Scrapbook of Quirky info posted on certificates/ Parish Regs

[Northern Lass]

Hi I went to the archives today and did a marriage look up and written on it, with the Banns crossed out, was the following...

"These Parties were not married in consequence of the Banns having been forbidden by
Matthew Attwoods Parents"

then it was signed by the curate
this occurred on the 6 April 1879 at St Thomas Dudley and the couple then married in another church
on 28th April 1879 with the banns being read successfully

Now it would be great to have a Scrapbook of these certifs/Parish register entries- with shall we say additional info on!

We could see if it took off and then move it somewhere on the forum or keep here as a sticky

Does anyone have any to add on this thread?
If so post and we can add it to a main post

[grangers14]

It will be interesting to see! I know I have come across some when I was transcibing for FreeReg. I'll dig them out!
Jo

[grangers14]

Burials St John The Baptists Claines
22nd March 1838 Charles Innes 16 Found drowned in Severn

9th Nov 1842 Samuel Beard 32 Drowned In The Balford Lock

28th Aug 1847 Ann Connor 18, Found Drowned in Canal age supposed to be 18

14th March 1853 Martha Cheese 44, Drowned in Canal

18th Sept 1851 George Gregory Boraston 84, the deceased Gregory Boraston never had the Christain name George which name was inserted in this register in consequence of its having been given in errorby Wm Carden his medical attendant in the certificate of death the registration of death was reached on the 21st of April 1852 under the given in act of parliament. Dated this 23rd of April 1852 John.

[jac]

My g.g.uncle

Marriage St Thomas Dudley Oct 30 1905
Isaiah Baggott (did not pay marriage fee)

The 1911 census finds him in Dartmoor prison + one brother in Wakefield prison +another in Parkhurst.

Jac

[MarkCDodd]

My favorite is what the Curate wrote in the register for one of my relatives marriages in Melverly in 1766......

This morning I have put a Tye
No man could put it faster
'Tween Matthew Dod, the man of God
And modest Nelly Foster.

Bastardry registers are always amusing to read. It seems like some blokes cope the blame if seen "within the vicinity" of the pregnant woman. I always thought you had to get a little bit closer than that

[Northern Lass]

Here is one from another thread that FS found

Bap
23 Sep 1810
Maria, base born, d of Ann Taylor & Willm. Baker,
who live in a state of adultery & have 4 children.

[FarSide]

William illeg. of Phebe Smith of Old Hill, Spinster (whore (entered in pencil)),
was born on - in Rowley, and baptised on 27 Sep 1832 by John Hutchinson.

[Northern Lass]

William illeg. of Phebe Smith of Old Hill, Spinster (whore (entered in pencil)),
was born on - in Rowley, and baptised on 27 Sep 1832 by John Hutchinson.

Which one is that one in FS?
St Giles transcribed or disc?

[FarSide]

It's from the Round Oak Primitive Methodist Chapel Bap Entries.

[maureen41]

Found this when looking at Catshill reg. in Bromsgrove which made me cry
Henry Barn child buried, name given as found by Barn by Henry??? I could not help but think of the poor girl who had this child and it raises all sorts of questions, did she have there, was it born dead. My husband thought I was mad as it happened in the early 1800's.
can understand if you do not want this to go on as it is a bit sad really.

[grangers14]

Oh bless! Poor girl, poor babe. It is so sad.
Can understand why you felt like that, I do too.
Jo