Post by Chris Bullock on Jun 24, 2009 9:41:42 GMT
These entries may not have been amusing or interesting at the time, but they now add some colour to our ancestors history. They are genuine comments extracted from the Parish Records!
Apologies to any descendants: names can be removed if any offence is unintentionally caused:
Thomas ASTORS 1720 A Foolish Half-Witted Girl - The Rogue who got it choosing to go to Walsall House Of Correction rather than marry her.
Thomas BAKER 1731 base - begotten by three men upon the oath of the woman - Mr SYDDON, BROAKES and SHELLEY
William CASHMORE 1700 at St Margaret's Chapel alias a barn in West Bromwich
Elizabeth DAVIS 1720 Welsh Folk
John HANCOCKS 1805 they was married and the woman churcht the same day
Thomas HALE 1808 they was married the day before
Thomas HAKELET 1668 (born of) Widow and a stranger
Thomas JORDAINE 1703 Roman Catholick, baptised by a Papist Priest
John NEWELL 1701 Roman Catholics, born at ye Delves & baptised by a person of Romish pers(uasion).
Martha NICKELLS 1792 mother & father were married the same day
Elizabeth PHILIPS 1747 The mother declared she did not know the father and supposed the child was begotten while she was asleep.
Apologies to any descendants: names can be removed if any offence is unintentionally caused:
Thomas ASTORS 1720 A Foolish Half-Witted Girl - The Rogue who got it choosing to go to Walsall House Of Correction rather than marry her.
Thomas BAKER 1731 base - begotten by three men upon the oath of the woman - Mr SYDDON, BROAKES and SHELLEY
William CASHMORE 1700 at St Margaret's Chapel alias a barn in West Bromwich
Elizabeth DAVIS 1720 Welsh Folk
John HANCOCKS 1805 they was married and the woman churcht the same day Thomas HALE 1808 they was married the day before
Thomas HAKELET 1668 (born of) Widow and a stranger
Thomas JORDAINE 1703 Roman Catholick, baptised by a Papist Priest John NEWELL 1701 Roman Catholics, born at ye Delves & baptised by a person of Romish pers(uasion). Martha NICKELLS 1792 mother & father were married the same day Elizabeth PHILIPS 1747 The mother declared she did not know the father and supposed the child was begotten while she was asleep.
