Chapter 1

MARRIAGES, 1755-1813.

[_The parties are of Ratlinghope_, _and the Marriages by banns_, _except where otherwise stated_.] 1755, Mar. 6 Edward Lewis & Elizabeth Homes [_signs_ Home], wid. ,, Oct. 28 Bromley Coles & Elizabeth Price. 1756, Oct. 17 Edward Clark & Mary Bowen, of Churton. ,, Oct. 31 John Thomas & Mary Wild, of Ford, _lic._ 1757, Feb. 11 Thomas Andrews & Mary Harries, _lic._ 1758, Oct. 13 William Pugh, of Worthen, & Elizabeth Hayward. 1759, Jan. 23 Richard Harris & Sarah Perkin. ,, Oct. 6 Richard Andrews & Sarah Sankey. ,, Nov. 4 Robert Cooke & Martha Home. ,, Dec. 26 Richard Davies & Ann Preece. 1760, Oct. 1 Thomas Morris, p. Edgstone, & Mary Gwilliam. 1761, Apr. 11 Samuel Davies & Ann Davies [_both signs_ Davis], _lic._ ,, Apr. 23 Joseph Jones, p. Pulverbatch, & Ann Pearce, _lic._ ,, Apr. 26 Joseph Price & Catharine Small. ,, May 11 William Hurdley [_signs_ Hordley], p. Smethcot, & Margery Bowen. ,, Aug. 27 William Andrews [_signs_ Andrus], yeoman, & Mary Tudor, _lic._ 1762, Aug. 3 Charles Gwilliam & Hannah Whigley [_signs_ Haner Wigley]. 1763, Apr. 10 Thomas Morris, servant, & Mary Davies. ,, July 13 Thomas Tudor, yeoman, & Martha Everall, _lic._ 1764, Nov. 2 Joseph Davies [_signs_ Davis] & Catherine Gwilliam. 1765, July 20 William Andrews, widr., & Sarah Butler, wid., p. Wentnor, _lic._ ,, Nov. 21 Edward Gough [_signs_ Goff], p. Condover, & Ann Clarke, _lic._ 1766, June 1 William Pugh, widr., & Jane Henley. 1769, Oct. 9 Thomas Munslow & Elizabeth Sankey. ,, Oct. 12 William Jones & Ann Tudor. ,, Dec. 9 Richard Jones & Martha Pool. 1770, Feb. 26 Edward Swinnert & Jane Howells. ,, Aug. 8 Mathew Morris, p. Stapleton, & Mary Lewis, _lic._ 1771, Nov. 3 Robert Everal [_signs_ Everall], p. Hyssington, & Martha Brees [_signs_ Price], _lic._ 1772, Oct. 17 Robert Jones & Mary Tomkins. 1774, Nov. 18 Richard Jones & Mary Hayward. 1775, Dec. 11 John Dod & Jane Morris [_signs_ Moris]. 1776, Aug. 5 Job Bishop & Martha Sankey. 1777, Aug. 1 William Lee & Mary Holmes, _lic._ 1778, Feb. 23 John Price & Sarah Gwilliam. 1779, Feb. 11 John Tudor & Martha Holmes [_signs_ Home], _lic._ ,, May 3 William Medlicot [_signs_ Medlicott], p. Wentnor, & Mary Groves. ,, July 25 Morris Everal [_signs_ Everall], & Joan Perkin. 1780, June 18 Thomas Dodd & Catherine Matthews. ,, Sep. 8 Edward Pryce & Martha Hotchkis. 1781, Jan. 8 Joseph Thomas & Mary Haberley. 1782, Dec. 24 Joseph Purslow & Mary Price. 1783, Mar. 3 John Andrews & Sarah Ancritt. 1784, Oct. 4 John Jones & Susannah Gwilliam [_signs_ Guilliam]. ,, Oct. 11 William Rogers, p. Smethcot, & Priscilla Groves, _lic._ Examd. & Recd, the duty to this place, J. Edwards, D. Collector. 1787, Sep. 10 John Careless & Elizabeth Lewis, _lic._ 1789, Apr. 13 Thos. James, p. Wentnor, & Susannah Davies [_signs_ Davis]. 1789, July 6 Edward Everall, widr., p. Wentnor, & Jane Davies. 1790, May 4 Thomas Andrews & Ann Humphreys. 1791, May 11 Samuel Poulter & Sarah Fox. ,, Dec. 7 Evan Evans & Martha Fox. 1792, May 3 Morris Davies [_signs_ Davis] & Sarah Price. ,, Oct. 13 John Williams & Ann Pinches. ,, Dec. 13 Thomas Roberts & Ann Jones. ,, Dec. 23 Reese Reese & Elizabeth Poulter [_signs_ Poult], _lic._ 1793, July 29 John Williams, widr., & Martha Cooke, wid. ,, Aug. 12 Thomas Davies & Ann Doveson. ,, Nov. 18 Edward Gough, p. Madeley, & Ann Everal [_signs_ Everall]. 1794, Aug. 7 Benjamin Langdon & Mary James, wid. 1795, Apr. 30 Thomas Poulter & Jane Morris. 1795 Banns of William Jones and Ann Andrews were publised on April 26th, May 3, and May 10th. ,, May 10 William Andrews {3} [_sic_] & Ann Andrews. ,, Nov. 12 Robert Munslow & Elizabeth Jones. 1796, Jan. 26 John Homes & Elizabeth Edwards, p. Westbury, _lic._ 1797, Mar. 6 Samuel Pinches & Ann Munslow. ,, Aug. 14 James Warwick & Harriot Knight, p. Church Stretton, _lic._ 1798, May 6 Samuel Wilks & Rebecca Gravner. ,, June 17 William Rogers, widr., & Mary Pinches, _lic._ 1800, May 15 John Thomas & Catherine Jones. 1802, Oct. 10 Henry Poulter & Sarah Cooke [_signs_ Cook], p. Norbury, _lic._ ,, Nov. 20 John Finch & Rebecca Postan. 1803, June 7 Clement Carless, widr., & Mary Humphries. 1804, May 7 James Pugh, p. Worthen, & Sarah Medlicott, _lic._ 1805, Oct. 28 William Jones, widr., & Sarah Edwards, wid. 1807, Mar. 17 John Beddoes & Mary Price. ,, Nov. 17 Thomas Pugh & Hannah Munslow. 1808, Jan. 24 James Coxsell, widr., p. Pontesbury, & Mary Bishop. 1808, June 2 Richard Crump & Elizabeth Pugh. ,, Nov. 25 William Munslow & Hagar Martin. 1809, May 11 Thomas Gwilliam & Ann Rogers. 1811, Feb. 7 James Ambler, p. Church Pulverbatch, & Mary Lewiss [_signs_ Lewis], _lic._ ,, Dec. 9 Richard Savage, p. Church Pulverbatch & Elizabeth Lewiss [_signs_ Lewis], _lic._ 1812, July 6 Richard Jones & Ann Andrews, wid. ,, Oct. 12 John Vaughan, p. Westbury, & Eleanor Beaumond, _lic._ ,, Dec. 11 Edward Mansell & Eleanor Partridge. 1813, Apr. 20 John Sankey, p. More, & Ann Groves, _lic._