Melplash

Marriages 1847 to 1945

Transcribed and donated to the Dorset OPC by Ruth Hawkins from the Parish Registers
[1922-1945 transcribed by Jon Baker]

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.

Pg # Day Mth Year Groom Forenames SURNAME Age Cond Occupation Abode Father Forenames Father Surname Father Occupation           Bride Forenames SURNAME Age Cond Occupation Abode Father Forenames Father Surname Father Occupation             x = mark     Witnesses   1 1 24 May 1847 Thomas DUNFORD x full sgl Labourer Melplaish Robert Dunford Labourer           Susan WILLS x full sgl - Melplaish John Wills Labourer                   Martha Fooks John William Wills x       1 2 20 Oct 1847 Robert PURCHASE full sgl Yeoman Melplaish John Purchase Yeoman           Martha NEWMAN full widw - Melplaish George Wilmot Yeoman                   Mary Wilmott Thomas Willmott       2 3 24 Oct 1847 James CRANN x full sgl Labourer Melplaish Henry Crann Labourer           Mary PEACH x full widw - Melplaish Thomas Wrixon Labourer                   Robert Miller x Mary Gale x       2 4 18 Nov 1847 Richard GILLHAM full sgl Labourer Melplaish William Gillham Carpenter           Elizabeth VINSON x full sgl - Melplaish Robert Vinson Labourer                   Joseph Watts Sarah Vinson x       3 5 20 Jan 1848 Abraham TUCKER full sgl Bookseller Weymouth Thomas Tucker Flax Merchant           Martha FOOKS full sgl - Melplaish Charles Fooks Yeoman                   John S Nicholls Anne P Nicholls       3 6 14 May 1848 James PAUL x full wdwr Husbandman Melplaish Richard Paul Husbandman           Mary COOK x full sgl - Melplaish Thomas Cook Husbandman                   James Hallett Elizabeth Keach x       4 7 15 Oct 1848 Elias WILLIAMS full sgl Labourer Melplaish - - -           Mary PARSONS x full sgl - Melplaish James Parsons Labourer                   James Trevett x Ann Jean Horixoll?       4 8 6 Feb 1849 Levi COLLINS full sgl Labourer Melplaish William Collins Gardener           Maria COLLINS full sgl - Melplaish James Collins Gardener                   Richard Parsons x Rebecca Barret x       5 9 8 May 1849 Charles TUCKER full sgl Chemist Bridport Thomas Tucker Flax Merchant           Ellen FOOKS 17 sgl - Melplaish Charles Fooks Yeoman                   Abraham Tucker Francis Tucker Robert Davy Ann Davy Jane Nicholls   5 10 31 May 1849 William VENSON x full sgl Husbandman Melplaish Robert Venson Husbandman           Mary IZZARD x full sgl - Melplaish William Izzard Husbandman                   Alfred Burridge Priscilla Izzard x   6 11 25 Nov 1849 Samuel Smith BUCKNOWLE full sgl Tailor Bridport Samuel Bucknowle Cordwainer           Sarah Eliza Anna PAUL 18 sgl - Bridport Richard Paul Brewer                   Elizabeth Moore x Abraham Warrs   6 12 16 May 1850 James HANSFORD x - sgl Husbandman Melplaish Richard Hansford Dairyman           Mary Ann SAMWAYS - sgl - Melplaish Stephen Samways Husbandman                   Philip Samways Frances Samways   7 13 19 Sep 1850 John TREVETT x full sgl Husbandman Melplaish Ezekiah Trevett Husbandman           Jane HITCHCOCK x 20 sgl - Melplaish Henry Hitchcock Husbandman                   Edward H Trevett Harriot Hitchcock x   7 14 27 Oct 1850 James MEECH x full sgl Husbandman Netherbury Robert Meech Labourer           Martha GOVIER 20 sgl - Netherbury John Govier Labourer                   Robert Meech x Jane Meech x       8 15 23 Nov 1850 David CHARD full sgl Blacksmith Melplaish David Chard Shoemaker           Elizabeth Charity GUY full sgl - Beaminster John Guy Butcher                   Robert Chard Mary Guy       8 16 14 Jan 1851 Samuel Humphrey COLLINS full sgl Gentleman Ilminster Charles Collins Gentleman           Sarah CONWAY full sgl - Melplaish James Conway Yeoman                   Anna Maria Conway William P Roberts James Conway E A Hounsell John Hartace? Hounsell 9 17 7 Oct 1851 Thomas TIZZARD x 20 sgl Labourer Netherbury William Tizzard Labourer           Ann Selina VINCENT 19 sgl - Oxbridge Robert Vincent Labourer                   Sarah Vincent x William Venclard? X       9 18 11 Nov 1851 Thomas LEGG x 34 sgl Labourer Melplaish William Legg Labourer           Eliza SEALE x 33 sgl - Melplaish William Seale Labourer                   James Seale Jane Legg x       10 19 29 Jan 1852 John CRABB x full sgl Husbandman Melplaish James Cribb Husbandman           Elizabeth FOSSE full sgl - Netherbury John Fosse Husbandman                   John Fry Sarah Fry x       10 20 11 Mar 1852 Samuel DICKER x full sgl Labourer Symondsbury John Dicker Labourer           Elizabeth MILLER x full sgl - Melplaish John Gifford MILLER Labourer                   Rice Record Mary Ann Dicker x       11 21 4 May 1852 James DAVY x full sgl Labourer Melplaish Thomas Davy Labourer           Isabella GALE x full sgl - Melplaish James Gale Carpenter                   Thomas Gale Caroline Gale x       11 22 6 May 1852 William MACEY full sgl Yeoman Melplaish William Macey Yeoman           Jane Susan HIDE 18 sgl - Melplaish Joseph Hide Gardener                   William Peach Ann Webb       12 23 6 May 1852 Job Legg BAGG full sgl Yeoman Melplaish John Legg Bagg Yeoman           Martha ANSTICE full sgl - Up Loders George Anstice Yeoman                   David Budden Elizabeth Anstice       12 24 1 Jun 1852 James SEALE - sgl Labourer Melplaish William Seale Labourer           Rachel LEGG x - sgl - Melplaish James Legg Labourer                   George Read x Elizabeth Legg x George Butts Henery H Butts   13 25 14 Oct 1852 Robert CHARD full sgl Shoemaker Melplaish David Chard Shoemaker           Ann Gregory WEBB full sgl - Melplaish - - -                   Amy Butts Hanna Perry John George, Selina & Martha Butts   13 26 24 Oct 1852 Aaron TURNER x - sgl Labourer Melplaish Samuel Turner Labourer           Sarah DINNEN x - sgl - Melplaish - - -                   James Seal Rachel Seal x       14 27 9 Dec 1852 Henry Mayo BURCH full sgl Blacksmith Melplaish William Burch Farmer           Susanna STONE full sgl - Melplaish John Stone Farmer                   Francis Chubb x Mary Stone       14 28 3 May 1853 George REED x full sgl Husbandman Loscombe John Reed Husbandman           Elizabeth LEGG 19 sgl - Loscombe William Legg Husbandman                   George Legg Mary Ann Dunne       15 29 21 May 1853 Henry REED x full sgl Husbandman Melplaish Henry Hamond Husbandman           Jane BAGG x full sgl - Melplaish John Bagg Husbandman                   Samuel Burridge x Mary Bagg J G Butts     15 30 22 Sep 1853 James Davy RENDLE full sgl Surgeon Beaminster James Rendle Veterinary Surgeon           Ann Pitfield NICHOLLS full sgl - Melplaish John S Nicholls Yeoman                   Jane Nicholls Matilda Elizabeth Rendle John Pitfield   16 31 2 Jan 1854 Charles Meech TOLLEY full sgl Labourer Melplaish Richard Tolley Parish Clerk           Harriet SYMES full sgl - Melplaish George Symes Labourer                   Joseph Tolley Ann Tolley       16 32 28 Feb 1854 Richard GERRARD full sgl Yeoman Loders Henry Gerrard Yeoman           Martha Pope PURCHASE full sgl - Melplaish Edward Purchase Yeoman                   William Gundry Mary Hearn?       17 33 13 Mar 1854 William SQUIBB x full wdwr Labourer Melplaish William Squibb Labourer           Ann VALENCE x full sgl - Melplaish Robert Valence Labourer                   Ann Tolley George Bowlidge x       17 34 7 Nov 1854 John WALDEN full bach Farmer Melplaish Francis Walden dec.           Maria WALDEN full spin - Melplaish Joseph Walden Farmer                   Robert Shugar Mary Dunn       18 35 20 Apr 1855 Daniel TREVETT full sgl Carpenter Melplaish Daniel Trevett Carpenter           Elizabeth RAWLS full sgl - Melplaish Henry Rawls Shepherd                   Richard Ralls Hannah Trevett       18 36 29 Apr 1855 James TREVETT x full sgl Husbandman Melplaish Azariah Trevett Husbandman           Ann WRIXON full sgl - Melplaish John Wrixon Husbandman                   Thomas Pallimore Jane Whittle       19 37 5 May 1855 George PARKER x full bach Labourer Melplaish George Parker Labourer           Phillis BURRIDGE x full spin - Melplaish Joseph Burridge Labourer                   Maria Burridge x Henry Hibettam?       19 38 8 Jan 1856 Thomas Duodecimus PLATT full bach Clerk 10 North St Portsea Thomas Joshua Platt Baron of the Exchequer           Selina Jane BUTTS full spin - Comesworth Edward Drury Butts Clerk                   Charles Platt Amy Butts Emily Octavia Platt Edrury? Butts   20 39 18 Apr 1856 William DUNHAM full sgl Flax Dresser Melplaish - - -           Ann CHICK x full sgl - Melplaish William Chick Flax Dresser                   Charles Reasion? x Matilda Perrot x       20 40 13 May 1856 Charles PIKE x full bach Carter Loscombe Melplaish Charles Pike Labourer         banns Sarah PARK x full spin - Loscombe Melplaish Richard Park Labourer                   Harriet Pike x John Seal       21 41 21 Feb 1857 John WILLMOTT full wdwr Yeoman Waytown Farm Melplaish George Willmott Yeoman         lic Mary Ann OUGHTON full spin - Netherbury Adam OUGHTON Grocer                   Mary Willmott Edward Ludlane?       21 42 16 Apr 1857 Robert George Montgomery CONWAY full bach Clergyman Netherbury Robert Conway Gentleman         lic Anna Maria CONWAY full spin - Melplaish James Conway Gentleman                   James Conway Sarah Collins Sarah E Hennett     22 43 5 May 1857 Robert LEGGE x full sgl Labourer Powerstock Bryant Legge Labourer           Virtue WRIXON x full widw - Melplaish Samuel Bartlett Labourer                   William Legge x Mary Anna Hine       22 44 7 May 1857 John WAY x full sgl Labourer Melplaish Steosus Way Labourer           Marina HAWKER x full sgl - Beaminster Henry Hawker Carrier                   Henry Collins x Amelia Norris x       23 45 22 Apr 1858 Henry RAWLS full sgl Husbandman Melplaish Henry Rawls Husbandman/Shepherd           Jane WATTS full sgl - Melplaish Thomas Watts Husbandman                   Christopher Rawls Ellen Bartlett       23 46 18 May 1858 Thomas WATTS full wdwr Labourer Melplaish William Watts Labourer           Anna Maria PATIMORE x full widw - Melplaish Joseph Patimore Labourer                   Richard Doling? X Jane Sibling x       24 47 11 Oct 1858 Francis TRAVERS x full sgl Labourer Melplaish Joseph Travers Labourer           Susan FURMAGE x full sgl - Melplaish William Furmage Labourer                   George Furmage x Caroline Dicker x       24 48 18 Nov 1858 John LEGGE x full wdwr Labourer Melplaish Briant Legge Labourer           Anne SAMSON x full sgl - Melplaish John Samson Tailor                   John Brown x Jane Brown x       25 49 25 Nov 1858 Walter COLE x full sgl Labourer Mangerton Thomas Cole Labourer           Selina Jane GRANT x full sgl - Milton James Grant Labourer                   Thomas Cole Mary Ann Cole       25 50 29? Dec 1858 John WRIXON x full wdwr Labourer Melplaish John Wrixon Labourer           Mary Ann WAY x full widw - Melplaish Benjamin Fossey Labourer                   Job Goldring x Mary Ann Goldring       26 51 1 Jan 1859 William LEGGE x 19 sgl Husbandman Milton William Legge Labourer           Ann WAY x full sgl - Melplaish William Way Labourer                   Elizabeth Read George Read x       26 52 10 Apr 1859 Robert BISHOP x full wdwr Labourer Melplaish Thomas Bishop Yeoman           Mary SLADE full widw - Melplaish Richard Gale Labourer                   Jane Brake Edward Brake       27 53 15 May 1859 Robert PARSONS x full wdwr Labourer Melplaish James Parsons Labourer           Mary ROLE x full widw - Melplaish Thomas Harris Labourer                   John Parsons x Mary Parsons x       27 54 4 Jun 1860 William Hine MARTIN full wdwr Butcher Bridport William Martin Butcher           Sarah Willmott full sgl - Melplaish George Willmott Yeoman                   John Willmott Mary Ann Willmott       28 55 10 Jul 1860 John POTTER full sgl Shoemaker Charmouth William Potter Shoemaker           Elizabeth WRIXON full sgl - Melplaish Robert Wrixon Husbandman                   William Potter Mary Ann Wrixon       28 56 31 Jul 1860 Robert Hayward PERRY full sgl Coach-maker Twickenham Matthew Perry Gentleman's Servant           Hannah TREVETT full sgl - Melplaish Daniel Trevett Carpenter                   Isaac O Trevett Frances Perry Alfred Perry     29 57 20 Sep 1860 Charles SIZELAND full bach Gentleman's Servant Cattistock Charles Sizeland Publican           Rebecca LEGG full spin - Melplaish Job Legg Mason                   John Legg Mary Walbridge Hansford       29 58 23 Oct 1860 William CHARD full sgl Wheelwright Melplaish Jacob Chard Thatcher           Anna SHINAR full sgl - Melplaish George Shinar Wheelwright                   Elsie Shinar David Hine       30 59 26 Mar 1861 Job GILL full wdwr Labourer Melplaish George Gill Labourer           Martha PURCHASE full widw - - George Willmott Farmer                   Thomas Studley Alice Studley       30 60 29 Mar 1861 Job (jnr) GILL x full sgl Labourer Melplaish Job Gill Labourer           Jane BLIGDON full sgl - Melplaish John Bligdon Blacksmith                   Joseph Tolley x Ellen Bligdon       31 61 21 Apr 1861 William WATTS x full sgl Husbandman Melplaish William Watts Carter           Sarah RENDELL full sgl - Melplaish Thomas Rendell Husbandman                   James Barrett x Jane Watts       31 62 24 Apr 1861 Charles HINE full sgl Farmer Melplaish Henry Hine Farmer           Elizabeth WILLMOTT full sgl - Melplaish George Willmott Farmer                   Richard Brown Mary Anna Hine       32 63 26 Aug 1861 Francis William WATTS x - sgl Labourer Melplaish George Watts Labourer           Mercy Ann TURNER x - sgl - Melplaish George Turner Labourer                   Abraham Turner x Mary Turner x       32 64 23 Apr 1863 Robert TRAVERS full wdwr Lime-burner Melplaish John Travers Labourer           Susanna GALE x full sgl - Melplaish Robert Gale Labourer                   James Rendall x Maria Watts x       33 65 12 Nov 1863 John TRAVERS full bach Labourer Melplaish Robert Travers Labourer           Elizabeth Caroline BISHOP x full spin Servant Slone? Richard Bishop Labourer                   Thomas Watts x George Edwards x       33 66 20 Mar 1864 Robert WATTS x 21 bach Labourer Melplaish James Watts Labourer         banns Theresa TURNER x 22 spin - Oxbridge Isaiah Turner Labourer                   Isaiah Turner x Maria Turner       34 67 26 Apr 1864 Thomas GRINTER 42 bach Labourer Loscombe Samuel Grinter Labourer         banns Sophia WHITTLE 30 spin - Loscombe - - -                   John Parncell? Augusta Parnell       34 68 1 Oct 1864 Charles CHARD x 19 bach Labourer Oxbridge John Day Chard Labourer         banns Ruth TURNER 19 spin - Oxbridge Isaiah Turner Labourer                   Robert Watts Theresa Watts x       35 69 6 Nov 1864 John PARKER x 40 wdwr Carter Mangerton John Parker Labourer         banns Ann ROWE x 20 spin - Mangerton Samuel Rowe Labourer                   Albert Legg Mary Legg x       35 70 22 Nov 1864 John DAVIS 42 wdwr Servant Piddle-Trenthide Edward Davis Labourer         banns Elizabeth HOSKINS 44 spin Servant Loscombe Joseph Hoskins Farmer                   William Mabey x Esther Mabey       36 71 19 Jan 1865 William WRIGLER 22 bach Labourer Melplaish Richard Wrigler Labourer         banns Lavinia BILES 23 spin Domestic Melplaish Thomas Biles Carter                   George Biles Sarah Gillham       36 72 18 Apr 1865 Christopher RAWLS 30 bach Shepherd Melplaish Henry Rawles Shepherd         banns Harriett WRIXON 28 spin Domestic Melplaish Robert Wrixon Carter                   R Rawles Ellen Rawles       37 73 29 Apr 1865 Henry READ x 45 wdwr Labourer Melplaish Henry Allen Read Porter         banns Mary BISHOP x 26 spin - Melplaish William Bishop Labourer                   William Barrett x Mary Bishop x       37 74 10 May 1865 John Seymour NICHOLLS full wdwr Gentleman Baybridge Benjamin Nicholls Gentleman         lic Sarah MEECH x full spin - Baybridge William Meech Gentleman                   Edward Ludlam Mary Ludlam Robert L Lang     38 75 13 Jun 1865 Henry WALLBRIDGE x 20 bach Carter Wayton John Wallbridge Shoemaker         banns Sarah Bess TUCKER 30 widw - Wayton John Tucker Surgeon                   John Bailey Annabella Travers       38 76 14 Aug 1865 George Job LEGG 21 bach Butcher Collerton John Legg Labourer         banns Eliza Jane GUPPY 23 spin Dressmaker Collerton William Guppy Labourer                   Simeon Guppy Isabella Guppy       39 77 26 Dec 1865 William TOMS 36 bach Publican Bradpole - - Farmer         lic Fanny POMROY 27 spin Innkeeper Redhove George Pomroy Farmer                   Charles A Little Mary Ann Ussy?       39 78 8 Jan 1866 John BURTENSHAW 60 wdwr Yeoman Henfield Sussex Henry Burtenshaw Yeoman         lic Anne DUNHAM 40 widw Innkeeper Redhove George Pomroy Farmer                   William Toms Emma Little       40 79 4 Apr 1866 Charles BERRY 25 bach Labourer Melplaish Richard Berry Labourer         banns Marina GIBBS 25 spin - Melplaish John Gibbs Blacksmith                   Charles Wrixon x Elizabeth Gibbs       40 80 13 Sep 1866 William HALLETT 23 bach Engineer Oxbridge George Hallett Publican         banns Ellen GILL x 20 spin - Lower Woodcombe Job Gill Yeoman                   Henry Millman Elizabeth Randall       41 81 11 Dec 1866 Thomas FRAMPTON 33 bach Carter Loscombe Thomas Frampton Labourer         banns Dorcas CHALKER 28 spin - Loscombe James Chalker Labourer                   John Lane x Elizabeth Frampton       41 82 25 Dec 1866 George SLADE 21 bach Carpenter Barbridge William Slade Dairyman         banns Elizabeth Jane COUSINS x 23 spin Milliner Barbridge William Cousins Carpenter                   Benjamin Cousins Mary Bishot       42 83 22 Jan 1867 Bowden RUSSELL 25 bach Dairyman Hincknoll Charles Russell Dairyman         banns Anne GILL x 21 spin Milliner Lower Woodcombe Job Gill Yeoman                   Henry Millman Hane Gill George Russell Harriett Russell   42 84 18 Apr 1867 Emanuel CANTERBURY 20 bach Mason Wooth John Canterbury Labourer         banns Louisa FORSEY 21 spin - Wooth Thomas forsey Labourer                   Thomas Forsey x Jane Forsey       43 85 6 May 1867 Henry DOUCH 20 bach Bailiff Melplaish Henry Douch Farmer         banns Mary Ann COURTNEY 24 spin Dressmaker Melplaish John Courtney Labourer                   Richard Courtney Jane Symes       43 86 27 Jan 1868 Charles BAGG x 22 bach Carter Melplaish Robert Bagg Carter         banns Kate BUSH 26 spin - Melplaish William Bush Labourer                   Simeon Scard Harriet Scard       44 87 2 Jun 1868 John George STUDLEY 28 bach Bailiff Cerne Abbas George Studley Farmer         banns Mary Walbridge HANSFORD 28 spin - Loscombe William Hansford Bailiff                   John Legg Elizabeth Hansford     44 88 16 Jun 1868 Walter Henry TOLLEY 24 bach Shoemaker Oxbridge Joseph Tolley Shoemaker         banns Frances Anne PERRY 28 spin - Camesworth Matthew Perry Gardener                   Matthew Perry x Elizabeth Eliza Matterfarce     45 89 16 Jun 1868 Richard HINE 26 bach Farmer Powerstock Henry Walbridge Hine Farmer         banns Charlotte Esther HINE 23 spin - Ilcombe Henry Hine Farmer                   David Hine Alice Bebe? Hine       45 90 28 Jun 1868 Richard TURNER 23 bach Labourer Wayton Netherbury Isaac Turner Labourer         banns Harriet Anna CRABB 21 spin - Mount James Crabb Labourer                   Henry Crabb Elizabeth Crabb       46 91 2 Aug 1868 Thomas WRIXON x 27 bach Labourer Melplaish Robert Wrixon Carter         banns Elizabeth READ 25 spin - Loscombe Thomas Read Labourer                   Thomas Poole x Ann Read       46 92 25 Dec 1868 John TRAVERS 21 bach Groom Wayton Netherbury Thomas Travers Blacksmith         banns Ellen TIZZARD 19 spin Flax-worker Oxbridge Thomas Tizzard Labourer                   Charles Wrixon x Louisa Hallett       47 93 27 Apr 1869 David HINE 32 bach Butcher Ilcombe Henry Hine Farmer         banns Martha Willmott GUY 26 spin - Beaminster Daniel Guy Farmer                   James Wallbridge Hine Elizabeth Willmott Guy     47 94 27 May 1869 Dan Henry WILLMOTT 20 bach Farmer Wayton Thomas Willmott Farmer         banns Amelia HALLETT 22 spin - Wayton William Hallett Thatcher                   Frederick John Willmott Elizabeth Chirm? Hallett   48 95 27 Jun 1869 Charles WRIXON x 22 bach Carter Melplash Robert Wrixon Carter         banns Louisa HALLETT 21 spin - Oxbridge George Hallett Innkeeper                   Thomas Wrixon x Mary Travers x       48 96 13 Sep 1869 Jonathan ARNOLD 28 bach Butcher Melplash Thomas Arnold Labourer         banns Mary RAWLS 27 spin - Melplash Henry Rawls Shepherd                   Henry Rawls Ellen Rawls       49 97 21 Dec 1869 George PARK 50 wdwr Labourer Melplash John Park Labourer         banns Mary BISHOP x 48 widw - Melplash Richard Gale Labourer                   George Slade Elizabeth Jane Slade x       49 98 17 May 1870 George COURTNEY x 35 wdwr Labourer Melplash George Courtney Labourer         banns Sarah HARDING 29 spin Servant Hincknoll William Harding Shepherd                   Joseph Taylor Jane Harding       50 99 25 Oct 1870 Alfred GALE 32 bach Labourer Poorton Henry Gale Labourer         banns Mary GALE x 20 spin - Loscombe Bernard Gale Labourer                   Richard Gale Elizabeth Gale       50 100 14 Aug 1871 John WARR 27 bach Coach-builder Melplash William Warr Shoemaker         banns Eliza SHINER 30 spin Dressmaker Melplash George Shiner Wheelwright                   John Warr Ann Chard Shiner       51 101 10 Feb 1872 Samuel CANTERBURY 20 bach Braider Wooth John Canterbury Labourer         banns Eliza FORSEY x 20 spin - Wooth Thomas Forsey Labourer                   Emanuel Canterbury Louisa Canterbury     51 102 3 Mar 1872 George GALE 23 bach Labourer Loscombe John Gale Labourer         banns Mary Ann HALLETT x 25 spin - Loscombe Anna Hallett Spinster                   Abel Smith Mary Gale       52 103 26 May 1872 George CRAWFORD x 28 bach Labourer Oxbridge Jonas Crawford Labourer         banns Emma GILES 20 spin Servant Camesworth Matthew Giles Carrier                   George Sargent Annie Sargent       52 104 28 May 1872 David BROWN 28 bach Labourer Mangerton John Brown Labourer         banns Charlotte WRIXON 28 spin - Mangerton John Wrixon Labourer                   John Brown x Annie Bartlett       53 105 29 May 1872 Sam Mawson WRIXON 30 bach Farmer Powerstock Samuel Mawson Wrixon Farmer         banns Mary Anna HINE 32 spin - Ilcombe Henry Hine Farmer                   James Walbridge Hine Sophia Meeden       53 106 31 Oct 1872 Henry SERTIN 30 wdwr Smith Redhove Isaac Sertin Smith         banns Ellen COOMBS x 30 spin - Redhove William Coombs Sailor                   Simeon Bendell Elizabeth Tett       54 107 23 Nov 1872 Edgar RECORD 21 bach Printer Melplash Rice Record Shoemaker         banns Elizabeth GIBBS 26 spin - Melplash John Gibbs Blacksmith                   James Gibbs Emily Trott       54 108 25 Dec 1872 George SCARD x 22 bach Labourer Melplash Simeon Scard Labourer         banns Silah GILLHAM 20 spin - Melplash William Gillham Groom                   Simeon Scard x Elizabeth Scard       55 109 11 May 1873 James SCADDEN 35 wdwr Carpenter Wayton William Scadden Shoemaker         banns Ellen TRAVERS 24 widw Flax-worker Wayton Thomas Tizzard Labourer                   Amos Collins Ann Collins       55 110 28 May 1873 Henry Thomas SYMES 22 bach Rope Manufacturer Mangerton James Dyke Symes Linemaker         lic Charlotte ROUNING 20 spin - Mangerton Thomas Rouning Brewer                   Joseph Robinson Mount Mary Lew????? Gibbs   56 111 8 Jun 1873 John BARTLETT 24 bach Labourer Mangerton John Bartlett Labourer         banns Ellen HALLETT 19 spin - Oxbridge George Hallett Innkeeper                   George Hallett Elizabeth Bartlett       56 112 2 Nov 1873 David TIZZARD 30 bach Shoemaker Oxbridge George Tizzard Labourer         banns Elizabeth Ann SLADE x 26 spin Flax-worker Oxbridge George Slade Bag-weaver                   Daniel Oliver Caroline Clare       57 113 5 Jan 1874 Charles SANSOM 23 bach Shoemaker Oxbridge George Sansom Labourer         banns Ddora Jane THOMAS 20 spin - Oxbridge Isaiah Thomas Thatcher                   Seth Legg Sarah Wrixon x       57 114 8 Apr 1874 John CORNICK 50 wdwr Carpenter Loscombe James Cornick Shoemaker         banns Eliza Mabey CHALKER 45 spin Nurse Loscombe William Mabey Thatcher                   John Chard Esther Mabey       58 115 4 Jun 1874 John SAMWAYS 24 bach Labourer Compton Valence Joseph Samways Labourer         banns Emily RANDELL 24 spin - Mangerton James Randell Shepherd                   Thomas Shugar Sophia Randell       58 116 14 Jun 1874 George HALLETT 24 bach Shoemaker Oxbridge George Hallett Publican         banns Emily CRABB 23 spin - Oxbridge James Crabb Labourer                   Richard Ralls Mary Travers x       59 117 27 Sep 1874 Malachi TRAVERS 24 bach Gardener Wayton Thomas Travers Blacksmith         banns Mary Hannah HALLETT 20 spin - Wayton William Hallett Innkeeper                   Dan Henry Willmott Amelia Willmott       59 118 9 Mar 1875 William George RUSSELL 28 bach Blacksmith Melplash William Russell Blacksmith         banns Elizabeth Jane SLADE x 31 widw Grocer Melplash William Cousins Carpenter                   Benjamin Cousins Laura Augusta Russell     60 119 19 May 1875 William George COLLINSON 26 bach Grocer Ewhurst Surrey James Collinson Farmer         banns Ann Maria ASHFORD 30 spin - Upper Woodcombe Thomas Ashford Farmer                   Thomas Ashford Eleanor Ashford       60 120 20 May 1875 Richard RAWLS 46 bach Carter Melplash Henry Rawls Shepherd         banns Sarah Ann WATTS 31 widw - Melplash Henry Brown Carpenter                   Henry Rawls Elizabeth Brown       61 121 30 Nov 1875 Eli GARRETT 26 bach Dairyman Binghams James Garrett Dairyman         banns Mary HANSFORD 19 spin - Binghams Henry Hansford Butler                   Alfred Gale Martha Garrett       61 122 27 Dec 1875 John Sprake WILLMOTT 26 bach Butcher Longfleet Poole Henry Willmott Farmer         banns Lucinda DOUCH 23 spin - Loscombe Henry Douch Farmer                   Henry Wilkinson Iryphena Douch       62 123 8 Feb 1876 Jesse SNOOK 48 wdwr Farmer Lower Ash Ambrose Snook Farmer         lic Mary Dyke NAPPER 35 spin - N. Cadbury Somerset John Napper Farmer                   Edwin Napper Jane Selina Napper       62 124 30 Oct 1876 Joseph BUGLER x 33 wdwr Hemp-soft-liner Mount Thomas Bugler Labourer         banns Mary TRAVERS x 33 widw - Oxbridge George Hallett Publican                   John Swaffield Ellen Bartlett       63 125 25 Dec 1876 William Peach MACEY 24 bach Yeoman Wayton Netherbury William Macey Farmer         banns Thirza STEVENS 25 spin - Wayton Netherbury William Stevens Dairyman                   Henry Pattimore Bora Dunford       63 126 16 Jul 1877 William SCARD 24 bach Labourer Melplash Simeon Scard Labourer         banns Agnes BUSH 20 spin - Hincknoll Robert Hole Farmer                   Charles Bagg x Bessie Crokam       64 127 20 Sep 1877 Thomas WHITE 32 bach Labourer Solway Ash Henry White Labourer         banns Elizabeth GILL 24 spin - Lower Woodcombe Job Gill Yeoman                   William Gill Alice Studley       64 128 31 Oct 1877 Henry BEVISS 39 bach Farmer Sydling St Nicholas John Beviss Farmer         lic Jane Crode PARMITER 28 spin - Melplash William Parmiter Farmer                   William Parmiter Jane Richards Cave William Parmiter Henry Dunning Mary Parmiter 65 129 25 Dec 1877 John WRAPPLE x 19 bach Labourer Lambrook John Wrapple Carter         banns Emily STONE 20 spin - Lower Elwell Charles Stone Shepherd                   George Hallett Emily Hallett       65 130 27 Dec 1877 Charles Cousins WAKELY 25 bach Farmer Easton, Hants George Wakely Farmer         banns Elizabeth AKERMAN 29 spin - Redhove Melplash John Akerman Farmer                   Joseph Fleitch Martha Wrixon       66 131 31 Mar 1878 John BUGLER 23 bach Carpenter Oxbridge George Bugler Labourer         banns Martha LATHEY 25 spin - Oxbridge Samuel Lathey Weaver                   George Bugler Ellen Sellaway       66 132 3 Sep 1878 Alfred GILL 23 bach Farmer Lower Woodcombe Job Gill Yeoman         banns Jane SCADDEN 20 spin Cook Southfield Netherbury Joseph Scadden Road foreman                   Alexander Richards Elizabeth Scadden x     67 133 12 Sep 1878 William TIZARD 26 bach Labourer Oxbridge Thomas Tizard Labourer         banns Emma PAULL 19 spin Flax-worker Oxbridge Samuel Paull Weaver                   George Good Annie Tizard       67 134 10 Dec 1878 Thomas ASHFORD 30 bach Publican Upper Woodcombe Thomas Ashford Farmer         banns Jane SYMES 36 spin Domestic Melplash John Symes Carter                   Eleanor Ashford John House?       68 135 28 Jan 1879 Thomas WATTS 25 bach Groom Melplash William Watts Carter         banns Jane THOMAS 25 spin - Melplash David Thomas Shepherd                   John Thomas Mary Thomas       68 136 20 Feb 1879 John COX 31 bach Dairyman Snailscroft John Cox Bailiff         banns Ellen HANSFORD 28 spin - Snailscroft William Hansford Dairyman                   George Hansford Susan Lucy Hansford     69 137 13 Nov 1879 Thomas FOOKS 25 bach Gentleman Mangerton Robert Fooks Gentleman         banns Mary Anne DUNNING 26 spin - Hincknoll William Wallace Dunning Gentleman                   Frank Tett? Charlotte Dunning       69 138 12 Jan 1880 William Bernard TREVETT 23 bach Labourer Wayton Edward Trevett Labourer         banns Sophia FOWLER 23 spin Mill-worker Oxbridge Stephen Trevett Labourer                   John Trevett x Ann Collins       70 139 10 Feb 1880 Peter George GROVES 48 wdwr Dairyman Hincknoll George Hurcome Groves Butler         banns Ann Chard STEPHENS 36 spin Domestic Redhove Melplash John Stephens Shoemaker                   John Spiller Elizabeth Chard Shinen       70 140 23 Feb 1880 George Henry BUGLER 20 bach Canvas-weaver Wayton Joseph Bugler Hemp-softener         banns Harriet HOOPER 20 spin Domestic Oxbridge Philip Hooper Labourer                   Henry Herbert Hansford Martha Travers x     71 141 8 Apr 1880 Frank APPLIN 23 bach Shepherd Pineapple Netherbury Thomas Applin Carter         banns Mary Ann BATLETT 21 spin - Mangerton John Bartlett Labourer                   George Applin Elizabeth Batstone       71 142 27 May 1880 John Hook LUMBARD 22 bach Bailiff Castle Cary Somerset James Lumbard Farmer         banns Elizabeth BAILEY 23 spin - Redhove Melplash John Bailey Schoolmaster                   James Bailey Sarah Glyde Lumbard     72 143 20 Jul 1880 Simon BOWDITCH x 50 wdwr Drainer Beaminster Michael Bowditch Labourer         banns Martha Matilda PAFFORD x 32 spin Domestic Melplash George Pafford Labourer                   John Peach Annie Brown       72 144 5 Aug 1880 William WRIXON x 35 bach Ostler Redhove Melplash Robert Wrixon Carter         banns Dinah WESCOTT x 31 spin - Redhove Melplash Henry Wescott Servant                   George Henry Spiller Ellen Meta Spiller       73 145 23 Dec 1880 John APPLIN x 23 bach Carter Netherbury Thomas Applin Carter         banns Elizabeth HALLETT 22 spin - Melplash George Hallett Labourer                   George Applin Mary Ann Applin       73 146 27 Dec 1880 Thomas Walter CRAWFORD 22 bach Farmer Waytown Charles Crawford Farmer         banns Emma Sophia DOUCH 20 spin - Waytown Henry Douch Farmer                   William John Douch Mary Anne Hine       74 147 3 Feb 1881 James TRAVERS x 22 bach Labourer Waytown James Travers Drainer         banns Mary Jane WORNER 19 spin - Binghams George Worner Groom & Gardener                   H Travers Sarah Ann Worner       74 148 17 Oct 1881 John SPRAKE 27 bach Shepherd Cricket S. Thomas Thomas Sprake Labourer         banns Sarah Jane BROWN 23 spin Servant Melplash - (dec) -                   John Sprake x Annie Brown       75 149 21 Nov 1881 Francis John TIZZARD 21 bach Engine-driver Melplash - (dec) -         banns Annie TURNER x 22 spin Factory hand Netherbury Aaron Turner Flax-dresser                   William Paul x Eliza Turner x       75 150 8 Apr 1882 Charles CRABB 23 bach Labourer Melplash John Crabb Labourer         banns Mary Ann WALLBRIDGE x 23 spin Servant Melplash George Wallbridge Labourer                   George Wallbridge x Sarah Wallbridge x     76 151 22 Jun 1882 Thomas COZENS 25 bach Carpenter Melplash William Cozens Gardener         banns Elizabeth Chard SHINER 26 spin Dressmaker Melplash - (dec) -                   William Chad Ann Chard Shiner       76 152 8 Jul 1882 Philip Alexander FRANCIS 28 wdwr Printer Netherbury - (dec) -         banns Elizabeth SCADDEN 30 spin Servant Melplash Joseph Scadden Labourer                   Alfred Gill Mary Jane Cribb       77 153 7 Aug 1882 George BERRY 22 bach Labourer Melplash William Berry Labourer         banns Emily LOVERIDGE 21 spin Servant Melplash Simeon Loveridge Labourer                   James Farell Elizabeth Farwell       77 154 10 Aug 1882 Benjamin COUSINS 45 bach Grocer Melplash - (dec) -         banns Esther MABEY 46 spin - Melplash William Mabey Farmer                   William Mabey x Eliza Cornick x       78 155 2 Nov 1882 Frederick AKERMAN 29 bach Mechanic Crewkerne Samuel Akerman Fire-man         banns Mary Ann PEARCE 24 spin Servant Melplash James Pearce Labourer                   Fred Gear Sarah Jane Barnes x       78 156 23 Jan 1883 George LUSH 40 bach Labourer Melplash - (dec) -         banns Merina BRINSON 44 widw - Melplash - (dec) -                   David Diment Emily Guppy       79 157 27 Jan 1883 Thomas Walter MARSH 21 bach Foreman at Mill Melplash - (dec) -         banns Frances Anne GILLHAM 20 spin Factory hand Melplash - (dec) -                   Hanry Gillham Stella Anna Best Tucker       79 158 27 Mar 1883 George Daniel MARSH 25 bach Dairyman Melplash - (dec) -         banns Maria SAUNDERS 26 spin - Melplash - (dec) -                   Herbert Travers Albenia Marsh       80 159 24 Apr 1883 Joseph James WHEBBY 23 bach Butcher Mere Wiltshire Thomas Whebby Gentleman         banns Anna Maria WALDEN 19 spin - Melplash John Walden Farmer                   James Whebby Kate Walden       80 160 28 Apr 1883 Thomas SYMES 20 bach Blacksmith Melplash William Symes Bleacher         banns Emily BRINSON 25 spin Factory hand Melplash - (dec) -                   Henry Pomeroy x Flora Edwards Endecott     81 161 26 Jun 1883 Joseph TOLLEY 32 bach Farmer Melplash Joseph Tolley Shoemaker         banns Eleanor ASHFORD 36 spin - Melplash Thomas Ashford Farmer                   Thomas Ashford Ellen Ashford       81 162 2 Sep 1883 John DUNN x 48 wdwr Publican Melplash - (dec) -           Mary Ann ECCLESTONE 28 widw - Yeovil Edward Adams Labourer                   William George Russell Elizabeth Jane Russell x     82 163 13 Sep 1885 Henry CLEAL x 54 bach Labourer Melplash - (dec) -         banns Sarah DUNN x 44 widw - Beaminster - (dec) -                   George Daw x Sarah Daw x       82 164 10 Oct 1885 John CRABB x 54 wdwr Labourer Melplash - (dec) -         banns Frances Mary BUGLER x 47 widw - Melplash - (dec) -                   James Crabb x Harriet Crabb x       83 165 1 Dec 1885 George OXENBURY 21 bach Labourer Netherbury - (dec) -         banns Emily susan FOWLER 22 spin Servant Melplash George Fowler Labourer                   George Fowler Kate Fowler       83 166 9 Mar 1886 John SAMWAYS 28 bach Dairyman Melplash John Samways Fisherman         banns Ellen WALDEN 28 spin - West Chinnock Robert Walden Farmer                   Alice Walden R? Walden       84 167 22 Mar 1886 George FRAPPLE 23 bach Labourer Melplash John Frapple Labourer         banns Sarah WALBRIN 20 spin Labourer Melplash Richard Walbrin Labourer                   William Walbrin x Mary Ann Walbrin       84 168 12 Apr 1886 Henry GILLHAM 39 bach Shoemaker Melplash - (dec) -         banns Elizabeth APPLIN 27 widw Factory hand Melplash John Swaffield Labourer                   Joseph Bugler x Mary Bugler x       85 169 24 May 1886 Thomas George RAWLS 24 bach Shepherd Melplash Henry Rawls Labourer         banns Mary Jane MINTERN 25 spin Servant Melplash - (dec) -                   John Henry Rawls Lavinia Mintern       85 170 13 Jan 1887 Edward Grant CHILCOTT 52 wdwr Miller Wooton-Fitzpaine - (dec) -         lic Emma NAPPER 33 spin - Melplash John Napper Yeoman                   Jesse? Silcote? Mary D Surle?       86 171 18 Sep 1887 Charles GILLHAM 30 bach Labourer Netherbury - (dec) -         banns Louisa WRIXON 37 widw Dressmaker Melplash George Hallett Labourer                   Henry Gillham Elizabeth Gillham       86 172 27 Mar 1888 John BUGLER 23 bach Labourer Melplash - (dec) -         banns Jane TRAVERS x 22 spin Factory hand Netherbury James Travers Labourer                   Henry Crabb Emma Jane Crabb       87 173 5 May 1889 Joseph BUCKLER 29 bach Comber at a mill Burton Joseph Buckler Fisherman         lic Elizabeth WRIXON 28 spin Servant Melplash Samuel Wrixon Labourer                   Edward Jukes Jeaney? Jukes       87 174 19 Aug 1889 Thomas John FORD 22 bach Farmer Melplash John Ford Farmer         banns Kate Jane WALDEN 28 spin - Melplash John Walden Farmer                   Ethel Mary Ford Joseph James Wlubby?     88 175 15 Oct 1889 William Lot READ x 24 bach Labourer Milton Lot Read Labourer         banns Ellen LANE 26 spin Servant Melplash George Lane Labourer                   James Lane x Harriet Lane       88 176 23 Oct 1889 Edmund Pearse NORTHEY 28 bach Farmer Okehampton William Cornish Northey Surgeon         banns Beatrice Burtt LEGG 24 spin - Melplash Edward Gapper Legg Farmer                   Edward Gapper Legg Anthony J Taylor F??? Legg     89 177 11 Feb 1890 James (1) LEGG x 44 bach Labourer Melplash Benjamin Legg (dec) Labourer         banns Emily Webber (2) STONE x 40 spin - Melplash Webber Stone (dec) -           (1) Deaf & Dumb (2) One Leg     Isaac Wallbridge x Mary Walbridge       89 178 17 Feb 1890 Frederick GILLHAM 24 bach Farmer Melplash George Gillham (dec)         banns Mary Hardy SLADE 22 spin - Melplash Richard Northover Slade Dairyman                   William Gillham Sarah Ann Slade       90 179 22 Apr 1890 Herbert HUXTER 23 bach Dairyman Stoke-Abbott Charles Huxter (dec)         banns Sarah Ann SLADE 20 spin - Melplash Richard Northover Slade Dairyman                   William Courtney Mary Anne Huxter       90 180 22 Apr 1890 John Louis HOUSE 24 bach Grocer Bridport John House Sadler         banns Emma Martha DUNN 23 spin Servant Melplash Jesse Dunning Dairyman                   James Dunn Elizabeth Gregory       91 181 8 Nov 1892 John PAUL x 63 wdwr Labourer Melplash George Paull (dec)         banns Jane GRIFFIN 60 widw - Melplash John Chubb (dec)                   Robert Watts Thurza Watts x       91 182 22 Nov 1892 Richard LAWRENCE 27 bach Farmer Netherbury Joseph Lawrence Farmer         banns Ethel Mary FORD 20 spin - Melplash John Ford Farmer                   John Ford Mary Elizabeth Lawrence George Marsh Ford Elizabeth Lawrence Alice & Maria Whetham 92 183 3 Apr 1893 Henry Frank LOVELESS 23 bach Gardener Melplash Enos Loveless (dec)         banns Elizabeth SCARD 29 spin Servant Melplash Simeon Scard Labourer                   Benjamin Crisins Slade Ellen Jane Penelop Russell   92 184 15 Aug 1893 John Henry WATTS 32 bach Schoolmaster Grays Essex William Henry Watts Painter         banns Annie BAILEY 34 spin School-mistress Melplash John Bailey Schoolmaster                   James E Bailey Mary Bailey Henry Louis Chilcott M?? Rendell   93 185 28 Aug 1893 William James WATTS 21 bach Labourer Melplash Robert Watts Labourer         banns Sarah Ann GRIFFIN 22 spin Servant Melplash George Griffin (dec)                   Francis Griffin Alice Annie Watts       93 186 12 Sep 1893 Joseph Arthur FRAPPELL 27 bach Labourer Melplash John Frapple Labourer         banns Kitty Newbury FOSS 21 spin - Melplash Joseph Foss Shepherd                   George Frapple Sarah Frapple       94 187 10 Oct 1893 Joseph BURT 34 wdwr Carter Melplash Henry Burt Carter         banns Ruth NORTHOVER 24 spin Dressmaker Melplash Henry Northover (dec)                   Samuel Chard Bessie Travers       94 188 22 Oct 1893 Henry LEGG 23 bach Labourer Melplash William Legg Carter         banns Mary Ann ANDREWS 26 spin Factory hand Melplash George Andrews Labourer                   William Bowditch Ellen Turner       95 189 31 Oct 1893 David LEGG 35 wdwr Labourer Melplash David Legg (dec)         banns Elizabeth PAUL 38 spin - Melplash Charles Paull Shoemaker                   Richard Seal x Annie Harp       95 190 25 Dec 1893 Frederick WAY 23 bach Groom Melplash John Way Labourer         banns Sophia Jane CREW 23 spin - Melplash William Crew (dec)                   Charles W Crew Eliza J Crew       96 191 10 Apr 1894 James CRABB x 55 wdwr Labourer Melplash James Crabb (dec)         banns Merina LUSH 56 widw - Melplash James Diment (dec)                   George Crabb Mary Ann Crabb       96 192 21 Apr 1894 Frank THOMAS 48 wdwr Labourer Melplash James Thomas (dec)         banns Martha Matilda BOWDITCH x 47 widw Publican Melplash George Pafford (dec)                   D Hodder Mary Hodder x       97 193 26 Jun 1894 Henry Louis CHILCOTT 25 bach Farmer Melplash George William Chilcott Farmer         banns Mary Mabel BAILEY 23 spin - Melplash John Bailey (dec)                   Robert Walden Blanche Elizabeth Hounsom     97 194 27 Nov 1894 Thomas GALE x 28 bach Labourer Melplash Frederick Gale Carter         banns Emma FIELD 21 spin Servant Melplash Walter Goff Labourer                   William Gale x Emma Gale       98 195 26 Dec 1894 James Edwin BAILEY 25 bach Custom-house Office S. Paul's Dow Common John Bailey (dec) Schoolmaster         banns Meta RENDELL 23 spin - Melplash Simeon Rendell (dec) Innkeeper                   John Shark? Lumbard Elizabeth Jessie Spiller     98 196 26 Dec 1894 Charles Henry SHERE 27 bach Baker Melplash Henry Shere (dec)         banns Fanny RENDELL 21 spin - Melplash Simeon Rendell (dec) (dec)                   Rosina Curwood Frederick William Disney     99 197 9 Jun 1896 Daniel WAY x 41 bach Labourer Melplash William Way (dec)         banns Mary Lavinia WALLBRIDGE 40 spin - Melplash Isaac Wallbridge (dec)                   Henry? Whittle Mary Susan Goff (smudged)     99 198 31 Dec 1896 Tom WRIXON 47 bach Labourer Melplash Samuel Wrixon (dec)         banns Mary Ann GOFF 37 widw - Melplash Joseph Field (dec)                   Edward Tufler? Fanny Dukes x (smudged)     100 199 7 Sep 1897 James STOOKS 23 bach Groom & Coachman Melplash Edwin Albert Stooks Shepherd         banns Harriet Ellen RENDELL 24 spin - Melplash Edwin Albert Rendell (dec) (dec)                   Charles Legg Rendell Annie Bartlett       100 200 24 Feb 1898 Samuel LAURENCE 31 bach Farmer Netherbury Joseph Laurence Farmer         banns Julia ann GROVES 29 spin - Melplash Peter George Groves Dairyman                   John Groves Elizabeth Lawrence       101 201 29 Nov 1898 Eli SPENCER 25 bach Wheel-wright Melplash John Spencer Wheelwright         banns Lily Annie Rosa CRABB 25 spin - Melplash Albert Crabb Dairyman                   James Reader Ellen Crabb       101 202 17 May 1899 Charles Legg RENDELL 38 bach Contractor Melplash Edmund Rendell (dec) (dec)         banns Annie BARTLETT 21 spin Dressmaker Melplash George Bartlett Carpenter                   George Bartlett Minnale? Bartlett       102 203 10 Jun 1899 Albert Edward DARBY 27 bach Labourer Melplash Richard Darby Labourer         banns Sarah Jane FRAPPLE 30 spin Dressmaker Melplash John Frapple Labourer                   Henry Rawls Sarah Jane Townsend       102 204 20 Nov 1899 Hope BRAKE 20 bach Gardener Melplash William Brake Labourer         banns Agnes Emma PEARCE 18 spin Servant Melplash George Pearce Labourer                   Charles William Pearce Fanny Nora Brake     103 205 Feast of S. Paul 1900 Thomas GALE 63 wdwr Currier Warmley Samuel Gale (dec)     banns Eliza CORNICK x 70 widw - Melplash William Mabey (dec)                   John Northouse Mary Northouse       103 206 7 May 1900 George Charles WHITTLE 28 bach Dairyman Melplash Thomas Whittle (dec)         banns Theresa DOUCH 30 spin - Melplash Henry Douch Farmer                   Henry Douch Ellen Douch       104 207 2 Jul 1900 Charles THOMAS 32 bach Labourer Melplash Frank Thomas Labourer         banns Nelly HOPKINS 33 spin Factory hand Beaminster Thomas Hopkins (dec)                   Walter Rawlings Jane Hopkins       104 208 10 Nov 1900 Frederick RENDELL x 36 bach Labourer Melplash Edmund Rendell (dec)         banns Florence Elizabeth VASS 32 spin Servant Melplash Charles Vass (dec)                   Charles Legg Rendell Frances Lily Rendell     105 209 5 Aug 1901 William TOWLER 34 bach Painter Flax-Dourton William Towler (dec)         banns Ellen Jane Penelope RUSSELL 27 spin Servant Melplash George William Russell (dec)                   Benjamin Cousin Slade Blanche Louise Horden     105 210 25 Sep 1901 Henry John POATE 26 bach Miller Fordington S George Henry Poate Keeper         banns Eliza Jane CREW 26 spin Servant Melplash William Crew (dec) Blacksmith                   Charles William Crewe Martha Crewe       106 211 15 Sep 1902 Jesse DUNN x 63 wdwr Labourer Melplash Benjamin Dunn (dec)         banns Alice STUDLEY 62 widw - Melplash John Purchase (dec)                   John Haines x Jane Haines       106 212 25 Jul 1903 James WALLBRIDGE 25 bach Labourer Powerstock Richard Wallbridge Labourer         banns Elizabeth COPP 21 spin Factory hand Melplash John Copp Labourer                   John Wareham Bertha Walbridge       107 213 1 Aug 1903 Albert HOARE 22 bach Labourer Melplash Arthur Hoare Labourer         banns Alice APLIN 19 spin Factory hand Melplash John Aplin (dec)                   Arthur Hoare Elizabeth Applin       107 214 10 Feb 1904 Daniel LEGG 23 bach Farmer Melplash Richard Legg (dec)         lic Alice BUGLER 24 spin - Mapperton Guy Bugler Farmer                   George Barnes Emily Legg       108 215 24 Sep 1904 Frank BURTON 25 bach Mason Chideock John Burton (dec)         banns Florence Ada STONE 25 spin Servant Melplash William Henry Stone (dec)                   Walter E Gale Kate Stone       108 216 12 Apr 1905 Albert John PERROTT 22 bach Miller Askerswell James Perrott (dec)         banns Ellen SPILLER 21 spin - Melplash John Spiller Dairyman                   E G Perrott Mina Spiller       109 217 28 Sep 1905 George James RAWLS 25 bach Carter Melplash Richard Rawls Labourer         banns Florence WALLBRIDGE 25 spin Servant Melplash William Haukins Wallbridge Postmaster                   John Chard Flora Gillingham       109 218 1 Feb 1906 Thomas Richard NORMAN 27 bach Farmer Melplash William Henry Norman Farmer         banns Mary Hannah CRABB 26 spin - Melplash Albert Crabb Farmer                   James Reader Ellen Crabb       110 219 19 Sep 1906 Albert John DENNER 23 bach Carpenter Heriton S. Mary Thomas Denner Tailor         banns Martha CREW 28 spin - Melplash Charles William Crew Smith                   Charles W Crew Bessie House       110 220 12 Feb 1907 Charles KNIGHT 33 bach Labourer Melplash Charles Knight Labourer         banns Sarah Ellen Emily CRABB 31 spin - Melplash Albert Crabb Farmer                   James Reader Eva Eliza Knight       111 221 17 Oct 1907 Charles Joseph SCADDENS 21 bach Labourer Melplash James Scaddens Labourer         banns Mabel Agnes BUGLER 19 spin - Melplash Thomas Bugler Farmer                   Levi Bugler Mary Ann Scaddens       111 222 10 May 1908 Arthur James HARP 24 bach Labourer Melplash James Harp Labourer         banns Ellen WATTS 21 spin - Melplash Frederick Watts Labourer                   Albert Edward Darly Mary Emilia Ann Willmott     112 223 18 Aug 1908 Charles John HUNT 24 bach Stoker H M Navy Chetnole George Hunt Labourer         banns Ada May PIDGEON 20 spin - Melplash George Pidgeon Labourer                   George Pidgeon Alice Maud Pidgeon       112 224 22 Aug 1908 Arthur Richard FRAPPLE 20 bach Labourer Melplash George Frapple Labourer         banns Charlotte May EASTMENT 24 spin - Melplash Jenry Eastment Labourer                   Josef Frapple Elizabeth Kate Frapple       113 225 21 Oct 1908 William LEGG 23 bach Labourer Melplash David Legg Woodman         banns Mary Ann SCADDENS 20 spin - Melplash James Scaddens Labourer                   Bertrand Sheppard Trevett Victoria Jane Legge     113 226 8 Feb 1910 Frederick Charles RENDELL 22 bach Grocer Beaminster Richard Rendell Labourer         banns Elizabeth GILLHAM 21 spin - Melplash Henry Gillham Shoemaker                   Henry Gillham Florence Gillham Ethel May Gillham     114 227 11 Apr 1910 Charles GALE 33 bach Groom Powerstock Charles Gale Shepherd         banns Bessie BUGLER 39 spin - Melplash Thomas Bugler Farmer                   Thomas Bugler jnr Mabel Agnes Scaddens     114 228 14 Apr 1910 Tom Park CRABBE 28 bach Carpenter Beaminster Thomas Marsh Crabbe Clerk         banns Alice Maud PARSONS 25 spin - Melplash John Parsons Labourer                   Lilian May Hussey Ernest? William Crabbe     115 229 1 Aug 1910 Henry George GALE 23 bach Labourer Corscombe Ambrose Gale Labourer         banns Lilian Seal PAUL 26 spin - Melplash Richard Seal Labourer                   Thomas George Rawls Ada Marina Seal     115 230 28 Jan 1911 Edward George WALDEN 29 bach Occupier of Small Holding Melplash - - -         banns Frances Emily LATHEY 24 spin Melplash George Lathey Labourer                   Alfred Dunham Elsie Lilian Dunham William John Lathey   116 231 25 Feb 1912 Herbert Edward STONE 23 bach Labourer Powerstock Giles Stone Labourer         banns Elizabeth Jane SEAL 23 spin - Melplash Richard Seal Labourer                   Richard Seal x Ada Marina Seal       116 232 6 May 1912 Percival Meech SYMES 21 bach Market Gardener Melplash William George Symes Market Gardener         banns Frances Annie HUSSEY 18 spin - Melplash Henry Hussey Labourer                   Ford Albert Hussey Lauria Trent       117 233 6 Aug 1912 Samuel HUXTER 50 wdwr Farmer Melplash Thomas Huxter Farmer         banns Mary Rodwell FRAKES 50 widw - Melplash Walter Travers Farmer                   John Huxter Elizebath Huxter       117 234 29 Apr 1913 Jesse SEAMAN 29 bach Baker Powerstock George Seaman Gardener         banns Emily Jane MACER 25 spin - Melplash Samuel Macers Labourer                   W C Clark Maria Ann Seaman James Scadden     118 235 7 Oct 1913 Sidney PALMER 26 bach Groom Melplash Charles Palmer Gardener         banns Margaret Thirza WATTS 25 spin - Melplash Robert Watts Labourer                   Robert Watts Agnes Palmer John Quick     118 236 16 Feb 1915 Harry George DREW 32 bach Farmer Bush Farm West Knoyle Wilts John Drew (dec) Farmer         banns Olive Florence ORAM 30 spin - Way Farm Melplash John Oram Farmer                   John Oram Sarah Anne Oram       119 237 5 Apr 1915 Alfred Frederick SPONSFORD 28 bach Cowman Melplash William Andrew Sponsford Carpenter         banns Beatrice Annie WRIXON 30 spin - Melplash Thomas Wrixon Labourer                   Frederick William Wrixon x Florence Elizabeth Rendell   119 238 8 May 1915 William Charles HOPKINS 23 bach Farm Labourer Melplash - - -         banns Ada Marina SEAL 29 spin - Melplash Richard Seal Farm Labourer                   Thomas G Rawls Elizabeth Jane Stone       120 239 16 Jun 1915 James OLIVEY 39 bach Solicitor 36 Kildare Tce Bayswater London Richard Olivey (dec) Paymaster R.N.         banns Alice Isabella POPE 40 spin - Melplash William John Pitfield Pope (dec) Clerk in Holy Orders                   Sarah N Olivey Lilian Isaacson L? J Octorio? Pils?     120 240 7 Aug 1915 Frederick William WRIXON x 34 bach Labourer Melplash Thomas Wrixon (dec) Labourer         banns Florence Elizabeth RENDELL 47 widw Housekeeper Melplash Charles Vass (dec) Coachman                   Alfred Frederick Sponsford Beatrice Annie Sponsford     121 241 27 Mar 1916 James DUNFORD 26 bach Carter Melplash Samuel Dunford (dec) Labourer         banns Beatrice Maud MILLER 30 spin - Melplash Harry Miller Labourer                   F Dunford Amelia Jane Willmott       121 242 25 Apr 1916 Albert Sydney TROWBRIDGE 27 bach Signalman Bradford Abbas Sydney Spiar? Trowbridge Bailiff         banns Annie Jane GILL 24 spin - The Mount Melplash Alfred Gill Farmer                   George E Gill Ewart Wallis Trowbridge       122 243 12 Jun 1916 Fred DAVIS 23 bach Carter Melplash John Davis Carter         banns Beatrice May GALE 22 spin - Melplash Jessie Gale Shepherd                   Jessie Gale x Florence Annie Gale       122 244 17 Apr 1917 Albert John DAWBURY 40 bach Farmer Coombe Down Beaminster Albert ?Begon? Dawbury Farmer         banns Susan Florence ASHFORD 36 spin - White House Farm Melplash Thomas Ashford Farmer                   Thomas Ashford Mabel Ashford       123 245 3 Apr 1918 Frank Albert DREW 39 bach Dairyman Way Farm Melplash John Drew (dec) Farmer         banns Alice Ann ORAM 38 spin - Way Farm Melplash John Oram Farmer                   Sarah Ann Maud Oram John Oram       123 246 29 Sep 1919 William SYMES 34 bach Carpenter Loders Dorset John Symes (dec) Dairyman         banns Frances Elizabeth SYMES 43 spin - Melplash George Legg (dec) Labourer                   George White Gladys Perrott       124 247 1 Oct 1919 Albert David Hannam DREW 41 wdwr Farmer Brickyard Farm East Knoyle Wilts James Drew (dec) Farmer         banns Sarah Ann Maud ORAM 32 spin - Melplash John Oram (dec) Farmer                   William Oram Elizabeth Emma Drew       124 248 29 Nov 1919 Frederick William HODGES 50 wdwr Publican Melplash Thomas Hodges Labourer         banns Alice FASEY 33 spin - Melplash William Henry Fasey (dec) Game-keeper                   Albert Fasey Florence Elizabeth Wrixon     125 249 25 May 1920 Thomas James HOUSE 40 bach Farmer Powerstock Tom House (dec) Farmer         banns Irene Ethel GILLHAM 25 spin - Melplash Frederick Gillham Farmer                   William Gillham Edith M A Prideaux       125 250 1 Jun 1920 Victor Simeon John SYMONDS 28 bach Butcher Elwell Farm Melplash Simeon Symonds Carpenter         banns Bessie Elizabeth MOORE 24 spin - Elwell Farm Melplash William Moore Farmer                   W G Moore Lily Moore       126 251 19 Jun 1920 Herbert Harold EDWARDS 37 bach Mechanic South Gate Beaminster Daniel Edwards (dec) Carpenter         lic Lily Jane DIMMICK 27 widw - Wooth Melplash Albert Hawkins (dec) Carter                   Lily Kate Hallett Walter ?sua Hawkins       126 252 7 Oct 1920 Bertram Nelson HODDER 23 bach Labourer Hincknowle Melplash Joseph Hodder Labourer         banns Alice DAVIS 23 spin - Hincknowle Melplash John Henry Davis Carter                   George Gale x Beatrice Maud Davis       127 253 7 Dec 1920 Sydney George MARSH 32 bach Engineer London Rd Horndean? Thomas Walter Marsh Farmer         banns Mabel ASHFORD 33 spin - "Binghams" Melplash Thomas Ashford Farmer                   Ernest Leonard Gillham Mabel Frances Marsh T Ashford   127 254 27 Dec 1920 George Henry SMALE 21 bach Carter Melplash Isaac Smale Labourer         banns Mabel Winnifred HUSSEY 18 spin - Melplash William George Hussey Labourer                   William George Hussey Albert Smale     128 255 13 Jan 1921 Frederick Charles CREW 40 wdwr Labourer Bradpole George Crew (dec) Gardener         banns Annie HAINES 40 spin - Oxbridge Melplash Samuel John Haines Labourer                   William George Hallett Lily Hallett     128 256 11 Jun 1921 Stanley Arnold VINING 22 bach Motor Driver Kainton Manderville Somerset - -         banns Edith Annie FRAPPLE 23 spin - Melplash Joseph Arthur Frapple Shepherd                   William John Foss Frapple Alice Maud Frapple     129 257 9 May 1922 George POWELL 24 bach Labourer Monkton Wyld Francis Powell Farmer         banns Lily May MOORE 23 spin - Elwell Farm Melplash William Moore Farmer                   W Moore     129 258 3 Jun 1922 Ernest Charles READ 27 bach Roadman Oxbridge Melplash George Read Road Contractor         banns Elizabeth RENDELL 34 widw - Oxbridge Melplash Henry Gillham (dec) Shoemaker                   Bertram Gillham     130 259 30 Sep 1922 Joseph Henry PARSONS 35 bach Carter Mangerton Melplash John Parsons (dec) Labourer         lic Ethel Mary CASHMORE 38 spin - Mangerton Melplash Edward Cashmore (dec) Butcher                   Tom Park Crabbe, Ethel Frances Hallbridge     130 260 8 May 1923 Brian Charles HOUSE 24 bach Farmer Manor Farm Pucknoll John House (dec) Farmer         lic Ivy Alexandra Rosezelia Elizabeth GALE 24 spin - The Mount Melplash George Gale (dec) Farmer                   George Gale, Algernon John House     131 261 6 Jun 1923 Stanley James SYMES 26 bach Engineer 32 Bedford Place Bridport Joseph Symes Engineer         banns Lilian Maud GILL 26 spin - The Mount Melplash Alfred Gill Farmer                   Thomas George Rawls, Mildred May Gill     131 262 25 Oct 1923 Francis Austin TREVETT 26 bach Carpenter Mapperton James Trevett Carter         lic Mildred May GILL 24 spin - The Mount Melplash Alfred Gill Farmer                   Thomas George Rawls, Lilian Maud Symes     132 263 27 Nov 1923 John Ernest GABRIEL 31 bach Farmer Kytton Holton Rogers Devon Ernest Edward Gabriel (dec) Engineer         banns Edith May BALLINGER 20 spin - Melplash William Pride Ballinger (dec) Farmer                   E H Hemmings?, Henry St John, Nick Bearhall?     132 264 24 Apr 1924 Albert John SAMWAYS 35 bach Farmer Shipton Gorge John Samways Farmer         banns Kate Elizabeth COZENS 38 spin - Melplash Thomas Green Cozens (dec) Carriage Builder                   Frederick Wilder Samways, Alice Laura Cozens     133 265 27 Oct 1924 Clifford Ernest John CAVE 25 bach Fireman 15 West Allington Bridport Ernest Edward Cave Motor Driver         banns Mildred Violet CREW 25 spin - Melplash Charles William Crew Blacksmith                   William Crew, Lily May Diment     133 266 7 Mar 1925 Arthur Bertie DOWNTING 21 bach Labourer Melplash Edwin Downting Cowman         banns Beatrice Maud DAVIS 23 spin - Melplash John Davis Carter                   Percy Archibald Downting, Fred Davis     134 267 19 Sep 1925 Isaac SMALE 69 widr Labourer Melplash James Smale (dec) Dealer         banns Catherine BREWER 43 widw - Melplash Wlliam Wallace (dec) Labourer                   Albert Smale, Dorothy Elizabeth Maria Gale     134 268 8 Apr 1926 Richard Sidney John BARTER 33 widr Gardener North Cadbury Somerset John Barter (dec) Dairyman         banns Alice Sarah WHITTLE 26 spin - Higher Ford Farm Frederick Walter Whittle Farmer                   Thomas Hyde, Lily Whittle     135 269 10 Apr 1926 Henry COOMBS 67 widr Rope Maker New House Wouth ? John Coombs (dec) Hemp Dresser         lic Mary Amelia HOUNSELL 64 widw - 123 Victoria Grove Bridport Joseph Crabbe (dec) Flax Dresser                   Sydney John Coombs, Dorothy May Coombs     135 270 4 Jan 1928 Allan Edward Gordon GOULD 27 bach Dairyman Shave Farm Marshwood James Gould (dec) Farmer         banns Daisy WALBRIDGE 31 spin - Lambrook Melplash George Walbridge Labourer                   James Henry Cook, Edith Mary Walbridge     136 271 7 Feb 1928 Thomas Edwin GRINTER 27 bach Farmer "Watford" Bradpole Frederick Grinter Farmer         banns Kathleen Mary WALDEN 22 spin - Lambrook Melplash William Joseph Walden Farmer                   William Joseph Walden, Arthur Charles Grinter     136 272 13 Dec 1928 Archibald William Harlock RIDDLE 23 bach Paper Hanger West Milton Powerstock Arthur Riddle Carpenter         banns Florrie MOORE 21 spin - Elwell Farm Melplash William Moore Farmer                   Arthur John Stone Riddle, Frances Louise Ellen Riddle     137 273 1 Apr 1929 William John Charles BROOM 34 bach Engine Driver Oxbridge Melplash William Thomas Retired         banns Beatrice Annie HARP 20 spin - Oxbridge Melplash Arthur James Harp Labourer                   Gilbert Mears, Florence Harp     137 274 1 Apr 1929 Frederick George DAWE 22 bach Labourer Marsh Cottage Beaminster Arthur Dawe Pensioner         banns Dorothy Annie HUSSEY 20 spin - Barbridge Melplash William George Hussey Labourer                   William George Hussey, Beatrice May Hussey     138 275 9 Apr 1929 Satnley Richard Nelson WOOLMINGTON 24 bach Farmer Kings Farm Powerstock Richard Clare Woolmington Farmer         banns Gladys Hine WRIXON 25 spin - Loscombe Farm Melplash Daniel Charles Hine Wrixon Farmer                   Daniel Charles Hine Wrixon, Freda Mary Woolmington     138 276 3 Jun 1929 Arthur John Stone RIDDLE 24 bach Farmer West Milton Arthur Riddle Builder         banns Ethel Frances Elizabeth WALLBRIDGE 34 spin - Mangerton Melplash Thomas Bennett Wallbridge (dec) Farmer                   Archibald William Harlock Riddle, Hlda Elizabeth Wallbridge     139 277 9 Oct 1929 Arthur Hampden POPE 52 bach Clerk in Holy Orders Melplash William John Pitfield Pope (dec) Clerk in Holy Orders         banns Nona PADDISION 26 spin - Loders Richard Paddison Barrister at Law                   Richard Paddison, J Gravett Pope, James Olivey?     139 278 26 Dec 1929 William Charles DAWE 25 bach Soldier The Verne Portland Arthur Redvers Dawe Carpenter         banns Beatrice May HUSSEY 23 spin - Barbridge Melplash William George Hussey Labourer                   William George Hussey, Joseph Hart     140 279 26 Jul 1930 Ernest John HALLETT 30 bach Farmer Southcoombe Farm Wayford Somerset John Henry Hallett (Dec) Farmer         banns Bessie SPILLER 42 spin - Malplash John Spiller (Dec Farmer                   Albert John Perrott, Adelaie Olive Spiller     140 280 26 Dec 1931 Harold Henry HUSSEY 27 bach Motor Driver Malplash William George Hussey Labourer         banns Dorothy Miriam BILES 22 spin - Malplash William Dan Biles (Dec) Mason                   Bertrand Shepherd Trevett, Ethel Elizabeth Hussey     141 281 8 Feb 1932 Thomas Albert Edward ASHFORD 21 bach Farmer Binghams Melplash Edwin Tom Ashford Farmer         banns Susan Lilian FORD 24 spin - Melplash Thomas George Ford Farmer                   Edwin Tom Ashford, Bertram George Ford     141 282 28 Mar 1932 William Arthur PAINTER 29 bach Farmer Mapperton James Painter Farmer         banns Agnes Hilda Elizabeth READ 25 spin - Melplash Harry Read Farmer                   Henry Read, Lucy Read     142 283 27 Sep 1932 Harry HARES 23 bach Milkman 6 Eden Grove Wimborne Harry Hares Engineer         banns Olive May WALDEN 21 spin - Braddocks Melplash Edward George Walden Small Holder                   Edward George Walden, Edith Stoodley     142 284 10 Feb 1934 Alfred Dan BILES 23 bach Groom Oxbridge Melplash William Dan Biles (Dec) Mason         banns Dorothy May CHUNN 24 spin - Ham's Plot Beaminster Charles Chunn Labourer                   Ethel Mary Biles, James William Best     143 285 12 May 1934 Thomas Fred CADDY 24 bach Labourer Netherbury William John Caddy Labourer         banns Ethel Elizabeth RENDELL 23 spin - Melplash Frederick Charles Rendell (dec) Labourer                   Ernest Charles Read, Priscilla Ramsey     143 286 19 May 1934 Bertie Alfred PINKETT 30 bach Stoker Royal Navy HMTS "Somersetshire" Hubert Pinkett Leather Dresser         banns Violet Lydia May MORGAN 22 spin - Melplash George Alfred Henry Morgan Sailor                   Arthur Justinius Wheadon, Albert Frank Pinkett     144 287 8 Jan 1935 Robert Thomson GRAHAM 31 bach Schoolmaster Watlington Oxfordshire Robert Arthur Graham I.C.S. Retired         banns Mildred Clemency PADDISON 25 spin - Uploders House Loders Richard Paddison Barrister at Law                   Richard Paddison, R S Graham, J C Graham     144 288 22 Apr 1935 William Joseph SYMES 41 bach Mill hand Netherbury William Symes Mill Hand         banns Ethel Elizabeth HUSSEY 19 spin - Melplash William George Hussey Labourer                   William George Hussey, Walter William Gale     145 289 25 Jul 1935 Harry Dunson Guy STEVENS 48 bach Engineer Melplash Harry Alfred Stevens Miller         banns Ellen GLYDE 28 spin - Melplash William Payne Glyde Farmer                   William Payne Glyde, Reginald Joseph Lane Broomfield     145 290 7 Sep 1936 Arthur Stanley CHARD 32 bach Purveyor Axbridge Somerset Louis Chard Purveyor         banns Ella Mary FORD 32 spin - Melplash Marsh Ford (dec) Farmer                   Lily May Ford, Louis Chard     146 291 21 Nov 1936 Arthur Reginald George HARP 29 bach Labourer Melplash Arthur James Harp Labourer         banns Ida Marion GILES 26 spin - Melplash Walter John Giles Mill Hand                   Walter Leonard Giles, Alfred Dan Biles     146 292 29 Mar 1937 Maurice Mark KING 32 bach Private in the Army Grandshaft Barracks Dover Mark King Labourer         banns Florence May HARP 27 spin - Oxbridge Melplash Arthur James Harp Labourer                   Herbert Darrell King, Arthur Reginald George Harp     147 293 12 Jan 1938 Jack MATTHEWS 24 bach Baker 14 Water Street Martock Sam Matthews Labourer         banns Phyllis COOMBS 21 spin - Wouth Melplash George James Coombs Farmer                   George James Coombs, Tom Gordon Matthews     147 294 22 Jul 1939 Thomas SPENCER 24 bach Labourer Blackney Stoke Abbott Albert Edward Spencer (dec) Labourer         banns Bertha Beatrice FRAPPLE 21 spin - Lamhook Melplash Frederick Frapple Labourer                   Eli Gay, Edith Frapple     148 295 7 Aug 1939 Arthur WYATT 26 bach Coal Merchant Melplash Arthur Wyatt Corn Merchant         banns Beatrice Dorothy SAWTELL 18 spin - 174 Portnall Road West Kilburn George James Sawtell Engineer                   George James Sawtell, Arthur Wyatt     148 296 9 Jul 1940 Robert Henry DRAPER 34 bach Farmer North Perrott William Paul Draper Farmer         banns Doris Mabel DAWBNEY 22 spin - Melplash Albert John Dawbney (dec) Farmer                   E. T. Ashford, Susan F Dawbney     149 297 17 Sep 1940 James LEVER x 60 widr Paper Maker "St Dunstans" Melplash Court - -         banns Ethel Gertrude HARDWICK 51 spin - Melplash Frederick Hardwick Steel Merchant                   ??? Bertrand, Richard Arthur Benge     149 298 13 Apr 1941 Joseph Leonard GLYDE 31 bach Butcher 35 West Street Bridport William Payne Glyde Farmer         banns Irene BEAL 22 spin - Kingsbury Melplash Charles Frederick Beal Clerk                   John Lewis Clark, Kathleen Ada Beal     150 299 14 Aug 1941 Stanley Harry KNIGHT 44 widr Postman Melplash George James Knight Labourer         banns Jessie Louisa WRIXON 32 spin - Melplash William Wrixon Labourer                   Harry Brown, Dorothy Martha Wrixon     150 300 30 Dec 1941 Stanley James EWINS 30 bach Farmer Schoolhouse Farm Blackdown Samuel James Ewins (dec) Farmer         banns Gladys Kate SPILLER 38 spin - Melplash George Spiller Farmer                   Francis G March, Joan M Huxter     151 301 28 Mar 1942 Charles Edmund WHITE 63 widr Mat Maker Netherbury John White Master Tailor         banns Nellie Eva WILLIAMS 38 widw - Melplash Eli Arthur Aldridge Labourer                   Albert E Thornton, Beatrice Mary Hymas     151 302 28 Apr 1942 Thomas William BEST 26 bach Lieutenant R.N. Melplash James William Best J.P.         lic Brenda Joan HELLABY 23 spin - Melplash Frederick Alan Hellaby Managng Director                   James W Best, Richard S Hellaby     152 303 28 Jul 1942 Arthur Leslie PURCHASE 21 bach Military Carrier Driver Stoke Abbott Arthur Herbert Purchase Labourer         banns Lucy Nellie Joan LEGG 20 spin - Melplash Ernest Robert Legg Farmer                   Leonard Albert Purchase, Brenda Joan Irene Symonds     152 304 17 Jul 1943 Sidney Harold ELLIS 33 bach Butler Broadway George Thomas Ellis (Dec) Carter         banns Lucy Mary CHUBB 32 spin - Melplash Fred Chubb Labourer                   Walter George Ellis, Edith Muriel Chubb     153 305 30 Jan 1945 Walter Ronald WARREN 30 bach Farmer West Cliff Farm Symondsbury James Charles Warren (Dec) Farmer         banns Elizabeth Edith PARSONS 29 spin - Camesworth Melplash James Parsons Farmer                   Donald James Parsons, Margaret Christopher     153 306 15 Sep 1945 Leslie Dan WRIXON 33 bach Accountant Melplash Dan Elliott Wrixon Farmer         banns Vera Florence GILL 29 spin - Melplash George Edgar Gill Farmer                   Edith Jane Gill, Dan E Wrixon