The Registers of this parish, previous to 1822, are preserved at Melton Mowbray, and are contained in two volumes.
Vol. I. consists of twenty-seven leaves of parchment of various sizes, apparently the remains of several books collected and bound up in folio boards, at the expense of Dr. Colles, Vicar of Melton, in 1866. With the exception of a serious gap between 1736 and 1766, the volume contains entries of Baptisms and Burials from 1601 to 1803, and of Marriages from 1601 to 1775. No Marriages took place here between 1775 and 1813. The arrangement of the volume is a little irregular, a few leaves containing the earlier entries having been bound up in the middle of the book.
Vol. II. also consists of parchment leaves, a few of which are blank, measuring 13½ by 8 inches, and bound in parchment boards. It contains on five leaves entries of Baptisms and Burials from 1804 to 1822. Later Registers for all classes of entries are kept at Freeby.
These abstracts have been made by Mr. Henry Hartopp.
Whim. Ward & Isable Davie 20 May 1601
[Entries for 1602 and part of 1603 illegible.]
Thomas Tweltrick & Marie Coles 11 Dec. 1603
Ambrose Colson & Doritie Clarke 21 Feb. 1603
Willm. Locket & Alic Bagworth 9 [ ] 1604
John Holt & Alice Berie 11 Nov. 1604
Rob Kyllingelye & Eling Prentice 6 May 1605
John Jaxon & Agnes Litteldike 17 Jan. 1605
Robert Nicoles & Marie Latham 8 Apr. 1606
John Holte & Joyce Kinge 2 Feb. 1606
Richard Wright & Joan Boman 28 Nov. 1607
John Lamson & Doritie Mussen 17 Jan. 1607
Walters Beck & Cicilie Birbidge 19 Jan. 1607
Nicolas Clarkson & Elisabeth Hartopp 23 Sept. 1608
*This entry is on a leaf in the middle of the Register.
Thomas Rimington & Philip Boethbie 17 Nov. 1608
Gylbert Wylde & Alice Smarte 15 Apr. 1610
Samwell Jaxon & Anne Prentice 15 July 1611
Thomas Spreckly & Elisabeth Wright 28 Oct. 1612
Gregorie Pullinge & Elisabeth Clarke 22 Nov. 1612
Michael Standel & Ann Harford 19 Jan. 1612
Robert Bird & Isabel Spreckly 23 Jan. 1612
[Entries for the years 1614 and 1615 illegible.]
Henry Raynes & Prudence Jackson 28 Oct. 1617
William Taylour & Elizabeth Spreckly 29 Jan. 1617
William Abbott & Ellinor Killingly 31 Jan. 1617
Richard Gulson & Ellinor Russell 7 Oct. 1618
William Moore & Alizia Carnall 5 Apr. 1619
Daniell Barrett & Bridgett Freabie 8 Apr. 1619
Newill Wagstaffe & Annah Guy 5 Aug. 1619
Walter Dalbie & Aliz. Lorinton 21 Oct. 1620
Thomas Burbidge & Sislye Stubbs 10 Feb. 1620
George Sprickly & Anne Parnaham 6 May 1670
John Jaxson & Elizabeth Crane 11 Nov. 1623
Thomas Jaxson & Isabell Jaxson 15 Jan. 1623
Robert Porter & Margery Coxall 10 June 1624
John Thorp & Margaret Lealond 29 Jan. 1624
Thomas Ball & Joane Sissell 30 Sept. 1626
William Jackson & Aliz. Guy 17 Jan. 1626
Gabriell Crosse & Ann Gulson 19 May 1628
Richard Watts & Margerie Porter 27 Nov. 1628
Thomas Wright & Joane Stoakes 31 Jan. 1628
William Alsopp & Christian Broughton 13 Apr. 1629
John Clarke & Marie Kitchin 12 Sept. 1629
Thomas Broughton & Margarett Alsopp 24 Jan. 1630
George Man & Aliz. Banckes 19 Feb. 1630
Robert Camme & An Halkins 9 Apr. 1632
Valentine Musson & An Man 14 June 1632
Thomas Harbie & Elizabeth Becke 8 May 1634
Stephens Fowler & Elizabeth Wade 2 Nov. 1634
John Man & Aliz. Becke 11 Apr. 1635
William Taylor & Dawroty his wife was married 20 May 1641
Samuell Wild, a servant of Thorpe Arnold, & An. Wright 26 July 1636
William Nelson, a servant from Stapleford, & Jane Kellam, lic. 17 Aug. 1639
Thomas Wade, shepherd, & Dorothy Coolson, maiden 16 Sept.1637
Robert Watts, labourer, of Frebie, & Amie Wilford, w., of Melton 5 July 1638
John Snoden labourer of Plungar & Marie Wattes of Frebie spinster 5 July 1638
William Freckingam, w., of Bottesford, & Elizabeth Colson, maid 23 Nov 1638
John Michaelson, yeoman, of South Witham, & An Beck, maiden 29 June 1639
Maurice Derrie labourer of Wymondham & Elizabeth Goodrich spr. lic 23 May 1642
Thomas Brown & Ellinn Wodford 7 Dec. 1643
George Greene & Anne [blank] 10 Feb. 1646
Henry Parnam & Sarah Colston 2 Aug. 1646
Edward Guy & Agnes Jackson 14 Nov. 1647
John Jackson and one Killenly married 20 Feb. 1665
Feb. 25th 1653.
Thomas Beck sworn and appointed to bee Parish register of ffraby according to An Act of Parliamt in that behalf the day and yeare abovesaid. Will: Hartopp.
John Leeson & Elizabeth Jackson 8 Nov. 1655
William Brooke & Annah Browne 11 Dec. 1655
William Hudson & Christan Dalbe 14 Apr. 1656
Edward Guy & Ann Ducik 17 June 1656
Thomas Allsop & Elizebeth Marson 15 Sept. 1657
John Wright & Susana Parnham 15 June 1659?
[Register defective between 1680 and 1692, for a Marriage entry in 1670 see under 1620.]
Robard Mackley & Phillip Williamit 1 Feb. 1692
William Tallor & An Nixson 27 Dec. 1694
Hugh Musen & Elizabeth Jackson 10 Apr. 1697
Thomas Wats & Catrn Guy 4 Apr. 1697
John Belton & Ann Alsap 13 Jan. 1699
William Fisher & Alic [?] Tippin 10 Oct. 1701
John Spreckly & Elizabeth Caurr [?] 30 June 1703
Brion Mishason & Mary Jhackson 18 Nov. 1703
Joseph Pircyfull & Judah Cartter, of Stretton, co. Rutland 27 Dec. 1703
George Bouden & Eliner Glover 16 July 1704
John Pepper & Sarah Brigs was maried togeather in freabuy chappell 14 Nov. 1708
Ambross Wolff & Elizabeth Huff 13 July 1710
Robertt Wright & Ann Brigs, daughter of Marris Brigs, of Croxton 24 June 1718
Mr. Samuel Whitworth & Mrs. Jane Hubbard 18 Jan. 1719
Phillip Harris, of Waltham, & Ann Parnam 17 Apr. 1720
Nathaniell Taylor, of Freeby, & Eliz. Kerton 26 Apr. 1720
Will Barnes & Ellinor King 2 July 1722
Henry Hubbard & Mary Sharp 6 Nov. 1722
Richard Moore & Ann Jarman 28 Nov. 1723
Thomas Hagg & Mary Musson 17 Feb. 1725
Mr. William Sharrod, Langham, & Mrs. Bridget Hubert 16 Mar. 1726
John Coy & Margret Parnam 25 July 1727
Edward Garner, of Melton, & Ann Freeman 16 Nov. 1727
Robert Leeke, of Kettleby, [?] & Hanna Canner, of Melton 14 Sept. 1729
Robert Bell & Mary Gibbenes 17 Nov. 1729
Rolin Squire & Elizabeth Hudson 20 Aug. 1732
Martha Right & John Herde [?] 25 June 1735
William Rimington & Elizebeth Hiclin 7 Nov. 1736
[Gap in Register between 1736 & 1766.]
William Wilford, w., of Nether Broughton, & Elizabeth Taylor,
w., of this p. were married in this church by lic. 17 Feb. 1772
Daniel Pears, of Great Dalby, & Margaret
Smith, married in this church by lic. 13 Feb. 1775
NOTE. The Weddings took place at Melton Mowbray after this date.
