The marriages in the registers of Burrough, or Burrow, as it is sometimes written, are contained in four volumes.
Volume I. consists of 45 leaves of parchment, 13½ in. by 6 in., well bound in vellum boards and contains entries of Baptisms and Burials, 1612 to 1810, and of Marriages, 1612 to 1752. The first portion of this volume, however, prior to 1642, is clearly a 17th century transcript, neatly written. It was probably made by the Rev. Henry Burrough, who became Rector of the parish in 1642, from the remains of an earlier book, 1624-1641, supplemented with entries for certain years, 1612-1628, obtained from the Bishops Transcripts at Leicester. The arrangement at the beginning is a little irregular, as the transcript entries, 1612 to 1628, immediately follow the register entries for 1641. No kind of entries are recorded for the years 1614, 1615, 1616, 1618, 1620 and 1623, but otherwise the volume appears to be complete. A fly leaf of paper at the beginning contains entries of “Letters of Request” chiefly for the year 1648.
It should here be stated that earlier transcripts for Burrough, not embodied in the transcript register above referred to, are preserved at Leicester for the years 1577-8 and 1599, and at Lincoln for the years 1604, 1606 to 1609 inclusive, and for the year 1618, from which doubtless additional marriage entries could be obtained.
Volume II. contains Marriages 1757 to 1777 on three paper leaves, 15 in. by 10 in. the usual printed forms, stitched in paper covers.
Volume III. contains Banns and Marriages, 1777 to 1812 (last entry 1809), similar to Volume II., bound in stout boards.
Volume IV., a book of parchment leaves, 12 in. by 7 in. in parchment boards, contains entries of Baptisms and Burials, 1811 and 1812, recorded on two leaves, the rest of the book being blank.
Volume V., the usual printed forms, contains Marriages 1813 to 1852.
These Marriage entries, 164 in number, have been extracted by Mr. Henry Hartopp, of Leicester, by the permission and assistance of the Rev. Cecil Watts-Read, Rector of Burrough.
Volume I.
“A true & pfect Certficat of Burrough Register for certaine yeres taken out of the Registr & office at Leicestr as followeth.”
Thomas Page & Margery Foster 16 Oct. 1612
Robert Gilbert & Elizabeth Preston 10 Apr. 1613
1617, “Weddings none.”
1619, “Weddings none.”
William Simpson & Joane Tomson 30 Apr. 1621
Thomas Brigs & Dorothie Burrough 1 Aug. 1621
Henry Smith & Marie Burrough 3 Jan. 1622
[The above entries immediately follow those for 1641 in the Register, but for convenience are given here in chronological order]
Thomas Adcocke & Joice Sharp 16 Nov. 1624
1625 to 1628, “Weddings none.”
Richard Fauchn[er] & Luce Burrough 13 Apr. 1629
1630, “Marriages none this year.”
Thomas Coy & Joane Tough, lic. 13 May 1632
William Knap & Margaret Burrough 1 June 1632
1633, “Marriages none this year.”
Anthonie Sanders & Jane Bree, married by Mr. Houghton, lic. 18 Aug. 1635
William Brigs, weaver, of Burrough, & Mary Browne, of
Little Dalby, married by Mr. Houghton, lic. 7 Feb. 1636
William Peachie, clerk, Parson of Burrough,
& Anne Cooke, lic. Friday. 13 Oct. 1637
1638, “Marriages none this year.”
John Barford, gent., & Doraty Brigs 1 July 1640
James Burrough & Frances Stow [?], lic. 18 Aug. 1640
“A true copy of ye Register of Burroughs since I, Henry Burrough,
was Rector. A dom 1642.”
Bartin Simpson & Joane Ashton, both of Burrough 28 July 1643
Henry Burrough, Rector, & Jane Cony, of Shephall, co. Hartford,
were married by Nathaniel Gooce, Vicar of Twyford, lic. 6 Mar. 1643
Thomas Elwes & Joane Goodfellow, lic. 23 May 1644
William Hitchcock, of Leicester, & Joane Cooke 17 Oct. 1650
John Berrige & Elizabeth Braunston 29 Dec. 1651
Nicholas Preston & Mary Ellaby 15 Feb. 1652
[Nicholas Preston, of Burrough, appointed Parish Register
[Registrar] and sworn to his office, Jan. 1653, before Tho. Beaumont.]
The intended marriage of William Brigges & Margaret Wood, both of
Burrough, was published 3 several Lord’s days, viz. Apr. 9, Apr.
16 & Apr. 23, 1654
Richard Winder [Winderment in Banns], of Royston, co. Herts,
& Elizabeth Freeman, of Burrough, married by Justice Brundenel 13 May 1654
Richard Bodylie, of Owston, & Mary Browne,
of Burrough, married by Justice Hacker 22 Mar. 1656
John Palmer, of Burrough, & Ruth Sutton,
of Tilton, married by Justice Goodman 20 May 1656
Isaac Ashton, of Burrough, & Mary Stokes,
of Twyford, married by justice Hartop 26 May 1656
Edward Cookes, gent. of Tardebigge co. Worcester & Jane Burrough,
Daughter of James Burrough married by Mr. Henry Burrough minister 26 Feb. 1658
John Sharpe & Joane Thornton were married at Burrough 23 May 1663
John Harrison, Dr. of physick,
& Mrs. Elizth Sharpe, of Rollestone, lic. 22 Apr. 1670
George Segrave, dyer, of Melton, & Susauna Browne, of Tugby, lic. 2 Feb. 1671
Adam Walker & Margarett Adcock 23 Jan. 1672
Willm Roberts & Elizth Walker, both of Somerby, lic. 24 Jan. 1672
Willm. Tomlin & Elizth. Palmer, lic. 15 June 1676
Francis Ecclfeild & Joice Till, both of Somerby 21 Jan. 1677
Thomas Beeson & Mary Pick 13 July 1680
Mr. Wm. Chiseldine, of Manton, [co. Rutland],
& Mrs. Bridgett Chiseldine, of Burrow 25 Nov. 1680
John Whatof & Elizth Meddows 25 May 1682
Henry Attan of Hallaughton[Hallaton] & Sarah North of Blaston lic 3 June 1683
Mr. Walter Holbech, of Cold Newton,
& Mrs. Ann Metcalfe, of Burrough, lic. 19 Mar. 1684
Isaac Simpson & Mary Davy 17 Nov. 1687
Richard Bearne, of Nottingham, & Elizth Brown, of Burrough, lic. 14 Oct. 1690
John Simpson, of Burrough, & Ann Reeve, of Newbold, p. of Owston 21 Apr. 1691
Simon Hall, of Brampton, co. Huntingdon, & Rachel Pick 3 Nov. 1691
James Wing, of North Luffenham, co. Rutland,
& Esther Goodfellow, lic. 10 Jan. 1691
William Tomlins, of Uffington, Co. Lincoln,
& Alice Palmer, of Burrough 24 July 1692
William Parker & Mary Waite, both of Melton, lic. 5 Jan. 1692
Thomas Simpson & Elizth Preston 3 Feb. 1693
Thomas Smith, of Somerby, & Elizth Goude 2 May 1696
Benjamin Palmer, of Burrough, & Rebecka Neale, of Somerby 4 May 1696
John Smith, of Gaddersby, & Jane Ashton 4 June 1698
St. John Kirk, of Somerby, & Alice Preston 23 June 1698
Thos. Swift, of Rearsby & Alice Ellaby a sojourner in this parish 15 Apr. 1703
Thos. Goward, of Burrough, & Mary Turner, w., of Somerby 24 May 1703
Wm. Shepheard, of Nottingham, & Jane Brown, lic. 10 Jan. 1704
Francis Sharpe, of this parish, & Anne Jordane, of Somerby,
were marri’d May 16th at Edmondthorpe, “Mr. Ward, of
Edmondthorp, desir’d they might be regist’red here and sent
ye Queen’s duty 2/6” 16 May 1705
Wm. Pepper, of Whissendine, co. Rutland, & Rachel Ashton 26 June 1706
Joseph Haywood, jun., of Plumtree, Notts & Ellen Bennington, lic. 13 May 1708
Richard Bunnis, of Dalby Chalcolmb, [Gt. Dalby], & Jane Yates 1 May 1709
Saml Parker & Elizth Mowbury both of Barsby, p. of Ashby Folville 14 Nov. 1710
Charles Roberts, Esq., of Thorpe Langton, & Mrs. Sen. Rudkin,
married by Mr. Elliot, of Welham, in this Church, lic 2 Feb. 1710
Joseph Lewin & Elizth Cook, both of Barsby, p. of Ashby Folville 1 July 1711
Robert Stacy, of Burrough, & Mary Flewit, of Hungerton, lic. 24 Dec. 1711
Humfrey Boot & Mary Pilkington, of Ashby 25 Nov. 1712
Thos. Cumberland, of Plumbtree, Notts., & Elizth Beeston 4 Apr. 1714
Jonathan Hill, of Somerby, & Allen Lane 23 Feb. 1714
Francis Cox, of Sutton Bonnington, Notts.,
& Anne Pick, of Barsby, p. of Ashby Folville 21 June 1715
Wm. Simpson & Susannah Barsby 9 Feb. 1720
Thos. Simpson & Mary Stacey, w. 27 Mar. 1722
Bartin Oviran, ye younger, of Belton, Co. Rutland, & Mary Marriot 10 July 1723
Roger Goodson, of Woolsthorpe, co. Lincoln, & Sarah Barlowe 19 Jan. 1724
Mr. Wm. Ward, of Branston, co. Rutland,
& Mrs. Hannah Cheseldyne, of Somerby, lic. 14 May 1726
Wm. Morley, of Ratcliffe, co. Notts., & Mary Green 11 Oct. 1726
Francis Simpson & Mary Spencer 30 Apr. 1727
Henry Sharp, of Freeby, & Mrs. Phoebe Dilks, of Brentingby, lic. 14. Apr. 1730
Mr. Thos. Goodwin
& Mrs. Joanna Jackson, both of Market Harborough. lic. 22 Apr. 1731
Mr. George Cuthbert, one of the Aldermen of Boston, co. Lincoln,
& Mrs. Phoebe Cheseldine, w., of Somerby, w. 26 May 1732
Willm. Freeman & Eleanor Burton 5 Nov. 1732
Willm. Stacey & Hannah Watton, lic. 19 Jan. 1732
Timothy Batson, of Barleythorpe, co. Rutland, & Priscilla Freeman 26 Jan. 1733
Joseph Simpson & Rachel Waite 17 Feb. 1733
Joseph Ashton & Mary Amson 10 Nov. 1734
Thos. Milner & Elizth Stacy 21 Sept. 1735
William Stacy & Dorothy Waite 21 May 1738
Simon Pigot, of Tilton, & Ruth Palmer 23 Oct. 1740
Henry Munday, of Oakham, co. Rutland, & Mary Turner 18 Nov. 1744
William lllson, of Ireland, & Ann Steweson 19 Oct. 1745
Andrew Meadows, of Eggleton, co. Rutland, & Margaret Simpson 31 Aug. 1746
John Pepper, of Ashby Folville, & Elizth Simpson 6 Nov. 1748
Thos. Colley & Rebeckah Palmer 30 Apr. 1749
Will Jackson & Mary Stacey 4 Dec. 1749
John Hollin & Eleanor Shillacres 14 Jan. 1749
Thos. Richardson & Eliz. Holwell 10 Feb. 1752
Volume II.
Thomas Blower, of Great Dalby, & Mary Hawley, lic. 26 May 1757
Joseph Ward, of Ashby Folville, & Ann Clifford 16 Apr. 1758
George Smith, of Somerby, & Elizabeth Scarborow 24 July 1760
William Cook, of Somerby, & Mary Hubbard 26 Oct. 1761
Thomas Simpson & Sarah Preston, lic 26 Oct. 1761
Joseph Needham & Elizabeth Goodman 22 Nov. 1761
John Jackson, of Melton Mowbray, & Elizabeth Skinner 26 Nov. 1761
Thomas Isam, of Little Dalby, & Mary Smith 23 May 1763
John Wright & Mary Skinner 17 Nov. 1766
James Preston & Mary Millar 2 Dec. 1766
Edward Hart, staymaker, of Oakham, co. Rutland, & Jane Francis 27 Aug. 1767
James Preston, butcher & Elizabeth Hubbard of Barleythorpe, lic. 24 Jan. 1768
Francis Simpson, butcher, & Mary Hubbard, of Barleythorpe, lic. 16 Oct. 1768
Brian Dain, of Burley, co. Rutland, & Hannah Skinner, lic. 13 Feb. 1775
William Johnson, worsted maker, late of St. Nicholas, Leicester,
& now of Burrough, & Dorothy Davenport 29 Aug. 1775
William Barsby, husbandman, of Somerby, & Elizabeth Jackson 21 Apr. 1777
Volume III.
John Barlow, grazier, & Mary Simpson, lic. 14 May 1777
Thomas Noon, husbandman, & Hannah Barlow 12 Feb. 1778
George Roberts, w., of Somerby & Ann Pitts 30 May 1779
John Ashton & Catharine Atton 18 Oct. 1779
William Lee, w., of Barrow, & Eleanor Freeman 3 Nov. 1779
Joseph Fox & Mary Jackson 6 Dec. 1779
Joseph Hudson, of Ratcliffe Culey, & Sarah Hough 23 Nov. 1782
Joseph Robinson & Dorothy Cook 4 Sept. 1787
Christopher Williamson, grazier, of Langham, co. Rutland,
& Sarah Spibey, lic. 10 Mar. 1789
John Ellaby & Mary Simpson 29 Apr. 1789
John Haines & Ann Wadkin, of Newbold, p. of Owston 27 Oct. 1791
John Preston & Mary Harris, lic. 9 July 1793
Edwin Andrew Burnaby, of Baggrave, p. of Hungarton,
& Mary Brown, lic. 30 Dec. 1794
John Lewin, of Hungarton, & Elizabeth Leeson 22 Nov. 1795
Samuel Falsted, of Queniborough, & Elizabeth Hubbard 11 Jan. 1796
John Martin & Maria Hubbard 19 Dec. 1796
Richard Hall & Dorothy Johnson 18 Dec. 1797
Francis Hubbard & Sarah Gill 18 Nov. 1799
George Chambers & Elizabeth Underwood 10 Oct. 1802
Francis Dansey, of Somerby, & Deborah Barnet 28 Jan. 1805
John Simpson, of Wyfordby, & Mary Noon, w., lic. 9 Oct. 1806
John Humberstone & Mary Tollington, w. 9 Mar. 1807
Thomas Ward, of Loseby, & Judith Hubbard 20 Sept. 1807
William Wall & Elizabeth Ann Clarke 26 Nov. 1807
William Stofford & Elizabeth Ashton 17 Oct. 1808
William Simpson & Sarah Black, w. 26 Dec. 1809
Volume IV.
[Baptisms and Burials only]
Volume V.
Robert Peak & Mary Cross, of Woodborough p. of Tilton, lic. 29 Nov. 1813
John Burton, of Burrough, & Elizabeth Miller, of Somerby 6 Feb. 1815
John Dickins & Sarah Ellaby 15 May 1815
Allen Bent, farmer, of Queniborough, & Ann Peak, lic. 5 Oct. 1815
William Perkins, of Tilton on the Hill, & Elizabeth Cook 21 Nov. 1816
Thomas Butteris & Mary Brown 2 Feb. 1819
Robert Iliffe, butcher, of Thurnby, & Ann Kirk, lic. 27 Apr. 1819
Matthew Riley & Elizabeth Porter 13 Dec. 1821
William Walker, of Houghton [Hoton] by Loughborough,
& Sarah Haines 16 Feb. 1822
Clark Kestin, of Twyford, & Mary Mayfield 3 Feb. 1823
John Hibbet, of Belton, Co. Rutland, & Hannah Fox 3 Mar. 1823
Robert Dawes, w., of Burrough, & Ann Parker, of Somerby 21 Oct. 1823
John Swingler, of Burrough,
& Rachel Briggs, of Halstead, p. of Tilton 2 Dec. 1823
John Haines, of Burrough, & Margaret Frisby, of Lowesby 22 July 1824
John Pearson, of Barleythorpe, p. Oakham, co. Rutland,
& Hannah Hawley, lic. 27 Feb. 1826
Francis Simpson & Mary Butteris 5 Nov 1828
John Edgson, of Langham, co. Rutland, & Elizabeth Walker 24 Nov. 1828
John Daft & Ann Howett 14 Dec. 1828
Edward Davey or Davie [sic] [signs Davie], of Somerby,
& Clara Hubbard 13 Oct. 1830
William Humberstone, of Warmington, Northants, & Mary Lane 22 Nov. 1830
William Campion, of Burton Lazars, & Mary Ann Shelton, lic. 11 Apr. 1831
George Pryor, of Gt. Dalby, & Mary Hamson 25 Jan. 1832
William Laxton, of Morcott, Co. Rutland & Sariah (sic) Cross, lic. 6 Mar. 1832
Jonathan Martin, of Marfield, & Elizabeth Campion 15 May 1832
Thomas Mayfield & Maria Hamson 18 Dec. 1833
William Bruce, of Knossington, & Frances Stimson 12 Mar. 1834
John Mayfield & Ann Smith 2 Apr. 1834
William Smith & Susanna Mayfield 1 Oct. 1834
John Coulson, w., of Twyford, & Ann Mantle 24 Nov. 1834
Charles Tibbitts & Ann Peake, lic. 22 Oct. 1835
John Houghton or Orton [sic] of Whissendine, co. Rutland,
& Sarah Mayfield 6 Feb. 1837
