Updated 6 Dec 2000

WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

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SHORT COMMENTS

Some SHORT COMMENTS from the Registers


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   1611 may 04 "apud Kyrkerton"
   1618 feb 15 "a poor woman"
   1619 aug 29 "ye Cornishman"
   1619 nov 08 "Ye Paver"
   1621 jan 13 Knight,at Carsington church
   1622 apr 22 Ye Cornyshman
   1625 mar 09 Cornyshman
   1626 oct 30 And "pen redicke"
   1628 dec 18 A cripple
   1629 feb 15 ,A poor lad aged about 10 or 11 years
   1631 feb 01 And"penery deck" (PENRYDDICK?)
   1637 jan 22 "dissesed"
   1652 dec    "The dau of an Yarish woman"
   1652 dec 03 "The dau of an Hirish woman"
   1663 jly 26 Bastard of widow FOXLEY
   1665 mar 17 Farriner=stranger
   1669 jan 29 Vagabonds
   1672 jun 13 Cleric, vicar and Archdeacon of Derby
   1672 jly 22 Pistorii=Baker
   1678 sep 03 ,No affidavit brought within 8 days
   1679 may 15 ,No order brought in 8 days for burial
   1690 feb 19 "Alias Gosibank"
   1693 feb 04 Armigeri=gent,squire,knight
   1693 oct 02 Clericus Armiger Archdeacon
               d.28 Sep buried in Church of Wirksworth
   1700 mar 01 "Feb29",but non-leap year
   1704 may 29 Wife written "vixon"! [Mrs FOX!]
   1711 apr 20 ,Ignotus aliis nisi (Unknown unless)
   1711 aug 06 "peregrini"-traveller
   1716 jun 11 Dom=Lord P.GELL
   1717 apr 12 "gemilli"=twins
   1723 may 31 "privatim a nonconformi"
   1723 nov 08 "medici"=doctor
   1724 feb 02 Libari=children
   1758 jan 18 Dissenting minister
   1758 apr 03 Soldier 36 Reg,etc
   1759 oct 20 Staymaker
   1765 sep 09 Recruiting corporal, sojourner
   1770 aug 02 Tallow chandler+soap boiler
   1771 mar 08 Soldier 44 Reg of foot
   1777 sep 23 "a stranger who died in"
   1778 jan 21 ,Gretna Green 1777 nov 21
   1784 sep 12 Anabaptists
   1786 sep 20 Shipwrecked 24dec1811
   1799 dec 25 Sergt.5th Foot
   1800 dec 30 Soldier,1st Drag.Guard
   1801 apr 05 "of R H G"
   1811 jan 20 ,52-died suddenly
   1811 jly 26 Rock House, see Family Bible
   1811 aug 13 ,41-died suddenly
   1811 sep 19 Doctor of Physick,Fb,Fs
   1811 nov 24 ,46-fall from ladder
   1812 jly 01 ,42-drowned self, lunacy
   1812 aug 22 ,48-dropt & expired immediately
   1812 aug 30 ,56-hanged self, found after 1 month
   1812 nov 01 ,46-died suddenly
   1812 nov 08 ,76-clerk, died in his corn field
   1812 nov 29 ,11-killed by a water wheel
   1813 mar 04 ,63-killed by a large block of stone
   1813 may 17 ,60-died of the Gravel
   1813 sep 11 Bass viol player,54-
   1813 dec 29 ,72-droped down & expired imm.
   1814 jan 23 ,48-frozen while milking
   1814 feb 16 ,28-hanged self,lunacy
   1814 jly 30 ,7-died at Dan Higtons, Midd
   1815 sep 13 Chairbottomer
   1816 mar 17 ,Husb.Laurence left country
   1816 aug 27 Doctor of Medicine, Brooks

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   1819 jan 03 Heelmaker
   1819 sep 12 Rag gatherer
   1819 nov 21 Schoolmistress
   1820 feb 06 Post to Derby
   1821 feb 05 ,66-sister of and lived with Lidia
   1821 sep 09 Overseer of Poor
   1821 nov 15 ,37-killed while oiling
   1821 nov 16 ,35-died while conveying J.Slater
   1821 dec 04 ,71-died suddenly
   1821 dec 04 ,82-died suddenly
   1822 jan 13 ,56-died suddenly
   1822 may 20 ,51-killed by large stone
   1822 jun 11 ,20-drowned while bathing
   1822 jly 14 ,57-fell down & inst expired
   1822 jly 21 ,28-died fighting at Wakes
   1822 aug 13 ,28-fell from haystack
   1822 sep 16 Oilsheet maker
   1822 sep 19 ,Error by godmother
   1822 oct 30 ,25-killed by a carriage
   1822 nov 12 Captain 20th Foot
   1823 jun 22 ,2-Father abroad 71 Reg Foot
   1824 jun 07 Petrifactioner
   1826 sep 17 Redlead burner
   1828 mar 05 Officer of Excise
   1830 jan 17 Clog maker
   1830 mar 15 Whisket maker
   1831 jun 24 Prostitute
   1831 dec 13 Land surveyor
   1833 aug 27 Veterenary surgeon, Alexander
   1835 jan 22 High Constable
              "Small pox much in town"

---Some LONGER COMMENTS from the Registers-------


    May the first 1666 this book was bought of John Hill
    bookebinder of Derby by Robert TOPLEYES William NOTON Tobias
    SPENCER Anthony TOMPSON Churchwardens of Wirkesworth and the
    price was one pound and fifteene shillinges

    A tax was levied by King William III on all births, marriages
    & deaths recorded in the Parochial Registers of 1694 and the
    five years following, and the collectors were armed with free
    access to the Registers for the purpose of assessing the
    impost. The Clergy very often omitted the entries altogether
    on the ground that they found this charge press hardly on
    their poor

    Henry Bowne had publique notice in the parishe church of
    wirksworth uppon the sabath day being the 18th of March 1631
    to bee clarke of the same.

    The Register for ye 3 last years to this day was exhibited
    into ye court of Litchfield (29 nov 1676?)

    March 21 1674 A Briefe for the Church of Benendon in the
    county of Kent was published and the sume of nine shillings
    and eleven pence collected for the same. August 22 1675 A
    Briefe for a Fire at Watton in ye county of Norfolk was
    published & ye sume of sixteen shillings & elevenpence
    farthing collected for the same. June 25 1676 A Briefe for ye
    church of Newsent? in the county of Gloucester was published &
    ye sume of fereateen? shillings & threepence collected for the
    same. July 16 1676 A Briefe for ye church of Oswestree in ye
    county of Salop was published and ye sume of thirteen
    shillings & three farthings collected for ye same. June 2 1678
    A Briefe for a fire at Meon? in the county of Salop was
    published and the sume of 16 shillings and three pence
    collected for the same in the parish church of Wirksworth.

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