Portesham

Marriages 1901 to 1921

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

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.

Year Date Groom Age Condition, occupation & residence Groom's Father & Occupation     Bride Age Condition, occupation & residence Bride's Father & Occupation     Type Signatures & witnesses             1901 19-Mar Edwin Alexander ABBOTT 29 Bachelor, gentleman of Portesham John William ABBOTT, Gentleman     Catheine Maud MANFIELD 29 Spinster of Portesham William MANFIELD, Gentleman       Both signed, witnessed by R Hardy MANFIELD, L S MANFIELD, Ada E MANFIELD and Stephen G MANFIELD             1901 03-Apr Alfred William TREVETT 26 Bachelor, labourer of Portesham William TREVETT, carter     Ellen Jane DOWNTON 23 Spinster of Abbotsbury William DOWNTON, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by Richard TREVETT and Eliza DOWNTON             1901 08-Oct William Attwooll COMBEN 21 Bachelor, quarryman of Portesham Thomas COMBEN, quarryman     Mabel Ellen Stevens HODDER 22 Spinster, general servant of Portesham Henry HODDER, sawyer     By Banns Both signed, witnessed by Thomas Hurden COMBER, and Flora Beatrice COMBER             1901 03-Dec Thomas Henry James MILLER 27 Bachelor, baker of Portesham Thomas MILLER, carpenter     Beatrice Lily GODDEN 25 Spinster of Portesham James GODDEN, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by James GODDEN and Edith GODDEN             1902 17-Sep Frank Alfred LEGG 30 Bachelor, indoor servant, of Portesham (no name given)     Ellen THRESHER 26 Spinster, of Portesham William THRESHER, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by William FRAMPTON and S THRESHER             1902 13-Oct Charles Edward MARSHALLSAY 23 Bachelor, baker of Portesham Thomas Charles MARSHALLSAY, baker     Lilly Annie BARTLETT 23 Spinster, of Portesham Henry John BARTLETT, baker       Both signed, witnessed by Sylvester SANDFORD and Lillie MARSHALLSAY             1903 10-Sep Charles William KING 22 Bachelor, postman of Portesham Caleb KING, gardener     Mary Ann DUCK 21 Spinster, of Portesham George DUCK (dec'd), cooper       Both signed, witnessed by William James DUCK and Deborah RUSSELL             1904   No marriages recorded                   1905 02-Mar Arthur Edward FIANDER 29 Bachelor, miller of Portesham Edward FIANDER, Binder     Nora RIGGS 22 Spinster, of Portesham W'm RIGGS, innkeeper       Both signed, witnessed by Georgina FIANDER and George RIGGS             1905 02-Aug William James GODDEN 27 Bachelor, dairyman of Portesham George GODDEN, farmer     Lily Hannah JOLLIFFE 22 Spinster, of Portesham George JOLLIFFE, Carrier       Both signed, witnessed by George JOLLIFFE, Henry GODDEN and Ethel JOLLIFFE             1905 27-Dec Henry GODDEN 28 Bachelor, farmer of Portesham George GODDEN, farmer     Annie Edith Hallett LOVELL 21 Spinster, of Portesham Joseph LOVELL (dec'd), huntsman       Both signed, witnessed by Charles William HALLETT and Mary Ann PORTER             1905 27-Dec Edward William ELLIS 28 Bachelor, cabinet maker of Wimbledon Alfred Eugene ELLIS, schoolmaster     Caroline Emily Maude CORNICK 26 Spinster, of Portehsam George CORNICK (dec'd), baker       Both signed, witnessed by Alfred Eugene ELLIS, May Mary CORNICK, Addie Elizabeth Wallis CORNICK             1906 15-Apr Walter James Garfield BARTLETT 22 Bachelor, baker of Portesham Henry Edmund BARTLETT (dec'd) baker     Lilliam Annie MARSHALLSAY 21 Spinster, of Portesham Tom Charles Allen MARSHALLSAY, baker       Both signed, witnessed by Charles Edward MARSHALLSAY and Arthur Samuel BARTLETT             1906 16-Apr Ernest Charles BOWERING 25 Bachelor, mason of Weymouth John BOWERING, labourer     Annie GILL 24 Spinster, of Portesham Thomas GILL, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by Thomas GILL and Sarah GILL             1907 04-Apr William John BARRETT 28 Bachelor, carter of Portesham John BARRETT, carter     Beatrice Martha GROVES 26 Spinster, of Portesham Frederick William GROVES, shepherd       Both signed, wtinessed by John GROVES and Edith GROVES             1907 11-Jul Geoffrey Colley MARCH 40 Bachelor, surgeon, of Wragley, Lincs Henry Colley MARCH, surgeon     Violette Kathleen FILLITER 28 Spinster, of Portesham George Sissons FILLITER (dec'd) Clerk in Holy Orders       Both signed, witnessed by John Cowley PONDER, George William FILLITER and J E MARCH             1907 29-Oct Bernard Paschal PAYNE 28 Bachelor, Clerk in Holy Orders of Horncastle, Lincs Alfred PAYNE, Clerk in Holy Orders     Mary Gertrude Fanny MOLYNEUX 33 Spinster, of Portesham John C MOLYNEUX, Clerk in Holy Orders (Vicar of Portesham)       Both signed, witnessed by Wilfred Michael ?PARIFER, Emily J MOLYNEUX, Edward Charles MOLYNEUX, and J F MOLYNEUX             1907 31-Oct Alfred Mark WHITE 21 Bachelor, labourer of Portesham Mark WHITE (dec'd), labourer     Alice Esther BOWLES 23 Spinster, of Portesham Charles BOWLES, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by William BROWN, John WHITE, Elizabeth Beatrice WHITE, Esther WILS or VINE, and Mabel May EMERY             1908 04-May Charles ROBINSON 30 Bachelor, sailor on HMS Drake William ROBINSON (dec'd), engineer     Mary Elizabeth HALLETT 22 Spinster, of Portesham Henry HALLETT, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by G H VINE, Thomas QUAYLE, B VINE and Henry HALLETT             1908 18-Jun William Henry GODDEN 29 Bachelor, labourer of Portesham Joseph GODDEN, labourer     Alice Kate HODDER 26 Spinster, of Portesham Joseph HODDERE, sawyer       Both signed, witnessed by G PITTMAN and Annie May CHIPP             1908 10-Sep George PULLMAN 22 Bachelor, labourer of Friar Wadden James PULLMAN, labourer     Kate ELSWORTH 20 Spinster, of Friar Wadden, Portesham Williiam J ELSWORTH, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by Charles CHRISTOPHER and Lizzie ELSWORTH             1909 18-Mar Herbert SAMWAYS 26 Bachelor, platelayer of Upwey George SAMWAYS, dealer     Annie May CHIPP 27 Spinster, of Portesham James CHIPP, dealer       Both signed, witnessed by Joseph Henry CHIPP and Irene Emily SAMWAYS             1909 18-May Edward Rendall SELFE 45 Bachelor, clerk in bank of Surbiton Henry SELFE (dec'd), farmer     Hilday Mary MANFIELD 34 Spinster, of Portesham William MANFIELD (dec'd), farmer       Both signed, witnessed by W Hardy MANFIELD, L S MANFIELD, Wm HOCKMEYER, and J H PRITCHARD             1910 13-Jun Albert Robert NORMAN 28 Bachelor, labourer of Portesham Josiah NORMAN, gardener     Kate Maud LOCK 27 Spinster, of Portesham Charles LOCK (dec'd), labourer       Both signed, witnessed by George HALLETT and Lillie HALLETT             1911 03-Jan Philip LEWIS 26 Bachelor, sailor of Brompton, Chatham John LEWIS (dec'd), malster     Lily Mary HALLETT 20 Spinster, of Portesham William HALLETT (dec'd), gamekeeper       Both signed, witnessed by George HALLETT and Mary Elizabeth ROBINSON             1911 09-Oct John Charles TIZARD 24 Bachelor, labourer of Portesham James TIZARD, labourer     Amelia ELSWORTH 19 Spinster of Portesham William J ELSWORTH, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by W J ELSWORTH and E S HATCHER             1912 20-Jun John James CROAD 25 Bachelor, labourer of Portesham Charles CROAD, labourer     Alice Lucy GREENING 21 Spinster, of Portesham Henry Palmer GREENING, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by Janes Henry GREENING and Frances Louisa RIGLAR             1912 07-Aug William Cosier FORD 28 Bachelor, draper of S Hackney, London John Edward FORD, hotel proprietor     Clara Elizabeth CABLE 29 Spinster, of Portesham W S CABLE (dec'd), farmer       Both signed, witnessed by John Carey ?DULBOL or SULLIOL, Gertie CABLE and S G BRAKE             1912 16-Oct William Henry HODDER 30 Bachelor, labourer of Portesham John HODDER, sawyer     Frances Jane HAYWARD 22 Spinster, of Portesham George HAYWARD, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by George HAYWARD, Ethel HAYWARD, Lucina M HODDER and Edwin THORNE             1912 17-Dec William John NORMAN 35 Bachelor , market gardener of Portesham Josiah NORMAN, market gardener     Elizabeth Mary LOVELL 24 Spinster, of Portesham William LOVELL, platelayer on GWR       Both signed, witnessed by W LOVELL , Sarah LOVELL, and Evelyn Maggie NORMAN             1913 04-Feb Reginald Davis MEDWAY 46 Widower, builder of Freshwater, IoW Edward MEDWAY (dec'd), builder     Jane WRAY 29 Widow, of Portesham James Brett STICKLAND (dec'd) blacksmith       Both signed, witnessed by Frederick James STICKLAND and Lucy Woodward STICKLAND             1913 02-Apr Mark PEARCE 24 Bachelor, labourer of Portesham Mark PEARCE, labourer     Hannah Elizabeth NORMAN 22 Spinster, of Portesham Charles Marsh NORMAN, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by Charles Marsh NORMAN and Beatrice BOYT             1913 13-Apr Jesse BARRATT 27 Bachelor, labourer of W. Chaldon Thomas BARRETT (dec'd), carter     Deborah RUSSELL 28 Spinster, of Portesham Robert RUSSELL (dec'd), farmer       Both signed, witnessed by James RUSSELL, M KING and C W KING             1914 13-Jun Albert WARD 39 Bachelor, mariner HMS Hindustan Harvey Edward WARD, gardener     Nancy GODDEN 29 Spinster, of Portesham James GODDEN (dec''d), labourer       Both signed, witnessed by George Frederick LEWIS and Edith GODDEN             1914 03-Aug Edwin THORNE 34 Bachelor, smith of Portesham Edwin Jacob THORNE, small holder     Lucina Margaret HODDER 29 Spinster, of Portesham John HODDER, sawyer       Both signed, witnessed by Albert John HODDER, Hilda Gwen HODDER, and Frank THORNE             1915 14-Aug William George TOMS 41 Bachelor, shepherd of Portesham Henry TOMS, market gardener     Julia Jeanes SANFORD 50 Spinster, of Portesham William SANFORD, labourer       Both signed, witnessed by John BATES and Selma Elizabeth Harriet ?BATES             1915 10-Nov Arthur COLLINS 27 Bachelor, storeman of Portesham Alfred COLLINS (dec'd), cab driver     Louisa HANNAM 28 Spinster, of Portesham William HANNAM, carter       Both signed, witnessed by Arthur HANNAM and Eva Mary LEGGE             1915 17-Nov Frederick James BRETT 20 Bachelor, dairyman of Portesham George BRETT, dairyman     Emily Charlotte BRENCHLEY 22 Spinster, of Chickerell George Henry BRENCHLEY, fireman       Both signed, witnessed by William WATTS, Albert PARKER and Luly Hilda SANSFORD             1916 03-Jan George Henry SAWYER 38 Bachelor, labourer of Portesham John SAWYER, labourer     Mary Jane WOODSFORD 35 Spinster, of Portesham Alfred WOODSFORD, shepherd       Both signed, witnessed by Edith HODDER and Alfred WOODSFORD             1916 29-Feb Edward HILL 23 Bachelor, Lance Copl Dorset Reg of Upwey John Richard HILL, labourer     Elizabeth Mary NORMAN 29 Widow, of Portesham William LOVELL, platelayer GWR       Both signed, witnessed by Thomas LOVELL and Arthur Michael Rose DEWLAND             1917 28-May Stephen Albert George SAUNDERS 23 Bachelor, yeoman of Long Bredy Henry SAUNDERS, farmer     Mary Ann PITCHER 22 Spinster, of Portesham John PITCHER, dairyman       Both signed, witnessed by John PITCHER, May PITCHER and R PITCHER             1917 04-Jun Samuel Bascombe HAYNE 52 Widower, dairyman of Portesham Eliel HAYNE (dec'd), carpenter     Mary Ellen CHILDS 50 Widow, of Portesham Thomas PITCHER, no occupation       Both signed, witnesesd by Thomas COOPER and Gladys TAYLOR             1917 18-Oct George Henry HODDER 22 Bachelor, labourer of Portesham James HODDER, labourer     Ethel Clara May JAMES 21 Spinster, of Portesham George JAMES, dairyman       Both signed, witnessed by Walter MEAD and Flornce (sic) Maud JAMES             1918   No marriages recorded                   1919 02-Apr Percival FENTON 29 Bachelor, chauffeur of Boscombe Albert John FENTON, plumber     Lucy Woodward STICKLAND 32 Spinster, of Portesham James STICKLAND, blacksmith       Both signed, wtinessed by Frederick James STICKLAND, Bessie Mary STICKLAND, Bessie ?Godding FENTON, and Ernest Henry FENTON             1919 31-May Walter William HODDER 25 Bachelor, carter of Portesham Thomas HODDER (dec'd), carter     Nora Elizabeth TOMS 17 Spinster, of Portesham William TOMS (dec'd), labourer       Both signed, witnessed by Frank Kimmberly TOMS, Edith Jane HODDER and Charlie Allen HODDER             1919 24-Aug Henry HALLETT of age Widower, labourer of Portesham William HALLETT (dec'd), labourer     Emily Ellen WOODCOCK of age Widow, of Portesham Thomas TOMS, carrier       His mark, her signature, witnessed by Charles ROBINSON and Mary E ROBINSON             1919 30-Aug Ernest Frederick WREN 28 Bachelor, farmer of Michelmarsh, Kent Frederick George WREN, farmer     Lilian May CHILDS 29 Spinster, of Portesham Walter CHILDS (dec'd), gardener       Both signed, witnessed by Henry ?Nevant LUCK, Mary Ellen HAYNE and Markery K A WREN             1920 17-Feb Reginald Charles PITCHER 25 Bachelor, of Portesham engine driver at waterworks Octavious Longman William PITCHER, labourer     Edith Hilda STICKLAND 27 Spinster, of Portesham James STICKLAND (dec'd), blacksmith       Both signed, witnessed by Frederick James STICKLAND, Mary STICKLAND and Florence PITCHER             1920 05-Apr Arthur Henry BEAUMONT 25 Bachelor, carter of St Albans, Bournemouth Thomas BEAUMONT, carter     Daisy LOVELL 25 Spinster, of Portesham George LOVELL, groom       Both signed, witnessed by George LOVELL, Ada BEAUMONT, William BARNES, and Bessie LOVELL             1920 14-Apr Robert Charles HODDER 27 Bachelor, butcher of Abbotsbury William Charles HODDER, butcher     Minnie May Stone PITCHER 27 Spinster, of Portesham John PITCHER, dairyman       Both signed, witnessed by John Stone PITCHER, Edith Laura PITCHER, Donald Stanley HODDER, and Dollie PITCHER             1920 17-Apr Robert Henry FORD 26 Bachelor, shepherd of Portesham Thomas FORD (dec'd), shepherd     Hilda May WHITE 21 Spinster, of Portesham Henry WHITE, farmer       Both signed, witnessed by William George TOMS and Frances Julia TOMS             1920 24-May Albert Edward WARREN 29 Bachelor, gardener of St Pauls, Weymouth John WARREN, gardener     Sarah Elizabeth VINE 26 Spinster, of Portesham George Henry VINE, ganger       Both signed, witnessed by George Henry VINE, Agnes? VINE, William John WARREN and Florence May Grace WARREN             1920 19-Sep Cyril Roy DAWE 21 Bachelor, Porter, GWR, of Nantyglo, South Wales Absalome DAWE (dec'd), shoemaker     Ellen Payne BARTLETT 19 Spinster, of Portesham Frederick BARTLETT, farmer       Both signed, witnessed by Frederick BARTLETT, Harry Harold Taylor DAWE and Evelyn Gertrude BARTLETT             1921 03-Aug Frederick George HALLETT 30 Bachelor, platelayer GWR, of Portesham Henry HALLETT, road contractor     Amelia Ellen WOODCOCK 22 Spinster, of Portesham Joseph WOODCOCK (dec'd) labourer       Both signed, witnessed by Herbert S TOMS and Gertrude A WOODCOCK             1921 26-Dec Charles Reginald HODDER 22 Bachelor, platelayer GWR, of Portesham James HODDER, labourer     Mary DENNIS 21 Spinster, of Portesham James DENNIS (dec'd) carter       Both signed, witnesed by John J HODDER and Edith G HODDER

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