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Births Marriages & Deaths Old Stratford

The Northampton Mercury November 26th 1791

MARRIED: Monday, Mr. George Cave, of Old Stratford, to Mrs. Brittain, at the King’s Head Inn, Stony Stratford.


The Northampton Mercury April 1781

Deaths  On Friday the 23rd instant died, at Old Stratford, in this County, the Rev. Richard Wadsworth, M.A. Rector of Little Woolston, Bucks.


The Northampton Mercury November 12th 1814
Married. Monday last, at Cosgrove, in this county, Mr. Rd. Beasant, mealman, of Old Stratford, to Miss Rookes, of the same place.


The Northampton Mercury September 14th 1816
DIED: On Monday last, the infant daughter of Mr. O. Griffiths, of Old Stratford Wharf.


The Northampton Mercury Saturday March 28th 1818
DIED: On Sunday se’nnight, in the 46th year of his age, Mr. Owen Griffiths, of Old Stratford wharf, in this county; he has left a widow and ten children to lament their irreparable loss.


The Northampton Mercury September 5th 1818
Died: Lately, at Olney Mills, Bucks, aged 18, William Hillyer, son of the late Mr. Hillyer, of the Swan inn, Old Stratford, in this county.


The Northampton Mercury March 17th 1821

Married: On Tuesday last, at Potterspury, Mr. Stephen Clarke, of Stony Stratford, Bucks, to Miss Jane Hillyer, of Old Stratford, in this County.


The Northampton Mercury July 19th 1823

Marriages: On Thursday se'nnight, Mr. John Day, jun of Stony Stratford, to Miss Mary-Ann Hillyer, of Old Stratford.


The Northampton Mercury March 28rth 1829

Deaths. On the 7th inst. At Old Stratford, to the deep regret of a numerous circle of friends, Mrs. Greaves, relict of the late William Greaves, of Haversham, Esquire.


The Northampton Mercury November 21st 1829

Marriages: On Tuesday the 17th inst. At Potterspury, Mr. M. Ridgeway, of Thornborough Grounds, farmer and grazier, to Mrs. Clarke, of Old Stratford.


The Northampton Mercury October 23rd 1830
Deaths: On Tuesday se'nnight, deservedly respected, Anthony Chibnall, Gent of Old Stratford, aged 61.


The Northampton Mercury February 16th 1833

Died: On Thursday se’nnight, suddenly, Mr. Joshua Thorne, of Old Stratford, in his 73rd year.


The Northampton Mercury May 3rd 1834

Died: On Saturday week, at Old Stratford, Mrs. Cave, of that place, aged 80 years.


The Northampton Mercury November 15th 1834

DIED: On the 6th instant, at Old Stratford, in this county, after a few days’ illness, of inflammation, Maria, eldest daughter of Mr. Capes, late of Shrobb Lodge, in the same county.


The Northampton Mercury May 9th 1835
Died: On the 25th of April, at Old Stratford, Mr. Capes, aged 73, late of Shrobb Lodge, Whittlewood Forest, Northamptonshire.


The Northampton Mercury May 14th 1836

MARRIED: On Thursday the 12th instant, at Cosgrove, by the Rev. John Graham, Mr. D. Nixon, Surgeon, of Stony Stratford, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. Durham, of Old Stratford.


The Northampton Mercury February 11th 1837

DIED. On the 4th inst. At Old Stratford, in this County, Mrs. Elizabeth Watson, aged 57. In the relative duties of daughter, wife, mother, sister, and friend, she was indeed most exemplary, and her memory will long be cherished by her bereaved family and friends.


The Northampton Mercury July 22nd 1837

MARRIED. On Monday the 17th inst. At Daventry, by the Rev. Daniel Veysie, Mr. Wm. Sprawson of Daventry, to Maria Brittain, of Old Stratford, both in this county.


The Northampton Mercury November 11th 1837

MARRIED. At Calverton, Bucks, on Monday the 6th inst. By the Rev. J. Sleath, D.D. Sub-Dean to Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal, Mr. John Sleath, printer, &c. of Stony Stratford, to Sarah Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. Edward Johnson, of Old Stratford Wharf.


The Northampton Mercury August 4th 1838

DIED. On Sunday last, Mr. George Cave, of Old Stratford, in this county, aged 79 years.


The Northampton Mercury June 6th 1840

DIED: On Saturday last, Mr. Thomas Hillyer, son of Mrs. Mary Hillyer, of the Swan Inn, Old Stratford, aged 35 years, sincerely regretted by his family and friends, and respected by all who knew him.


The Northampton Mercury October 3rd 1840

Married: On the 1st Oct. by Rev. Chas. Kipling, M.A., Mr. Josh. Twitchell Valentine, butcher of Stony Stratford, to Miss Dickens, only daughter of George Dickens, of Old Stratford.


The Northampton Mercury January 23rd 1841

Died: On the 16th inst. At Purbeck Place, Lambeth, Maria, relict of Mr. Edward Reddell, formerly of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, and sister of Arthur Capes, Esq. of Old Stratford, in this county, aged 74.


The Northampton Mercury August 31st 1844

Married: On Saturday the 24th inst. At St. Mark's Kennington, L. H. Thorne, Esq., H.C.S., son of the late J. Thorne, Esq. of Old Stratford, to Sarah, youngest daughter of the late James Coombes, Esq. of Aldgate.


The Northampton Mercury October 26th 1844

Married: Oct. 17, in London, William Bonham, of Stony Stratford, Bucks., to Mary, relict of the late, Mr. James Compton, of Old Stratford.


The Northampton Mercury February 1st 1845

Married: January 26, at Stony Stratford, Bucks, by Rev. W. Bond, Mr. Wm. Hicks, lace merchant, to Agatha, only daughter of Mr. John Abraham, of Old Stratford, in this county.


The Northampton Mercury February 8th 1845

Married: Feb. 3. Mr. Amos Cowley, of Old Stratford, in this county, to Miss Sarah Ginnins, milliner and dress maker, Cow-street, Hitchen, Hertfordshire.


The Northampton Mercury May 10th 1845

Married: May 8, at Potterspury, in this county, by the Rev. T. C. B. Stretch, Thos. Hogg, fellmonger, &c., of Old Stratford, to Jane Stiles, of the former place.


The Northampton Mercury June 21st 1845

Married: At Averstoke, on the 17th inst. By the Rev. H. A. Burrowes, M.A., Richard Reeves Wilkinson, Esq., of Gosport, to Sarah Georgiana, youngest daughter of the late Joshua Thorne, Esq., of Old Stratford, Northamptonshire.


The Northampton Mercury November 15th 1845

Died: Nov. 3, Mrs. Day, widow of the late Mr. John Day, auctioneer, of Stony Stratford, and daughter of Mrs. Hillyer, Swan Inn, Old Stratford. She was universally respected by all who knew her, and her loss will be deeply felt.


The Northampton Mercury November 22nd 1845

Died: Nov. 14, at Old Stratford, John, eldest son of the late Rev. John James, of Deanshanger, in this county, aged 15 years.


The Northampton Mercury December 20th 1845

Died: At Calverton, Bucks, on the 8th inst. After a short illness, aged 46 years, Richard, son of the late Mr. Richd. Sirett, farmer, of Old Stratford in this county


The Northampton Mercury April 4th 1846

Married: On the 16th instant, at Passenham Church, in the parish of Deanshanger, in this county. Mr. John Page, wheelwright, of Maid's Morton, near Buckingham, to Miss E, Gill, lately of Old Stratford in the above parish.


The Northampton Mercury May 30th 1846

Married: On the 25th instant, at Cosgrove, Mr. John Gardener, to Miss Sarah Marson, of Old Stratford, in this county


The Northampton Mercury March 6th 1847

DIED: On Saturday last, at Old Stratford in this county, Mr. Matthew Willison, sen., in the 72d year of his age.


The Northampton Mercury December 23rd 1848

BIRTH: Dec 11, at Old Stratford, Mrs. Henry Warner Purdue, of a daughter.


The Northampton Mercury February 22nd 1851

Marriages: On Monday last, at Cosgrove, by the Rev. J. Graham, Mr. Wm. Godfrey, of Old Stratford, to Mrs. Stockley, of the same place.


The Northampton Mercury June 17th 1852

MARRIED: On the 13th inst., at Cosgrove, by the Rev. John Graham, Mr. John Scrivener, of Kentish Town, London, to Maria daughter of Mr. Edward Johnson, of Old Stratford, in this county,


The Northampton Mercury March 12th 1853

DIED: February 21, at Old Stratford, in this county, highly respected, Mr. William Godfrey, in the 50th year of his age.


The Northampton Mercury October 28th 1854

DIED: On the 24th inst., after a short but severe illness, Mr. Philip Johnson, of Old Stratford, in this county, aged 38 years.


The Northampton Mercury March 5th 1859

MARRIAGES: March 1, at Leamington, by the Rev. Thomas Bowen, James, eldest don of G.E. Thorne, Esq., of Old Stratford, in this county, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Samuel Crick, Esq., of Sheffield.


The Northampton Mercury May 1st 1859

MARRIAGES: April 23, at Cosgrove Church, by the Rev. J. Graham, James the eldest son of the late Mr. John Thomas, of Belvidere House school, to Mary, the only daughter of the late Mr. M. Wilford, of Old Stratford.


The Northampton Mercury May 28th 1859

DEATHS. At Stony Stratford on 21st instant. Mrs. Mary Hillyer, aged 92 years, late of the Swan Inn, Old Stratford, and landlady of the above Inn upwards of 50 years is sincerely regretted by all who knew her.


The Northampton Mercury March 17th 1860

BIRTHS: March 11, at Old Stratford, the wife of Mr. J. Thomas, Belvedere House School, of a daughter.


The Northampton Mercury September 9th 1861

MARRIAGES: September 5th, at Cosgrove, in this county, by the Rev. Houseman, Mr. E. Scriven, Harpole, to Mary Anne, youngest daughter of Mr. Horwood, Old Stratford.


The Northampton Mercury November 30th 1861

DEATHS: Nov. 16, at the Black Horse Inn, Old Stratford, Elizabeth widow of the late Mr. Wm. Smith, of Paulerspury, in the 88th years of her age.


The Northampton Mercury October 10th 1863

BIRTHS: On the 24th ult., wife of Mr. James Thomas, Trinity School, Old Stratford, of a son.


The Northampton Mercury September 8th 1866

DEATHS: August 20, of apoplexy, in the 66th year of his age, William Horwood, Esq., of Old Stratford in this county, deeply and sincerely regretted by his family and friends.


The Northampton Mercury November 24th 1866

DEATHS: Nov. 15, at Old Stratford, after a short illness, Marion, the wife of George  Hillyer, late of Hartwell, in this county.


The Northampton Mercury May 11th 1867

DEATHS: Suddenly, on the 2nd instant. at Old Stratford, greatly respected and regretted, George Edward Thorne, aged 62.


The Northampton Mercury February 1st 1868

DEATHS: Jan. 25th, John Wilson, saddler, Old Stratford, Northamptonshire, in the 67th year of his age, deeply regretted by a large circle of friends.


The Northampton Mercury March 28th 1868

MARRIAGES: On the 25th March, at Cosgrove, by the Rev. John Greaves, Alfred Smallwood, of Redditch, to Catherine Frances, eldest daughter of John Durham, of Old Stratford, in the parish of Cosgrove. No cards.


The Northampton Mercury March July 11th 1868

DEATHS: July 6, at Old Stratford, Stony Stratford, John Durham, aged 63.


The Northampton Mercury March 5th 1870

BIRTHS: On the 19th ult., the wife of Mr. Thomas, Trinity School, Old Stratford, of a daughter.


The Northampton Mercury  July 2nd 1870

DEATHS: June 25th, at Wormleighton Hill, Warwickshire, the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. Edward Scriven, Mary Ann, relict of the late Mr. William Horwood, of Old Stratford, in her 72nd year.


The Northampton Mercury October 11th 1873

DEATHS: Oct. 5, at Old Stratford, in the parish of Passenham, Thomas Smith, aged 60.


The Northampton Mercury October 23rd 1880

MARRIAGES: Oct 14th, at Potterspury, by the Rev. R.E. Crawley, HENRY WILLIAM, eldest son of JOHN BUTCHER, of Red Hill, Surrey, to MARY JANET, only daughter of the late JOHN WILSON, of Old Stratford.


The Northampton Mercury August 30th 1884

DEATHS: Aug. 25, at Old Stratford, Hannah, widow of the late John Wilson, aged 71.


The Northampton Mercury November 7th 1885
DEATHS: Oct 29, at Old Stratford Wharf, John Panter, 9 weeks.


The Northampton Mercury May 23rd 1890

MARRIAGES: Page - Furniss. May 20, at Stony Stratford, William Page, of Old Stratford, to Louisa Furniss, of Stony Stratford.


The Northampton Mercury May 23rd 1890

DEATHS: Howell. May 20, at Old Stratford, Annie Howell, 2 years and 9 months.


The Northampton Mercury November 9th 1900

WAR ITEMS. The death of Private John Robinson, 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment, who is reported to have succumbed to fever at Mafekin on October 27, has caused much regret in Stony Stratford, where he lived. He was the son of Mr. Hugh Robinson, of Old Stratford, and served six years with the colours in China, and completed his time in the Reserves. He then joined Section D of Reservists. The deceased was 37 years of age.


The Northampton Mercury December 4th 1908

DEATHS: SPENCER. On Nov. 28, Old Stratford, Henry Spencer, aged 62 years.


The Northampton Mercury October 15th 1916

The death took place on Wednesday, at Old Stratford, of Ella, widow of Mr. Charles Powell, and daughter of the late Rev. Charles Selby Lowndes, of North Crawley, Bucks.