Taxal and Whaley Bridge
My thanks to Holly Gaskell for many of these entries
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9 FebThomas SHRIGLEYE & Anne FALLOWES of Whalley (Prestbury, Chs)
23 Apr John GOSLING & Margery JACKSON of Taxall (Prestbury, Chs)
14 Jan Edward WARRINGTON of Taxall & Elizabeth GASCALL otp (Prestbury, Chs)
-- May Reginald DOWNES of Taxall & Jane OVERTON of Wilmslow (St. Mary`s, Stockport, Chs)
1657
4 Jun Reginald TURNER of Taxall & Ellen BENNET (St. Mary`s, Stockport, Chs)
1658
-- Mar John TARBUK of Wealey & Margret ROBOTHOME of Marple (St. Mary`s, Stockport, Chs)
26 Feb James LIVESLEY & Mary SOPFORDE of Taxall p. (Prestbury, Chs)
24 Nov John BENNETT of Taxal p. & Ann SLACK Licence (Pott Shrigley, Chs)
21 Apr John HALL & Esther SWINDEL married at Taxall (Chapel en le Frith, Dby - not shown in Taxal BTs/Phillimore)
1705/6 (top)
4 Feb Johannes DICKSON of Taxal & Sarah UPTON of Macclesfield Licence (Alderley, Chs)
1708
12 Apr Thomas HALLOM & Anna LOW of Shalcross (Hope, Dby)
30 Aug Francis STAYLEY of Castleton p. & Alice HEATHCOT of Taxal p. (Chapel, Dby)
1719
25 Aug William NORTON of Buxton, Bakwell p. & Frances WARRINGTON of Taxall p. (Chapel, Dby)
20 Dec Thomas ROBINSON of Taxall p. & Anne MOULT otp (Chapel, Dby)
1721 (top)
9 Sep William MOULT of Taxall p. & Sarah BENNETT otp (Chapel, Dby)
1726/7
11 Feb John COOPER otp & Mary BROCKLEHURST of Taxall p. (Chapel, Dby)
1728/9
24 Feb Ralph LEIGHTON & Mary BEELEY both of Taxal p. (St. Mary`s, Stockport, Chs)
29 Dec Ralph SHAWCROSS & Anne LOWE of Whaley, Taxal p. married at Norbury Chapel (Poynton, Chs)
1745
8 Aug Peter GASKELL & Jane LOWE both of Taxall p. (Marple, Chs)
1745/6
24 Feb John JEPSON of Taxall p. & Mary BAGSHAWE of Chapel p. (Chapel, Dby)
1748
3 Jul George BROCKLEHURST & Barbara BARBER of Taxall (Peak Forest, Dby)
1751 (top)
27 Oct John HILL? & Hannah GESKILL of Taxall (Peak Forest, Dby)
1752
6 Feb Francis OLLERENSHAW of Disley & Mary SWINDELLS of Taxall (St. Mary`s, Stockport, Chs)
8 Apr Samuel REDITCH of Chapel en le Frith, Dby & Ann HAYWOOD of Taxall p., Chs (Marple, Chs)
20 Jun Henry SWINDELS of Taxal & Sarah LOWE of Presbury (Peak Forest, Dby)
19 Sep Mr John DICKENSON, merchant of Taxal p. & Mrs Sarah CHETHAM dau of Mr Thomas Chetham Esq. (Mellor, Dby)
1753
22 Jul Henry COOK of Hope p. & Easter GASKELL of Taxal p. Chs (Hope, Dby
1754
29 Apr William SWINDELS of Taxall & Jane POTT of Prestbury Wit: John Davenport; John Shirt Banns; he signed SWINDELLS (Prestbury, Chs)
1755
8 Jun James LONGSON of Taxall & Mary HALLAM of Prestbury Wit:: John Bedward; Joseph Hewit (Prestbury, Chs)
28 Dec John REDDISH taylor of Taxal p. & Mary WAGSTAFFE otp Licence Wit: Edward Reddish; Stephen Fullalove (Mottram in Longdendale, Chs)
1756
(20 Apr Thomas DOWNS farmer of Fernilee, Hope p. & Dorothy MILLARD of Horridge, Chapel p. Licence (Hope, Dby))
1757
30 Jan Richard GARLICK of Taxall & Magdalene MELLOR of Prestbury Wit: John Pickford; David Wilson Licence (Prestbury, Chs)
1759
25 Jun William SWINDELLS of Taxal p. butcher & Ann HIGGINBOTTOM of Hope p. (Hope, Dby)
1760 (top)
21 Sep Lawrence FIDDLER of Hope p. (possibly Fernilee) & Ellen DERWENT of Chapel p. (Hope, Dby)
1762
17 Apr Peter COTTERHIL, husbandman of Kettleshulme, otp & Martha DOWNES of Taxall Licence Wit: James Bentley; Jerh Adshead (Prestbury, Chs)
5 May James DIXON of Taxal p. & Ellen LONGDEN of Hope p. Licence (Hope, Dby)
1763
17 Jan John DOWNS, yeoman of Taxall & Mary COOPER of Wildboarclough otp spinster Wit: Joseph Brocklehurst; George Barber (Prestbury, Chs)
17 May Joseph LOWE of Taxal p. & Ann CLEATTON otp Licence Wit: John Bray; Mary Johnson (Glossop, Dby)
1764
1 Nov William POTT, yeoman of Taxal & Elizabeth TURNER of Kettleshulme otp Licence Wit: Anthony Ollerenshaw; Thomas Ward She signed Bettey (Prestbury, Chs)
1765
17 Nov Francis GOLD collier of Taxal p. & Elizabeth LONGSTON otp Wit: Benjamin Hallam; Robert Holdgate (Chapel, Dby)
1766
14 Oct Francis MELLOR of Peak Forest & Martha BENNETT of Taxal, Prestbury p. (sic) Licence Wit: John Middleton; Joseph Ward (Peak Forest, Dby)
1770 (top)
22 Oct Thomas GASKELL, yeoman of Lyme Handley otp & Mary HAGUE of Taxall Licence Wit: George Brocklehurst, John Allen (Prestbury, Chs)
1771
14 Oct John BENNETT yeoman of Taxal p. & Mary BOTTOMS otp Licence Wit: Thomas Frith; John Bottoms (Chapel, Dby)
1776
5 Nov Thomas BARBER, husbandman otp & Hannah GREEN of Taxal p. Wit: James Atkin; Wm Atkin (Chapel, Dby)
6 Sep William GOODWIN, husbandman of Whaley, Taxal p. & Sarah MELLOR of Lyme Handley otp Licence Wit: John Sellers; Thomas Shallcross (Prestbury, Chs)
5 Dec William LEIGH (LEE in banns) husbandman otp & Ann GREEN of Taxal p. Wit: Thomas Bramwell; James Green (Chapel, Dby)
30 Apr George JOHNSON, husbandman of Taxall & Elizabeth GASKELL of Lyme Handley Licence Wit: John Johnson; Phillip Shallcross (Prestbury, Chs)
1796
26 Apr James GREEN, farmer of Taxal & Nancy HAYWOOD widow of Kettleshulme otp Wit: Thos Mellor; Samuel Green (Prestbury, Chs)
1804 (top)
14 Feb William GOODWIN, farmer of Taxall & Margaret BENNETT minor of Lime Handley Licence Wit: Thos Mellor; Joseph Lomas (Prestbury Chs)
1807
(7 Apr James WAIRING of Hope p. & Hannah GASKILL of Hope p. Wit Peter Gaskill; N Woodroofe (Hope, Dby) ) [Fernilee?]
24 Nov Henry LOWE of Taxal p & Mary PEARSON a minor of Glossop p By licence & consent of parents (Glossop, Dby)
1809
25 Apr Joel BEARD, farmer of Lyme Handley & Sarah PEARSON of Taxal p. Wit: Geo Phillips; Henry Pearson (Prestbury Chs)
1811 (top)
8 Dec John HYDE, labourer of Taxal p. & Betty LOMAS Licence (Chapel, Dby)
Apr/May Isaac LOMAS of Hope p. & Sarah LONGDEN of Taxall p. (Hope, Dby)
23 Sep John BROADHURST of Taxall p. & Martha GARSIDE otp Licence Wit: John Frith; Joseph Frith (Chapel, Dby)
1823
Jan Elias COOK of Hope p. & Martha ROWLEY of Taxall p. (Hope, Dby)
1824
20 Apr George GODDARD of Taxal p. & Gratruda FORD otp Wit: George Swindells; John Goddard (Chapel, Dby)
25 Dec Joseph BOWDEN of Taxal p. & Elizabeth ASHMORE otp Wit: Peter Frost; Joel Beard (Chapel, Dby)
1832 (top)
24 Jan Jesse HOWARD widower of Disley & Ann HALL spinster of Whaley, Taxal p. Licence Wit: Joseph Wild; Mary Howard; George Hall; William Barron (St Mary`s, Stockport, Chs.)
25 Dec John PORTER, farmer of Taxal & Ellen TURNER of Rainow Wit: H.R. Rice; Jas Pimlott she signed Helen (Prestbury, Chs)
1833
16 Apr William HANDLEY of Taxal p. & Sarah FORD otp Licence Wit: Robert Ford; William Joule (Chapel, Dby)
1839
19 Sep James OLLERENSHAW, tailor of Whaley son of Robert, mill tenter & Ann PATEFIELD of Fernilee dau of Thomas dec., joiner Licence (Hope, Dby)
14 Oct Jasper STORER of full age, labourer of Chapel son of Thomas, labourer & Martha COCKER of full age of Whaley Bridge dau of Jesse, toll gate keeper Licence Wit: Joseph Cocker; Elizabeth Hibbert (Chapel, Dby)
29 Jun Isaac LOMAS aged 40, farmer of Whaley Bridge son of Isaac, weaver & Ann ROWBOTHAM aged 26 of Hurdsfield dau of Edward, farmer Wit: Nathaniel Rowbotham; Lucy Elizabeth Rowbotham Licence (Prestbury,Chs)
1854 (top)
11 Jun Edward JOHNSON wid., labourer of Taxall son of George dec., wheelwright & Margaret BROADHURST of Fernilee, dau of Richd dec. labourer (Hope, Dby)
1855
21 Nov Peter BENNETT aged 55, farmer of Taxall p. son of James, collier & Sarah HANDFORD aged 48 of Kettleshulme dau of John, farmer Wit: Mary Moore; William Bayley Licence (Prestbury, Chs)
25 Dec James WYLD aged 21, collier of Horwich son of William, tailor & Harriet ETCHELLS aged 22 of Taxal dau of John, labourer Wit: Edward Hooley; Thomas Turner (Chapel, Dby)
1858
17 Mar John HEGINBOTHAM aged 24, iron monger of Whaley Bridge, Taxall p. son of Peter, brayter? & Frances Helen LOWE aged 22 of Macclesfield dau of James, grocer Wit: Amelia Darlington Lowe; James Lowe Licence (Prestbury, Chs)
1859
13 Jun Henry LOMAS wid. aged 41, labourer of Horwich End (of Taxal in Banns) son of John, labourer & Hannah TURNER sp. aged 29 of Back Lane dau of George, labourer Wit: Samuel Dale (only) (Chapel, Dby)
1861 (top)
31 Mar William JEPSON aged 21 collier of Taxal p. son of Thomas, collier & Elizabeth COUPS aged 20 of Sutton dau of James, gardener Witnesses: Matthew Sharpley; Sarah Ann Coups (Prestbury, Chs)
6 Oct William BROCKLEHURST aged 23, engine driver of Taxal son of William, farmer & Sarah COLLIER aged 23 of Horwich End dau of Joseph, joiner Licence (Hope, Dby)
5 Nov Isaac LOMAS aged 24, collier of Whaley son of Isaac, labourer & Mary WILD aged 21 of Whaley dau of Thomas, collier (Hope, Dby)
1865
24 Sep Thomas TURNER aged 30 farmer of Kettleshulme son of Richard, farmer & Mary WILSON aged 29 of Taxal dau of Thomas, farmer Wit: John Wilson; Ellen Wilson Licence (Prestbury, Chs)
1866
10 Jun James WILSON aged 26, gunpowder maker of Taxal son of William, gunpowder maker & Hannah WILD aged 25 of Hope dau of Thomas, collier (Hope, Dby)
14 Oct Francis MELLOR of Peak Forest & Martha BENNETT of Taxal, Prestbury p. (sic) Licence Wit: John Middleton; Joseph Ward (Peak Forest, Dby)
23 Dec John MELLOR aged 22, labourer of Old Road, Whaley Bridge son of George, joiner & Mary Ann DAWSON aged 20 of Whaley Bridge dau of Isaac, book keeper Wit: Peter Bramwell; Esther Betney (Chapel, Dby)
1869
14 Jan Joseph LOMAS aged 21, labourer of Hill Top son of Thomas, farmer & Mary FIDLER aged 21 of Horwich House dau of Henry; labourer Witnesses: Samuel Fidler; Peter Bramwell (Chapel, Dby)
1872 (top)
9 Dec Edwin FLETCHER bach. aged 23, labourer of Sparrowpit son of John, farmer & Sarah BENNETT wid. aged 26 of Horwich End dau of Jonathan JODRELL, labourer Wit: Matthew Fletcher; Walter Jodrell (Chapel, Dby)
1874
14 Dec James COOPER aged 20, bleacher of Horwich End son of Robert, shoe maker & Ann NUTTALL aged 20 of Whaley Bridge dau of John, sizer Wit: William Nuttall; James Ashmore (Chapel, Dby)
1875
19 Dec James LOMAS aged 27, labourer of Bagshaw son of George, labourer & Fanny JORDRELL aged 22 of Horwich End dau of Nathan, labourer Wit: Jabez Shirt; Peter Bramwell (Chapel, Dby)
1876
4 Dec Thomas PROCTOR aged 23, blacksmith of Horwich End son of Jonathan, blacksmith & Martha Jane BAGSHAW aged 19 of Horwich End dau of James, collier Wit: Thomas Ashmore; James Green (Chapel, Dby
4 Dec George WILD aged 21, collier of Whaley Bridge so of Thomas, tailor & Hannah BAGSHAW aged 20 of Whaley Bridge dau of Charles, collier Wit: Charles Wild; Mary Goodwin (Chapel, Dby)
1877
12 Jun David JOULE - signed JOWLE aged 23, farmer of Overton, Taxal son of Elias, farmer & Elizabeth LOMAS aged 22 of Haylee dau of Nicholas; farmer Licence Wit: Joseph Joule; Agnes Ellen Lomas (Chapel, Dby)
6 Aug Arthur James GRAHAM aged 29, blacksmith of Brick Row, Dove Holes son of Joshua, overlooker at mill & Elizabeth Ellen TURNER aged 20, domestic servant of Horwich End, Fernilee dau of William, gardener Wit: Alfred Shaw; Ann Morten (Chapel, Dby)
1878
23 Sep Charles William PLANT aged 24, clerk of Bings son of Moses, farmer & Louisa GREEN aged 26 of Whaley Bridge dau of James, engineer Wit: James Green; Mary Higginbottom (Chapel, Dby)
1879
11 Aug Obadiah GREEN wid. aged 34, labourer of Whaley Bridge son of James, labourer & Ann ANDREW sp. aged 38 of Whaley Bridge dau of : Joseph, collier Wit: Peter Bramwell; Richard Beard (Chapel, Dby)
12 Oct George BOOTHBY, wid. loomer of Taxal son of William, labourer & Sarah FIDLER of Fernilee dau of Henry, labourer Licence (Hope, Dby)
1880 (top)
6 Dec Matthew Henry JODRELL aged 24, railway porter of Horwich End son of Jonathan, labourer & Martha PALFREYMAN aged 21 of Horwich End dau of William, stone mason Wit: Jonathan Jodrell; Annie Jane Jones (Chapel, Dby)
1882
14 Aug George Hibbert LOMAS aged 23, farmer of Tunstead Milton son of George Hibbert Lomas, farmer & Annie RILEY aged 21 of Whaley Bridge dau of John, print manufacturer Wit: John Dixon; Elizabeth Hannah Lomas (Chapel, Dby)
1883
28 Feb Thomas GODDARD, stonemason of Horwich End son of Joseph, stonemason & Annie GARLICK of Taxal dau of John, cordwainer (Hope, Dby)
1884
24 Mar William BAGSHAW aged 24, collier of Horwich End son of James Oliver Bagshaw, collier & Elizabeth Ann WYLD aged 20 of Whaley Bridge dau of Edward, collier Wit: William Wyld; Agnes Bennett (Chapel, Dby)
1885
21 Jan George Edward BAGSHAW aged 21, collier of Horwich End son of Charles; collier & Harriett GOULD aged 19 of Horwich End dau of Peter railway inspector Wit: Alfred Shaw; Sarah Ellen Bagshaw (Chapel, Dby)
1887
5 Dec Robert Edward BENNETT aged 32, farmer of Fernilee son of Joseph, farmer & Elizabeth Ann LOMAS aged 23 of Taxal, dau of John, Farmer (Hope, Dby)
1889
19 Apr Peter KIRK aged 19, labourer of Wood Bank, Whaley Bridge son of James, labourer & Harriett Elizabeth JACKSON aged 19 of Shepherds Arms, Whaley Bridge dau of Thomas, labourer Wit: William Wild; Joseph Greaves (Chapel, Dby)
1890 (top)
9 Apr Joseph TURNER aged 28, printing labourer of Whaley Bridge son of Thomas, engineer & Maria BAGLEY aged 29 of Whaley Bridge dau of John Cucter Bagley, grocer Wit: John Bagley; Ellis Andrew Beard (Chapel, Dby)
1896
26 Mar Richard HODGSON aged 31 gardener of Ollerenshaw Farm, Whaley Bridge son of Hodgson, farmer & Eliza GREEN aged 28 dau of Jepson Clough, Adlington dau of Lawrence dec., farmer Wit: James Green; Mary Woolley Licence (Prestbury, Chs)
1897
22 Nov Arthur SIMS aged 24, engineer of Taxal son of Charles, miner & Mary TOMLIN aged 21 of Fernilee dau of Robert Hewitt Tomlin, publican (Hope, Dby)
1899
18 Nov John William COOPER aged 21, collier of Higher Level, Whaley Bridge son of John William, collier & Sarah Ann HOLMES aged 21 of Higher Level, Whaley Bridge dau of John dec., builder Wit: Adam Cooper; Margaret Cooper (Chapel, Dby)
26 May Frank Humphrey TURNER aged 24, electrician of Altrincham son of John, watch maker & Isabella HILL aged 27, calico weaver of Horwich End, Whaley Bridge dau of John dec., collier Wit: Harry Turner; Alice Hill (Chapel, Dby)
22 Mar Hedley BARBER aged 23, joiner of Taxal son of George William, cattle dealer & Evelyn Georgina TURNER aged 24 of Rowland dau of George Ellis, postman Wit: G E Turner; Arthur Barber; Gladys Maud Clowes (Great Longstone, Dby)