MARRIAGES 1814–1836
Missing years: 1824, 1826, 1828
Transcribed from BTs May–June 2005 by Tony Higgins
Comments and queries by transcriber in brackets.
NOTE: bach = Batchelor, Bachelor; spin = Spinster; otp = of this parish; soj = sojourner; wid = widow, widower; witn = witnesses; (x) = mark as signature
1814
Apr 11 – John SMALL bach otp & Mary KIDDLE spin otp – Banns, witn: Robert Kiddle, John Besant
May 12 – John STROUD (x) bach otp & Anne BALLAAM (x) otp – witn: Tho Stroud (x), Anne Sims, John Besant
Aug 12 – Joseph CUFFE (x) soj, bach, otp & Martha KIDDLE (x) soj, spin, otp – witn: John Cuffe (x), Sarah Cuffe (x) John Besant
Nov 17 – Thomas DAVIS (x) bach otp & Lucy CASH of Wint. Zelston spin – Banns, witn: James Burden (x), Martha Cash (x), John Besant
1815
June 20 – Joseph LAGG (x) otp bach & Jane HARRIS (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Thomas Stroud (x), John Besant
July 11 – James PLUMLEY of Abbey Milton bach & Lucy SHEPPARD otp – Banns, witn: Peter Bullen, John Besant
Sept 20 – Henry DAVIS (x) otp bach & Sarah GALE (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: George Miller, John Besant
Nov 6 – Giles SHEPPARD otp bach & Jane NOTTING otp spin – Banns, witn: George Small, John Besant
1816
Feb 15 – George MILLER otp bach & Rose HUSSEY otp spin – Licence, witn: Peter Barrett, John Tizard
Aug 14 – John FORD otp bach & Charlotte BALLAAM (x) otp spin – Licence, witn: Benjamin Ballaam, John Besant
Sept 23 – Benjamin BALLAAM otp bach & Jane BALLAAM otp spin – Banns, witn: *** Welsted, John Besant
1817
Jan 27 – Robert MILLER bach otp & Hannah LEGG (x) spin of Puddletown – Licence, witn: George Miller, John Besant
Feb 18 – William SHEPPARD bach otp & Charlotte WELLSTED spin otp – Banns, witn: Ann Bolton, John Besant
Oct 4 – Henry BARTLETT bach otp & Mary Anne SMALL spin otp – Banns, witn: Peter Barret, John Besant
Dec ** – James JOYNER (x) bach otp & Ann BOLTON spin otp – Banns, witn: Jane Bolton, John Besant (VRI has Dec 3, and surname as BOLLON)
1818
Jan 13 – Robert WITTERIDGE bach of Poole & Isabella HAWKINS spin otp – Banns, witn: Charlotte Lang(?), John Besant
Apr 14 – Thomas STROUD (x) bach otp & Anne STONE spin otp – Banns, witn: Ellen Stone, John Besant
July 23 – Thomas WHITE (x) of Wint. Whitechurch bach & Hannah BALLAM (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Daniel Ballam (x), Mary Ballam (x), John Besant
Oct 21 – William ARNOLD otp bach & Catherine BALLAM otp spin – Banns, witn: Catherine Boyce (?), Thomas Gould, Mary Ballam, Thomas Henville, John Burgess, John Besant
Nov 18 – Aaron SMALL otp bach & Ann SMALL otp spin – Banns, witn: John Wellstead, Mary Notting
Dec 17 – George SMALL otp bach & Mary NOTTING otp spin – Banns, witn: Rose Ballam, John Small
1819
May ** – Samuel LANING (x) of East Morden bach & Susanna **** **** – **** witn: Thos Wellstead, Josiah Besant (VRI has May 5th, and Susanna FISH)
Sept 15 – William STANDLEY (x) otp bach & Mary BALLAM (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Paul(?) Hawkins (x), Josiah Besant
Sept 15 – Peter STANDLEY (x) *** bach & Susanna WELLSTEAD **** **** – **** witn: Thos Wellstead, Josiah Besant
1820
May 9 – Thomas CROSS of Wint. Whitechurch bach & Maria WELLSTEAD (x) otp – Banns, witn: John Welstead, John Arnold
Sept 18 – Thomas HENVILLE of Anderston bach & Mary BALLAM otp spin – Banns, witn: Jas Hellier, Rose Ballam, Sarah Henvelle
Oct 19 – Robert WELLSTED otp bach & Elizabeth BALLAM (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Edward Hawkins, Sarah Arnold
1821
Jan 1 – James HILLIER of E Morden bach & Ann BALLAM otp spin – Banns, witn: William Clark, John Watts
Jan 30 – William SLADE (x) otp bach & Elizabeth BOLLON otp spin – Banns, witn: James Bollon, Jane Bollon
Apr 5 – Robert WEST (x) of Langton Long Blandford bach & Sophia BALLAM (x) spin – Banns, witn: Benjamin Ballam, Josiah Besant
Oct 4 – James BALLAM (x) otp bach & Jane BOLLON otp spin – Banns, witn: Mary Ballam, Josiah Besant
1822
Dec 12 – Robert HAWKINS otp & Isabella WITTERAGE wid –Banns, witn: John Hawkins, Tho(?) Wellstead
1823
May 22 – William SMALL otp bach & Ann DAVIS (x) of Bloxworth spin – Banns, witn: Aron Small, Thos Wellstead
June 4 – James BURDEN (x) otp & Hannah HALLAM (x) otp – Banns, witn: William Small, Lydia Davis (x)
Nov 5 – John ARNOLD otp bach & Sarah BALLAM otp spin – Banns, witn: Richd Ballam, Mary Arnold
Nov 13 – John PARSONS (x) otp & Charlotte HAWKINS otp – Bans, witn: John Hawkins, Gentilla Wellstead
1824 (Missing in BTs)
1825
Feb 14 – James BALLAM bach otp & Elizabeth SHERING (x) spin otp – Banns, witn: Rose Ballam, Thomas Henville (VRI has SHERRING)
Mch 27 – Joseph MOORE bach otp & Ellen STONE spin otp – Banns, witn: Henry Stone, Charlotte Stone (x)
Sept 29 – George WELLSTEAD bach otp & Ellen PARSONS (x) spin otp – Banns, witn: Jno Parsons (x), Gentilla Wellstead
Oct 29 – Samuel BROWN wid of Bere Regis & Elizabeth HAWKINS spin otp – Banns, witn: Thomas Clench, Rose Rickets (x) (VRI has Oct 27)
Nov 12 – Edward BOLLON (x) bach otp & Lydia BASON (x) spin otp – Banns, witn: Jas Bollon, Susannah Brown
1826 (Missing in BTs)
1827 (Very faded, several difficult entries)
June 20 – John SHARING (x) bach otp & Rose RICKETS (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: James Rickets (x), ******** (VRI has SHERRING)
July 5 – Thomas MILLER (x) bach & Ann ARNOLD (x) spin – Banns, witn: **** ****
(VRI has: July 17 – David FANCY & Sarah CROCKER – very badly faded)
Sept 18 – James HARDING bach otp & Gentilla WELLSTEAD spin otp – Banns, **** ***
(VRI has: Oct 29 – Joseph THORNE & Margaret HAYES – very badly faded)
1828 (Missing in BTs)
1829
Feb 3 – William SLADE (x) otp wid & Mary SHERING (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Stephen Ballam, Thos Wellstead
Feb 12 – James ARNOLD otp & Mary ARNOLD otp – Banns, witn: Ambrose Arnold, Mary Small
Apr 28 – Ambrose ARNOLD otp & Mary SMALL otp wid – Banns, witn: Josiah Satchell, Mary Scurrey
Aug 17 – George LAMBARD (x) otp & Sarah SWETLAND (x) otp – Banns, witn: John Burton (x), Charlotte Swetland (x)
Dec 31 – Thomas TOOMER (x) otp & Lydia STROUD (x) otp – Banns, witn: Henry Arnold, Mary Chafey (x)
1830
Mch 16 – William BALL of Stourpaine & Charlotte STONE otp – Banns, witn: Henry Stone, Elizabeth Knapp
Mch 31 – James Kitcat HAWKINS (x) otp & Elizabeth THORNE (x) otp – Banns, witn: Edward Thorne, Hannah Thorne
Apr 12 – John Homan BRETT otp & Charlotte BILES (x) otp – Banns, witn: David Dove, Frances Clare
May 10 – Henry BEST of Kimeridge in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset & Rachel BATTRICK (x) otp – Banns, witn: Josiah Satchell, Eliza Battrick (x)
Oct 19 – Cleagon HAWKINS (x) otp & Louisa WELLSTEAD (x) otp – Banns, witn: Henry Arnold, Elizabeth Wellstead
Oct 19 – Daniel SMALL (x) otp & Eliza HAWKINS (x) otp – Banns, witn: Arthur Chaffey, Thirza Hawkins (x)
1831
May 23 – Stephen BALLAM otp bach & Joanna SHERING (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Michael Ballam, Thos Wellstead
June 1 – William SHERING otp & Elizabeth SYMONDS otp – Banns, witn: Wm Slade (x), Mary Ann Hussey, Thos Wellstead
July 28 – William WELLSTEAD (x) otp & Rachel HARRIS (x) otp – Banns, witn: William Sheppard, Rose Harris (x)
Aug 31 – Benjamin WELLSTEAD (x) otp & Caroline RICKETTS (x) otp – Banns, witn: Robert Miller (x), Harriett Wellstead
Sept 20 – Henry STONE otp bach & Eliza ARNOLD (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Cosey (?), Arthur Brown (x)
Sept 21 – James BALLAM (x) otp wid & Dorothy WELLSTEAD (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Richard Wellstead, Thos Wellstead
Dec 29 – Robert MILLER otp bach & Harriet WELLSTEAD otp spin – Banns, witn: John Arnold, Phoebe Miller (x)
1832
Oct 1 – Benjamin TORVELL (x) of Bere Regis bach & Rose WELLSTEAD (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: John Torvill (x), Richard Wellstead (x)
Oct 3 – Henry RICKETTS otp bach & Maria STROUD (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Henry Arnold, Elizabeth Stroud
Oct 31 – Uriah STACEY (x) oyp bach & Hannah STROUD (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: James Stroud, Frances Stroud (VRI has this event dated 31 Oct 1732!!)
Dec 24 – Alfred SHEPPARD otp bach & Sarah GILHAM (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Henery Ricketts, Thos Wellstead
1833
Jan 29 – John ARNOLD otp bach & Phoebe MILLER (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: William Battrick (x), Thos Wellstead, Robert Miller
Jan 29 – Arthur Nicholas BROWN (x) otp bach & Elizabeth WELLSTEAD (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: John Snook, Robert Miller
Feb 13 – Reuben WELLSTEAD (x) otp bach & Caroline FRY (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Benjamin Wellstead (x), Mary Anne Fry (x)
May 27 – William CHRISTOPHER (x) of East Morden bach & Jane INGS (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Martha Ings, Joseph Locke (x)
June 10 – Richard WELLSTEAD otp bach & Eliza BALLAM (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: James Ballam (x), Thos Tilley
June 14 – William BALLAM otp bach & Thursa HAWKINS otp spin – Banns, witn: Daniel Small (x), Eliza Small (Note signature reads Thirza Hawkins)
June 25 – Robert WELLSTEAD (x) otp & Rose HARRIS (x) otp – Banns, witn: William Wellstead (x), Rachel Wellstead (x)
Sept 6 – Henry DAVIS (x) of Milbourn Stylam in Bere Regis & Caroline WELLSTEAD (x) otp – Banns, witn: Richard Wellstead, Thos Wellstead
Sept 23 – James TARGETT of Milbourn Stylam in Bere Regis & Hannah HARRIS (x) otp – Banns, witn: Henry Harris (x), Thos Wellstead
Nov 6 – William BATTRICK (x) otp bach & Tabitha SHERING (x) otp spin – Banns, witn: Eliza Battrick, Thos Wellstead
Nov 29 – John STICKLAND otp & Sarah FORD (x) otp – Banns, witn: John Arnold, [blank] Dove
Dec 12 – Benjamin RICKETTS (x) otp & Tabitha SHEPPARD (x) otp – Banns, witn: Stephen Ricketts (x), Eliza Sheppard (x)
1834
Mch 22 – John BALLAM (x) otp & Frances STROUD otp – Banna, witn: James Stroud, Thos Wellstead
May 20 – Robert THORN (x) otp & Jane HAWKINS (x) otp – Banns, witn: Thomas Stroud, Elizabeth Hawkins (x)
Sept 7 – James STROUD otp & Sarah THORNE (x) otp – Banns, witn: Eli Sheppard, Mary Ann Hussey
Nov 2 – Richard BALLAM (x) otp & Rosanna LAMBERT (x) otp – Banns, witn: Solomon Lambert, Hesther Ballam
1835
July 7 – Robert BROWN (x) otp & Elizabeth STROUD (x) otp – Banns, witn: Henery Ricketts, Mary Galton
Aug 2 – William DOVE (x) otp & Rosetta DAVIS (x) otp – Banns, witn: David Dove, Susan Dove
Aug 12 – Stephen RICKETTS (x) otp & Kezia WELLSTEAD (x) otp – Banns, witn: Henery Ricketts, Thos Wellstead
Sept 30 – Henry Greening HARRIS (x) otp & Sophia STROUD (x) otp – Bans, witn: John Ballam (x), Thomas Wellstead
1836
Sept 21 – William MARSH (x) otp & Louisa JACKSON (x) otp – Banns, witn: Richard Ballam, Harriet Hooper