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Marriages at Shipston-on-Stour 1572 to 1812

Note. – The entries are contained in two volumes; the older, of unwieldy dimensions, is of parchment, and has from time to time been added to and rebound as occasion demanded, it measures 17 by 7 inches and contains 153 pages. The entries of Baptisms and Burials extend from 1572-1797, while Marriages reach from 1572-1754. The handwriting is in some instances equal to good mediaeval work, and almost all is neat and legible. Some of the Burial entries are curious enough to deserve mention, thus :-

“Georgius Rudge seipsa bombarada fellonica interfecit, 14 Jan. 1674.”

“Elizabeth Thornel, widow, was buried at ye upper end of the highway leading from Custard Land through ye plow of ground Commonly called Horsefair for having hanged herself ye day before, she was blind and 86 years of age, June 25, 1695.”

“March 15, 1695. John Wareing for his honest living I cannot but mention among the Christian dead who was by his relations put in the ground like a dog in ye Quakers Meeting House Yard.”

These extracts have been made by the Rev. J. M. Bloom, and are printed with the consent of the Rector, the Rev. D. Lloyd, after collation with the originals.

Source: Worcester Parish Registers. Marriages. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., and W. F. Carter, B. A. Vol. I. London: Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co. 124 Chancery Lane. 1901.