John BYBY, & Agnes CROSBY. … 26 Jan. 1600.

John LEICHE & Isabella, w. of John BENSON. … 29 Jan 1600.

William MOORE, p. Drigg, & Margaret MAWSON. …6 Apr. 1600

A Latin note here says: “Made, compaed, brought into agreement with the paper book of the Register, Nicolas COPELAND, Clerk, being Rector, John FLETCHER, John MAYSON, and Richard NUTTON, churchwardens.”

[A new handwriting appears, probably that of William COPELAND who succeeded his father as Rector about this date. The Register now ceases to be a “fair copy” of the original record.]

“Noe weddings this yeare 1601.”
“Noe weddings this yeare 1602.”

John HUDSON & Margaret DICKSON. … 10 July 1603.

Thomas BRAGGE, p. St. Bride’s [Beckermet] & Jane MOSCROPP, of G. … 16 July 1603.

John TAYLER, p. Ponsonby, & Elizabeth ROBINSON, of G. … 20 Sep. 1603

Edward MIER, p. Whitcham, & Elizabeth WALLES, of G. … 7 Jan 1604.

Epo. MAWSON, p. Irton, & Jane JOHNSTON, w., of G. … 9 July 1604.

John COWPLAND, of Rowe & Jane HUDSON, w., of William HUDSON, of Blaywath. … 25 Aug. 1605.

Miles CRAGGE & Jane ROBINSON … 13 Sep. 1605

John TUBMAN, of Mealbanck & Agnes ASHBURNER. … 3 Oct. 1605

Richard PURCHASE & Ellen POWE, w. … 15 Dec 1605

John WILSON & Agnes WAYLES. … 12 Feb. 1607

Richard MOORE, p. Irton & Elizabeth [----]. … 25 Apr. 1607

Roger POWLE & Dorothy WILSON. … 28 Aug. 1607

Thomas SINGLETON & Margaret, w. of John FLETCHER. … 18 Oct. 1607

Nicolas WALKER, p. Irton, & Catherine BENSON, of G. … 26 Aug. 1608.

Robert SANNATH, p. St. Bees, & Jane [LUND?], of G. … 12 Sep. 1608.

Matthew WHEATHEAD & Ellen MOORE. … 21 Feb. 1609.

John NICHOLSON & Isabella SHERWEN. … 28 May 1609

*John SHACKLOCK, p. Kirby & Margaret WALKER, of Brig Petton. … 23 July 1609.

*John SHACKLOCK, p. Kirkby, & Margaret WALKER, of Bow Bridge. … 23 July 1609.
*[Repeated thus in the original].

Thomas POWE & Sarah NICHOLSON, p. Botle. … 2 July 1610

Richard MAYSON & Ellen BENSON. … 13 Sep. 1610

William PEN & Agnes POWE, of Seaskail. … 10 July 1611.

William KELSECK, p. Egremont & Jane WHITHEAD. … 18 Dec. 1611.

Christopher TOPPINE & Jane THOMPSON. … 10 Feb. 1612.

[Gap in Register from 8 Nov. 1612, to 12 Aug. 1632].
Marriages missing in 1632-3-4-5-].

1636. “Peter HUDSON, rector.”

Christopher WOODALL & Elizabeth BEEBYE. …2 Oct. 1636.

William POW & Jane MOWSON. … 29 Jan. 1637.

Peter HUNTER & Dorothy ROBINSON. … 26 Jan. 1637.

William BENSON & Elizabeth LYNDALL. …[-] Feb. 1637.

John DRINKELL & Helen BYBYE. … 2 July 1637.

William GAITSKELL & Jane MAYSON. … 8 Aug. 1637.

William POWE & Jane NICHOLSON. … 21 Oct. 1637.

Lancelot FLETCHER & Elizabeth DUCKISON. … 20 Nov. 1637

Thomas MOSCROP & Elizabeth ASKEWE. … 18 Nov. 1637.

William BENSON & Bridget NICHOLSON. … 20 May 1638.

John SANDERSON, p. St. Bees, & Elizabeth CHRISTOLSON, of Gosforth. … 10 July 1638.

Edward MARSHALL & Dorothy TUBMAN. … 22 July 1638.

John MOSCROP & Jane TUBMAN. …27 Nov. 1638

John STRICKLAND & Bridget BEEBYE. … 29 Apr. 1639.

Richard BENSON & Eleanor GUNSON. … 17 May 1639

Richard LAMBE, p. St. Bees & Bridget WILKINSON, of Gosforth. … 7 Dec. 1639.

William BEEBYE & Jane HUDSON. … 19 Apr. 1640

Henry COOK & Isabella TUBMAN. … 26 Apr. 1640.

William HUDSON & Elizabeth MEARSON. … 31 May 1640

Christopher HOLME & Agnes MAWSON. … 30 June 1640

Richard KENDALL & Mary BRAGGE. … 9 Aug. 1640.

Thomas EELBECK & Margaret MOORE. … 30 Aug. 1640

Robert MAWSON & Elizabeth HARBET. …10 Aug. 1640

John COULDBECKE & Bridget TUBMAN. … 5 Oct. 1640

Thomas COOPLAND, junr., & Mary BEEBYE. … 18 Oct. 1640

Thomas GUNSON & Mary BENSON. … 9 Feb. 1641.

John MYERS & Jane SHERWEN. … 15 Feb. 1641

John SATTERTHWAITE & Mary ASKEWE. … 20 June 1641

William FOXE & Ellen SHERWEN. … 13 July 1641

Martin NORMAN & Agnes BOWMAN. … 19 Oct. 1641

Joseph POWLE & Elizabeth DRINKELL. …16 Jan 1642.

Thomas SHERWEN & Dorothy ROBINSON. … 6 Fen 1642

Thomas COOPLAND, junr., & Isabella FISHER. … 27 June 1642.

Henry BENNE & Agnes VICKERS. … 25 Sep. 1642.

John COWART & Jane POWLE. … 25 Oct. 1642.

John DIXON & Helen JACKSON. … 12 June 1643.

[Marriages missing in 1644-5-6-7].

[Commonwealth. Gap in Register from 4 April, 1647, to 12 Oct. 1662].

[Peter HUDSON, rector, buried 2 Aug. 1646].

[CIVIL MARRIAGES relating to the parish of Gosforth, not in the Parish Register, but copied by me from the original notebook of William THOMSON, Justice of the Peace, and Lord of the Mesne Manor of Thornflatt, in the parish of Drigg, adjoining Gosforth. Mr. THOMSON was a Parlimentarian  and a persecutor of the Quakers (Domestic State Papers, cciii., 23. Cal. 1658-9, p. 360) He performed 90 marriages between Nov. 14, 1656, and Dec. 14, 1657, and made the entries himself. - C. A. P.]

Thomas WILSON, p. G., & Ann TYSON, p. Dalton, in Lancashiere, were marryed 8 Jan 1656
In the presence of Edward MEASON, Anthony MOSCROP and John SHERWEN. Henry BEN (registrar) certificate dated January 1, and George POSTLETHWAITE January 7.

Robert JACKSON, of {Seascale?] & Dorothy PARKE, p. G., was marryed at Thornflatt 4 Apr. 1657
Henry BEN, certificate Aprill4.

Thomas POWE, p. G. & Elizabeth KITCHEN, p. Drigg, were maryed … 18 May 1657
Henry BEN, of G.  certificate dated 16 May

John EILBECK & Ellen GUNSON, both p. G., were maryed at Thornflatt. … 25 may 1657
Henry BEN, certificate dated 25 May 1657

John SHACKLOCK, p. G., & Dorothy MOSCROPP, p. Irton, were marryed before me at Wastdale . … 23 June 1657
John EILBECK, certificate 22 June Henry BEN.

Richard BORADELL, p. Egremont, & Elinor TUBMAN, p. G., were marryed …21 July 1657
Henry BEN, certificate 17 July, Thomas PEARSON, certificate 20 July.

Martin NORMAN, p. G., & Jane BOWMAN, p. St. Bridgett 9Beckermet) were marryed before me … 12 Sep. 1657
Henry BEN, certificate 10 Sep., Bernard SWAINSON,
Certificate 10 Sep.

Thomas NICHOLOSON & Ann CUPPAGE, both p. G. were marryed before me … 14 Sep. 1657
Henry BEN, certificate dated same day.

Joseph SENHOUSE & Dorothy ROBINSON, both
p. G., were marryed before me at Halliburton … 17 Nov. 1657
Henry BEN, certificate 16 Nov.

Thomas MILLER & Ann BEBIE, both p. St. Bees,
were marryed before me at Halliburton … 17 Nov. 1657
Henry BIGRIGG, certificate 16 Nov.

John LUCAS & Elizabeth NICHOLSON, both p. St. John (Beckermet) were marryed Before me at Skarbrow in Gosforth … 17 Nov. 1657.
Bernard SWAINSON, certificate, 15 Nov.

Nicholas JENKINSON, p. Arlecdon & Jane WILSON,
p. Lamplugh, were marryed before me
At Sandyhill, in Gosforth. … 24 Nov. 1657

Thomas WOOD, certificate 6 Nov., Pickering Hewer,
Certificate 5 Nov.

[“John ROBINSON, ‘preacher at Gosforth,’ “ is mentioned in an inventory, dated 24 May 1653.]

MARRIAGES FROM REGISTER (CONTINUED)

1662 John BEN, rector.

William MOORR & Hannah WILSON … 10 Feb. 1663

John MOSCROP & Jane BIBY. … 9 June 1663

William VICARS & Jane MOWAON. … 19 June 1663

Christopher KITCHIN & Jane DICKINSON. … 1 Aug. 1663.

Edward MARSHEL & Mary POWE. … 29 Oct. 1663.

John TYSON & Bridget BRAGGE. … 24 May 1664.

John MOORE & Elizabeth CUPAGE. …12 June 1664

William BEBIE & Margaret [CUTHRON?] … 12 June 1664.

John MOSCROP & Hannah WOODALL. … 2 July 1664

William SMITH & Mary MOSCROP. … 22 Nov. 1664.

Henry STENTON & Hannah MOSCROP. … 10 Apr. 1665

Thomas POSTLET & Hannah ASHBURNER. … 18 July 1665

John KENDALL & Jane POWE. … 25 July 1665

Thomas BROWNRIG & Barbara BIRKETT. … 24 Aug. 1665

Edward NICHOLSON & Margaret GUNSON. … 21 Sep. 1665

William MYRE & Elizabeth MAWSON. … 25 Sep, 1665

Andrew DICKINSON & Helen NORMAND. … 19 Oct. 1665

Stephen SANDWITH & Gaudea [Joyce?] MEASON. … 23 Nov. 1665.

Thomas NICHOLSON & Mary CUPAGE. … 2 Dec. 1665.

John MARLETON & Elizabeth ILEBECK. … 2 Nov. 1665

Thomas SMITH & Jane HUDLESTON. … 10 Feb. 1666

Edward BEN & Isabella SHEPHEARD.  … 2 May 1666

Robert FLETCHER & Hannah MOSCROP. … 8 May 1666.

Henry DICKINSON & Bridget MOSCROP. … 22 Jan 1667

Robert PARKER & Bridget FOXE. … 1 Feb. 1667

Thomas COPLAND & Dorothy SHEPHEARD. … 30 Apr. 1667

John HARBET & Prudence POWE. … 7 May 1667

Charles LEECH & Elizabeth NORMAND. … 11 Aug. 1667

William SHERWEN & Elizabeth JACKSON. … 9 Oct. 1667

Thomas SHERWEN & Jane BRAGGE. … 10 Nov. 1667

Anthony ASHBURNER & Jane ILEBECK. … 28 Nov. 1667.

Henry PARKER & Margaret MOSCROP. … 31 Mar. 1668.

Joseph JACKSON & & Margaret BRAGGE. … 19 Nov. 1668

John MOORE & Dorothy DOLEN. … 14 Jan. 1669

Richard PARKER & Margaret PARKE. … 20 Apr. 1669

Thomas BEBIE & Elizabeth HARTLEY. … 2 Nov. 1669

William WALKER & Dorothy POOLE. … 17 Apr. 1670

John DOLEN & Hannah PARKE. … 20 Oct. 1670.

Henry HEARD & Isabella SHARPE. … 31 Oct. 1670.

Robert MAWSON & Mary SETERWYET. … 19 Feb. 1671.

Thomas MOSCROP & Helen SHERWEN. … [-] May 1671.

John MOORE & Bridget NICHOLSON. …[-] June 1671

John GITSKEL & Hannah GUNSON. … 20 June 1671.

Edward ASHBURNER & Isabella DIXON. … 11 July 1671.

John BIRKETT & Elizabeth PARKE. … 29 July 1671

Thomas BIRKETT & Bridget SHARP. … 22 Aug. 1671.

John MAWSON & Margaret MOSCROP. … 22 Jan 1672.

William HELEN & Elizabeth POSTLET. … 7 July 1672

Daniel POW & Elizabeth GEITSKELL. … 13 July 1672.

Nicholas SUDART & Dorothy CALDBECK. … 18 Nov. 1672

John BRAGGE & Jane MAWSON. … 20 Jan. 1673.

John HARPER & Helen HUDSHON. … 3 May 1673.

John GRAISON & Helen BEBIE. … 17 June 1673

[End of entries in Latin.]

[Gap. 1674-5-6-7]

1676 “Thomas MORLAND, rector.”
[No marriage entries in 1678.]
[Year 1679 missing.]

Hugh ATKINSON & Jane HUDSON. … 6 Oct. 1680.

John WODALL & Jane SHERWEN. … 11 Sep. 1680.

John MOSCROP & Jane SATHERTHAITE. … 3 Feb. 1680.

William SHERWEN & Janeet COUPLAND. … 23 June 1680.

Thomas NORMAN & Elizabeth POWLE. … 16 June 1681.

Thomas MOSCROPE & Ann MEASON. … 16 July 1681.

Thomas FISHER & Ann BEN. … 22 Jan. 1682.

William POWLE & Ann THOMSON. … 14 Feb. 1682.

John BENSON & Sarah BRAGE. … 7 June 1682.

John TUBMAN & Sarah BANKS. … 18 Nov. 1682.

Edward WALKER & Ann MOSCROPE. … 22 June 1683.

Thomas CUPPAGE & Eleanor HUNTER. … 18 July 1684.

George NICOLSON & Ann MOSCROP. … 13 Aug. 1684.

Henry TYSON & Elizabeth MAWSON. … 16 Sep. 1684.

Robert WILSON & Eleanor GREEN. … 1 Apr. 1685.

John POWE & Elizabeth BBY. … 15 Jan. 1686.

John BIBY & Ann HUTCHINSON. … 25 Jan. 1686.

John SMITH & Susan POWE. … 8 Feb. 1686

William HUNTER & Isabella COPLAND. … 20 Apr. 1686.

James HUDSON & Eleanor NICOLSON. … 27 Apr. 1686

Robert SATERTHWAITE & Elizabeth SHARP. … 27 Aug. 1686.

Edward HODGEKIN & Dorothy MAWSON. … 24 Aug. 1686.

Edward HARTLEY & Jane WATERSON. … 18 Jan. 1687.

Edward MARSHALL & Mary ELEBECK. … 13 June 1686.

William WALKER & Isabella GATESKLE. … 3 Oct. 1686.

Mr. Anthony BEN & Mrs. Margaret SHERWEN. … 31 Jan. 1688

1688. “Christopher DENTON, rector.”

William SHERWEN & Bridget DIXON. … 22 May 1688

William GAYTSKAILL & Ann FOX. … 11 Oct. 1688

William SMITH & Isabella MOWSON. … 8 Oct. 1688

Daniel SHARP & Elizabeth TAYLOR. … 13 July 1689.

John POWLLE & Mary SHERWEN. … 29 Nov. 1689.

Francis POWLE & Joan SMITH. … 7 Feb. 1690.

Stephen JACKSON & Isabella KENDAYLLE. … 10 Feb. 1690.

Richard KITCHIN & Ann MOSCROPP. … 7 June 1690.

John [LANSE?] & Cecily BROWNRIGG. … 12 June 1690.

John SKELTON & Frances WATERSON. … 7 Sep. 1690

Thomas [BOTTH?] & Bridget TAYLOR. … 3 Nov. 1690

John WILSON & Mary PARKER. …2 Feb. 1691.

William EILBECK & Margaret DIXON. … 18 June 1691.

John HUDLSTON & Mary SATTERTHAITE. …[-] June 1691.

Anthony MIDLTON & Joan MOSCROPE. … 2 July 1691.

William JACKSON & Bridget MARSHALL. … 9 Nov. 1691.

Thomas FOX & Eleanor JACKSON. … 7 May 1692.

Mr. Richard TROTTER, of Dent, & Mrs. Barbara COPLEY, of Gosforth [Hall]. … 19 May 1692

John KITCHON & Ann JACKSON. … 27 Nov. 1692.

Robert EILBECKE & Mary MORE. … 7 Nov. 1693.

John SATTERTHWAITE & Eleanor MOSCROP. … 3 Feb. 1694.

Thomas BYBYE & Isabel HUNTER. … 7 June 1694.

John BENSON & Eleanor SHARP. … 17 July 1694

[---] [MOSCR] OP & Elizabeth CADBECK. …[---] 1694.

Nicholas [---] & Ellen JACKSON. … 12 Nov. 1695.

John LEWTHWAITE & Jane NORMAN. …[---] 1695.

John SHERWEN & Ann MAWSON. … [---] 1695.

John MOSCROPE & Joan POWLE. …[---] 1696.

[William BENN?] & Joan THOMSON. …[---] 1696

Christopher DENTON, rector & Mrs. Isabel SHERWEN. … 21 Jan. 1697.

Nicholas MOSCROPP & Frances BAITMAN. …[--] June 1697.

John TYSON & Ann DICKENSON. … 9 Nov. 1697.

John BEBY & Jane SHERWEN. … 19 Nov. 1698.

Henry COOK & Jane FOX. … 19 May 1698.

Henry PARKER & Jane SHARP. … [--] June 1698.

John SHACKLOCK & Bridgett MAWSON. … [--] June 1698

Joseph DIXON & Jane DICKENSON. … 24 Nov. 1698

Thomas HALE & Mary NORMAN. … 4 Feb. 1699.

John MAWSON & Grace BROKBANKE. … 4 Feb. 1699

Thomas LUNN & Pheobe BRIGGS. … 25 Apr. 1699.

John MAWSON & Ann ELLETSON. … 21 Nov. 1699.

Anthony SMITH & Jane MAWSON. …25 Nov. 1699.