Marriages 1696 to 1921
Transcribed and donated to the Dorset OPC by Kim Parker (and Jon Baker) from the Parish Registers
Arranged according to the Gregorian Calendar, with the Julian year indicated to the left of the forward slash (/) in those years
when the Julian Calendar, which ran from March 25th to March 24th, was in use (i.e. prior to 1752, 1751 being the transition year).
The Parish Register is difficult to read in places, so readers are invited to use this transcript as a guide only and to consult the original at the Dorset History Centre.
Since Tarrant Rawston is such a small parish, with few events in its own Parish Register (which in any case is lost prior to 1760) and large gaps in the BT coverage, I have also included the marriages of Tarrant Rawston parishioners in other parishes. However, there may be additional marriages of Tarrant Rawston parishioners in other parishes not included in this list.
[X] is used to denote where a person signed the register with a mark rather than a signature.
N° Date Forename(s) Surname Residence etc. 25 Jun 1696 George VOSSE of Tarrant Rawston & Susannah ASH of Tarrant Hinton, married at Tarrant Hinton 20 Jul 1710 William ROGERS of Tarrant Rawston & Anne HAGGARD of Witchampton, married at Witchampton 29 Dec 1722 John WILLIAMS of Tarrant Rawston & Hannah AMY of Moor Crichel, married at Moor Crichel 29 Sep 1723 George HOOPER of Tarrant Rawston & Ann ANSTY of Tarrant Keyneston, married at Shapwick 30 Nov 1731 William PRINCE of Witchampton & Ann HOLMES of Tarrant Rawston, married at Tarrant Rushton TR-BTs 02 Jan 1732/3 George CARTER & Joan STAORKE 08 Sep 1734 John BARNS of Tarrant Rushton & Ann STARK of Tarrant Rawston, married at Blandford St. Mary 03 Sep 1739 Harry ROGERS of Tarrant Lanston & Catherine LUCAS of Tarrant Rawston, married at Tarrant Hinton 10 Dec 1740 John BARNS of Tarrant Rawston & Grace GODDARD of Gussage St. Michael, married at Gussage All Saints 23 Feb 1756 James STRANGE of Tarrant Rawston & Betty ROGERS of Tarrant Rushton, married at Tarrant Rushton TR-PR 21 Jul 1760 Mathew COAKES of Tarrant Rawston Banns & Elizabeth WHITE of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: William SPEARE, Prince LAWRENCE TR-PR 21 May 1761 Lazarus GRIFFEN of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Mary WHITE of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: John HUNT, John HUNT TR-PR 07 Jun 1762 William MITCHELL of Tarrant Keyneston Lic & Mary EDWARDS of Tarrant Rawston witnesses: William SPEAR, Joseph EDWARDS 15 Dec 1763 William FRAMPTON of Tarrant Rushton & Mary GRIFFIN of Tarrant Rawston, married at Tarrant Rushton [also as GRIFFEN] 05 Nov 1772 John JAMES bachelor of Tarrrant Rawston & Mary MAIDMENT spinster of Tarrant Rushton, married at Tarrant Rushton TR-PR 16 May 1774 Benjamin BARNES of Tarrant Monkton Banns & Mary HARRIS of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: William SPEAR, Richard KING 06 Jul 1780 Andrew RIGGES of Tarrant Rawston & Ann HATHAWAY of Shapwick, married at Shapwick 28 Jan 1781 William WOODMAN of Tarrant Rawston & Jane MACKRELL of Tarrant Rushton, married at Tarrant Rushton TR-PR 15 Oct 1782 Francis DRAKE of Tarrant Hinton [X] Banns & Mary WOODMAN of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: James STRANGE [X], John HUNT TR-PR 17 Jul 1784 John DAY bachelor of Piddle Hinton Lic & Mary ANSTY spinster of Tarrant Rawston witnesses: Benjamin BARNES, Elizabeth HARRIS [X] TR-PR 24 Dec 1784 James DAVIS of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Jane WOODMAN widow of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Thomas MOORE, John HUNT 05 May 1785 John LEAF of Tarrant Rawston & Mary DEARLOVE of Horton, married at Horton TR-PR 18 Feb 1788 James FRICKER of Tarrant Rawston Banns & Betty RAYNOLD of Tarrant Rawston witnesses: Benjamin BARNES, Ann YEATMAN TR-PR 17 Aug 1788 Richard BROWN of Tarrant Rawston [X] Lic & Sarah OSMOND of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Edward PORTER, Mark GREER TR-PR 02 Dec 1790 William STRANGE of Tarrant Rawston Banns & Ann HART of Tarrant Rawston witnesses: John MACKRELL, William MACKRELL TR-PR 04 Apr 1796 George GILLINGHAM of Whitcombe Banns & Amelia EDWARDS of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: John FLOWER, James GILLINGHAM 24 Sep 1796 Luke JAMES of Tarrant Rawston & Hannah COFFIN of Tarrant Rushton, married at Tarrant Rushton TR-PR 06 Jul 1797 James STRANGE of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Drusilla TURK of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: William RALL, Elizabeth STRANGE [X] TR-PR 21 Jul 1800 Thomas DANNEL of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Elizabeth BREWER of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Catharine BROWN, Elizabeth KEARLEY, John COLEMAN TR-PR 16 Aug 1802 James SOPER of Tarrant Rawston Banns & Jane SENNECK of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Catharine BROWN, William MACKRELL TR-PR 03 May 1803 Robert CUSENS of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Jane DANNEL of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Catharine BROWN, William MACKRELL TR-PR 30 May 1803 James MAIDMENT of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Hannah JAMES of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: William MACKRELL TR-PR 27 May 1805 Thomas OATES of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Catharine BROWN of Tarrant Rawston witnesses: ?William ?STEPHENS [X], John COLEMAN, John COLEMAN 20 Sep 1810 Robert OLD of Tarrant Rawston & Ann HOOPER of Tarrant Keyneston, married at Tarrant Keyneston TR-PR 02 Oct 1810 George HOOPER of Tarrant Keyneston Lic & Maria OLD of Tarrant Rawston witnesses: Ann DAVIS, William THORNHILL, Elizabeth ?AFFONTE, James HOOPER, James SOPER TR-PR 26 Dec 1810 George STONE of Tarrant Rawston Banns & Ann DEWLAND of Tarrant Rawston witnesses: James STONE, William THORNHILL 26 Dec 1812 Thomas COURAGE of Tarrant Rushton & Mary DANIELS of Tarrant Rawston, married at Tarrant Rushton NEW REGISTER TR-PR: 1 22 May 1815 John COWARD of Tarrant Keyneston Banns & Sarah DANIELS of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: William MITCHELL, James KITCHEL TR-PR: 2 12 Apr 1820 Richard MUSTON of Tarrant Rawston Banns & Hannah JAMES of Tarrant Rawston witnesses: Charles KING [X], William MITCHELL TR-PR: 3 02 Oct 1820 John HIBDITCH of Christchurch [X] Banns & Elizabeth LAMBERT of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Ann STONE, R. W. OLD TR-PR: 4 16 Nov 1820 Charles KING of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Elizabeth BURDEN of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: James HUNT, Maria WARRISH 05 May 1823 David DANIELLS of Tarrant Rawston & Ann HALL of Winterborne Whitechurch, married at Winterborne Whitechurch 25 Dec 1823 James BURDEN of Tarrant Rawston & Maria WARWICK sojourner at Langton Long Blandford, married at Langton Long Blandford TR-PR: 5 29 Dec 1823 James HIBDITCH of Wimborne Minster [X] Banns & Jane NEW of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: W. OLD, William MITCHELL TR-PR: 6 24 Feb 1824 William OLD of Tarrant Rawston Banns & Catherine HOOPER of Tarrant Rawston witnesses: Philip RIDEOUT, William LOVELL TR-PR: 7 25 Jul 1824 Joshua WARHAM of Tarrant Rawston Banns & Jane BURDEN of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Charles HARDIMAN, Mary EVERITT [X] TR-PR: 8 12 Apr 1825 George DREW of Tarrant Rushton Banns & Hannah BURDEN of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: William BURDEN, John KEARLEY TR-PR: 9 30 Jun 1825 Thomas OATES of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Sarah HUGH of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Jane HASKELL [X], John COWARD TR-PR: 10 07 Feb 1826 William DANIELS of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Honour HALLETT of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: John NEW [X], Joshua WAREHAM TR-PR: 11 21 Aug 1826 Benjamin HICKS of Sixpenny Handley Lic & Susan MOODY of Tarrant Rawston witnesses: Rachel Catherine MOODY, Mary Ann WILLCOX [very faded] TR-PR: 12 21 Jan 1828 Joseph PEARCE of Tarrant Rawston Banns & Keziah DANIELS of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: William DANIELS [X], Robert ALEXANDER TR-PR: 13 08 Aug 1828 David DANIELS of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Tryphosa SOPER of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Hannah FOYLE, Robert ALEXANDER 30 Apr 1832 Francis DANIELLS of Tarrant Rawston & Jane DAVIS of Tarrant Keyneston, married at Tarrant Keyneston TR-PR: 14 26 Dec 1832 David DANIELLS junior of Tarrant Rawston Banns & Matilda Lavinia White STRICKLAND of Blandford Forum [X] witnesses: Kezia PEARCE [X], Francis DANIELLS [X], Richard NEW TR-PR: 15 03 Jul 1833 John HARRIS widower of Tarrant Rawston Banns & Kerenhappuch WHIFFEN of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Richard NEW, Sarah COWARD [X] TR-PR: 16 04 Feb 1834 Luke JAMES of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Sarah CHRISTOPHER of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Mary MAIDMENT [X], Hannah HUGHES [X], Richard NEW 21 Apr 1835 John NEW of Tarrant Rawston & Mary EVERETT of Moor Crichel, married at Moor Crichel TR-PR: 17 26 Mar 1837 Charles BUDDEN of Tarrant Rawston [X] Banns & Fanny LAMBARD of Tarrant Rawston [X] witnesses: Richard NEW [X], Ann BURDEN [X] - with consent of parents NEW REGISTER TR-PR: 1 13 Aug 1840 George HORLOCK bachelor of full age; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; son of William HORLOCK Labourer - - & Matilda MUSTON spinster of under age; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Richard MUSTON Labourer witnesses: William McKENZIE, Ann MAIDMENT 09 Sep 1840 William FIANDER of Tarrant Rawston & Charlotte STRANGE of Tarrant Monkton, married at Tarrant Monkton 26 Dec 1840 John PAUL of Tarrant Hinton & Hannah HARRIS of Tarrant Rawston, married at Tarrant Hinton TR-PR: 2 17 Apr 1843 John KEYNES bachelor of full age; Yeoman of Whitchurch; son of John KEYNES Yeoman - - & Sarah Board WATTS spinster of full age; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of William WATTS Yeoman witnesses: William WATTS, Mary WIGHTMAN TR-PR: 3 18 Feb 1846 Henry MAIDMENT bachelor of full age; Labourer of Tarrant Rushton; [X]; son of James MAIDMENT Labourer - - & Anne BURDEN spinster of full age; of Tarrant Rawston; [X]; dau of Samuel BURDEN Labourer witnesses: Elvina DREW, Charles BURDEN [X] TR-PR: 4 26 Dec 1848 David WHITE bachelor age 20; Labourer of Whitchurch; [X]; son of James WHITE Labourer - - & Louisa Jane STRICKLAND spinster age 20; of Tarrant Rawston; base born dau of a Labourer witnesses: William WHITE, Arabella DANIELLS TR-PR: 5 03 Jul 1849 John STADDEN widower of full age; Yeoman of Andover [Hampshire]; son of Nathaniel STADDEN Miller - - & Caroline BAUGH widow of full age; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of George BELL Yeoman witnesses: John BELL, Sophia BELL TR-PR: 6 08 Jul 1849 Lionel FOSTER bachelor age 22; Labourer of Whitchurch; [X]; son of Elias FOSTER Labourer - - & Elizabeth Jane PEARCE spinster age 19; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Joseph PEARCE Labourer witnesses: Arabella DANIELLS, James DANIELLS TR-PR: 7 17 Oct 1850 George DANIELLS bachelor age 23; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; son of William DANIELLS Labourer Banns & Hannah GILBERT spinster age 22; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Henry GILBERT Labourer witnesses: James DANIELLS, Rosinnah KING TR-PR-8 27 Mar 1851 Martin MUSTIN bachelor age 19; Labourer of Rawston; son of Richard MUSTIN Labourer Banns Annabelle Maria DANIELLS spinster age 17; of Rawston; dau of David DANIELLS Labourer witnesses: William WHITE, Maria MUSTON TR-PR-9 21 Jul 1853 George JAMES bachelor age 19; Labourer of Rawston; son of Luke JAMES Labourer Banns & Jane TUCK spinster age 18; Labourer of Rawston; dau of Wm TUCK Labourer witnesses: William HARRIS, Maria MUSTON TR-PR-10 24 Dec 1855 William BURDEN bachelor age 24; Labourer of Poole; son of James BURDEN Labourer Banns & Elizabeth KING spinster age 23; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Charles KING Shepherd witnesses: Henry GILBERT, ? KING TR-PR-11 9 Jul 1857 William TUCK bachelor age 23; Labourer of Rawston; son of William TUCK Carter Banns & Charlotte KING spinster age 19; Labourer of Rawston; dau of Charles KING Shepherd witnesses: Isaac KING, Maria MITCHELL TR-PR-12 18 Aug 1857 John Ball ROBERTS bachelor age 23; Bricklayer of Rawston; son of John ROBERTS Bricklayer & Elizabeth DANIELLS spinster age 19; Labourer of Rawston; dau of William DANIELLS Labourer witnesses: John DANIELLS x Emma Mary DANIELLS TR-PR-13 27 May 1858 Elias JAMES x bachelor age 19; Labourer of Rawston; son of Luke JAMES Labourer & Elizabeth TUCK spinster age 16; Labourer of Rawston; dau of WilliamTUCK Labourer witnesses: Frederick WATERING, Jane WAITE TR-PR-14 8 Jun 1858 William Strangeman HARRIS bachelor age 27; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; son of John HARRIS Labourer & Maria MUSTON spinster age 28; Servant of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Richard MUSTON Labourer witnesses: Isaac KING x, Shawen? Hapsuch? ?hanning???? TR-PR-15 16 Dec 1858 Charles READ x bachelor age 27; Carter of Tarrant Rawston; son of Thomas READ Labourer & Mary Ann KING spinster age 32; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Charles KING Shepherd witnesses: Isaac KING x, Jane READ TR-PR-16 31 Dec 1860 Walter FRAMPTON bachelor age 22; Gardener of Tarrant Rawston; son of Richard FRAMPTON Dairyman & Emma HARRIS spinster age 17; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; dau of John HARRIS Labourer witnesses: Joseph DIBBEN, Julia KAIL TR-PR-17 22 Apr 1865 Charles BURDEN bachelor age 49; Thatcher of Tarrant Rawston; son of Samuel BURDEN Thatcher & Sarah COLLIER widow age 42; Labourer of Tarrant Keynstone; dau of George TORYMAN Labourer witnesses: John LONGMAN, Eliza Ann LONGMAN TR-PR-18 17 Nov 1869 John Albert LITTLE bachelor age 29; Gentleman of Walcot; son of John White LITTLE Gentleman & Emma HOUSE spinster age 20; of Rawston; dau of John HOUSE Yeoman witnesses: Mary Rosalie LITTLE, Sarah HOUSE TR-PR-19 26 Apr 1871 George HUNT x bachelor age 20; Shepherd of Tarrant Rawston; son of George HUNT Shepherd & Thirza WOODFORD x spinster age 24; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Charles WOODFORD Labourer witnesses: John HUNT x Mary HUNT TR-PR-20 21OctSamuel GoltonFIANDERbachelor age 24; Labourer of Keynstone; son of Frederick FIIANDER Labourer[blank][blank]spinster age 24; of Rushton;witnesses: John SELSLEY xThis marriage took place, but at Tarrant Rushton, 21 Oct 1871, bride Mary Ann SIBLEY TR-PR-21 31 Oct 1874 John SIBLEY bachelor age 21; Labourer of Tarrant Rushton; son of John SIBLEY Labourer & Emily DREW spinster age 19; of Tarrant Rushton; dau of William DREW Labourer witnesses: George SIBLEY, Emma SIBLEY TR-PR-22 26 Oct 1875 Luke JAMES x widower of full age; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; son of Richard MUCTON Labourer Banns & Keren HARRIS widow of full age; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Thomas WHIFFEN Labourer witnesses: William Starangen HARRIS, Mary Jane HARRIS TR-PR-23 18 Nov 1875 Enoch WHITE bachelor age 37; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; son of John WHITE Labourer & Emma BARNETT spinster age 28; of Pimperne; dau of Edward BARNETT Shoemaker witnesses: Walter BARNETT, Emma KAIL TR-PR-24 16 May 1877 Jesse TAYLOR bachelor age 22; Yeoman of Tarrant Monkton; son of William Robert TAYLOR Yeoman & Sarah HOUSE spinster age 21; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of John Way HOUSE Yeoman witnesses: T H HARDING, J BURGESS TR-PR-25 2 Apr 1878 Frederick FRICKER bachelor of full age; Tailor of Bradford on Avon, Wilts; son of James Smith FRICKER Tailor & Harriet BARNETT spinster of full age; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Edward BARNETT Shoemaker witnesses: Enoch WHTE, Emma KAIL TR-PR-26 4 Dec 1879 Frank CAKE bachelor of full age; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; son of Daniel CAKE Labourer & Jane BARNES spinster of full age; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of William BARNES Labourer witnesses: Robert HARRIS, Emily BARNES TR-PR-27 25 Oct 1882 John Watts SNOOK bachelor of full age; Yeoman of Long Sutton, Somerset; son of James SNOOK Yeoman & Caroline Jane COSSINS spinster of full age; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of James COSSINS Yeoman witnesses: Samuel Young BRAKE, Elizabeth Mary COSSINS TR-PR-28 3 Dec 1887 Herbert SENIOR bachelor age 35; Yeoman of Tarrant Rushton; son of James SENIOR Yeoman & Elizabeth Mary COSSINS spinster age 22; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of James COSSINS Yeoman witnesses: John COSSINS, Henrietta SENIOR TR-PR-29 22 May 1893 James CORNICK bachelor age 41; Carrier of Chaldon Herring; son of Kenton CORNICK Labourer Banns & Elizabeth Mary LYNE spinster age 26; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Robert LYNE Labourer witnesses: Henry LYNE, Lucy LYNE, Mary Sarah JAMES TR-PR-30 15 Feb 1894 John James Simeon HARVEY bachelor age 22; Carter of Durweston; son of Samuel HARVEY Gardener Banns & Ann Rebecca JEANS spinster age 25; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of James JEANS Labourer witnesses: Ellen Alice HANSFORD, John JEANES TR-PR-31 25 Aug 1894 Henry LYNE bachelor age 23; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; son of Robert LYNE Labourer Banns & Mary Sarah JAMES spinster age 27; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Fraderick JAMES Milker? witnesses: Frederick JAMES, Emily Jessie JAMES TR-PR-32 8 Oct 1898 William Henry CADDY bachelor age 22; Shepherd of Tarrant Rawston; son of George CADDY Shepherd Banns & Lucy LYNE spinster age 29; of Charlton Marshall; dau of Robert LYNE Labourer witnesses: Walter Thomas WATTS, Ellen Pe**y COX TR-PR-33 10 Nov 1898 James JEANES widower age 65; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; son of Robert JEANES Shepherd Banns & Eliza MITCHELL widow age 43; of Tarrant Keynston; dau of George AMEY Labourer witnesses: Daniel JEANES, Mary Jane LAURENCE TR-PR-34 11 Feb 1907 Isaac SCOVELL widower age 69 ; Labourer of Tarrant Rushton; son of Isaac SCOVELL Shepherd Banns & Alice KEARLEY widow age 57; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of William COLEBROOK Stone Mason witnesses: William LALE, Ella Margaret KERLEY, Mabel Alice KERLEY TR-PR-35 14 Jan 1915 James Alfred WHEELER bachelor age 24 ; Motor Mechanic of West Fordington, Dorchester; son of Frederick WHEELER Sub Postmaster Banns & Flora Ella Kate PEACH spinster age 22; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of George PEACH Carter witnesses: Albert John Gray HOUSE, Ethel May ROGERS, Daisy GUBBINS TR-PR-36 1 Apr 1917 Andrew Nuttall ROWELL bachelor age 31 ; Miner of Tarrant Rawston; son of Edward ROWELL Labourer (deceased) Banns & Lily Emma HUNT spinster age 20; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Charles Albert HUNT Carter witnesses: George HUNT, Elizabeth Ann HUNT TR-PR-37 8 May 1917 Bertie MAIDMENT bachelor age 28 ; Carter of Tarrant Monkton; son of Tom MAIDMENT Carter (deceased) Banns & Elizabeth Ann HUNT spinster age 26; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Charles Albert HUNT Carter witnesses: George HUNT, Louisa Maud HUNT TR-PR-38 24 Nov 1918 Sydney MARTIN bachelor age 48 ; Labourer of Tarrant Rawston; son of George MARTIN Labourer (Deceased) (deceased) Banns & Fanny Elsie HUNT spinster age 25; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of Charles Albert HUNT Carter witnesses: George HUNT, Louisa Maud HUNT TR-PR-39 5 May 1921 Maurice HOOPER bachelor age 28 ; Yeoman of Langton Long; son of John Herbert HOOPER Yeoman Banns & Kathleen Mary COSSINS spinster age 24; of Tarrant Rawston; dau of John COSSINS Yeoman witnesses: Christopher John HOOPER, John COSSINS TR-PR-40 Unused Memorandum. In consequence of the benefice & parish of Tarrant Rushton having been united with that of Tarrant Rawston, these duplicate Marriage Registers are disused at this point by direction of the Registrar General, and the duplicate Register has been placed in the custody of the Superintendent Registrar of the Blandford Registration District. 14.11.1928.
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