Portesham

Burials 1695 to 1730

Transcribed from the Parish Registers and donated to the Dorset OPC Project by Liz Draper

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.

There is a gap in the registers between 1668 and 1695, with no explanation. The register resumes thus:
A True Register of all Marriages, Births & Burials from the 3rd day of May 1695 &c.

	Date		Name	Surname	Status/Abode	Notes/cause of death

30	Jun	1695	Will	BRAGG	Of Coriots [Coryates]
6	Jul	1695	Margaret	WHITE		The ---- of Peter White
1	Sep	1695	Nicholas	SAMEWAYS	Of Po'sam
12	Sep	1695	Mary	NOSETER	Of Portesham
12	Oct	1695	Bullen	R----	Of Waddon {df}	was buried [out of order in register]
21	Sep	1695	Willm the son of Tho	DEERING		Was buried
14	Jan	1695/96	Anne the wife of John	DAMMAN	Of Shilvingtn?	Was buried
18	Mar	1695/96	John inf son of Peter	WHITE		Was buried
26	Mar	1696	Gregory	?BABBLE	Of this p'sh	was buried [recorded under 1695 heading]. [Edge of page worn and blurred]
5	Apr	1696	Elizabeth the wife of Edward	HAIN		Was buried [recorded under 1695 heading]

5	Apr	1696	Elizabeth the wife of Edward	HAIN		Was buried [entry repeated under correct year heading]
26	Mar	1696	Gregory	?BABBLE	Of ths p'sh	was buried [entry repeated under correct year heading]
22	Apr	1696	Tho the son of Will	MASTERMAN		Died
4	Jun	1696	One	BRAGES	son, of Coriots	was buried
10	Jul	1696	Grace	GODWIN	of P'Ham	was buried

9	Nov	1696	Margery	HAIN	Wid	Was buried
31	Dec	1696	Wid	CURTIS		Was buried
10	Jan	1696/97	Tho.	BROWN		Was buried
13	Jan	1696/97	Willm	SIMS		Was buried
31	Jan	1696/97	Tho. The son of Edward	FOOKS		Was buried
9	Sep	1696	Wm	MASTERMAN	Farmer of Frier Waddon	was buried at Whitchurch.

8	Apr	1697	Wm	HAWKINS		Was buried
8	May	1697	Katherine	HARDEY		The wife of John Hardey, Gent. Was buried
10	Aug	1697	Bridget	MICHELL		The wife of Andrew Michell was buried
5	Sep	1697	Henry	HAIN		Was buried
4	Oct	1697	David the son of Tho & Margaret	WALLERS		Was buried
15	Jan	1697/98	Agnis	RUSSEL		Was buried
19	Jan	1697/98	John	DAMMAN	Of Po'sm	died
23	Mar	1697/98	Anne	NOSSITER	Wid	Was buried

24	Apr	1698	Barbarah the wife of Tho.	WALTERS		Died
11	Jul	1698	Valentine the son of the wid.	MULLENS		Was buried
5	Aug	1698	Edward	ENGLISH		Was buried
14	Sep	1698	Elizabeth the wife of Robt.	MICHELL		Was buried
20	Jan	1698/99	Tho.	WALTERS		Was buried
12	Feb	1698/99	Ssicly	DAVY		Was buried
22	Mar	1698/99	Nic.	PEARCE	Of Coriots	was buried

10	Jun	1699	Mary the wife of John	HAZARD		Was buried
15	Jun	1699	James	RAWLING		Was buried
16	Jul	1699	Emm the daughter of George	BROWN		Was buried
14	Sep	1699	Emme the wife of George	BROWN		Was buried
22	Dec	1699	John the son of Wm	HAWKINS		Was buried
17	Jan	1699/1700	Eliz.	PEARCE	wid	Was buried
7	Feb	1699/1700	Eliz.	ROSE	wid	Was buried
12	Mar	1699/1700	Joan the wife of Robt	MICHELL		Was buried
?11	Mar	1699/1700	Dorothy the wife of Wm.	RUSSEL		Was buried

12	May	1700	Elne the daughter of Robt & Elne	RUSSEL	of Litton	Was buried
27	Aug	1700	Mary	RICKARD	Wid	Was buried
12	Dec	1700	James	HARDIN		Was buried

26	May	1701	Anne the wife of Harry	CHAFIN	Gent	Was buried

19	Apr	1702	Francis the son of Franc & Edith	BROWN		Was buried
12	Oct	1702	Wid	BURT	of Waddon	Was buried
5	Nov	1702	Elizabeth the wife of Henry	TREVERS	of Waddon	Was buried

28	Mar	1703	Wm	GAWDEN	of Hilfield	Was buried
9	May	1703	Henry	RUSSEL	of Coriots	Was buried
16	Sep	1703	John	DAMMAN		Was buried
27	Sep	1703	Wid	MILLS		Was buried
26	Feb	1703/04	Margaret	BARTRAM	of Waddon	Was buried
10	Jan	1703/04	George	WHITE		Was buried

5	Apr	1704	Edith	WEBBER		Was buried
15	Apr	1704	Mary the daughter of James	GILBERT		Was buried
28	Sep	1704	Joan	MITCHELL		Was buried
1	Nov	1704	Emme	WILTSHIRE		Was buried
3	Dec	1704	Robet	PUCKET		Was buried
23	Jan	1704/05	Agnis	NOSSITER		Was buried
13	Mar	1704/05	Mary	VALLENCE		Was buried

12	Jun	1705	Joan	RUSSELL		Buried
20	Jul	1705	Mrs Bridges	GALPING		Was buried
1	Jan	1705/06	Susanah	BATTEN		Was buried
24	Jan	1705/06	Mr John	HARDY		Was buried
13	Feb	1705/06	Thomas	DAMON		Was buried
3	Mar	1705/06	Tamsy	DAMON		Was buried
20	Mar	1705/06	Margerett	BARTLETT		Was buried

28	Jul	1706	Eliz. The daughter of Eliz.	CHIP		Was buried
11	Aug	1706	Joan	GAWDEN		Was buried
18	Sep	1706	Gorge	BROWN		Was buried [as written in Register]
24	Sep	1706	Jeffery	WEBBER		Was buried
29	Oct	1706	Margrett	CHURCHILL		Was buried
5	Jan	1706/07	Mary	RICKARD		Was buried
21	Mar	1706/07	Mary (H H or # #)	HINSSELL		Was buried
14	Apr	1706	Jams	PARKER		Was buried (out of order in register)

13	May	1707	Andrew	GODWIN		Was buried
1	Jun	1707	Peeter	HARDY		Was buried
25	Aug	1707	John	YEATS		Was buried
4	Sep	1707	Elezebeth	BATTEN		Was buried
14	Jan	1707/08	Robert	BRINE		Was buried (former vicar)?
25	Jan	1707/08	Emmey	CARTON		Was buried
20	Feb	1707/08	?Purry	BARBER
10	Feb	1707/08	Richard	CHURCHILL		Was buried (out of order in register)
4	Mar	1707/08	Mary	HARSEELL?		Was buried
1708			[The columns in the register merge, with only a small mark to indicate where one year ceases and the next begins. Records are listed in the order they appear, with a 'best guess' at the year in which they occurred, as many are undated]
2	May	1708	Mary	TRAVIS		Was buried
7	May	1708	Joan	WEBBER		Was buried
6	Mar	1708	John	GENGE		Was buried
6	Mar	1708	Mary	WINSON		Was buried
8	Mar	1708	Thomas	ELBY		Was buried
		1708	William	BADEN		Was buried [Blot]
2	Oct	1708	Mary	ROSE		Was buried
	Dec	1708	Ralph	THORNHILL		Was buried

8	Apr	1709	Elner	WEBBER		Was buried
	Apr	1709	Ann	THRESHER		Was buried
13	Sep	1709	Abraham	RODFORD		Was buried
	Oct	1709	Ann	THRESHER		Was buried
3	Dec	1709	Prudence	PARKER		Was buried
4	Dec	1709	Nicklas	TALBOT		Was buried
	Feb	1709/10	John	WALLIS		Was buried

		1710	Mary the daughter of Andrew	RICKARD		Was buried }Twin infants, baptised Nov 1710, meaning one or both these entries are out of order, and should be registered as 1711.
29	Apr	1710	Joseph the son of Andrew	RICKARD
		1710	Richard	BLANDEMER		Was buried

		1711	Ann	GODDING		was buried
19	Jun	1711	Robert	GADING?		was buried
		1711	Sansom	WALLIS	of Abbotsbury	was buried
		1711	Ann	THRESHER		was buried

		1712	Elizabeth	EDWARD		was buried
2	Nov	1712	Robert	SMART		was buried
4	Dec	1712	John	SMART		was buried
		1712	John	HARDY		was buried
20	Feb	1712/13	John	MICHELL		was buried

17	May	1713	Elizabeth	ELBY		was buried
		1713	Christion	BRIT		was buried
26	Jul	1713	Sarah	MICHELL		was buried
(?	day)	1713	Robert	THRESHER		was buried
(?	day)	1713	Edward	FOOKS		was buried
23	Nov	1713	Mr	FAR		was buried
		1713	Thomas	PLOWMAN		was buried
		1714	[Some names have been lost to the crease of the page. Please refer to the original documents for clarity and confirmation]
--	---	1714	--pia Niklas	HAKINS (HAWKINS?)	daughter	was buried
6	?Jun	1714	David	YEA--		was buried
	Nov	1714	Hugh	GODDING		was buried
		1714	No (Nicklas) the son of Nicklas	BROWN		was buried [baptised in Sep 1711]
	Feb	1714/15	Joseph	INGLISH		was buried
	Feb	1714/15	Agnes	RALIN--		was buried
	Mar	1714/15	Mary	CARTER		was buried

	Jul	1715	Mary	NOSETER?		was buried
	Aug	1715	Edward	SANFORD		was buried
	Nov	1715	Jeffery?	SANFORD		was buried
	Jan	1715/16	John	CARTER		was buried
	Jan	1715/16	William	WALLIS		was buried
	Mar	1715/16	Margaret	WALTER		Was buried
	Mar	1715/16	Giles	POCKETT		was buried

		1716	There are no burials listed for 1716 although the last two in 1715 are in the same handwriting as 1717.

2	May	1717	Elizabeth	WALTERS		Was buried
11	May	1717	Angell	SANFORD		Was buried
26	May	1717	John	CARTER		Was buried
7	Jul	1717	Mary	YEATS		Was buried
26	Jan	1717/18	Roger	DAMON		Was buried
6	Feb	1717/18	Elizabeth	WILLS		Was buried
11	Feb	1717/18	Hannah	SANFORD		Was buried
20	Feb	1717/18	Sallomen (Solomon)	THRESHER		Was buried
24	Apr	1717	William	CHURCHILL		Was buried (?1718)
11	May	1717	William	TALBOT		Was buried (?1718)
						[Many entries illegible due to spine of book]
12	Sep	1718	William	GENER?		was buried
28	Sep	1718	Edeth	PARKER		was buried
7	Dec	1718	Mary	CAR--- (?CARTER)		was buried
7	Dec	1718	Elese ----	BRAG
9	Dec	1718	Mrs	BAYLY		was buried
11	Jan	1718/19	Nicklas	PEARCE		was buried
25	Jan	1718/19	John	WEBBER		was buried
9	Mar	1718/19	Andrew	JOLLY		was buried
12	Mar	1718/19	Joesif	DAMON		was buried


A true Register of all Marriages, Births and burials for the year of our Lord God 1719
Jo. Case Vic. Do Portisham (some entries in Latin, I have anglicised those I can)
16	Jul	1719	Mary	CURTIS
21	Jul	1719	Katherine	WILLS
31	Jul	1719	John	MASH
11	Oct	1719	Mary	CHAPMAN
1	Nov	1719	Agnes	PEARCE
2	Nov	1719	Mary	HAWKINS
20	Nov	1719	Rachel	DENNIS

5	May	1720	Mary	PLOWMAN
19	May	1720	Joan	DAMMON
10	Jul	1720	Joan	PERRY
31	Jul	1720	Joan	BAILY
21	Sep	1720	Mary	BISHOP
23	Dec	1720	Mary	GODDING

24	Apr	1721	Elizabeth	MICHELL
	May	1721	Robert	GODD--
26	Aug	1721	M M	CHAFEN
29	Aug	1721	Peter	WHITE
28	Sep	1721	John Riccard son of Andrew C	RICCARD
19	Jan	1721/22	Mary	RUSSEL
19	Jan	1721/22	Mary	VINCENT
2	Feb	1721/22	Sarah	RUSSEL

13	Apr	1722	Tom	GRE---
20	May	1722	Alse	PLOWMAN
20	May	1722	?Sarah (written over)	TO--- (TOMS)?
20	May	1722	Mary	SHEPHERD
16	Jun	1722	Ann	DOWN?
15	Jul	1722	John	HAYNE
9	Aug	1722	Tamsey	ROSE
8	Sep	1722	Will	CURTIS
18	Nov	1722	Mary	PLOWMAN
5	Jan	1722/23	Elenor	HINDY
22	Jan	1722/23	Ann	RIDDLE
11	Mar	1722/23	Mary	GODDING

28	Aug	1723	Robert	MICHELL
	Mar	1723/24	Margret	GROSE		was buried

10	May	1724	Gorge	GROSS		Was buried
26	May	1724	John	DEARING
17	Aug	1724	Robert	STYBBS
27	Aug	1724	John	HARDY,	Gent
6	Nov	1724	Edith	BROWN
8	Nov	1724	Dorothy	RUSSELL
14	Nov	1724	Andrew	MICHELL
14	Nov	1724	Jone	HEYERS
21	Nov	1724	Margaret	THRESHER
9	Feb	1724/25	Jone	POCKSWELL
19	Feb	1724/25	Agnes	DOWAL
7	Mar	1724/25	Henery	TRAIN
7	Mar	1724/25	Thomas	DAMON
11	Mar	1724/25	Luce	GARDEN

6	Jun	1725	Mary	PLOWMAN
7	Jul	1725	Tom	GODDING
7	Jul	1725	Elizabeth	PLOWMAN
2	Aug	1725	Sam	ENGILL
9	Aug	1725	John	ENGILL
[Any further entries for 1725, and those of 1726 are missing or out of order, as the next page (on reverse of 1725 entries) begins 1727]

8	Oct	1727	Ann	P		[edge of page obscured by fold]
14	Nov	1727	Mrs	PLE----
10	Dec	1727	Jone	RUSE--
21	Jan	1727/28	Sarah the daughter of Nic. & Sarah	HODGE
31	Jan	1727/28	John	TYL--
11	Feb	1727/28	Mary	WAL--
3	Mar	1727/28	Penelopy	SAMWAYS
10	Mar	1727/28	Willm	WALLIS
17	Mar	1727/28	Robert	CHEPMAN

31	Mar	1728	Hester the daughter of Janes & Eliz	JOLLIEF
11	Apr	1728	Grace the daughter of Andrew & Mary	GODDEN
14	May	1728	Amy	BACKER
8	Jun	1728	Henry	TRAVIS
10	Jul	1728	Eliz the daughter of John & Jone	OALS?
18	Aug	1728	Eliz.	PINE?
13	Oct	1728	John the son of Tom & Avis	BISHOP
30	Dec	1728	Mary	PARKER
14	Jan	1728/29	Mary	HAWKIN
20	Feb	1728/29	John	BISHOP
		1729	[Whole country was affected by an outbreak of influenza, with high mortality rates]
10	Apr	1729	Peter	BRAGG
4	May	1729	Robert	MICHELL
23	May	1729	Sam the son of Andrew & Mary	GODDING
11	Jun	1729	Phillip the son of Andrew & Mary	GODDING
10	Aug	1729	Rachell	MICHELL
17	Aug	1729	Amos	ROPER?
2	Nov	1729	Grace	RUSSEL
10	Nov	1729	John	STICKLAND	of Mintern son
20	Nov	1729	John Jun.	STICKLAND	of Mintern
7	Dec	1729	Eliz	HAWKINS
26	Dec	1729	Eliz	HAYNES ALIAS SAMPFORD
	Dec	1729	Thomas	CHIPMAN
31	Dec	1729	John the son of John & Joan	WALS
26	Dec	1729	Eliz	HAYNE		[out of order in register]
21	Jan	1729/30	Eliz	TRAVIS	wid of Waddon	[entered before previous entry, and crossed through]
23	Jan	1729/30	John	BART--?
4	Feb	1729/30	Beatrice	SYMES
19	Feb	1729/30	John Jun.	SAMPSON

25	Apr	1730	Leah	TALBOT
3	May	1730	Tom	TALBOT
23	Aug	1730	John	BROW
1	Sep	1730	Will	RUSSEL
27	Dec	1730	Betty	BISHOP OR BROOK
1	Jan	1730/31	Jone	SYMES
9	Feb	1730/31	iln	COAS (OR JNR COAS)
14	Mar	1730/31	Elizabeth	TALBOT

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