The first volume of Catthorpe Registers consist of fiftyone leaves of parchment, measuring 11¾ by 6¾ inches, bound in a calf cover.
On the inside of the cover occurs the following note :—-
“This Register was copied from the old Register of Catthorpe by desire of the Revd. Mr Archdeacon Burnaby in the year 1797. Saml. P. Harpur, Rector.
The first page of the Register is headed “The Register Book of all such Marryages, Christenings, and Buryals as have been in the Parish of Thorpe Thomas the year of our Lord 1573.”
And below is found the Church’s rule about marriage :-
“Memd., Matrimonium non potest fieri prima Dominica Adventus usq. ad Octaves Epiphaniae Exclusive. Et A Dominica 70 usq. ad primam Dominican, post pacha. Inclusive. Et a primo die Rogati onum usq. ad septimum diem festi pentecostes Inclusive. Licet quoad vinculum hic Diebus contralii possit Dominica Trinitatis Nuptiae celebrari Extracto de fieri.”
The first Rector who signs the Register is Thomas Lee. He died in 1624, he was succeeded by Joseph Lee.
“Joseph Lee, clerk and Master of Arts was inducted into this Church of Catthorpe alias Thorpe Thomas by Henry Dillingham, Clerk, April 11th Anno Dni 1625.”
Joseph Lee signs the Register for the last time in 1640.
From 1640—1646 there are no records of Baptisms, Marriages, or Burials.
Under the heading “Incipit Annus die vicessimo quinto Martii Anno Dom 1645,” occurs the following note :—
Gulielmus Deane, Rector, inductus erat Decemb. 28.”
In the Register for 1686 it is written :—
Gulielmus Deane hujus ecclesiae, Rector, sepultus fuit Decembris 23d Anno Dni 1686.”
And “Johannes Cave ad Rectoriam hujus Ecclesiae inductus Fuit.”
In 1733 there is the following entry :—
“Johes Cave, clericus, Rector hujus parochial. obiit vicessimo Sexto die Semptembris et sepultus fuit vicesimo octavo ejusdem mensis. Wm. Byrd, Sequestrator.”
The living appears to have been left vacant until 1742.
“John Dyer was inducted to the Rectory of Catthorpe the 2nd May, 1742.”
This volume contains the entries of Baptisms and Burials from 1573-1793,and of Marriages from 1573-1753.
In the last half of the 17th century the words paroesia or paroshia are used for parish, in place of the usual parochia.
Volume II. is bound in leather with paper leaves, size 16½ by 10 inches ; the entries only extend to nine pages, the remainder of the volume being unused.
The entries in this volume are of marriages only and extend
from 1754 to 1812.
Volume III. bound in calf, with paper leaves 16 inches by 10; the entries cover 5½ pages. On the first page is the memorandum
“There were no marriages in this parish in the year 1813.”
The entries are those of the years 1814-1836 inclusive.
These Marriages have been abstracted by the Rev. R. H. B. Crosthwaite, Rector of Catthorpe and are now printed under his supervision.
Volume I.
Thomas Robinson & Elizabeth King 16 Feb. 1573
Charles Underwood & Elizabeth Pywell 5 Feb. 1582
William Winterton & Elizabeth Howkins 29 Aug. 1584
John Clever & Elizabeth Smith 19 June 1586
Robert Saresbye & Ann Phillips 23 June 1593
Robert Elkington & Alice Pywell 11 Oct. 1596
Thomas Russell & Annie Elkington 27 Nov. 1596
William Collins & Elizabeth Dowse 13 Nov. 1597
Rober Smith & Joan Nicols 5 Oct. 1598
Francis Coppinfurd & Mary Pywell 2 June 1600
Thomas Blockley & Luce Elkington 17 Jan. 1600
William Hully & Abigail Dowse 25 June 1603
William Lee & Abigail Eare 5 Nov. 1604
Richard Haynes & Tomassin Dowse 3 Nov. 1605
Thomas Randal & Alice Robbins 19 Oct. 1607
Thomas Wilkinson & Alice Smith 29 Dec. 1608
Thomas Gore & Francis Marshall 11 Jan. 1608
Walter Sweetlad & Elner Whalley 29 June 1609
Francis Juge & Elizabeth Smith 5 Nov. 1610
John Gamon & Elizabeth Scotten 14 Jan. 1610
William Roote & Susanna Winterton 24 Nov. 1610
John Eyre & Elizabeth Flecker 2 May 1612
Richard Crispe & Mary Clever 8 Nov. 1613
Mr Garrett Feilding & Frances Breton 16 Dec. 1613
John Drought & Ellin Grange 8 Oct. 1614
Robert Tawnye & Alice Leach 4 Nov. 1616
John Farndun & Rebecca Pywell 3 Nov. 1617
John Chawner & Elner Smith 11 July 1618
Walter Ginneece & Elizabeth Manger 24 Nov. 1618
John Palmer & Grace Greenleafe 6 Oct. 1619
Peter Harryson & Elizabeth Cocks 16 Oct. 1619
Mr Joseph Lee & Anne Twigden 19 Oct. 1619
Thomas Elkinton & Alice Clarck 19 Oct. 1619
Richard Woodward & Jane Greetam 20 Jan. 1619
Francis Leake & Bridget Pywell 2 May 1620
John Clayton & Joan Dunckley 30 July 1621
Henry Lole & Usley Lole 7 Oct. 1623
Charles Kelpecke & Elizabeth Clever 13 Oct. 1623
Edward Pearson & Elizabeth Clemente 18 Oct. 1623
John Lovett & Hannah Randol 12 Oct. 1625
William Blockley & Marjerie Fletcher 18 May 1626
Thomas Murcott & Margaret Clarke 1 May 1630
Richard Lucas & Joan Erris 25 Oct. 1630
Thomas Ambler & Abigail Lee 6 May 1632
William Dowse & Sarah Heacocke 12 Nov. 1632
William Warren, weaver, & Frances Randle 18 July 1636
Robert Stanton, day labourer, & Anne Houndes 21 Nov. 1636
John Watts, taylour, & Grace Mourton 10 Oct. 1638
William Milner & Mary Kirke 13 Aug. 1639
Richard Deacon, hostler, & Elizabeth Normandy 30 Nov. 1640
Thomas Harles, de Swinford, & Elinor Drought, de hac paraesia 12 Oct. 1646
Edwardus Smith, armiger, & Katherina Web, de hac paraesia 26 Dec. 1646
Elkinton Kirke & Maria Drought, de hac paraesia 19 Aug. 1648
Thomas Caldecott de C. armiger
& Maria Prescott, de Toobie in Comet 4 Nov. 1651
Jonathan Gilbert, de Coventrie, & Anna Waring, de hac paraesia 28 Dec. 1651
William York, of this parish, mason,
& Elizabeth White, of Tir Langton 13 Apr. 1654
John Loe, of this place, husbauclman, & Mary Deacons, of
Napton-on-the-Hill, in the County of Warwick 21 Dec. 1654
Tho. Dowse, yeoman, & Elizabeth Waring 19 July 1655
Matthew Silby, of this Parish, roper, & Mary Dawes 23 Mar. 1657
Christopher Bradgate, of Wybtoft, gentleman,
& Mrs Abigail Caldecott, of this parish 27 Apr. 1658
Edmund Temple, de Shawell, generosus, &
Katherina Webb, hujus paraesiae 3 Oct. 1659
Richard Bray, de Sapcote, et Maria Harrold, de eadem parasia 11 June 1663
Willelm. Dawes, sartor, et Elizabetha Kirk, de Rugby 26 Apr. 1664
Richardus Nethercote, de Sibbertoft, et Maria, de hac paraesia 18 Feb. 1668
Thomas Elkington, de Shawell, generosus,
et Anna Smith, de hac paraesia 1 July 1670
Robertus Atkins, de hac paraesia, agricola, et Gratia Shatswell 25 July 1670
Willelm. Stafford, de hac paraesia, linarius,
et Rosa Billington, de eadem paraesia 28 Nov. 1670
Robertus Burston, Londinensis, et Sara Kerke 31 Aug. 1677
Maj[ister] Johannes Cox et Katherina Smith 25 Sept. 1677
Richardus Asplin et Sara Satchell 15 Nov. 1677
Timotheus Walton, de Lilbourn, et Anna Morris, de Lutterworth 23 Apr. 1678
Samuelus Tebbs, de hac Paraesia, et Elizabetha Barton de Lilbourn 26 Dec. 1678
Johannes Shuttlewood de Newton et Maria Langham et hac paraesia 8 Jan. 1679
Johannes Clouds, de Kimcote, et Abigaila Checkley de hac Paraesia 30 Dec. 1680
Willelmus Smith, Jun., restio, et Elizabetha Lee 26 June 1681
Willelmus Dalby, de hac paraesia, et Tryphena Perkins 19 Sept. 1682
“An Dom 1683. Nec Nuptial—nec Funera.”
Thomas Ringrose, de Yelvertoft,
et Margareta Bates, de hac paraesia 12 Apr. 1684
Thomas Powers, de Clifton in Comitatu Varvice,
et Elizabetha Mattoch de hac paraesia 26 Jan. 1685
Robt Tilley, de Smeeton, paroshia de Kibworth,
et Sarah Maling, ejusd oppid. et paroshia 22 Dec. 1687
Tho. Caldecott, armigr, et Elianora Pratt 8 Oct. 1689
Guliel. Jeyes, de Briuchlow, et Margaret Gilbert, hujus Paroshia 3 Mar. 1689
“A.D. 1690. No Christening, Marriages or Burials this year.”
Joseph Cave, de Newton in Paroshia de Clifton, Com. Warwick,
et Ellin Kirkman, hujus paroshia 16 June 1691
William Van & Joan Bedford 4 Oct. 1696
William Lloyd & Sarah Lea 8 Apr. 1697
Stephen Rawley & Mary Dawes 27 Apr. 1698
John Tew, of Clifton, & Elizabeth Dewes 3 Nov. 1698
Thomas Billings & Ann Robins 3 Jan. 1699
Edward Dawkins & Mary Chamberlain 13 Oct. 1701
Thos Flavell, of this parish, & Phoebe Temple, of Shawell 27 Apr. 1703
John Hasall & Elizabeth Perkins 12 Sept. 1703
John Dewes & Elizabeth Parker 31 Dec. 1706
William Farmer, of Turlangton, & Catherine Hull 27 June 1708
“The Revd W John Howard, Rr. of Kidderminster,
& Mrs Isabella Caldecott were married May —“ 1710
“M. John Ward & Mrs Mary Caldecott were married April 13th” 1711
Thomas Dalby & Elizabeth Lord 9 Sept. 1716
Benjamin Furlow & Mary Dadley 9 Oct. 1716
Thomas Bailey & Sarah Smith 30 Sept. 1717
John Botterell & Hannah Varnam 5 Oct. 1717
William Byrd & Elizth Moor [out of order] 25 Jan. 1717
James Field & Elizabeth Cave 10 July 1718
Thomas Clarke & Mary Cave 29 Dec. 1719
Moses Gardner & Ann Cave 8 Dec. 1720
William Goodman “& Elizabeth, his wife, were married” 21 Jan 1722
Saml Goode, of Princethorpe, in the County of Warwick,
& Elizabeth Kirke, of this parish 20 Oct. 1723
John Mawson, of Bruntingthorpe, & Sarah Kirk 16 Feb. 1723
John Holmes & Mary Porter 10 Oct. 1725
John Staples, of Shawell, & Mary [blank], of this parish 2 Oct. 1726
“Sam Gamble, de Shawell,
married Sarah Goodman, de Badby, Com. Northton” 25 May 1727
John Wright & Elizabeth Van 3 July 1727
Francis Simpson, de Leir, Com. Leicester, & Eliz. Dewes 1 May 1730
Willm Byrd, of Swinford, & Eliz. Brown, of this parish 28 Dec. 1730
Tho. Skinner & Mary Goodman 23 Sept. 1732
Henry Rowley & Mary Cave 24 Sept. 1733
Jonathan Phillips & Frances Soden [out of order] 17 Aug. 1733
Robert Henfree, of Winwick, & Sarah Vann, of C. 28 Oct. 1734
Mr Samuel Crisp, of Newnham, in the county of Warwick,
& Mrs Mary Kirke, of C. [out of order] 28 Jan. 1734
John Welch & Lydia Watts 12 Oct. 1735
William Tew, of C., & Ruth Smith, of Shawell [out of order] 1 Mar. 1735
Thomas Smith, of Swinford, & Elizabeth Mushton, of C. 8 July 1736
John Carter & Jane Hayes 1 Oct. 1738
William Harrold, of Knighton, & Mary Stafford, of C. 7 June 1742
“Marriages none” 1743
“Marriages none” 1744
John Perkins & Elinor Bosworth 4 Oct. 1747
Nicolas Eales & Ann Moseley 29 Sept. 1748
William Brown & Sarah Hurley 20 Oct. 1748
John Dolby & Sarah Hutchins 24 Dec. 1749
Charles Perkins, of Clifton, & Elizth Marston of y parish 29 Sept. 1750
Joseph Cox, of the parish of Kilncote,
& Lydia Cryer, of the parish of Hilmorton, lic. [-] Nov. 1751
Willm Winterton & Ann Hinks 25 Feb. 1753
Volume II.
[Unless otherwise stated, all parties after this date are described as of Catthorpe parish, and bachelor and spinster respectively].
John Craft & Mary Buckby 13 Oct. 1754
John Powers & Anne Cobson, lic. 7 Jan. 1755
John Ireson, of Granborrug, & “Amme” [Amy] Philips, lic. 10 Apr. 1758
John Cave & Penelope Goode 4 May 1760
Caleb Copson, of Lutterworth, & Elizabeth Powers, lic. 6 Sept. 1760
Thomas Cave & Mary Stocken 1 Oct. 1760
Richard Kimbell & Mary Flavell 16 Oct. 1760
William Elson, of Swinford, w., & Anne Eyles, w. 12 May 1765
William Stafford, of C.,
& Mary Wilson, of the place called Elkington” 26 Sept. 1766
Henry Denney & Elizabeth Ellard, with consent of parents 24 May 1767
Thomas Clarke, of Swinford, & Mary Philipps 20 Jan. 1768
William Winterton, of C., w., & Mary Barnacle, w., of Swinford 7 July 1771
James Flint & Elizabeth Rowley 1 Jan. 1773
Thomas Bale, of Willoughby, & Mary Flint 27 Apr. 1773
John Green & Sarah Rabbey, by consent of parents 4 July 1775
Thomas Holland & Catherine Perkins, with consent of parents 3 Nov. 1775
Thomas Flint, of C., & Sarah Hancock, of Shawell 28 Dec. 1776
William Powers, of C., & Sarah Flint, of Rugby 28 Dec. 1776
Henry Vann, of Rugby, & Judith Dixon, lic. 25 Apr. 1777
Thomas Towers & Elizabeth Patchett 4 June 1779
William Cave & Anne Jeaks 31 Oct. 1780
William Crisp & Elizabeth Denny 12 Feb. 1782
Thomas Powers & Catharine Brown 30 Aug. 1782
John Marsh, of Lutterworth, w., & Ann Langham 17 Nov. 1782
John Bolesworth, of Hinkley, w., & Sarah Slade, lic. 11 Nov. 1783
Thomas Langham, w., & Sarah Treen 20 Feb. 1786
Nicholas Edsell, of Godalming, Surrey, w., & Frances Winterton w. 20 Aug. 1786
William Cooper, of Swinford, w., & Ann Powers, w. 3 Sept. 1786
William Elson, of Rugby, & Elizabeth Treen 4 June 1787
Samuel Goode & Rachel Powers 10 July 1787
Samuel Robinson & Catherine Green 16 July 1787
John Jakes & Ann Chamberlain 30 Aug. 1787
George Briggs, of Lilbourne, & Frances Jakes 12 Nov. 1787
Charles Swinfin Deacon & Mary Simpkins 13 Oct. 1788
William Taylor, of Earl Shilton, labourer, & Mary Young, lic. 17 June 1790
William Kimble, weaver, & Eleanor Tailor 26 Oct. 1790
Thomas Goode, of C., & Dorcas Norman, of Cosford, w., lic. 18 Jan. 1791
Thomas Walker, of Lutterworth, & Elizabeth Kimble 24 Apr. 1791
William Silvey & Ann Tew 6 June 1791
Joseph Parker, frame-work-knitter, & Jane Brewster 6 June 1791
George Langham & Ann Powers 23 Sept. 1791
William Goode, of Clifton, & Anne Denny, lic. 9 Oct. 1791
Benjamin Hipwell & Alice Latham 12 Apr. 1792
John Powers & Anne Combe 17 Nov. 1794
Robert Ince & Anne Silvey 23 Dec. 1794
William Hipwell & Jane Taylor 6 Apr. 1795
Thomas Cave, w., & Mary Siggins 20 Nov. 1795
William Tew & Ann Proctor 26 May 1796
Charles Wightman & Mary Chamberlain 3 Mar. 1798
John Deacon & Mary Stafford 25 Mar. 1799
John Sleath & Elizabeth Goodman 17 Nov. 1800
Joseph Watkin & Hannah Goodman 9 Nov. 1801
Samuel Knight, of Coventry, & Mary Dewsall 8 July 1802
Thomas Sedgley & Elizabeth Powers 27 Dec. 1802
Joseph Hisom, of Swinford, & Mary Towers 5 Nov. 1804
John Spranson, of Budbroke, & Mary Colledge 8 July 1805
William Langham & Jane Henney 26 Dec. 1806
Frances Stafford & Sarah Bennett 26 Oct. 1807
William Jones, of Lutterworth, surgeon, & Mary Harpur, lic. 28 Sept. 1808
William Vans, of Shawell, & Lydia Allen 12 Oct. 1808
John Towers, of C., & Lucy Atkins, of Grandborough 21 Dec. 1809
Thomas Robinson & Ann Packwood 28 Dec. 1809
William Brown & Mary Langham 16 Apr. 1811
Thomas Weaver, of Shrewsbury, artist, & Susanna Pyefinch, lic. 8 May 1811
George Tew & Elizabeth Langham 11 Nov. 1811
William Stafford, w., & Alice Nixon, w. 25 Nov. 1811
Joseph Hickman & Elizabeth Langham 6 Oct. 1812
Volume III.
William Robinson & Ann Langham, with consent of parents 14 June 1814
Samuel Robinson & Elizabeth Perkins 31 July 1814
Arthur Hepwell & Hannah Mills 26 Dec. 1815
John Jennaway, of Kimcote, & Catherine Holland 2 Sept. 1816
Samuel Burton, of Newbold-upon-Avon, & Harriett Howell 17 Mar. 1817
William Garner, of Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, & Hannah Buttriss 13 Oct. 1817
William Turland, of South Kebworth,& Sarah Powers 15 Oct. 1818
Benjamin Robinson & Mary Tew 9 Nov. 1818
Thomas Bazeley & Mary Hepwell 27 Dec. 1819
Thomas Tew & Ann Cousin, “both being of age” 2 July 1821
Joseph Hipwell & Mary Barrit, with consent of parents 19 Nov. 1821
John Packwood & Hannah Hepwell 22 Sept. 1822
Joseph Towers & Alice Jacomb 28 Nov. 1822
Joseph Hisom, of Swinford, & Sarah Wight, “both being of age” 13 Dec. 1822
George Langham, framework-knitter, & Mary Brown 26 Dec. 1822
John Coleman, of Shawell, & Jane Deacon 14 Jan. 1823
Charles Cave & Mary Savage 14 Oct. 1823
Samuel Miles & Ann Sleeth 25 Dec. 1824
Robert Hifford, of Lilbourn, & Elizabeth Towers, lic. 7 Apr. 1825
Edward Crane & Rachel Langham 4 July 1825
Thomas Bivins, of Clifton,
& Elizabeth Jakes, “with consent of parents” 4 Oct. 1825
William Ellson, of South Kilworth, & Elizabeth Hipwell 26 Dec. 1825
Henry Halford & Ann Wells 12 Oct. 1827
Matthias Burrows, of Ashby Magna & Ann Jaques 3 Dec. 1827
Richard Smith, of Swinford, & Bett Towers 22 Apr. 1829
John Jackson & Rebecca Flowers 2 June 1831
Joseph Robinson & Mary Stafford 12 Feb. 1832
Richard Robinson & Ann Tew 15 Apr. 1833
John Hirons, “of the Hamlet of Newton” & Anne Miles 2 July 1833
Henry Eames & Elizabeth Yardley 4 Aug. 1833
George Hewitt & Mary Goodman 20 Oct. 1836
