Sources for Betley history

Betley St. Margaret's Parish Registers: Raben-Reyson

Raben 1543 Oct. 9. Humfridus fi. John Raben (?). x
Rabon 1729 July 27. Ralph Rabon & Mary Woolley. =
Radmon 1724 Oct. 18. Sarah, d. of John Radmon. x
Radmore 1722 June 4. John Radmore & Sarah Handby. =
Radmore 1724 Nov. 26. Sarah, d. of John Radmore. +
Radmore 1725 Dec. 26. John, s. of John Radmore. x
Radmore 1726/7 Jan. 17. Elis., d. of John Radmore. x
Radmore 1729 July 6. Sarah, d. of John & Sarah Radmore. x
Radmore 1731 Dec. 2. Wm., s. of John Radmore. x
Radmore 1763 June 17. John Radmore. +
Raithbone 1543 June 1. Margareta Raithbone. +
Ranalls 1656 Feb. 21. Charles Brytten & Isabelle Ranalls. =
Ranalls 1656 Aug. 29. Ann, w. of Stafford Ranalls. +
Ranalls 1657 Aug. 2. Doritiy, w. of Thos. Ranalls. +
Rane 1571 Aug. 29. John fi. John Rane. x
Rane 1575 May 20. Henry Rane fi. John Rane. x
Rane 1578 Nov. 9. Willm. fi. John Rane. x
Rane 1582 July 14. John fi. John Rane de Wrynehill. x
Rane 1604 Jan. 18. John Rane. +
Rane 1604 Jan. 16. Richard Rane fi. Henry Rane. +
Rane 1606 Apr. 3. Margaret Rane, vid. +
Rane 1606 Apr. 6. Margaret Rane fa. Henry Rane. x
Rannalls 1658 June 7 Stafford Rannalls. +
Raskall 1724/5 Feb. 7. Eliz. Raskall [or Ruskall]. +
Rathbone 1591 Oct. 7. Thos. Rathbone & Alice Bolton. =
Raven 1591 Oct. 19. John Raven de Wrynehill. +
Raven 1598/9 Feb. 4. Nicholas fi. John Raven. x
Raven 1601 July 14. Thos. fi. putat. Henry Raven de Wrynehill, parish of Wybunburie (sic). x
Raven 1601 July 28. Thos. fi. putat. Henry Raven de Wrynehill, parish of Wybunburie, & Mary Harvie. +
Raven 1610 June 24. John fi. Henry Raven & Mary Raven, x
Raven 1611 Feb. 26. Willm. Raven. +
Raven 1614 Aug. 27. ——— filia Henry Raven. +
Raven 1616 Apr. 7. Ellen fa. Henry & Maria Raven. x
Ravenscroft 1764 Oct. 13. Thos., s. of Ralph & Elizab. Ravenscroft. x
Ravenscroft 1767 Oct. 13. Sam., s. of Ralph & Elizab. Ravenscroft. x
Ravenscroft 1770 Feb. 27. Sarah, d. of Ralph & Elizab. Ravenscroft, b. Jan. 12. x
Ravenshaw 1730 Mar. 2. Sam. Ravenshaw. +
Rawley 1691 Mar. 29. Elizab. fa. spuria Robert Rawley de Keele & Alice Sheratt de Hilley. x
Rawley 1693 Apr. 22. Mary Rawley de Atherly Green. +
Rawson 1693 Nov. 5. Willm. Cox de Betley & Sicylia Rawson, of ————. =
Rayne 1546 June 20. Johanna fa. John Rayne. x
Rayne 1546 June 20. Johanna fa. John Rayne. +
Rayne 1548 Feb. 29. Edw. fi. John Rayne. x
Rayne 1653 Feb. 22. Willm. Rayne, son. *
Rayne 1655 May 1. Amy Rayne, the d. of Willm. Rane, of the Rinehill. *
Rayne 1656 July 19. Amy, d. of Willm. Rayne, of Wrynehill. +
Rayne 1656 Aug. 22. Amy, d. of Wm. Rayne, of the [Wyrne]hill. *
Rayne 1656 Aug. 23. Mary, w. of Willm. Rayne, of the Riynehill. +
Raynes 1557 Oct. 10. John Raynes de Wrynehill. +
Read 1692/3 Feb. 8. Elizab. fa. Jeremiah & Ellen Read. x
Read 1696/7 Feb. 1. Elizab. fa. Jeremiah Read, sepult. +
Read 1701/2 Feb. 3. Helena ux. Jeremiah Read, sepult. +
Read 1723 Oct. 4. John, s. of Edw. Read. x
Read 1724 Nov. 14 [inserted]. John, s. .of Edw. Read, b. x
Read 1725 Sept. 26. Mary, d. of Edw. Read. x
Read 1728 Aug. 25. Mary, w. of Edw. Read. +
Read 1730 Nov. 10. Edward Read & Mary Royley. =
Read 1731 Apr. 4. Edw., s. of Edw. Read. x
Read 1745 Jan. 19. Mary, d. of Edw. Read. +
Read 1751 Dec. 10. Mary, w. of Edw. Read. +
Read 1752 Feb. 3. Edw. Read & Ann Frith, =
Read 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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Read 1755 Dec. 2. Edw. Read & Eliz. Brassington, both of Betley .. .. .. mar. =
Read 1756 May — Ann, w. of Edw. Read. +
Read 1756 Sept. 12. John, s. of Edw. & Elizab. Read. x
Read 1759 May 13. Thos., s. of Edw. & Elizab. Read. x
Read 1761 Jan. 15. Joseph, s. of Edw. & Elizab. Read. x
Read 1761 Jan. 15. Wm., s. of Edw. & Elizab. Read. x
Read 1762 Oct. 12. Mary, d. of Edw. Read. x
Read 1765 Mar. 10. Rich., s. of Edw. & Mary Read. x
Read 1767 Apr. 8. Edw. Read, pauper. +
Read 1769 Mar. 22. Rich. Read. +
Read 1770 July 25. Rich., s. of Edw. & Elizab. Read, b. July 2. x
Read 1792 Jan. 19. Edw. Read (duty not received). +
Read 1793 May 21. Mary, w. of John Read [interlined]. +
Read 1807 June 11. Paul Embury, widower, of Betley, & Sarah Read, of Madeley, spinster mar =
Read 1807 Aug. 20. Jos. Colley, of Madeley, widower, & Mary Read, of Betley, spinster .. —— =
Reades 1691 July 18. Willm. fi. John Reades de Chorleton, co. Chester. x
Redfern 1788 Oct. 29. James Steel, of Coppenhall, yeoman, widower, & Sarah Redfern, widow, of Betley, license .. .. mar. =
Redferne 1782 Nov. 3. Wm., s. of Wm. & Sarah Redferne, b. Oct. 15. x
Redferne 1785 Sept. 1. John Redferne. +
Reefe 1655 May 19. Edward, s. of Raphe Reefe. *
Reeve 1540 May 16. Agnes Reeve. +
Reeve 1540 Sept. 27. Peter Joynson et Alicea Reeve. =
Reeve 1540 Nov. 10. John. Reeve et Margeria Weston. =
Reeve 1541 July 19. Margeria Reeve. +
Reeve 1542 Dec. 10. Elizabeth, fa. John. Reeve. x
Reeve 1543 June 10. Elena Reeve. +
Reeve 1544 Sept. 19. Jana fa. John Reeve. x
Reeve 1547 Dec. 14. Alicia fa. John Reeve. x
Reeve 1550 Mar. 23. Rad. fi. John Reeve. x
Reeve 1551 June 27. John Reeve. +
Remedye 1558 May 17. John Remedye. +
Remedyth 1559 Nov. 13. Hugo Somerfeild & Isabella Remedyth. =
Renaloe 1674 Mar. 25. Thos. Renaloe (?), sepult. +
Renshall 1765 Jan, 8. John Renshall, butcher, & Cath. Major, both of Betley, by license.. mar. =
Reve 1560 Aug. 26. John Reve. +
Revill 1744 Aug. 26 Mrs. Mary Revill Dyed in Betley and was buryed at Broughton, Aug. 26, 1744. +
Rewe 1666 ? Lacarie Rewe, of Betley, in this year. x
Reynoldes 1580 Aug. 25. Willm. Reynoldes. +
Reyson 1664 Jan. 22. ———— Reyson, s. of John, bapt. x

Betley Parish Registers 1538-1812, ed. Patrick Corness 2000   [Raben-Reyson]



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