Speculum Gregis 1843 'An Account of all the Inhabitants of the Parish of Croydon in the County of Cambridgeshire commencing from 1 January 1843'
by Reverend Francis Fulford 1803-1868 (Rector at Croydon 1841-1845).
Additional notes by Reverend R S B Sandilands (Rector 1845-1864).
The marriage records for Croydon-cum-Clopton parish have been provided as background information to accompany the "Speculum Gregis" listings. Unless otherwise stated, the wedding ceremony was held at 'All Saints' Parish Church, Croydon-cum-Clopton.
This transcription has been reworked to give the full names as they would have been in normal use (forename then surname) to facilitate accurate name searches.
My thanks and acknowledgments to the Parochial Church Council for Croydon-cum-Clopton and All Saints Parish Church for allowing the online publication of the Church Registers. This page is based on their transcription by T.P.R.Layng.
John Simons, 21, bachelor, bricklayer, son of William Simons, bricklayer, married Jane Larkin, 19, spinster, daughter of (dead). Witnesses: Richard Simons, Jane Simons.
22 April 1840
BORK
LAW
John Bork (x), 27, batchelor of Dunton parish, thatcher, son of Henry Bork, thatcher, married Eliza Law (x), 23, spinster, daughter of William Law, labourer. Witnesses: David Law (x), Sarah Warren (x).
11 October 1840
SPENCER
THACKER [Titmas?]
James Spencer, 21, bachelor, servant, son of John Spencer, labourer, married Martha Titmas (x), 19, spinster, servant, daughter of James Titmus, labourer. Witnesses: John Simpson, Lydia Titmas (x).
14 October 1840
LAW
PARISH
William Law, 33, bachelor, labourer, son of David Law, labourer, married Ellen Parish (x), 27, spinster, domestic servant, daughter of John Parish, labourer. Witnesses: David Law (x), Susan Parish (x)
14 October 1840
WATSON
GREEN
William Watson (x), 23, bachelor of Wendy parish, son of Michael Watson, labourer, married Elizabeth Green (x), 23, spinster, servant, daughter of Thomas Green, labourer. Witnesses: John Green, Mary Green (x).
15 November 1840
ENSBURY [1]
CLARK(E) [2]
William Ensbury (x), 20, bachelor, labourer, son of John Ensbury, labourer, married Ruth Clark (x), 19, spinster, servant, daughter of Richard Clark, labourer. Witnesses: John Warlick (x), Jane Chapman (x).
[[1][2] Family name was (usually) given as Endersby, although shown as Edersby in the 1841 census.
Ruth's family name was Clarke with an 'e'. William and Ruth and their family left for Australia in 1854. When they arrived in 1855, William changed the family name from Endersby to Ensbey. See page 37. Also photographs.]
John Hill (x), 21, bachelor, labourer, son of William Hill, labourer, married Anne Wagstaff (x), 20, spinster of Arrington parish, servant, daughter of Thomas Wagstaff, labourere. Witnesses: Thomas Hill (x), Anne Worlan (x).
25 October 1841
CLARK
WHITE
William Clark, 19, bachelor, drover, son of John Clark, labourer, married Anne White (x), 24, spinster, servant, daughter of James White, publican. Witnesses: John Simons, Emma Larkins.
31 October 1841
GRAVES
BADCOCK
Samuel Graves (x), 26, bachelor, labourer, son of Samuel Graves, labourer, married Hanah Badcock (x), 20, spinster, servant, daughter of John Badcock, labourer. Witnesses: David Law (x), Jane Graves (x).
Thomas Haylock Youngman, of full age, bachalor of Waterbeach parish, miller, son of Robert Youngham, miller, married Henrietta King, of full age, spinster, daughter of Charles King, yeoman. (By licence) Witnesses: George Wenham, Lydia Jackson.
2 October 1842
MILLER
HILL
John Miller (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of William Miller, labourer, married Lydia Hill (x), a minor, spinster, daughter of William Hill, labourer. Witnesses: John Hill (x), Naomi Chapman (x).
14 October 1842
TITMUS
CARTWRIGHT
James Titmus (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of William Titmus, labourer, married Elizabeth Cartwright (x), of full age, spinster, daughter of Daniel Cartwright, labourer. Witnesses: William Blows (x), Hannah Seir (x).
31 October 1842
BARTON
PEARCE
Richard Barton (x), of full age, bachelor of Humpworth [Hinxworth?] parish (Hertfordshire), labourer, son of William Barton, labourer, married Lydia Pearce (x), a minor, spinster, domestic servant, daughter of William, labourer. Witnesses: Edward Hagger (x), Sarah Pearce (x).
12 November 1842
HILL
WARLIN
Thomas Hill (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of William Hill, labourer, married Ann Warlin (x), a minor, spinster, daughter of Thomas Warlin, labourer. Witnesses: John Hill (x), Naomi Chapman (x).
James Gates (x), a minor, bachelor, labourer, son of Richard Gates, labourer, married Mary Lyon (x) of full age, spinster, daughter of Christopher, labourer. Witnesses: William Gates (x), Mary Lyon (x).
8 April 1843
EASY
STORY [Storey]
John Easy (x), of full age, widower, labourer, son of John Easy, labourer, married Dinah Story (x), of fullage, widow, daughter of Benjamin Gilbert, gardener [Dinah was the widow of Anderson Storey who died in 1840]. Witnesses: Robert Lyon (x), Elizabeth Easy (x).
13 October 1843
SPENCER
WHITE
Henry Spencer (x), of full age, widower, labourer, son of Henry Spencer, labourer, married Elizabeth White (x) of full age, spinster, domestic servant, daughter of William White, labourer. Witnesses: Thomas White (x), Mary Spencer (x).
James Rayner (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of James Rayner, labourer, married Susan Green (x), of full age, spinster, daughter of John Green, labourer. Witnesses: Edward Rayner (x), Elizabeth Watson (x).
9 April 1844
SIMPSON
CHAPMAN
Austin Simpson (x) of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of (blank), married Anne Chapman (x), of full age, widow, daughter of Thomas Patman, labourer. Witnesses: William Payne (x), Mary Payne (x).
15 May 1844
WOOTTON
OLIVER
George Wootton (x), a minor, bachelor, labourer, son of Joseph Wootton, labourer, married Ann Oliver (x) a minor, spinster, daughter of James Oliver, labourer. Witnesses: Robert Lyon (x), Naomi Wootton (x).
15 May 1844
CHAPMAN
WARBOYS
Jabez Chapman (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of Thomas Chapman, labourer, married Eliza Warboys (x), a minor, spinster, daughter of James Warboys, labourer. Witnesses: John Miller (x), Lydia Miller (x).
James Sampson, of full age, widower, carpenter of Bourne parish, son of William, yeoman, married Mary Warner (x) of full age, widow, daughter of William Colston, labourer. Witnesses: Francis Lyon (x), Anne Abbot (x).
14 August 1845
SIMPSON
SPENCER
Hosea Simpson (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of John Simpson, labourer, married Mary Ann Spencer (x) of full age, spinster, domestic servant of Battersea, daughter of Henry Spencer, labourer. Witnesses: Thomas Lee (x), Ann Spencer (x).
9 November 1845
LEE
SPENCER
William Lee (x), of full age, widower, labourer, son of John Lee, labourer, married Ann Spencer (x), of full age, spinster, daughter of Henry Spencer, labourer. Witnesses: Thomas Lee (x), Lydia Lee (x).
James Payne (x), of full age, widower, labourer, son of Thomas Payne, labourer, married Fanny Holingsworth (x), of full age, spinster, domestic servant of Wimpole parish, daughter of Richard Holingsworth, labourer (deceased). Witnesses: Charles Larkins (x), Lydia Green (x).
10 October 1846
WOOTTEN [Wootton]
HANDSCOMB
Jacob Wootten (x), of full age, widower, labourer, son of Joseph Wootten, labourer, married Lydia Handscomb, of full age, widow, daughter of William Fordham, labourer. Witnesses: Thomas Wootton (x), Naomi Wootton (x).
Thomas Lee (x), of full age, widower, labourer, son of John Lee, labourer, married Anne Wootten, of full age, widow, daughter of James Oliver, labourer. Witnesses: George Revele (x), Lydia Lee (x).
3 July 1847
LYON
COOPER
William Lyon (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of Francis Lyon, labourer, married Mary Cooper (x), of full age, spinster, domestic servant, daughter of Henry Cooper, labourer. Witnesses: William Lyon (x), Anne Cooper (x).
7 August 1847
PESTIC
LYONS
Thomas Pestic, of full age, widower, shoemaker, son of Thomas Pestic, shoemaker, married Mary Lyons, of full age, spinster, daughter of William Lyons, labourer. Witnesses: Robert Lyon (x), Susan Lee (x).
25 December 1847
REVELE
LEE
George Revele (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer of Bassingbourne parish, son of Edward Revele, labourer, married Lydia Lee (x), of full age, spinster, daughter of John Lee, labourer. Witnesses: James Munsey, Emily Lee (x).
James Hagger (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of John Hagger, labourer, married Dinah Lowings (x), of full age, spinster, daughter of Thomas Lowings, labourer. Witnesses: Thomas Wootton (x) sarah Ann Lowings (x).
9 June 1848
WIBDEY [Whitby?]
LYON
Daniel Wibdey (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer of East Hatley parish, son of Adam Widbey, labourer, married Mary Lyon (x), of full age, spinster, daughter of James Lyon, labourer. Witnesses: Stephen Endersly (x), Mary Moule (x).
30 July 1848
ENDERSBY
MOULE
Stephen Endersby (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of John Endersby, labourer, married Mary Ann Moule (x), of full age, spinster, daughter of Richard Moule, blacksmith. Witnesses: George Moule (x), Sarah Larkins (x).
30 July 1848
DARNELL
THOMPSON
William Darnell (x), 18, bachelor, labourer, son of Joseph Darnell, labourer, married Anne Thompson (x), spinster, daughter of Isaac Thompson, labourer. Witnesses: John (Jun) Green (x), Emily Lees (x).
30 September 1848
BLOWES
TITCHMARSH
John Blowes (x), 23, bachelor, labourer, son of William Blowes, labourer, married Sarah Titchmarsh (x), 21, spinster, daughter of James Titchmarsh, labourer. Witnesses: George Sechey (x), Mary Newman (x).
9 October 1848
GADD
CHAPMAN
James Gadd (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of William Gadd, labourer, married Sarah Chapman (x), of full age, spinster, daughter of William Chapman, labourer. Witnesses: Edward Chapman (x), Elizabeth Gadd (x).
20 November 1848
ILOTT
WARBOYS
William Ilott (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, no legal father, married Susanna Warboys (x), of full age, widow, daughter of James Jekyll, labourer. Witnesses: Samuel Hill (x), Mary Hill (x).
24 December 1848
WIDBY (*)
LEE [* Wimpole Banns
state "Whitby"]
James Widby (x), of full age, labourer of Wimpole parish, son of William Widby, labourer, married Emily Lee (x), 18, spinster, daughter of John Lee, labourer. Witnesses: William Graves (x), Sarah Lee (x).
William Wilkins (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer of Arrington parish, son of William Wilkins, labourer, married Mary Titmus (x) 20 years, spinster, daughter of John Titmus, labourer. Witnesses: William Charter (x), Rebecca Wilkins (x).
18 October 1849
BUTLER
LYON
Frederick Butler, of full age, bachelor, gardener of Little Shelford, son of Samuel Butler, assistant in a laundry, married Isabella Lyon, of full age, spinster, daughter of William Lyon, grocer. Witnesses: Ellen Lyon (x), Henry Scott.
John Ilott (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of John Ilott, labourer, married Charlotte Ann Cockerill, of full age, spinster, daughter of Thomas Cockerill, cabinet maker. Witnesses: Simeon Titmas, Jane Whitechurch.
2 April 1850
SIMONS
LARKINS
Stephen Simons, 21 years, bachelor, tailor, son of William Simons, bricklayer, married Emma Larkins, 25 years, spinster, daughter of Thomas Larkins, carpenter. [A double 'Simons' brother and sister wedding.] Witnesses: Samuel Simons, Mary Ann Lowings.
2 April 1850
PAGE
SIMONS
Alfred Page, of full age, bachelor, carpenter of Hail Weston, Huntingdonshire, son of Thomas Page, carpenter, married Jane Simons, of full age, spinster, daughter of William Simons, bricklayer. [A double 'Simons' brother and sister wedding.] Witnesses: Frederick Page, Elen Lyons.
2 April 1850
WOOTTON
LOWINGS
Thomas Wootton (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of Joseph Wootton, labourer, married Sarah Anne Lowings (x), 20 years, spinster, daughter of Thomas Lowings, labourer. Witnesses: William Thacker (x), Maria Gates (x).
13 September 1850
LEE
PITMAN
[bap: Cartwright]
[1st marr: Titmus]
David Lee (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of John Lee, labourer, married Elizabeth Pitman [=Titmus] (x), of full age, widow*, daughter of Daniel Cartwright, labourer. Witnesses: John Page (x), Sara Lee (x). [* Elizabeth Cartwright married James Titmus in October 1842. James died July 1846.]
16 September 1850
HILL
JARMAN
Samuel Hill (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of William Hill, farmer, married Sarah Jarman (x), of full age, spinster, daughter of (reputed) John Pettingall, labourer. Witnesses: William Lyon (x), Anne Cooper (x).
10 October 1850
PAGE
LEE
John Page (x), 20 years, bachelor, labourer, son of Thomas Page, labourer, married Sarah Lee (x), 19 years, spinster, daughter of James Lee, labourer. Witnesses: Jane Chapman (x), John Green.
24 October 1850
LAW
WILKINS
David Law, 18 years, bachelor, farmer, son of James Law, farmer, married Susan Wilkins, of full age, spinster, daughter of William Wilkins, farmer. Witnesses: George Bailey, Mary Bailey.
24 December 1850
MORLEY
CHAPMAN
William Morley, (x), of full age, bachelor, labourer, son of Robert Morley, labourer, married Emma Chapman (x), 19 years, spinster, daughter of Jonathan Chapman, labourer.
Witnesses: William Garrett (x), Anne Collins (x).
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