Sources for Betley history

Betley St. Margaret's Parish Registers: Bower-Bretton

Bower 1777 Feb. 12. Martha, d. of Lownds & Ann Bower, b. Jan.19. x
Bowers 1666 Dec. 15. Willm. Bowers & Ellen Houghton. =
Bowers 1779 Jan. 19. Mary, d. of Lownes & Ann Bowers, b. Jan. 9. x
Bowers 1780 Dec. 25. Eliz., d. of Lownds & Ann Bowers, b. Dec. 12. x
Bowers 1783 Aug. 3. Jane, d. of Lownds & Ann Bowers, b. July 19. x
Bowlley 1659 Sept. 13. Elizab., d. of Joseph Bowlley. *
Bowyer 1682 Aug. 5. Georg. fi. Willm. Bowyer, bapt. x
Brabaunte 1598/9 Jan. 8. Helena Brabaunte. +
Bradbury 1607 June 28. Matth. fi. Willm. Bradbury. x
Bradbury 1607 July 3. Matth. fi. Willm. Bradbury. +
Bradbury 1610/11 Jan. 13. Elnora fa. Willm. Bradbury et Margery, putat., ux. ejus. x
Bradbury 1657 Apr. 18. Margery, w. of Willm. Bradbury. +
Braddocke 1592 Oct. 4. John Braddocke. +
Bradely 1709/10 Mar. 17. John, s. of Joseph Bradely. x
Bradely 1709 Mar. 20. John, s. of Joseph Bradely. +
Bradford 1581 Mar. 1. John fi. putatus Howel Bradford. +
Bradford 1584 May 30. Margeria fi. Howel Bradford. x
Bradford 1590 Feb. 4. Alicea fa. Howel Bradford. x
Bradford 1600 Apr. 25. Robt. Bradford & Margareta Cowappe (?) Conappe. =
Bradford 1616 Aug. 11. Howell Bradford. +
Bradforde 1586 May 8. Richard fi. Howel Bradforde. x
Bradley 1695/6 Mar. 15. Enoch fi. Enoch. & Mary Bradley, nat. Feb.20, bapt. x
Bradwall 1620 Oct. 3. Roger Bradwall & Margaret Rowbotham. =
Braidby 1719 May 9. Jane, d. of Joseph Braidby. x
Brammer 1790 Dec. 25. Joseph, s. of Thos. & Sarah Brammer, b. Aug. 27. x
Brammer 1793 July 3. Sarah, d. of Thos. & Sarah Brammer, b. 24th —— (sic), 1792. x
Brammer 1800 May 25. Sarah Brammer, aged —. +
Brassington 1755 Nov. 2. Joseph, s. of Edw. & Ann Brassington. x
Brassington 1755 Dec 2 Banns of marriage between Edward Read & Eliz. Brassington, both of this parish, were published Nov. 16, 23, & 30, 1755, by me, Wm. Wright, curate. The said Edw. Read & Eliz. Brassington were married in this church by banns this 2 Dec., 1755, by me, Wm, Wright, curate.

This marriage was solemnized between us (signed)

Edw. Read.

Eliz. Brassington's mark.

in the presence of Bate Johnson.

Thos. Swinnerton.

[The witnesses’ names in the original register might be interesting from a family or pedigree point of view.]

[Two Bate Johnsons were evidently the Parish Clerks from 1755 to 26 January, 1802. Bate Johnson, Junior, first signs in 1790, and was succeeded by John Warham in 1802.]

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Brassington 1755 Dec. 2. Edw. Read & Eliz. Brassington, both of Betley .. .. .. mar. =
Brassington 1759 June 7. Wm. Keen, Cooper, & Mary Brassington, both of Betley, by license .. mar. =
Brassington 1761 Aug. 27. Walter Brassington & Ann Turner, both of Betley .. .. mar. =
Brassington 1762 July 31. Joseph, s. of Walter & Mary Ann Brassington. . x
Brassington 1764 Oct. 21. Edw., s. of Walter & Mary Ann Brassington. x
Brassington 1768 July 17. Thos., s. of Walter & Mary Ann Brassington. x
Brassington 1769 Sept. 21. Thos. Brassington, husbandman, Betley, & Hannah Roberts, of Audley, spinster, license .. .. mar. =
Brassington 1769 Dec. 20. Wm. Brassington. +
Brassington 1770 Dec. 30. Henry Brassington, husbandman, & Mary Aspinall, spinster, both of Betley, license.. .. .. mar. =
Brassington 1771 June 23. John, s. of Henry & Mary Brassington, b. June 16. x
Brassington 1771 Aug. 11. Wm., s. of Walter & Mary Ann Brassington, b. Mar. 30. x
Brassington 1772 July 12. Ann, d. of Henry & Mary Brassington, b. June 28. x
Brassington 1773 Feb. 24. Sarah, d. of Thos. & Hannah Brassington, b. Dec. 21. x
Brassington 1774 Feb. 16. Mary, d. of Walter Brassington, b. Nov. 13, 1773. x
Brassington 1775 July 23. Wm., s. of Thos. & Hannah Brassington. b. July 21. x
Brassington 1777 Apr. 24. John, s. of Walter & Mary Brassington, b. Dec. 6, 1776. x
Brassington 1778 Nov. 8. Susannah, s. of Thos. & Hannah Brassington, b. Nov. 1. x
Brassington 1780 Mar. 31. Eliz., d. of Watn. & Ann Brassington, b. May 23, 1779. x
Brassington 1782 Apr.. 21. Georg., s. of Water & Ann Brassington, b. Jan. 17. x
Brassington 1782 Nov. 6. Susannah, d. of Thos. & Hannah Brassington. +
Brassington 1783 June 29. Thos., s. of Thos. & Hannah Brassington, b. June 22. x
Brassington 1785 July 3. Susannah, d. of Thos. & Hannah Brassington, b. June 21. x
Brassington 1787 Oct. 21. John, s. of Thos. & Hannah Brassington, b. Aug. 7. x
Brassington 1788 Apr. 10. Joseph Brassington, shoemaker, & Hannah Palin, spinster, both of Betley .. .. .. mar. =
Brassington 1788 Nov. 2. Wm., s. of Joseph & Hannah Brassington, b. Aug. 18. x
Brassington 1790 May 18. Edw. Brassington. +
Brassington 1790 June 6. Ann Brassington. +
Brassington 1791 Feb. 22. Thos., s. of Water (sic) & Ann Brassington. +
Brassington 1791 Mar. 20. Alice, d. of Joseph & Eliz. Brassington, b. Sep. 18. x
Brassington 1793 June 9. Geo., s. of Joseph & Hannah Brassington, b. Ap. 2. x
Brassington 1793 Oct. 13. Ann, d. of Joseph & Eliz. Brassington, b. July 28. x
Brassington 1795 Oct. 10. Dinah, d. of Jos. & Betty Brassington, b. Sept. 30. x
Brassington 1796 May 15. John Brassington, aged —. +
Brassington 1797 Apr. 5. Eliz., d. of Jos. & Hannah Brassington, b. Mar. 22. x
Brassington 1797 Dec. 5. Richard, s. of Joseph & Eliz. Brassington, b.18 Nov. x
Brassington 1799 Jan. 20. Joseph, s. of Joseph & Hannah Brassington, b. 9th. x
Brassington 1800 Apr. 13. Richard, s. of Jos. & Hannah Brassington, b. 1st March. x
Brassington 1800 Apr. 13. Sarah, d. of Jos. & Eliz Brassington, b. 2nd Ap. x
Brassington 1801 Mar. 30. Eliz. Brassington, aged 6, d. of Joseph Brassington, Junr. +
Brassington 1801 Mar. 30. Rich., aged 1, s. of Jos. Brassington, Junr. +
Brassington 1802 Apr. 4. Richard, s. of Joseph & Hannah Brassington, b. 17 March. x
Brassington 1802 Dec. 26. Hannah, d. of Joseph & Eliz. Brassington, of Audley, b. 1st Dec. x
Brassington 1807 July 28. Abel Darlington, of Audley, bachelor, & Susannah Brassington, Betley.. mar. =
Brassington 1807 Dec. 17. Wm. Brassington, bachelor, & Martha Barber, widow, license .. - .. mar. =
Brassington 1810 Jan. 9. Thos. Brassington, bachelor, of Betley. & Sarah Leighton, of Audley, spinster, license .. .. mar. =
Bratherton 1775 Oct. 31. Sam. Platt, husbandman, & Jane Bratherton, spinster, both of Betley .. .. .. .. mar. =
Brattane 1558 May 15. Willm. Brattane. +
Brattayne 1584 Jan. 29. Elizab. fa. Willm. Brattayne. x
Brattayne 1585 Mar. 29. Elizab. Brattayne, vidua. +
Brayford 1800 Jan. 5. Joseph, s. of Dan. & Mary Brayford, b. 30 June, 1799. x
Brayford 1801 Nov. 8. Catharine, d. of Dan. & Mary Brayford, b. 5 Nov. x
Breathhurst 1760 Jan. 27. Wm. Breathhurst, husbandman, & Catherine Leighton, spinster, both of Betley .. .. .. mar. =
Brereton 1578 Mar. 25. John Brereton. x
Brereton 1777 Aug. 29. Mary, d. of Thos. & Frances Brereton, b. Aug. 19. x
Brereton 1780 Mar. 8. Thos., s. of Thos. & Frances Brereton, b. Jan. 29. x
Brereton 1780 Nov. 29. Thos., s. of Thos. & Frances Brereton. +
Brereton 1798 Aug. 12. Geo. Brereton, bricklayer, & Mary Taylor, spinster, license.. .. mar. =
Brereton 1799 Aug. 3. Fany (sic), d. of Geo. & Mary Brereton, b. 15 July. x
Brereton 1801 Aug. 30. Wm., s. of George & Mary Brereton, b. 25. x
Brereton 1802 Feb. 4. Fanny Brereton, aged 2. +
Brereton 1802 July 30 William Brereton, aged 11, buried 30th July. +
Brereton 1810 Sept. 30. Thos. Barnet, of Madeley, bachelor, & Mary Brereton,.of Betley, license mar. =
Bressie 1610/11 Mar. 7. Maria fa. Willm. Bressie alias Bloore & Maria, his wife. x
Bressie 1610 May 28. William Bressie & Maria Scerriot. =
Brettan 1703 May 2. Jane, d. of Thos. Brettan, b. 20 Ap., bapt. x
Bretten 1553 Apr. 1. Laurence fi. John Bretten. x
Bretton 1539 June 29. Isabella Bretton. x
Bretton 1540 Apr. 11. Isabella Bretton. +
Bretton 1540 July 17. Margaret, fa. Willmi Bretton. x
Bretton 1540 Nov. 27. Margareta. fa. Johis Bretton. x
Bretton 1543 May 24. John fi. Willm. Bretton. x
Bretton 1543 May 24. Willm. Bretton. +
Bretton 1544 Apr. 23. Georgius fi. John Bretton. x
Bretton 1546 July 6. Dorothea fa. John Bretton. x
Bretton 1546 July 11. Margareta fa. John Bretton. +
Bretton 1548 July 14. Rad. fi. John Bretton. x
Bretton 1550 Jan. 2. John fi. John Bretton. x
Bretton 1551 June 28. Margaret Bretton. +
Bretton 1702/3 Jan. 18. [Inserted] Ralph Bretton & Ann Dale, mar. =

Betley Parish Registers 1538-1812, ed. Patrick Corness 2000   [Bower-Bretton]



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