1695. 11 June. 1695. 11 Nov. Mr. George Dixon and Betty Gray [married].87 Ursula Best was smothered in a sand hole. Sir William Bowes and Lambton was chosen.878 An ellection supposed to be on the day above, Montague, Liddell and Blackston, but Blackston declined of and stood noe pole; Liddle and Montague chosen. 1695. 9 Nov. Charles Hudson's two twins was born. 88 My Lady Duck departed this life, being Saturday, burried the 18th day.89 1695. 14 Dec. in the morning, and 1696. 28 April. dainly at Hardwick.90 Lawyer Davison of Elvet, and dyed very sud 1696. 3 May. Thomas Jackson, Madam Duck's coachman, and Margaret Walton [married].91 1696. 1 June. Dent's yard. 1696. 7 June. Mrs. Tunstall [died] and was buried in Pexell Thomas Nattrus [married] to Nann Wood's maiden, being Trenity Sunday.92 1696. 9 July. Justice Ellison of Heberon Hall was married to Esquire Liddle's daughter, at Witton Gilbert.93 1696. 23 July. Nann Richardson went from Durham. 1696. 6 October. [married], being both 1696/7. 14 Feb. Wilkinson.95 Edward Hodgshon and Barbary Younger computed to be aged 140.94 Thomas Pecton, sadler [married] to Doll 87 Mr. George Dixon of Akeley-heads, and of Durham, attorney, sometime town-clerk of Durham. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Grey of Durham, alderman, who was buried on the 6th June, 1708. He married secondly, 2 Feb., 1709, Sarah, daughter of Francis Johnson of Newcastle, and he was buried at the Cathedral, 3 June, 1738. Cf. Durham Cathedral Registers, ed. White, p. 120. 87a The 30th October was the election for the city of Durham and the 11th November was that of the county. S$ 1695. 26 Nov. Margaret and Anne, daughters of Charles Hudson. baptized. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 89 1695. 18 Dec. Lady Ann Duck, a parishioner, buried at St. Margaret's. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham. 1695. 18 Dec. Madam Duck, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 90 1696. 29 April. William Davison, esq., buried. Registers of St. Oswald's, Durham. 91 1696. 3 May. Thomas Jackson and Margret Walker (sic), married. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham. 92 1696. 7 June. Thomas Natteress and Elizabeth Raine, married. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 93 1696. 9 June (sic). Robert Ellison, esq., and Elizabeth Liddell, married. Witton Gilbert Registers. Mr. Robert Ellison of Hebburn, was baptized at Jarrow, 29 May, 1665: his wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Liddell, bart., of Ravensworth. 94 1696. 6 Oct. Edward Hodgshon and Barbary Younger, married. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 95 1696/7. 14 Feb. Thomas Peckton and Dorothy Wilkinson, married. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 1696/7. 8 March. [Died] Mr. Salvin :-Duck's Salvin.96 1697. 2 May. John Cock, quaker, and Ann Gardener his wife [married].97 1697. 15 May. [Died] Alixander Hume, Mr. Mickelton's gardener, Peg Todd's husband.9 98 1697. 8 August. Nann Spenceley and a Newcastle man [married].99 1697. 30 Oct. The peace with the king of France and the king of England was proclaimed in Durham, and a day of thanksgiving and rejoycing was the 2nd day of December. 1698. 4 April. John Smith of Ash was murthered and thrown into a coal pit, being Munday, at night. 100 1698. 24 Aug. 1698. 16 Dec. 1698/9. 17 Jan. Swan. 102 1698/9. 9 March. little Dick's wife. 103 1699. 23 April. Another quarterly pole. [Died] Nann Browne alis Nan Clatt.101 [Died] Mr. William Frizell, Lard Frizell of the [Died] Margret Hutchinson, in Framwelgate, Upon St. George's day there fell haile in and about Durham that was estemated to be, by report, five inches about, some reports seven, and some four, but I am sure they were three inches and more. 1699. 1 May. 1699. 13 July. Straight Peg White and a miller [married].10. 96 1696/7. 11 March. Nicholas Salvin, gentleman, buried in the chancell of St. Oswald's. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham. Cf. St. Oswald's Registers. He was one of the younger sons of Gerard Salvin of Croxdale by his second marriage with Mary, daughter of Bryan Bellasis of Morton-house; he was uncle of Thomas Salvin, who died December, 1687. See supra, p. 52. 97 1697. 2 May. John Coxford and Anne Robinson, married. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 98 One of the family of Mickleton of Durham and of Crook-hall. See Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. p. 140. 99 1697. 8 Aug. William Harrison, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Anne Spenceley, married. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 100 John Smith jun' the son of John Smith of Esh was buried the 7th day of Aprill 1698' [the following words by the same hand in faint coloured ink have been added later] 'who was found in Brandon, or Pinkney house, wall pitt dead and sor(e) wounded in his head and robed of all his moneys on Munday at night being the 4th day of Aprill '98.' Esh Registers. 101 1698. 17 Dec. Widow Browne, a poor woman, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 102 1698/9. 16 Jan. William Frizell of Crossgate, cordweyner, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 103 1698/9. 10 March. Margaret Hutchinson of Framwellgate, widow, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 104 1699. 3 (sic) May. John Kirkley, Crossgate, yeoman, and Margaret White, married. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 105 1699. 15 July. Elizabeth Garie of Crossgate, a poore woman, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 1699. 1 Aug. [Died] George Bullock, bellows-blower in Abby organs, being Lamas-day. 106 1699. 7 Aug. [Died] Captain George Baker, he was Master of Shereburne Hospital.107 1699. 9 Oct. [Died] old Mrs. Naylor. 1699. 30 Oct. [Died] John Sanders, Mr. Lampton's coachman, being slaine by the 1699. 15 Nov. 1699. 25 Nov. coach. Bess Gray and a tinker [married].108. [Died] Doctor Cumber, Dean of Durham109: and that day Jacob Bee broke his arm. 1699. 2 Dec. [Died] Magdalen Hold-my-stafe, alies Smith.110 1699/1700. 13 Jan. [Died] my Lady Burton. 111 1699/1700. 9 March. English Joseph.112 1699/1700. 16 March. [Died] Joseph Hutchinson, butcher, called women of the P[a]lace-green. [Died] Siball Grieve, one of the bead Our Bishopp Crew's lady was buried.113 1700. 23 July. My Lord Bishopp Crewe was maried to Madam Foster. 114. 1700. 5 Aug. 108 1699. 2 Aug. Mr. Henry Young of Witton upon Weer [died] very George Bullock, buried. Durham Cathedral Registers. 107 Mr. George Baker of Crook-hall, born 1654, was buried at Lanchester on the 11th August, 1699. See Surtees, Durham, vol. ii. p. 358. He was certainly not Master but may have been deputy-master of Sherburn Hospital. 108 1699. 15 Nov. John Smith and Elizabeth Gray, Crossgate, poore, married. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 109 Thomas Comber, son of James Comber, was born at Westerham, Kent, 20th March, 1645/6, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, M.A., 1666; D.D., 1678. After holding preferments in Yorkshire, he was made Dean of Durham, 15th June, 1691. He was the author of sundry books and tracts, enumerated by his grandson, Thomas Comber, in Memoirs of Dean Comber, London, 1799. 110 1699. 3 Dec. Magdaline, wife of Jo". Smith of Crossgate, poore, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 111 1699 1700. 14 Jan. Dame Elizabeth Burton, buried. Durham Cathedral Registers. A daughter of Dr. Cosin, Bishop of Durham. She was married no less than four times, first, to Mr. Henry Hutton of Goldsborough, county York; second, to Sir Thomas Burton, knight; third, to Mr. Samuel Davison of Wingate; and lastly, to Mr. Isaac Basire. Cf. The Registers of Durham Cathedral. Harl. Soc. Publ., Register Series, No. 23, p. 109 n. 12 1699/1700. 10 March. Joseph Hutchinson, butcher, buried. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham. 113 Bishop Crew's first wife, Penelope, daughter of Sir Philip Frowde, knight, and widow of Sir Hugh Tint (mar. lic. 2nd December, 1691). She died on the 9th of March, 1699/1700, and was buried at Stene, Northamptonshire. As the widower was then over sixty-six years of age, he put off no time but married again four months later. Cf. Registers of Durham Cathedral, ed. White, p. 47. 114 1700. 23 July. Nathaniel, Lord Crew and Madam Dorothy Forster, married. Durham Cathedral Registers. 'Madam Foster' was Dorothy, daughter and (with her sister Frances, wife of Thomas Forster of Adderston) ultimately coheir of Sir William Forster of suddenly, as he was goeing to Newcastle to accompany Mr. Wilkinson, he being the High Sheriffe of Northumberland, being Munday, and was burried at Chester-in-the-Street. 1700. Upon the 9th of August, 1700, my Lord Bishopp Crew came from Augkland with his lady, his second wife, and was mett with a very great company, both gents, tradesmen and others, besides every street in his way to the castle, the streets and windows were see (sic) clad with people 'twas almost innumerall: all the trads' banners was displayed the mayor and aldermen was there. 1700. 6 Sept. One Hutchinson, butcher, that had bought a horse in the market, fell from his horse and was killed and never spok more. 115 1700. 7 Sept. A servant that belong to Esquire Claverind's, [as] he was coming from the lyme-kilne, fell down dead in Claypath, and never spok more, being Satterday this year. 1700. 18 Oct. 1700. 27 Oct. [Died] William Dury, junior, and newsmonger. Bett Moody and a Scott [married]: great shoore of snow fell when she came from church.116 1700. 17 Nov. [married].116a Thomas Wood, fidler, and a servant of Dr. Burnet 117 1700. 16 Dec. [Died] Mr. John Massom, he a little melancholy.1 1701/2. 14 March. The Princes Ann of Denmark was proclaimed Queen of England, in Durham, with great triumph by the bishopp and the prebends and Mr. Mayer and aldermen, and great numbers of other people, being Saturday. 1701. 27 March. [Died] Mary, wife of Thomas Watson, mayson. Old Lapper died the same day. 118 1701. 14 April. 119 organist. [Died] Mrs. Shaw, once Mr. Foster's widow, [Died] William Belley, called 'sackless Willy.'120 Bamburgh, knight. Bishop Crew, in 1709, purchased Bamburgh and other estates of his wife's family, sold under order of the Court of Chancery for the payment of accumulated debts, and by his will gave them to trustees for charitable uses. 115 1700. 7 Sept. George Hutchinson of Trimdon, butcher, slain in the Hallgarth Street by a fall from a horse. Registers of St. Oswald's, Durham. 116 1700. 27 Oct. John Bowey and Elizabeth Mowdy, Crossgate, married. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 116a 1700. Nov. 17. Thomas Ward and Jane Rawling, married. Registers of St. Mary le Bow. 117 1700. 17 Dec. John Massam, buried att the Abbay-garth. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham. Cf. Cathedral Registers. 118 1701. 27 March. Mary, wife of Thomas Watson of Framwellgate, mason, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 119 1677. 29 Nov. Alexander Shaw and Ellenor Foster, married. Cathedral Registers. 1701. 16 April. 1701. 15 April. Ellenor Shaw, wife of Alexander Shaw, buried. Durham Ibid. Elenor, wife of Alexander Shaw, organist, was buried at the Cathedral. Registers of St. Oswald's, Durham. 120 1701. 19 May. William Belley of Framwelgate, labourer, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 1701. 7 June. Mathew Mayson, weaver, and William Belley's daughter, Christebell by name [married]: sackless Willey. 1701. 10 July. [married]. 1701. 22 Aug. killed in a duel by 1701. 7 Sept. John Parken, dyer, and an Aukland lass Fardenando Foster, of Bambrough, esq., was Mr. Fenwick.121 Thomas Hugall departed this life and supposed to be slaine by Mr. Lackenby and Mr. Dixon, apothecaries. 1701/2. 11 Jan. The supposed marriage of Francis Middleton, barber, junior, and Ann Richardson. 1701/2. 11 Feb. departed this life. 122 Old Ann Comyn, 97 yeares of age and more, 1702. Shereburn-house. At Christmas last, 1701/2 (sic), there was one year's sallery due, and I got 16s. and at our Lady-day after, there was 10s. due, and I got 5s., and that is all I got for 27. 10s.123 1702. 29 April. [Died] Mr. Bonney, once steward to my Lord Scarbrough, haveing gott his death by the stroak of a horse on the belly.1 124 1702. 3 May. Bett Richardson-Scotch Bess-[married], her sister; Lillus is her name. 125 1702. 4 June. George Williamson, glover, having been at Auckland and had gott drunk, fell of horse back and kil'd himself, and died betwixt twelve and one at night upon Corpus Christy day: buried 4th June. 126 1702/3. 5 Jan. [Died] Ann Johnson, William Johnson's wife, tanner, who went from Durham for debt. 127 121 Mr. Ferdinando Forster, youngest and last surviving son of Sir William Forster of Bamburgh, knight, was baptized 14 Feb., 1669/70, and was murdered at Newcastle by John Fenwick of Rock, who was hanged for the crime. His sister, Lady Crew, as the last survivor of the family, in the year 1711 set up in Bamburgh chancel a monument to the memory of her dear brothers as the last respect that could be paid them for their true affection to the church, the monarchy, their countrey and their sister.' 122 1701/2. 3 Feb. Anne Comyn of Crossgate, widow, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. 123 Dr. Crew, Bishop of Durham, writing to Sir Richard Lloyd, 26th June, 1684, states that the Master of Sherburn Hospital is as great an almoner as the Deane of Durham, there being thirty-two almsmen in his disposall, sixteen whereof are allowed fourty shillings yearely and to live where they please, the other sixteen are sufficiently provided for within the Hospitall.' Remains of Dean Granville, Surt Soc. Publ. No. 37, p. 185. 124 Query, of the family of Bunny of Newsham. See pedigree, Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. part 1, p. 41. 125 1702. 3 May. John Gill and Lilias Dods, married. Margaret's, Durham. Registers of St. 126 1702. 5 June. George Williamson, glover, slain by a fall from his horse between Sunderland Bridges. Registers of St. Oswald's, Durham. 127 1702/3. 7 Jan. Ann Johnson, Framwellgate, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. |