stickland). Source A2A DC/DOB/29/4 1756-1795 |
| 08 Feb 1773 | George COOPER | ELECTED: 1773 08Feb Cooper George - mayor Dorchester. Source: Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury Index |
| 01 Mar 1773 | James COOMBS | SALE: 1773 01Mar Coombs James - apothecary St Peter Dorchester sale of house. Source: Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury Index |
| 15 Mar 1773 | George BRYER | TRADE: 1773 15 Mar Bryer George - joiner Dorchester advert. Source: Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury Index |
| 15 Mar 1773 | Elizabeth COOMBES | TRADE: 1773 15 Mar Elizabeth relict of Thomas Coombes - Crown Inn Dorchester advert. Source: Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury Index |
| 26 Apr 1773 | George ANDREWS | SALE: 1773 26 Apr Andrews George - Dorchester inn for sale: Source: Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury Index |
| 09 Aug 1733 | John CAVE | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1773 09Aug Cave John - stole leather Dorchester assizes, Source Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury Index |
| 20 Dec 1773 | James BUCKLAND | 1773 20Dec Buckland James - surgeon Dorchester canvassing for coroner. Source: Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury Index |
| 06 May 1776 | Mr George STICKLAND | Borough of Dorchester, and Tithing of Colliton Row, in the said Town of Dorchester THIS is to give notice, that such persons who are willing to contract for the paving and repairing of the footways of the Borough of Dorchester, and Tithing of Colliton-row aforesaid, are desired to give in their respective proposals at how much per foot they'll undertake to do the same with flatners, pitchers, headers, or broadstone, to the Trustees, at their next meeting, at the Grand Jury Chamber in the County-hall, in the Borough of Dorchester aforesaid, on Friday the 10th day of May inst at ten o'clock in the forenoon. GEO. STICKLAND, Clerk and Treasurer. Source : Salisbury & Winchester Journal |
| 18 July 1782 | Mr Robert STICKLAND | To be LETT, and entered on immediately, - All those new-erected, convenient, and commodious WATER GRIST MILLS, called LOUDS, situate within one mile of Dorchester, and eight of Weymouth. Enquire of Mr.Robert Stickland, Dorchester: Source:- Salisbury & Winchester Journal |
| 22 July 1782 | Mr Robert STICKLAND Attorny & Mr FISHER grocer | DORCHESTER, July 18, 1782. AN advertisement appearing in the SALISBURY JOURNAL of the 15th instant, That a large and substantial Dwelling House, situate on the Cornhill, in the Borough of Dorchester, in the occupation of Mr.Fisher, Grocer, as tenant at will, was to be sold by auction at the King's-Arms there, on the 3d day of August next; and for further particulars enquiry was by the advertisement directed to be made of Mr.Robert Stickland:- Mr.FISHER, in justice to himself, least it may tend to his prejudice, by conveying an idea to the public that he has not a permanent, but an uncertain establishment of his trade in this house, subject to the will of another at a moment's notice, thinks it proper to declare, in the same public manner, that (whatever may be the motive for thus describing him to be tenant at will) he is entitled to this house for a lease of fourteen years, commencing from the 5th of April, 1781; and that such lease was granted, Mr.Fisher appeals to his attorney therein, the above Mr.Robert Stickland, who prepared the same, and also witnessed the execution of it. Source:- Salisbury & Winchester Journal |
| 02 Jul 1788 | Mr Thomas BANGER and Eleonora GILBERT | MARRIAGE :- Wednesday last - was married Mr Thomas BANGER of Druce, to Miss GILBERT of Dorchester :- Source Salisbury & Winchester Journal for Monday July 7th 1788 [Note Married at Holy Trinity Church Dorchester] |
| 1781 | Lewis TREGONWELL | MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT: Manor and capital messuage, other messuages, advowson, all in Winterborne Anderson; land in Bloxworth; manor of [...] Abbs. Court in Winterborne Kingston and capital messuage; the Hundred of Coombs Ditch. With marriage settlement of Lewis Tregonwell of Dorchester, esq., and Catherine Sydenham of Broadhenbury, Devon, 1781; and copy will of Thos. Tregonwell of Anderson esq., 1760 proved 1762. |
| 1798 | William BOYER, George STICKLAND, Thomas TAPP, Robert CRITCHELL, Richard RING | Dorset Volunteer Force - Dorchester 1798 : William BOYER, Major. George STICKLAND captain. Thomas TAPP and Robert CRITCHELL lieutenants. Richard RING, sec lieutenant. 12 N.C.O. 117 privates. Source War Office Muster Rolls published page 27 of Dorset Notes & Queries 1920 |
| 04 Jan 1810 | Mrs CHAFFEY | DEATH: 1810 04 Jan Chaffey Mrs - died Dorchester sister of Rev Chaffey Canterbury: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- An Elizabeth CHAFFEY was buried in St Peters Church Dorchester on 22nd Dec 1809 aged 88 years] |
| 04 Jan 1810 | John HAYNE | TRADE: 1810 04Jan Hayne John - Dorchester Globe Insurance agent: Source Taunton Courier |
| 15 & 22 Mar 1810 | William FROUD | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: William FROUD charged with burglary at Wimborne Minster: Source Taunton Courier |
| 15 & 22 Mar 1810 | George CARTER v Elizabeth HANCOCK | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1810 15th & 22nd March Charge of rape; George Carter - guilty of ravishing Eliz Hancock Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier: |
| 22 Mar 1810 | John RIDDLE | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: John Riddle fined - stole wheat corn |
| 22 Mar 1810 | Richard SNOOK v Mary TROWBRIDGE | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1810 22 Mar Charge of rape; Richard SNOOK acquitted of ravishing Mary TROWBRIDGE Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier: |
| 22 Mar 1810 | OLDFIELD v ARDEN | MARRIAGE: 1810 22 Mar Oldfield Lieut royal engineers married in Dorchester the daughter of Mr Arden surgeon Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- Holy Trinity parish Marriage register Dorchester 'John OLDFIELD of S. Peter's & Mary ARDEN married 12-Mar 1810'] |
| 12 Apr 1810 | C. A. COOPER | ELECTED: 1810 12 Apr Cooper C A - Dorchester voted on the Walcheren Enquiry: Source Taunton Courier |
| 17 May 1810 | Mr STEVENS Junior | INJURY: 1810 17 May Stevens Mr jnr - Druce Farm returning from Dorchester injured: Source Taunton Courier |
| 05 July 1810 | Mr RANDALL | INCUDENT: 1810 05 Jul Randall Mr - Fordington nr Dorchester horse drowned: Source Taunton Courier |
| 19 Jul 1810 | Ms Catherine BROWNING | DEATH: Miss Catherine daughter of Mr BROWNING mercer died : source Taunton Courier |
| 27 Sep 1810 | John TEMPLEMAN | DEATH : 1810 27 Sep Templeman John sen - died Dorchester age 73 alderman: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- Buried Holy Trinity Church Dorchester 24th September 1810] |
| 11 Oct 1810 | W. BOWYER & Dr COOPER | ELECTED: 1810 11 Oct W. BOWYER and Dr. Cooper - bailiffs of Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier |
| 11 Oct 1810 | N STICKLAND | ELECTED: 1810 11 Oct Stickland N - elected mayor of Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier |
| 01 Nov 1810 | Henry DURDEN & Susannah HOLMES | MARRIAGE: 1810 01 Nov Durden Henry plumner Dorchester married Miss Holmes of Fordington;Source Taunton Courier [Note:- married St Georges Church Fordington 25 Oct 1810] |
| 17 Jan 1811 | Mr. BRICE | INJURY: 1811 17 Jan Brice Mr - Wood and Stone Inn Dorchester daughter 10 burnt: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 17 Jan 1811 | Rev Edmund. BRYER | MARRIAGE: 1811 17 Jan Bryer Rev Edmund - conducted wedding Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 17 Jan 1811 | Mr. CRUMPLER | INJURY: 1811 17 Jan Crumpler Mr - carter Clift Farm nr Dorchester children burnt: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 17 Jan 1811 | Captain Charles Frederick PAYNE & Elizabeth BRYER |
MARRIAGE: 1811 17 Jan Payne Capt Chas Frdk RN marr Eliz Bryer of Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier 1811 [Note:- married Holy Trinity Church Dorchester 7th January 1811] |
| 24 Jan 1811 | Thomas DAWE | MARRIAGE: 1811 24 Jan Thomas DAWE of Dorchester married Catherine Eliz Morgan of Exeter: Source Taunton Courier 1811 [No trace Dorchster probably married in Exeter - not on IGI] |
| 21 Mar 1811 | Thomas G READ | TRADE: 1811 21 Mar Read Thomas G - Dorchester Royal Exchange Assurance agent: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 11 Apr 1811 | Thomas BRINE | DEATH: 1811 11 Apr Brine Thomas - died Dorchester age 92: Source Taunton Courier 1811[Note buried Holy Tinity church Dorchester 7th April 1811] |
| 18 Apr 1811 | Mrs. HAWKINS | DEATH: 1811 18 Apr Hawkins Mrs - 47 died Dorchester relict of James Hawkins: Source Taunton Courier 1811 [Can only trace burial of a Sarah HAWKINS aged 27 in St Peters on 9th Apr 1811 in NBI - need to check original parish entry and original newspaper entry to confirm correct age] |
| 02 May 1811 | Mrs. GENGE | DEATH: 1811 02 May Genge Mrs - died Dorchester age 93 : Source Taunton Courier 1811[Note:- there is a burial in the National Burial Index for a Catherine GENGE aged 93 in St Mary Church Maiden Newton Dorset] |
| 02 May 1811 | Mr. SWAFFIELD & Miss WHITTLE |
MARRIAGE: 1811 02 May Swafield Mr of Beaminster marr Miss Whittle at Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier 1811[Note:- Married Holy Trinity church Dorchester 16th April 1811] |
| 6 Jun 1811 | Charles Henry BOUVERIE | ELECTED: 1811 06 Jun Bouverie Charles Henry - elected mamber for Dorchester: Source
Taunton Courier 1811 [Note:- See John Hutchins The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset Part 13 Parliamentary Representation] |
| 01 Aug 1811 | Messrs FISHER | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1811 01 Aug Fisher Messrs - Dorchester robbed: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 01 Aug 1811 | Robert FORD | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1811 01 Aug Ford Robert - assault Dorchester assizes: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 01 Aug 1811 | Bonammy MANFIEL | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1811 01 Aug Manfiel Bonammy - assault Dorchester assizes: Source Taunton Courier 1811 | 01 Aug 1811 | John READ | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1811 01 Aug Read John - assaulted Dorchester assizes: Source Taunton Courier 1811 | 01 Aug 1811 | Richard WHITE | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1811 01Aug White Richard - Dorchester theft: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 22 Aug 1811 | Fenville ROBERT | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1811 22 Aug Fenville Robert - robbed at Dorchester - see Elizabeth MANFIELD: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 22 Aug 1811 | Elizabeth MANFIELD | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1811 22 Aug Manfield Elizabeth - stole purse of Robt Fenville Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 26 Sep 1811 | Capt J TIZARD & Miss ROBERT |
MARRIAGE: 1811 26 Sep Tizard Capt J of Weymouth marr Miss Robert at Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier 1811[Note:- Married Holy Trinity church Dorchester 18 Sep 1811] |
| 10 Oct 1811 | C. COOPER MD | ELECTED: 1811 10 Oct Cooper C - MD elected mayor of Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 10 Oct 1811 | R. PATTERSON | ELECTED: 1811 10 Oct Pattison R - bailiff Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 10 Oct 1811 | Lieut. Col BOWER | ELECTED: 1811 10 Oct Bower Lieut Col - elected bailiff Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 31 Oct 1811 | Lieut William. TRUSCOTT | DEATH: 1811 31 Oct Truscott Lieut William - RN died Dorchester son of late Adm : Source Taunton Courier 1811 [Note:- Buried All Saints Parish Church Dorchester 14th Oct 1811] |
| 07 Nov 1811 | Henry WHITE | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1811 07 Nov White Henry - Dorchester gaol : Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 21 Nov 1811 | Christopher ARDEN | DEATH: 1811 21 Nov Arden Christopher - surgeon died Dorchester : Source Taunton Courier 1811 [Note:- Buried St Peters Church Dorchester 15 Nov 1811] |
| 12 Dec 1811 | William THORN & henry JOHNSON | INCIDENT: 1811 12 Dec William Thorn - scientific man, fight at Dorchester - also in same index is Henry JOHNSON - Somerset miner, fight at Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 19 Dec 1811 | John SMITH | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1811 19 Dec Smith John - got money from G Stickland Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 19 Dec 1811 | George STICKLAND | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1811 19 Dec Stickland George - Dorchester defrauded by J Smith : Source Taunton Courier 1811 |
| 23 Jan 1812 | Mr NUT | INCIDENT: Nut Mr - shoemaker Dorchester tried to rescue burning child: Source Taunton Courier |
| 02 Mar 1812 | Mr.Bat.CHAFFEY | DEATH: On Saturday the 22d.ult, died, at Dorchester, in an advanced age, Mr.Bat.Chaffey, formerly Governor of Dorchester prison, and many years clerk of the markets in that town. Source Salisbury and Winchester Journal Monday, March 2nd, 1812 [Note:- Also reported in Taunton Courier 5th March - Buried at All Saints Dorchester 28 Feb 1812] |
| 19 Mar 1812 | R YOUNG | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: R Young - Marnhull stole geese Dorchester gaol: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Apr 1812 | Widow ENSOR | DEATH: Ensor William - Dorchester butcher decd widow died: Source Taunton Courier [Note;- Buried All Saints Church Dorchester 21st April 1812] |
| 14 May 1812 | HORSELY v MANFIELD | MARRIAGE: Horsely Capt 11th Dragoons married Miss Manfield of Dorchester: source Taunton Courier [Note:- Robt. HORSLEY esq & Mary MANFIELD of Trinity married 04-May by licence in St Georges Church Fordington] |
| 22 Jun 1812 | Mr Charles COZENS Esq , WISE | MARRIAGE : A few days since was married, at Poole, Dorset, C. Cozens, Esq. of Dorchester, to Miss Wise, daughter of the late Mr. Wise, many years surveyor of taxes for the divisions of Dorchester and Cerne.Source Salisbury and Winchester Journal: Also 25th June Taunton Courier 'Cozens Charles of Dorchester married Miss Wise' [Note:- Charles COZENS married Edith Brookes WISE in St James Church Poole Dorset on 6th Jun 1812 - Source OPC] |
| 09 Jul 1812 | Charlotte LOCK | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: Lock Charlotte wife of Robert LOCK- comitted to Dorchester castle for stealing: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Jul 1812 | Jane CHAPPEL | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1812 23 Jul Chappel Jane - stole pork: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Jul 1812 | Robert CHARD | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1812 23Jul Chard Robert - house burgled Chardstock: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Jul 1812 | Joseph MERCER | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1812 23Jul Mercer Joseph - stole pony: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Jul 1812 | Joseph PRATT | DORCHESTER ASSIZES:stole grizzled ass: Source Taunton Courier |
| 06 Aug 1812 | Dr COOPER | ELECTION: Mayor of Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier |
| 06 Aug 1812 | Messrs FISHER | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1812 06Aug Fisher Messrs - bacon drying house Dorchester robbed. Source: Taunton Courier |
| 06 Aug 1812 | Robert & Mary WARR | DORCHESTER ASSIZES:1812 06 Aug Robert & Mary Warr - stole bacon committed to Dorchester Castle: Source Taunton Courier |
| 07 Sep 1812 | Miss Mary Ann CLARK | MARRIAGE : SALISBURY, Monday Sep 7th 1812 - Lately was married Mr. Robert Headington, of Bath, to Miss Mary Ann Clark, of Dorchester. Source Salisbury and Winchester Journal |
| 01 Oct 1812 | Mr HUTCHINS | DEATH: Hutchins Mr - master of Antelope Inn died Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier |
| 15 Oct 1812 | Joseph SHEPPARD | DEATH: Sheppard Joseph - clerk of ordnance died Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier [ Note:- Buried Holy Trinity Dorchester 9th Oct 1812] |
| 22 Oct 1812 | W.M.PITT & E PORTMAN | ELECTED Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier |
| 05 Nov 1812 | Mr De LIZEE v Ruth ANDREWS | MARRIAGE: Mr De Lizee, surgeon of Dorchester married Ruth Andrews from Weymouth at Weymouth: Sources: Taunton Courier & Monthly Magazine & British Register 1812 Volume 34. |
| 05 Nov 1812 | GP SCOTT | Scott G P - Dorchester agent for Patent Bolting Cloth: Source Taunton Courier |
| 19 Nov 1812 | Robert PATTISON | MARRIAGE: Robert Pattison of Dorchester married Jane Strickland at Hinxwth: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- IGI has marriage of Robert PATTISON to Jane STRICKLAND at Hinxworth Hertford 4th Nov 1812] |
| 19 Nov 1812 | Robert & Jane STICKLAND | MARRIAGE: Strickland Robert - decd Dorchester dau Jane married: Source Taunton Courier |
| 19 Nov 1812 | Miss TULLIDGE | MARRIAGE: Salter Mr marr Miss Tullidge of Dorchester at Chard: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- IGI has a marriage for Ann TULLIDGE to William SALTER on 7th Nov 1812 at Chard Somerset] |
| 31 Dec 1812 | Miss SCOTT | DEATH: Scott Miss - died Dorchester:Source Taunton Courier [Note:- Buried St peters church Dorchester 22 Dec 1812] |
| 21 Jan 1813 | Joseph COLLINS | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 21st January - charged with stealing sheep committed to Dorchester Castle - 25th March reprieved |
| 25 Feb 1813 | Mr HAYNE | DEATH: 1813 25 Feb Hayne Mr - linen draper Dorchester died: Source Taunton Courier. [Note: Mr Samuel HAYNE aged 64 was buried at St Georges church Fordington 18th Feb 1813] |
| 04 Mar 1813 | Thomas FISHER v PHIPPARD | MARRIAGE: 1813 04 March Fisher Thomas of Dorchester married Miss Phippard of Wareham: Source Taunton Courier [Note Parish Registers for 25 Feb 1813 Lady St Mary Parish in Wareham (OPC) Thomas Fisher of Dorchester & Sarah Phippard of Lady Mary married] |
| 25 Mar 1813 | Thomas BARNES alias HASKETT | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1813 25 Mar Barnes Thomas alias Haskett - stole money: Source Taunton Courier |
| 25 Mar 1813 | George HELLIER | DORCHESTERC ASSIZES: 1813 25 Mar Hellier George - stoel boots : Source Taunton Curier |
| 25 Mar 1813 | J HAYNE | TRADE: 1813 25 Mar Hayne J - Dorchester Globe insurance: Source Taunton Curier |
| 25 Mar 1813 | Mesbach KOGERS | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1813 25 Mar Kogers Mesbach - stole money: Source Taunton Curier |
| 25 Mar 1813 | George LONGMAN Henry POWELL, Robert TOOP, Robert WARR | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1813 25 Mar Longman, George; Powell, Henry & TOOP, Robert ( charged with stealing sheep & committed to Dorchester castle 21st Jan) ; WARR, Robert - all reprieved: Source Taunton Courier |
| 25 Mar 1813 | James MATTHEWS | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1813 25 Mar Matthews, James - age 16 burglary : Source Taunton Courier |
| 06 May 1813 | Henry DURDEN v Elizabeth BISHOP | MARRIAGE: 1813 06 May Durden Mr plumber Dorchester married Miss Bishop: Source Taunton Courier [Note Henry DURDEN of St Peters & Elizabeth BISHOP (were married by licence) April 14 1813 in All Saints Parish Dorchester] |
| 17 Jun 1813 | Rev Nathaniel TEMPLEMAN | DEATH: 1813 17 Jun Templeman Rev Nathaniel - died age 87 Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier [Note buried at St Peters Long Bredy: Source NBI] |
| 24 Jun 1813 | Charles WHITE | DEATH: 1813 24 Jun White Charles - alderman Dorchester died: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- Charles WHITE was buried at St Peters Church Dorchester on 21st June 1813] |
| 12 Aug 1813 | C. BALL & William BIGNELL & R CHEDD & J HODDER | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1813 12 Aug; C Ball ; William BIGNELL, R CHEDD, J HODDER - all reprieved : Source Taunton Courier |
| 12 Aug 1813 | N BLANDFORD v R SCOTT | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1813 12 Aug Blandford N - imprisoned 2 months killed R Scott : Source Taunton Courier |
| 12 Aug 1813 | I BUGLER | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1813 12 Aug Bugler I - stole timber: Source Taunton Courier |
| 12 Aug 1813 | Rd COOMBS | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1813 12 Aug Coombs Rd - imprisoned 2 yrs for unnatural act : Source Taunton Courier |
| 12 Aug 1813 | T COURTIN | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1813 12 Aug Courtin T - watch stolen : Source Taunton Courier |
| 12 Aug 1813 | Ann HOSKINS | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1813 12 Aug Hoskins Ann - Morcombe Lake robbed : Source Taunton Courier |
| 26 Aug 1813 | Jane WOOD | DEATH: 1813 26 Aug Wood J - brazier wife died age 37 Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- Jane WOOD wife of Mr John WOOD was buried in Holy Trinity Church on 7th August 1813] |
| 16 Sep 1813 | [Jane] BEAVER | DEATH: 1813 16 Sep Beaver Rev - Trent Somerset relict died age 87 Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- This is Jane BEAVER relict of the Rev George BEAVER (1730-1801) Rector of West Stafford in Dorset. He was the son of an Oxford Gentleman Herbert BEAVER and matriculated at Corpus Christie College 28 Feb 1743/4 at the age of 13. He was awarded his BA at Magdalen College Oxford in 1747; MA at Corpus Christie 1750/1 and BD in 1759. He was appointed Rector of Trent 14 Feb 1770 and West Stafford 23 Nov 1775. Jane appears to have died in Dorchester but was interred at West Stafford on 14th Sep 1813 ] |
| 07 Oct 1813 | Mrs FRIEND | DEATH: 1813 07 Oct Friend Mrs - died age 70 Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- Not in NBI or Dorchester or Fordington burials] |
| 04 Nov 1813 | Relic of Henry JACOB | DEATH: 1813 04 Nov Jacob Henry - relict died age 86 Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- A Mary JACOB was buied in St Peters church Dorchester aged 84 27th Oct 1813] |
| 04 Nov 1813 | Mr & Mrs OLIVER | 1813 04Nov Oliver Mr and Mrs - Kings Arms Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier |
| 09 Dec 1813 | DEVENISH v BROWNING | MARRIAGE: 1813 09 Dec Devenish E of Martinstown married Miss Browning at Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- Married in the parish of Holy Trinity Dorchester on 29th November 1813] |
| 20 Jan 1814 | Mrs [Frances] CLARK | DEATH: 1814 20 Jan Clark Mr - bookseller Dorchester wife died age 41: Source Taunton Courier [ Note:- This is Frances CLARK who was buried at All Saints Parish Church Dorchester 8th January 1814] |
| 20 Jan 1814 | SHEPPARD v SMITH | MARRIAGE: 1814 20 Jan Sheppard C chemist married the daughter of Lieutenant Smith of the Royal Artillery at Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier, [Note:- they married at St Peters Church Dorchester on 9th January 1814] |
| 31 Mar 1814 | John NOBLE | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1814 31 Mar Noble John - reprieved sheep stealing: Source Taunton Courier |
| 31 Mar 1814 | James WILLIAMS | DORCHESTER ASSIZES:1814 31 Mar Williams James - reprieved horse stealing Dorchester Assizes: Source Taunton Courier | 23 Jun 1814 | George CHURCHILL | DEATH: 1814 23 Jun Churchill George - Dorchester died age 69 apoplexy: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- Actually buried Piddlehinton on 15th June 1814 Source NBI] |
| 04 Aug 1814 | Mary COOK | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: Mary Cook aged 25 of Netherbury accused of murdering her child : Source Taunton Courier |
| 04 Aug 1814 | Jose DOMINGO | DORCHESTER ASSIZES:1814 04 Aug Domingo Jose - stole muslin: Source Taunton Courier |
| 04 Aug 1814 | Thomas LUCAS | DORCHESTER ASSIZES:1814 04 Aug Lucas Thomas - stole clothes: Source Taunton Courier |
| 04 Aug 1814 | James WILLIAMS | DORCHESTER ASSIZES:1814 04 Aug Williams James - stole muslin Dorchester Assizes: Source Taunton Courier |
| 01 Sep 1814 | Ann LANSDOWN | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1814 01 Sep Lansdown Ann - to Ilchester for theft at Widcombe age 35 born Dorchester: Also on n 27th October :- Lansdowne Ann - stole gown Taunton Somerset Michaelmas Sessions: Source Taunton Courier |
| 15 Sep 1814 | Mr CASTLY | TRADE: 1814 15 Sep Castly Mr - vet 12th light dragoons Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier |
| 15 Sep 1814 | Mr & Mrs OLIVER | 1813 04Nov Oliver Mr and Mrs - Kings Arms Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier |
| 19 Jan 1815 | W WYATT | BANKRUPT: 1815 19Jan Wyatt W - Dorchester Ocford innkeeper bankrupt: Source Taunton Courier |
| 16 Feb 1815 | George FRAMPTON | DEATH: 1815 16 Feb Frampton George - died age 76 Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- Buried St Peters Church Dorchester 10th February 1815] |
| 23 Mar 1815 | Elizabeth BEATON | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Beaton Elizabeth - stole spoons : Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Mar 1815 | Thomas BROWN | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Brown Thomas - clothes stolen from Hempreston : Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Mar 1815 | John FRANCIS | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Francis John - stole clothes at Hampreston Dorchester Assizes: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Mar 1815 | Williamm SEWARD | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Seward William - stole mare Dorchester Assizes: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Mar 1815 | James SAMPSON | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Samson James - burglary Dorchester Assizes: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Mar 1815 | Amy MITCHELL alias FOOT | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Mitchell Amy alias Foot - stole handkerchiefs Dorchester Assizes: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Mar 1815 | Robert PARSONS | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Parsons Robert - stole pheasants Dorchester Assizes: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Mar 1815 | Thomas SAMSON | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Samson Thomas - was burgled Dorchester Assizes: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Mar 1815 | Maria SMITH | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Smith Maria - stole clothes Dorchester Assizes: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Mar 1815 | Rev James VENABLES | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Venables Rev James - Buckland Newton robbed Dorchester Assizes: Source Taunton Courier |
| 23 Mar 1815 | William TRENCHARD | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Trenchard William - Lytegall [Lytchett?] Matraverse pheasants stolen Dorchester Assizes : Source Taunton Courier |
| 22 Jun 1815 | Rev F I C TRENLOW v Mary PEARCE | MARRIAGE: 1815 22 Jun Trenow Rev F J C married Mary Pearce at Dorchester: Source Taunton Courier [Note:- The Rev.Frederick Joseph Cox TRENOW of St Peters & Mary PEARCE were married (by licence) June 14 in All Saints Parish Church Dorchester] |
| 23 Mar 1815 | Martha WOODROW | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: 1815 23 Mar Woodrow Martha - stole household goods Dorchester Assizes : Source Taunton Courier |
| 20 Jul 1815 | Rev Evan DAVIES | MARRIAGE: 1815 20 Jul Davies Rev Evan master Free School Dorchester married Sophia Dod: Source Taunton Courier [See comments about his life under Dorchester Church Officials] |
| 18 Aug 1824 | (Matthew) DUFAL | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: The following prisoners are for trial: Jonathan SAMS for stealing a watch belonging to M DUFALL at Dorchester: Sentenced to 6 months. Sources eg Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser< (Exeter, England), Thursday, August 12, 1824; Issue 3095. & Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser (Exeter, England), Thursday, August 19, 1824; Issue 3096. |
| 22 Nov 1824 | Rev Henry John RICHMAN | DEATH: DORCHESTER Nov 23: DISTRESSING CATASTROPHIE: Last night this town was visited with a tremendous gale from the S.W. which for weveral hours continued to increase, till the most violent hurricane prevailed, ever remembered by the oldest inhabitant. We wish we could confine ourselves to an account of the apprehension and mere loss of property; but it is our painful duty to record a most heart rending calamity, and which has awakened the strongest feelings of sympathy and distressin the minds and hearts of all. About 6 oclock this morning, a heavy stack of chimneys on the house of the Rev H.J.RICHMAN was blown down with a tremendous crash, and falling on the bed of the Rev. Gentleman, crushed him and his aimable wife beneath the ruins. Instant alarm was given and medical attendance promptly obtained; but it was too late ; one common and instantaneous destruction involved them both. Mr RICHMAN was rector of Holy Trinity, in this town and had but a week enjoyed the possession of the new church, recently erected in that parish. He was in the 71st year of his age. A Cororner's Jury was early summoned, and returned a verdict of accidental death. Sources: Leeds Mercury; The Examiner (28th) and many others: |
| 02 Dec 1824 | Rev Henry John RICHMAN | DEATH: MELANCHOLY & FATAL OCCURANCE: On Tuesday last the Rev.H.J.RICHMAN, Rector of the parish of Holy Trinity, Dorchester, and Mrs RICHMAN his wife, met their death awfully sudden, occasioned by the falling of part of the roof of their house, during the dreadful tempest. A few minutes before six oclock, a tremendous crash was heard. The inmates immediately hastened to the bed-room of Mr and Mrs RICHMAN, but could not open the door. A medical gentleman (Dr COOPER), residing in the same street was instantly called, and on entering with other persons the bed room they observed a mass of stones and rubbish on the bed, on removal of which the awful spectacle of two lifeless bodies presented itself; the venerable Rector and his amiable wife had both been suffocated. No mark of violence appeared on either of them, with the exception of a slight scar on the forehead of Mrs RICHMAN. Dr COOPER was of opinion that their death was instantaneous. Mr RICHMAN was born at Christchurch, in Hampshire, and received his education at Winchester College. He afterwards resided for several years at Poole; and on the resignation of the Rev. John CUTLER, he was elected Master of the 'Free Grammar School' in Dorchesterthe duties of which important situation he discharged with great ability for a period of 23 years; during the greater part of which time he also officiated as Curate to the Rev. Nathaniel TEMPLEMAN, the Rector of Holy Trinity. On the death of Mr. TEMPLEMAN, in the year 1813 Mr RICHMAN was presented by the Feoffees to that valuable living. No Clergyman was ever more zealous in the discharge of the duties of the pastoral office, and no one could possibly be more loved and esteemed by his parishioners. He died in the 70th year of his age. Mrs RICHMAN was in her 74th year.Source:- Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser. |
| 16 May 1825 | Mr STENT, HOSKINS | CANINE MADNESS: On saturday a setter dofg belonging to one of the officers at the Dorchester Barracks, broke loose from a stable, ran through the Antelope yard, biting two dogs, belonging to Mr STENT, a dog belonging to HOSKINS, then a child at the Keepers house at Came, a valuable Newfoundland bitch, and a cat and two dogs at Wormwell: the rabid animal was ultimately killed at Mayne Down. With commendable consideration for the public safety, all the animals bitten were instantly destroyed. The Mayor of Dorchester has taken the prudent precaution of ordering all dogs to be immediately confined. Source:- Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc (Portsmouth, England), Monday, May 16, 1825; Issue 1336 |
| 08 Aug 1825 | Mrs STICKLAND | DEATH: On Tuesday last died at Dorchester, Mrs.Stickland, aged 56, wife of the late Geo.Stickland, Esq. Source:- Salisbury & Winchester Journal |
| 17 Oct 1825 | Late Mr George STICKLAND - Eleanor Jane STICKLAND | MARRIAGE : On Monday last was married. at Andover, Hants, Mr.Criswick, of Sherborne, Dorset, to Eleanor Jane, only daughter of the late Geo.Stickland, Esq. of Dorchester, in the latter county Source:- Salisbury & Winchester Journal |
| 29 Mar 1828 | Mary Ann TRIGILL /William JOY | EXECUTION: William JOY aged 22 was executed 29 March 1828 for the rape of Mary Ann Trigill |
| 07 Mar 1829 | Mr Gould READ | PROTESTANT MEETING: Dorchester - The protestant meeting on Friday was more numerously and respectably attended than any meeting ever held at Dorchester. The Mayor opened the meeting by reading the requisition, and saying he should be glad to hear the opinion of any gentleman present. Mr Gould READ then rose and in a very able speech alluded to the measures which were intended to be proposed by his Majesty's Ministers, for removing the civil disabilities imposed by the existing laws on the Roman Catholics; and after pointing out in the strongest terms the dangers which would arise to the Constitution in Church ans State by admitting Roman Catholics to seats in Parliament and places of trust and power in the State, which would destroy the fundamental principal of a Protestant Parliament & a Protestant Government, urged the necessity of all classes of his Majesty's subjects presenting petitions to the legislature, that the sentiments and feelings of the people might be fully expressed and known. He then moved that the petitions to both Houses of Parliament should be presented from the inhabitants of Dorchester. After an animated discussion the petitions were adopted unanimously, as was also a petition to the King- Thanks to Lord Eldon for his exertions were then voted - nine cheers were given for "Protestant Assendancy" and for Lord Eldon one cheer more followed by three for the mayor. Source:- Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet & Plymouth Journal (Truro, England), Saturday, March 07, 1829; Issue 1341. |
| 16 Mar 1829 | Rev Henry WILLOUGHBY / William KENNEDY | DORCHESTER ASSIZES: EXECUTION: March 16 : William Kennedy, a private in the 5th Dragoon Guards was indicted for maliciously shooting at, and wounding the Rev. Henry Willoughby, with intent to kill him. It appeared in evidence that the prosecutor resides in Dorchester. On the 28th of November, as he was returning from Weymouth on horseback, about half-past eight in the evening, and when he got 5 miles from that place, he perceived man who came up to him, and , without uttering a word, fired a pistol at him. The horse was very frightened, and set off with the prosecutor at full speed, to Dorchester, where he arrived very faint from loss of blood. A witness who happened to pass near the spot on the Magnet coach deposed to having seen a soldier about nine oclock on the road near Dorchester. When the prisoner was searched the next morning his pistol and five rounds of ammunition were missing; the pistol was found near the barrack wall in some straw. The prosecutor was in great danger for some days but is now recovered. The prisoner was found Guilty and sentence of death was passed upon him. When judgement was pronounced the prisoner said -" My lord, neither you nor the jury have done me justice, though I am to die". Source The Morning Post (London, England), Wednesday, March 18, 1829; Issue 18178 [Note:- William Kennedy who was aged 19 was executed at Dorchester 28 March 1829 - http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/1828.html - The Rev William Willoughby was licensed as a stipendiary curate at Charminster 2nd June 1828] |
| 13 Feb 1832 | Sarah TOOP / William CHANNING | EXECUTION: William Channing was executed at Dorchester for the rape Sarah Toop (8) Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/contents.html --Also:- Crown Court W.Channing for a rape on Sarah Toop, an infant ---Death Source:- Salisbury Guardian, March 17 1832, --Also At Dorsetshire Assizes W.Channing was sentenced to death for a gross assault on Sarah Toop a girl not ten years of age. Source: Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, March 24, 1832; Issue 4117 |
| 06 Oct 1832 | Christopher ARDEN | ELECTION: On Monday last Christopher ARDEN Esq was elected Mayor; M YEATMAN and T BOWER Esquires Bailiffs; J BURNET Esq standing Justice of Dorchester. In the afternoon the late Mayor C STICKLAND Esq entertained a large party to dinner at the Kings ARMS. Source Hampshire Advertiser & Salisbury Guardian Royal Yacht Club Gazette, Southampton Town and County Herald, Isle of Wight Journal, Winchester Chronicle, and General Reporter (Southampton, England), Saturday, October 06, 1832; Issue 481. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II |
| 30 Mar 1833 | Sylvestor WILKES | EXECUTION: Sylvestor Wilkes aged 16 was executed at Dorchester for Arson - Silvester Wilkins was indicted for having maliciously and feloniously set fire to a certain combing shop at Bridport, on 25th February last the property of John Follett: The prosecution was conducted by Mr Barstow: John Follett deposed that he was a flex comber residing in Irish Lane Bridport; had a flax shop adjoining his dwelling house. Prisoner's father lived about sixty yards from his shop; his garden ran along side of witnesses shops witnesses back wall was against his garden; there was a hole in the wall about five feet from the ground, for the purpose of letting air into the shop; under this hole there was some flax. On the evening of the 8th February witness was from home; he was alarmed by the cry of fire; returned at a quarter past ten; the fire was extinguished. The flax had been burned which was under the hole. Witness always worked with a lam, and there had been no other light in the shop. Saw the Prisoner afterwards in his fathers garden, in the company of John Middleton and David Curme. On 25th of February witness was again from home when he was alarmed by the cry of fire. He returned home at half past ten. He had left his watchman, Robert Crabb in the shop. Found the back part of the combing shop on fire. The door of the shop was closed. The shop, witness's dwelling house and seven other houses were burnt down. In his cross examination by Mr Rawlinson the witness said he had never had a quarrel with the prisoner. Robert Crabb worked for the Prosecutor Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/contents.html: Also:- Western Circuit Dorchester March 13 |
| 5 Aug 1837 | Matthew & Charles DUFALL | COURT: INSOLVENT DEBTORS: A Court for the Relief of Insolvent debtors was held at the County Hall on Wednesday before the Chief Commissioner H.R.REYNOLDS Esq when the following prisoners were disposed of. [Followed a list of people discharged]. Matthew DUFALL, was entitled conditionally on his son Charles paying 178l. into Court; otherwise adjourned until the next circuit. Source:- Hampshire Advertiser & Salisbury Guardian Royal Yacht Club Gazette, Southampton Town and County Herald, Isle of Wight Journal, Winchester Chronicle, and General Reporter (Southampton, England), Saturday, August 05, 1837; Issue 733. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II. |
| 1840 | Thomas COOMBS | Certificate that Thomas COOMBS the younger of Dorchester is fit to act as an attorney, 1840. Source DHC: D/COO:F/F/4 |
| 18 May 1848 | William FEACEY | APPOINTMENT: Entry 453. Appoint William FEACEYa messenger from Dorchester to Oure magna if qualified on the recommendation of Colonel The Right Hon. G.D Damer MP18 May 1848: Source British Postal Service Appointment Books |
| 01 Aug 1851 | Charles DUFALL & Edward CROSS | A BANK ROBBERY: We are sorry to record that another daring burglary has recently been committed in this borough. It appears that the family of Mr. E. CROSS the respected resident chief clerk of Messrs. Eliot and Pearce, bankers in the High Street, on arising at their usual hour on Thursday morning last were alarmed at discovering that an entrance had been effected during the night, at a back window on the second floor. On proceeding down stairs the door of the front banking room was found to have been forced open, apparently with a poker, which had been removed from the fire place. A sum of 8s. 4d left in a drawer had been taken away,the thieves had opened another drawer,on the top of which they only found a number of postage stamps; a small in gold was at the bottom, but was, no doubt, overlooked, as neither stamps or gold was taken. The strong room was guarded by wires communicating with large bells, the fear of which, probably caused the deprecators to decamp, without strange to say, arousing any of the family, whose bedroom. the doors of which were not shut, must have been passed. A ladder used in scaling the walls, was found in the back yard of Mr. Chas [Charles] DUFALL occupying the adjoining premises. This, rendered a still more daring offence when, as will be remembered, it was perpetrated during the holding of the assize in the town her Majesty's judges being them actually sojourning only a short distance off, is still undetected. - Sherborne Journal: Source: The Morning Post (London, England), Friday, August 01, 1851; pg. 5; Issue 24224. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II |
| 01 May 1852 | Various inc (DUFALL) | HIGHLY VALUABLE and IMPORTANT FREEHOLD ESTATES, Comprising the greater portion of the principal shops, the Kings Arms Hotel, several Inns and Public Houses, Private Residences Accommodation and Building Land, Cottages, Ground-rents, &c., producing a rental of about £2,400 per annum, and which may be greatly increased. MESSRS FAREBROTHER, CLARK and LYE have received instructions from the noble proprietor to SELL by AUCTION, at the Kings Arms Hotel, Dorchester, on Wednesday May 5, in one lot, and, if not so sold, then on that and the following two days, in Ninety-sex-lots, the following the greater portion Freehold, situate within the BOROUGH OF DORCHESTER In the High Street East, three private residences, in the occupation of Messrs LOCK, GALPIN, and FRAMPTON; the principal Hotel, known as the Kings Arms, with extensive stabling, billiard room &c., in the occupation of Mr. MANLE; the Chequers Public House; 16 capital shops in the occupation of Messrs POYNTER, HAWKINS, BROWNING,STYLE, AND JAMES, MORGAN, ROBINSON, FROUD, PLATTEN, MASTERS, SAUNDERS, STARK, HOSSEY,DRAKE, BARNARD, HIBBS, and CROCKER. In the High street West, three private residences, occupied by Mr PANTON, Rev. W BUTLER, and Mr ARDEN; three shops and premises in the rear, by Messrs HANSFORD, SHORTO, ROBINSON, and DUFALL. In the Cornhill two capital linen drapers shops occupied by Mr FITCH and Mr WARLAND; the extensive printing offices of the Dorset County Chronicle, the private residences of Mr SIMMONS, the proprietor; private house occupied by Mr BAKER. In South Street, two private houses, occupied by Miss ARDEN and Mr CURTIS; five houses and shops in the occupation of DAW, GALPIN, TURNER, WHITE, and MEPHAM; capital private residence with extensive mason’s yard and builder’s premises, let to Mr GREGORY; a dwelling and excellent cellars, occupied by Mr W BOLLEN, wine and spirit merchant; spacious builders yard, cellar, and stables in the rear, fronting Back Street, occupied by Messrs BOLLEN, and MONDAY; and four cottages, occupied by PAUL, KEAT, HARMFORD, and WEST In South Back street- garden ground eligible for building let to Mr DAVIES; two private houses let to Messrs FEAVER and WHITE; seven newly built houses, occupied by Messrs MARTIN, VACHER, JONES, BRYER, CARTER, and two empty; seven cottages occupied by LOVELESS, COSLY, CHURCHILL, WELLSPING, DUFALL, BROWN, and BARNES and private house and smithy in the occupation of Charles KERSLEY. In West Back Street - three shops occupied by DAVIES, NUTTING and ORCHARD; the Plume and Feathers Inn, and a private residence unoccupied; and counting houses and store, lately occupied by STRICKLAND. In Shirehall lane and Colliton Row – two cottages and a piece of garden ground; and two houses and stonemasons yard, occupied by LESTER & HODGES. In Pease Lane – two plots of building ground; house and garden in front of the national School occupied by BISHOP; newly built house and stable, garden, slaughter house, and premises let to Joseph FUDGE; three newly built cottages, one with blacksmiths shop and farriery, and one other let to POUNCEY, KEATE, DAY and LESTER. In Priory Lane – three old houses and premises forming an eligible site for building , and newly erected coach house and stables let to Mr GARLAND; a very excellent residence with butchers shop, yard, slaughter house, &c In North Square – adjoining St Peters Church and facing the new market, in the occupation of Joseph LOCK; the Old and New Crown public houses, a newly erected house and several eligible plots of garden and building ground, In Durngate Lane, extending from Shaftsbury terrace to Gallows Hill; ground rents, amounting to £55.9s issuing out of the extensive plot of ground on which are erected the Dorchester Gas Works and Mangers residence, piece of ground adjoining, and two cottages on Gallows Hill; house and shop, occupied by SYMES: capital garden, eligible for building, at corner of Old Gaol and Durngate lane let to Mr MANLEY: piece of garden ground let to YEARSLEY; hunting stables occupied by James LONGMAN; and the Wood and Stone Inn in Durngate lane let to Joseph TULLIDGE. The whole producing at the present very modest rents upwards of PER ANNUM Source:- Daily News (London, England), Thursday, March 25, 1852; Issue 1822 |
| 1854 | Mrs Mary Ann DAVIS & Robert Baker DUFALL | DEATH: On 2nd July 1854 at Dorchester Dorset England Mrs T DAVIS, the much beloved sister of Mr R.B.DUFALL of this City aged 30: Source Australia Trove digitised newspapers The Argus Melbourne Victoria Satuarday 27th January 1855 page 4. |
| 22 Mar 1858 | Mr Thomas GALLOP v Mrs Susan EDWARDS | On the 22nd Inst at the Baptist Chapel Dorchester by the Rev. J MILLER; Mr GALLOP builder and Mrs EDWARDS both of Dorchester were married: Source: Hampshire Advertiser & Salisbury Guardian (Southampton, England), Saturday, March 27, 1858; pg. 8; Issue 1804 : [Note:- GRO marriages Mar Qtr 1858 Thomas Gallop married Susan Edwards Dorchester District Ref 5a 539] |
| 25 Dec 1859 | Miss Bethia Jane HELLARD | MARRIAGE: December 25th at St Jude Church Bristol Mr John Bassett POPLE of Stokes Croft Road to Miss Bethia Jane HELLARD of Dorchester Source:- Bristol Mercury & Western Counties Advertiser Sat Jan 7 1860 |
| 11 Jan 1860 | Miss Eliza Georgiana STAPLES | MARRIAGE: January 11th at Holy Trinity Church Dorchester by the Rev T Fisher, William Gough Esq of Fairfield east compton somersetshire , to Eliza Georgiana eldest daughter of the late E.J.STAPLES Esq MD of this City Source:- The Bristol Mercury (Bristol, England), Saturday, January 14, 1860; Issue 3643 |
| 04 Jan 1860 | Mrs Hannah BENNETT | MARRIAGE: SHEPPARD - BENNETT On the 4th inst at the Holy Trinity Church Brompton by the Rev Dr. Irons, Vicar, Walter George SHEPPARD MD of 2 South Street Thurloe square youngest son of the late Mr Charles SHEPPARD Esq Dorchester Dorset surgeon, to Hannah widow of the late Rev Christopher Hand Bennett Rector of Ousden Suffolk. Source:-The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Monday, January 16, 1860; Issue 29021; Also The Bury and Norwich Post, and Suffolk Herald (Bury Saint Edmunds, England), Tuesday, January 17, 1860; Issue 4047. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II |
| 20 Feb 1860 | Miss BESSANT | BIRTH: On the 20th inst, at Dorchester, the wife of MR John BESSANT of a daughter. Source; |
| 06 Apr 1861 | Christopher ARDEN | DEATH: On the 6th Inst, at Dorchester, Christopher ARDEN, Esq in the 74th year of his age Source The Times April 12th 1861 page 1 Issue 23905 col A |
| 24 Mar 1860 | Mr Thomas LOVE | DEATH: On the 24th inst, at Dorchester , Mr Thomas LOVE, butcher aged 24 Source: The Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton, England), Saturday, March 31, 1860; pg. 8; Issue 1909 |
| 26 Mar 1871 | Charles DUFALL | DEATH: See link to image of original document from Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 |
| 22 Jun 1871 | John DEWFOL alias Charles DUFALL | DEATH - COURT NOTICE: JOHN DEWFOL (otherwise Charles DUFALL) deceased - Pursuant to an Act of Parliament of the 22nd and 23rd Victoria, cap 35 instituted "An Act to further Amend the Law of Property and to relive trustees notice is hereby given that all CREDITORS and other persons having any claims or demands upon or against the estate of John DEWFOL (otherwise Charles DUFALL) formerly of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, but late of 121 Mostyn Road Brixton in the county of Surrey gentleman deceased (who died on the twenty sixth day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventy one and whose will was proved by Mary Leah DEWFOL of Brixton aforesaid the widow and the relict of the deceased, the sole executrix therein named, on the eleventh day of May one thousand eight hundred and seventy one at the Principal Probate Registry of Her Majestys Court of Probate are hereby required to send in the particulars in writing against the estate of the said deceased to the said executrix or to me, the undersigned Arden Avery Shapland of 61 King William Street in the City of London the solicitor for the said executrix, on or before the second day of August next; after which day the said executrix will proceed to distribute the assets of the said testator among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims only which she shall then have had notice: and the said executrix will not be liable for such assets, or any part thereof, so distributed to any person of whose claim she shall not have received notice at the time of such distribution - Dated this 19th day of June 1871. ARDEN A SHAPLAND 61 King william St London Solicitor to the said executrix. Source: The Times, Thursday, Jun 22, 1871; pg. 13; Issue 27096; col A |
| 09 Sep 1885 | Ms HOARE: Dr KENDELL: Dr GEORGE; Ms DUFALL; Supt COWARD | RIOT: SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST RAILWAY EMPLOYES.—At the Dorchester Borough Police-Court, on Monday. William Willis, fireman of a South-Western ballast train, and James Hutchings, ganger, in the same company's service, both of Ringwood, were brought up charged with being concerned in a serious riot, which took place at Fordington on Friday, in which several persons, principally women, received injuries of a serious character. It appeared that prisoners together with over thirty navvies came to Dorchester on Friday with a ballast train, and whilst here they adjourned to Fordington. where a lot of the gang got drinking and skittling at a public house. During the afternoon a disturbance occurred between some of the navvies and some Fordington fellows, and this ended in a fight, in which the whole of the party eventually took part. The navvies, maddened by drink, made a terrible onslaught upon every person with whom they came in contact, men women, and children alike being subjected to the grossest ill-usage, one person a married woman, named Hoare whilst standing in her garden watching the rioters, being struck a violent blow at the back of her head with a brush which it was alleged, was thrown by Willis, a frightful wound being inflicted. The two medical men who were called in—Mr. Kendell and Mr. George-entertained grave doubts at first as to whether the injuries would not ultimately prove fatel. Another married woman, named DUFALL was also injured in the melee, her assailant, it was alleged. being Hutchings, as well as a married man named Bond and his wife; altogether about a dozen persons were more or less seriously hurt. The disturbance was eventually quelled by the arrival of a strong detachment of the borough police under Superintendent Coward, but the rioters assumed such a violent attitude on withdrawing from the scene of conflict that the police deemed it unadvisable to attempt any arrests then. Willis being, however subsequently secured about three miles from Dorchester as he was waiting on the line to be picked up with the rest of his confederates on their returning with the ballast train. Willis was brought up at the Police-court next day, and remanded on bail; Hutchings being arrested the same evening at Ringwood under a warrant by Police-sergeant Mitchell, and brought to Dorchester.---The magistrates fined Hutchtings £2 17s 8d and Willis £1. 1s. at the same time telling the latter it was fortunate for him he did not stand there on a much more serious charge. Source:- The Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton, England), Wednesday, September 09, 1885; pg. 3; Issue 4094. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II |
| 03 May 1892 | Hannah DUFALL | DEATH: DUFALL - On 3rd instant at Dorchester, hannah DUFALL aged 71 : Source:- The Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton, England), Saturday, May 14, 1892; pg. 4; Issue 4792. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II |
| 1893 | Captain Richard Bayntum FOSTER | DHC Index entry:- Draft statutory declaration of Captain Richard Bayntum Foster of Lambert House, Dorchester, concerning property of his brother Augustus Billett Foster, late of Broadmayne, at Holworth, Milton Abbas and Chaldon Herring, 1893; release in respect of sum of £400 in hands of trustees of settlement created by will of E. Balston, concerns property at Holworth "or elsewhere in the parishes of Milton Abbas and Chaldon Herring", 1894 Source:- DHC: D/COO:C/F/2 |
| 1906 | Arthur PARSONS: Walter Leonard PARSONS | In 1906 Arthur Parsons opened a gentlemen's hairdressing salon at 35 Great Western Road, Dorchester in which his brother, Walter Charles Leonard Parsons, worked part-time. By 1913 W C L Parsons had taken over the business from his brother. W C L Parsons (sometimes named Len Parsons) spent time as a prisoner of war in Germany during the First World War. In 1919 W C L Parsons re-opened the business after the war and in the early 1920s developed the premises to include a ladies' hairdressing salon. In 1931 W C L Parsons leased 32-32a South Street, Dorchester, from Messrs Tilley for use as a tobacconists which he finally bought from Stringer Motors Ltd in 1971. In 1936 he bought 3 Cornhill from Thomas Pouncy for use as a tobacconists which in 1937 was altered to accommodate a ladies' and gentlemen's hairdressing salon and in 1960-1961 was further extended and rebuilt. In 1955 the business was registered as a limited company with W C L Parsons, his two sons, Roy L Parsons and Alan R Parsons, and his wife Aricia Nino Parsons acting directors. 35 Great Western Road closed for trading in 1973 and was conveyed by Alan R Parsons to Mr and Mrs B H Rogers in 1986. W C L Parsons died in 1974. 3 Cornhill was sold in 1979 for use by Abbey National building society. As an interesting aside W C L Parsons was one of the few foreign nationals in October 1938 to attend the World's Congress of Hairdressers Conference held in Cologne, Germany in the wake of the Munich crisis and the possible threat of war. Source Index A2A Website DHC ref D/PAR |
| 02 Jan 1923 | Sir Frederick TREVES | Sir Frederick Treves was buried at Dorchester cemetery following funeral at St Peters church in Dorchester |
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