The existing registers of Wartnaby do not begin until 1633, but there are Transcripts for the years 1604 and 1607 at Lincoln. The Marriages previous to 1837 are contained in the following volumes :—
Volume I., consisting of 18 leaves of parchment, measuring about 14 inches by 8 inches, bound in parchment covered boards, contains entries of Baptisms and Burials from 1633 to 1812, and of Marriages from 1633 to 1753. This volume appears to be a copy of an earlier volume. Though dating from 1633 there is no hand writing in it earlier than the second half of the eighteenth century. The first page is headed “A Coppy of the Births, Marriages and. Burials from ye year 1633, corrected and Registered anew by order of ye Reverend Mr Cant by me, J.B” The burial of the Rev. William Cant, vicar of the parish is entered on 20 February, 1763, and of “the Rev. John Cant, clerk, one of His Majesty’s Justices. of the Peace” is recorded on 9 February, 1781, and that of his widow, Ann, on 17 September, 1794. The family of Cant appears to have been resident here for several generations, entries of the name occurring from 1656 onwards. A family of the same name as the place occurs right through the register, but for the most part they seem to have been in very humble circumstances, even being described as “paupers” in their burial entries, though “Mr Robert Wartnaby of Melton, Gent.,” was buried 22 March, 1805. On 13 February, 1660, is recorded the baptism of “Ann Maria, daughter of the Right Honourabie Nicolas, Earl of Banbury by Ann, Countes[s] of Banbury, his wife,” she “was born February ye 9th at 12 of the Clock at Night.” There are also several entries of the families of Waring and Berridge. The former occur more largely in Eastwell registers, a few miles away.
Volume II. of printed forms on paper, bound in rough calf, many leaves loose, contains Marriages, 1754 to 1812.
Volume III. contains Marriages between 1812 and 1838.
These Marriages have been copied by Mr. T. M. Blagg, and are now printed under his supervision by permission of the Rev Edgar Hicks, vicar of the parish.
Volume I.
[No marriage occurs among the entries for the years 1633 and 1634.]
Ralph, son of Richard Hoar, of W.,
& Grace Frankling, of Sausby [Saxby] 28 May 1635
Thomas Carter, of W.,
& Frances Dalby, of Hostead [Halstead, co. Leic.] 15 June 1635
Barzillai Berridge, rector of All Gate Church, in Co. Lincoln,
& Judith, dau. of Sir Thomas Brooks, of Gadsby 13 Jan. 1652
Jervis Huckerby & Elizabeth Carter 1 May 1653
“William Ryley
& Ann his wife,inhabitants of Sysonby, joyned in Marriage” 25 Sept. 1653
Gervis Sharp & Joan Handley 15 Apr. 1655
William Stokes & Elizabeth Carter 17 May 1655
John Hart & Lettice Warrin 7 Nov. 1655
William Durens & Ann Draper* 29 Nov. 1655
John Thacot & Mary Stringer 2 Mar. 1657
Richard Hemsley & Ann Groom 5 Apr. 1658
Robert Keen & Joan Marriot 17 Nov. 1663
Robert [L]iltfoot & Sarah Addams 21 Nov. 1663
William Cooper & Mary Goodacre 16 Apr. 1672
John Freckingbam, of Ab Kettleby, & Faith Bryan, of W. 1 May 1677
Robert Freckingham & Mary Holding 26 Nov 1677
Thomas Lidster & Elizabeth Stokes 3 June 1679
“Joseph Wartonby & Mary his wife married” 30 Nov. 1681
John Wartonby & Ann Patchet 15 Dec. 1693
George Hubbard & Ann Tompson 17 Nov. 1694
Robert Billbry, p. Aram [Averham], co. Nott,, & Mary Money, of W. 16 Sept. 1697
Mr William Wartonby & Mrs Mary Wellby 21 Oct. 1700
John Beet, of Eaton, & Christian Wartonby, of W. 4 Feb. 1712
Christopher Hopwell, p. Well,! co. Nott.,
& Elizabeth, dau. of John Stokes, & Elizabeth, his wife, p. of W. 5 Oct. 1715
*Her burial as “Annis,” wife of “William Durrins,” is entered 29th April, 1659.
!This may be a contraction for either Wellow or Willoughby.
Thomas Compton, of Gathorp, co. Rutland,
& Mary, dau. of John Stokes, & Eliz: his wife 21 Nov. 1716
John Merrill, of Loughborough, & Elizabeth [blank] 10 Feb. 1724
Mr Robert Wartoby & Mrs Mary Cant 13 Jan. 1725
Edward Hinde & Ann Whitacre, both of W. 3 Oct. 1726
Thomas Smart, of Kettleby [Ab-Kettleby], &
Elizabeth Clark, of W. 30 Mar. 1730
John Mesome, of Asfordby, & Mary Morris, of W. 5 Jan. 1730
William Robinson & Eleanor Jaxon 12 Nov. 1732
Godfry Loadsby & Elizabeth Dunsmore 1 Apr. 1733
Thomas Smith & Ann Spencer 11 Nov. 1733
John Taylor, of Knaston [Knossington], co. Leic.,
& Ann Woolerton, of W. 11 Jan. 1733
Edward Camm & Mary Spicer, both of W. 4 July 1736
Thomas Needam, of Barkby, & Mary Nuball, of [Rotherby], lic. 11 Nov. 1737
William Besson, of W., & Mary Cook, of Long Clawson 6 Apr. 1738
John [P]awson, of Monsarl [Mountsorrell],
& Elizabeth Hunt, of Rotherby, lic. 5 May 1738
John Fipes [?Phipps] & Ann Johnson 4 Jan. 1741
William Boorras [?Burrows] & Ann Goodman, both of W. 28 May 1747
Richard Smeth, of Nether Broughton, & Hannah Stokes, of W. 12 Feb. 1749
William Roberson & Hannah Welch, of W. 17 Dec. 1752
Volume II.
James Hoden & Mary Smith 25 Jan. 1756
James Barns, of Saxelby, & Mary Hides, lic. 3 Feb. 1757
Richard Stevens & Mary Stokes 29 June 1757
Thomas Sharp, of Grimston, & Ann Swift, lic. 20 Sept. 1757
Richard Wartnaby, p. of W.,
& Rebecca Robinson, of Mansfield, co. Nott., lic. 2 Mar. 1758
John Houlton, [signs Houghton], of Saxelby, & Mary Stevens 21 Mar. 1758
Richard Stokes, p. of W., & Mary Smith, of Ab-Kettleby, lic. 18 Dec. 1759
William Felstard, of Barkby, & Elizabeth Swain 18 Nov. 1760
Thomas Stevens & Sarah Wright, lic. 20 Nov. 1760
Richard Narman, of Grimston, & Mary Cam 19 May 1762
Isaac Tuckwood, [signs Twogood], of Ab Kettleby, & Sarah Hydes 27 Sept. 1762
William Partridge, p. St. Peter, Nottingham, & Mary Cant, lic. 15 Nov. 1763
Joseph Spiby & Katherine Greesby 8 Dec. 1763
Thomas Warren, of Shelford, co. Nott., & Mary Wartnaby, lic. 10 May 1766
Richard Stevens & Martha Whitacre 4 Apr. 1768
Thomas Herrick, Junr, & Alice Fielding, lic. 11 Apr. 1769
Francis Glen Lowdham, p. St. Martin, Leicester,
& Elizabeth Cant, lic. 27 Nov. 1770
Francis Creakel, of Harby, & Frances Meas 20 May 1771
Thomas Shuttlewood & Sarah Wrighte, lic. 14 Dec. 1773
William Swift, w., p. of W., & Mary Moore, of Hickling, co. Nott. 15 Feb. 1774
Gilbert Andrew, of Harliston, Co. Northampton,
& Catherine Cant, lic. 13 Oct. 1774
James Barnes, of Saxelby, w., & Sarah Maling 20 Oct. 1777
Richard Stevens & Rebeccah Brutennell, lic. 7 Oct. 1778
William Shilton, p. St. Martin, Leicester,
& Elizabeth Stokes, lic. 20 Apr. 1779
John Daft, of Melton Mowbray, co. Leic., & Frances Greasley 27 Oct. 1783
Robert Austin, of Garthorpe, co. Leic., & Ann Smith 25 Nov. 1784
William Adams, of Wykeham, co. Leic., & Mary Adams, lic. 25 Feb. 1802*
Thomas Stevens & Dorothy Newton 6 Oct. 1794
Robert Selby & Ann Stevens 30 Oct. 1794
John Hickling, of Ab-Kettleby, & Mary Williamson 21 Apr. 1796
*In this order in original
Thomas Burbidge, of Ab-Kettleby, & Mary Waner 20 Apr. 1797
William Clark & Mary Cook 6 Aug. 1797
Thomas Pickard & Sarah Munks 10 May 1801
William Swift, of Frisby-on-the-Wreak, baker, [w.],
& Ann Pickard, lic. 15 Nov. 1808
Richard Stokes & Mary Clarke 12 Dec. 1808
Thomas Spiby & Martha Stevens 13 Nov. 1809
Thomas Neale, of Berkeley, co. Gloucester, hopmerchant, w.,
& Elizabeth Adams, lic. 5 May 1811
William Swain, of Clawson, & Mary Rowbotham 7 Oct. 1811
John Count & Ann Robotham 18 May 1812
James Grundy, of Hickling, co. Nottm., & Ann Garton, lic. 31 Dec. 1812
Volume III.
William Ollive, w., of Saxelby, & Mary Stokes, w. 21 Nov. 1814
Joseph Brown, w., of Ab-Kettleby, & Elizabeth Lewis Shelton 30 Jan. 1815
Joseph Skerritt, of Holwell, & Mary Pickard 12 Apr. 1819
Gilbert Stevens & Mary Brown 8 Nov. 1819
William Donercliff [signs Dunicliff] & Mary Stevens 22 July 1822
Benjamin Chettham, w., of Derby, & Elizabeth Neale, w., lic. 28 Mar. 1827
William Beeby, of Hoby, & Catherine Smith 16 Mar. 1829
John Spiby & Jane Pickard, with consent of parents 1 Mar. 1830
William Edgson & Mary Brewin, with consent of parents 16 Aug. 1830
John Bates & Sarah Row [appears to sign Rah] 5 Oct. 1831
Robert Whiles & Sarah Gulson 26 Nov. 1832
John Brewin, w., of Claypole, co. Linc., & Sarah Wilford, lic. 3 Nov. 1833
John Rimington, of Sproxton, & Rebecca Stevens 25 Nov. 1833
William Baker, of Nether Broughton, & Elizabeth Spiby 2 Mar. 1835
George Gervas, of Eastwell, & Elizabeth Dale 26 June 1837
William Freeston, of Grimston, & Martha Stevens 1 July 1838
