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Pocklington Manor Court Call Rolls - 1793 to 1803

Transcribed by Heidi Woodhouse from document DDPY 20/7 in Beverley Treasure House. The Manor Court Call Roll books consists of columns of names of the Pocklington suitors, or, those people who had the duty to attend the manor court (who "owed suit of court", in the old phrase). The people were freeholders, copyholders or "resiants" (residents). These books were very much working documents and former suitors' names were struck through when they died or left the area and the names of new ones were written in. This makes the books quite messy at times to read. The people who owed suit to the court at any one time was between about 150-200. That was the total number of people who should have attended the manor court when it sat, whether they were going to be involved in particular cases or not. The fascinating thing about the call book is that it shows whether each person appeared at each individual court sitting or not, and if they did not appear it may give further information. The suitors' names are listed in columns at the left-hand side of each page, and the rest of each page is made up of very narrow "date columns" each of which has the date of a court sitting at the top. These are not exact dates: the court was usually assumed to sit twice per year and all its sessions were either at "Easter" or "Michaelmas". However, most Pocklington records seem to be Easter only. The columns have been filled in against the name of each suitor, and so provide a record of attendance for each person. This was done by means of a system of symbols, most of which are abbreviations. The officers using the book would have understood it, so no key was provided. Six basic symbols have been identified by a website created by John Lindley, who proposes that the meaning of each is as follows;- "am." amercement (= fine) for non -attendance "ap." appeared at the court, "appsw" probably meant appeared and sworn in, "D." default? "ess." or "essd." essoined "ex." exempt? or excused? "__" exempt? or excused? The meanings of the three most common abbreviations are plain. (being "essoined" meant that you did not attend in person. In the Middle Ages, a suitor could send a small boy in his place: if you knew that a case was being brought against you, it was a handy way of postponing it. But only a number of "essoins" were allowed.) Of the others, "ex." commonly appears after the names of spinsters and I think that it indicates people who were exempted or excused because their presence was not needed. (Spinsters would not have been asked to serve on juries or take up offices, for example.)

The Manor of Pocklington in the County

of York

Robt Denison Esqr Lord of the said Manor

Call Roll

'Reproduced courtesy of East Riding Archives and Local Studies DDPY/20/7'

R Denison Esq

Jaˢ Stathers Senʳ

Jaˢ O'Conner Esq

Wm Rhodes

Esther Riccall

Thoˢ Reeshaw

John Ibbotson

Wo Hunter

Wm Richardson

Thomas

Wm Stephenson

Richd Walkington

John Carr

John Thomas Junr

Joh

Rd Thomas

John Blanchard

Robt Ward

Wm Giles

John Cross

Wm Layton

Ann Cross Wo

James Wilson

dead

1793

April 12

apsw

1795

April 30

1796

April 29

apsw

app

ess

app

ess

1797

May 8

app

1798

May 10

ess

apsw

sw ess

1799

May

1800

May 20

appsw

app

1801

April

ess

apsw

ess

1803

May

Wm Cranswick

Rev M? Cross

Thos Johnson

Wm Saurdon

Elizth Cross

John Irwin

Wm Matthews

John Hewitt

?n Tebb

Thos Forester

Thos Catton

James Bellerby

Wm Allison

John Cooper

?o Hudson

John Brown

1793

April 12

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

app

excused

app

ess

app

1797

May

app

ess

app

1798

May

apsw

appsw

app

appsw

app

appsw

1799

May

ess

app

appsw

app

1800

May

app

ess

app

ess

1801

April

app

ess

app

appsw

1803

May

ess

app

ess

app

John Seller

Richd Thomas

Rt Cockshaw

Jane Webster

Dead

Edward Winter

Elizabeth

Edwd Winter

Hugh Abel

Rd Foster

Thos Wright

Robt Cockshaw

Ann

Joseph Dean

Abraham Smith

Ann Bond

William Carr

Robert Sonrasdale

Rd Foster

John Skelton Junr

Rd Sellers

1793

April 12

apsw

1795

April 30

apsw

1796

April

app

ess

app

1797

May

app

ess

1798

May

ess

app

essw

app

ess

1799

May

app

apsw

appsw

app

appsw

1800

May 20

app

ess

app

ess

1801

April

ess

1803

May

app

ess

app

? Clubley

Wm Bellerby

Thos Harper

Wm Rogerson

Jane Bell

Joseph Bradley

Anthy Blan

Mary Summers

Rd Summers

Mary Summers

Thos Brass Junr

Wm Hagyard

Mattw Nicole

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Jas Butterwick

Thomas Pearson

Wm Cook

Rd Robinson

William Nicholson

John Cook

1793

April

apsw

?xsw

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

ess

app

1797

May

app

1798

May

app

essw

app

ess

apsw

app

ess

1799

May

app

appsw

app

1800

May

app

apsw

app

1801

April

app

1803

May

appsw

ess

appsw

app

John Wheetley

Thomas Wartters

Luke Richardson

Elizth Helburn

Thos Pearson Sen

John Binnington

Thos Catton

Elizabeth

Joseph Catton

? Todd

Wm Harrison

Thos Harper

Hugh Abel

1793

April

apsw

}

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apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

ess

app

ess

app

1797

May

ess

app

1798

May

app

ess

swapp

app

1799

May

app

appsw

1800

May

app

1801

April

app

appsw

1803

May

app

Mrs Mary Ann

Jas Hudson

Wm Chapman

Geo Kidd

Thomas Clubley

Samuel Clubley

John Newton

Mattw Howden

J W Collinson

Mary Hessle

Rev M Slummer

Thos Richardson

Jane Pearson

?tor Bolton

John Shelton

Mary Nodders

? Eastwood

1793

April

apsw

}

apsw}

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

app

excud

ess

1797

May

app

ess

app

1798

May

ess

app

ess

app

apsw

1799

May

ess

app

ess

1800

May

ess

appsw

app

1801

April

ess

app

1803

May

ess

app

Richardson

William Richardson

Wm Collinson

Elisha Collinson

John Richardson

Ann

Geo Richardson

Wm Stathers

John Redman

Geo Smith

James Stadder Junr

Jno Richardson

Jane Thompson

T Colling

William Swann

John James

Daniel Jackson

Wm Chapman

Thomas Richardson

Abigail Hutton

Thos Chapelow

Edwd Winter

Thos Fewster

John Ward

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

app

ess

app

1797

May

app

ess

app

1798

May

ess

app

apsw

app

1799

May

ess

app

appsw

ess

app

1800

May

ess

app

ess

app

1801

April

ess

app

ess

1803

May

Jas Butler

Richd Baines

Michl Sympson

Benjamin Cobb

David Beal

Geo Lowther

John Taylor

Wm Linton

Rd Richardson

Jno Taylor

Jno Calverley

Jno Watson

Wm L?

Richd Todd & John Todd

Mary Massey

Wm Clark

Thos Harper

Dorothy Skelton

William

Francis Linton

John Chapman

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

ess

app

apsw

app

apsw

1797

May

ess

app

swapp

ess

1798

May

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ess

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ess

app

ess

app

ess

1799

May

ess

appsw

app

ess

1800

May

ess

1801

April

ess

app

ess

1803

May

ess

Edwd Elwood

Tabitha Loftus

Anthony Bland

Geo Dalton

John Stubbs

Hy Wilson

Robt Todd

T Byas Inn

Robt Thirsk

John Agar

Mary Chaplin

Wm Stather

Wm Daniel

Mr Thos Bagley Chief Constable

George Kidd

Monsieur Ho?

Thos Richardson

Robert Clark

Wm Martin

Revd Mr Addison Williamson

Revd Mr Wilcock

1793

April

apsw

}

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1795

April

apsw

1796

April

app

excused

app

excused

1797

May

ess

appess

app

1798

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apsw

ess

app

1799

May

ess

apsw

app

apsw

1800

May

app

apsw

1801

April

ess

app

1803

May

app

Henry Stubbs

John Groves

Richd

Thomas Matthews

Wm Staveley

Richd Richardson

Wm Bielby

Ann Jackson

? Smith Johnson

Jas Thrusk

John Marsden

Jas Smith

Ann Walker

Eliz Staveley

Thos Curtis

Robt Todd

Abigail Hutton

? Richardson

Elizabeth Staveley

Thos Young

Thos Butler

Michl Gray

Wm Cockshaw

Rd Gray

Edwd Elwood

Wm Chapman

Robt Thrusk

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

app

ess

1797

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app

ess

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ess

1798

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app

apsw

ess

1799

May

app

ess

apsw

1800

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app

apsw

1801

April

app

1803

May

app

Poor

apsw

app

apsw

ess

Thos Richardson

Joseph Anderson Baker

W Trowston

Richd Ireland

Abigail Hutton

Timothy Groves

Eliz Kirby

Jno Mytam

James Butterwick

Thos Mason

Geo Champley

Widow Rawcliff

Thos I?

John Harris

Margaret Harris

R Booth

Hugh Ibbotson

John Smith

John Coulson

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

app

1797

May

app

ess

1798

May

app

apsw

app

appsw

1799

May

app

ess

1800

May

ess

apsw

app

appsw

1801

April

ess

1803

May

app

Richd Booth

Thos Gray

? Robinson

Edw Butter

Edwd Hart

John Ireland

Thos Scaife

John Medd

Edwd Jordan

Rev J? Crop

John Smith

Jane Harwood

Thomas Fawcett

W Smith

Henry Stubbs S

Eliz Houseman

Jane Harwood

? Wetherill

H Stubbs Sen

Edwd Hart

Wm Cranswick

Leonard

Hunter

Jno Clarkson

Wm Hudson Sen

Thos Kettlewell

1793

April 12

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

app

appsw

app

1797

May

app

excused

app

ess

app

1798

May

apsw

app

apsw

ess

app

1799

May

app

ess

app

1800

May

app

swapp

app

1801

April

app

ess

appsw

app

1803

May

app

ess

app

L Harris

Revd Peter Moll

Wm Shaw

Rev W Dickson

(by Rd Ripin)

John Horsley Junr

John Easton

Grace Woriter

Leonard Richmond

John Haines

Elizabeth Bowes

James Sutton

Wm Brown

Jas Stathers J

John Horsley Sen

William Horsley

Tabitha Moor

Thomas Kettlewell Junr

Jas Kettlewell

John Taylor

John Dewsbury

Wm Layton

Margaret Seaman

Wm Layton Junr

Thos Layton

John Easton

John Wilkinson

with ? oath

Jno Lownsborough

? ?

Jno Horsley Junr

1793

April

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1795

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1796

April

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app

ess

app

ess

1797

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app

ess

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1798

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app

apsw

app

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1799

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app

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appsw

app

ess

appsw

app

ess

1800

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appsw

app

apsw

app

ess

appsw

1801

April

app

appsw

app

ess

app

1803

May

appsw

app

appsw

app

ess

Robt Wilson

Wm Nicholls

Thos Knowlton Wilson

Thos Johnson

John Ullathern Junr

Charles Spencer

Thos Barnard

Seth Stables

Thos Knowlton Wilson

Wm Richardson

Susanna Blanchard

Mattw Hutchinson

Robt Corner

Wm Corner

Christr Mason

Joseph Newcombe

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

apsw

ess

1797

May

app

ess

app

ess

app

1798

May

ess

app

ess

app

1799

May

ess

app

appsw

ess

app

1800

May

apsw

app

appsw

app

ess

1801

April

ess

appsw

app

ess

1803

May

app

apsw

Josh Harrion

Hannah Brown

Ths Brown

Abigail Hutton

John Smith

Joseph Newcombe

Geo Lowther

Mary Eazard }

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Robt Ward

Robt Neasnol

John Allison

Rd Haines

Thos Rook

Rd Mytem

Joseph Smith

John Knaggs

Jno Ward

Richard Gray Junr

Ann Dixon

John Weddall

William James

Jane Bell

James Butter

Richard Gray Junr

Richard Pickering

Widow Wilson

Robt Ward

Rd Lazenby

Jno Clark

Thos Clark

Jno Allison

1793

April

apsw

}

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

app

ess

app

excused

app

ess

1797

May

app

ess

app

ess

1798

May

app

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app

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app

1799

May

app

ess

apsw

appsw

1800

May

app

ess

app

1801

April

ess

1803

May

app

ess

app

?ter Bolton

Widow Smith

Robt Elliott

Robt Watson

Robt Ward

Geo Wilkinson

Ann Scaif

Wm James

Empty

Fras Williamson

? Williamson

William Hopwood

Jane Smith

John Ward

Rd Gray

Geo Lowther

? Pearson

Wo Richardson

Jno Richardson

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1793

April

apsw

(for a

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

ess

app

ess

app

1797

May

ess

Pock)

ess

app

1798

May

ess

app

1799

May

ess

1800

May

1801

April

1803

May

Robt Iveson

Wo Moor

T? Moor

Wm Beetham

Thomas Gray

Ann Oisehes

Wm Fields

Geo Hudson

Robt Wilson

Wm Holiday

Ann Robertson

Thos Goodham

Jno Blanchard Junr

John Thompson

Mattw Fisher

Mrs Mary Terry

Thos Cranswick

Jas Carton

Christr Fielder

C Richardson

Wo Row

Thos Row

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

ess

app

1797

May

ess

app

1798

May

app

apsw

appess

apsw

ess

app

apsw

app

1799

May

app

apsw

ess

app

appsw

app

ess

1800

May

app

ess

app

ess

1801

April

app

ess

app

1803

May

ess

app

ess

app

ess

app

Wm Medd

Sarah Fallowfield

Wm Hall

Lm Ritchinson

Geo Williamson

Wm Richardson

John Holderness

Wm Botaile

John Brown }

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Thos Moor

Jno Pearson

Robt Thompson

Jno Holderness

Francis

T Jefferson

John Jasom

Geo Williamson

Mary Easton

Mr Thos Biass Jnr

John Easton }

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Robt Lee

Christr Scaif

Jonathon Peacock

Barbara Robson

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

ess

app

ess

app

ess

1797

May

ess

app

ess

1798

May

app

apsw

ess

app

ess

1799

May

ess

app

ess

app

1800

May

app

ess

app

apsw

1801

April

app

ess

app

1803

May

app

appsw

ess

apsw

app

appsw

app

Geo Beal

Benjn Tranmer

John Mitam Jnr

John Watson

Robert Clark

Peter Clubley

Susanna Gray

Wm Marshall Surgeon

Robert Gray

William Hewett

Thos Lee

Mr Holmes

Robert Lee

William Turner

Lucian Kirtchinson

Mary Willis

Hugh Ibbotson

Eliz Fallowfield

James

John Balderson

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

ess

1796

April

ess

app

appsw

app

apsw

1797

May

app

swapp

app

1798

May

ess

apsw

ess

app

ess

app

1799

May

appsw

apsw

app

1800

May

ess

app

ess

app

1801

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app

ess

1803

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app

Wm Huddleston

Anthony }

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John Staveley Jnr

Fs Fallowfield

Sarah Walker

Ellen Richardson

Jno Staveley Jnr

Thos Young

Geo Bagley

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F Fallowfield

John Lascelles

Frances

Robert Cobb

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

app

ess

1797

May

app

ess

app

1798

May

app

ess

app

1799

May

appsw

ess

1800

May

appsw

ess

1801

April

app

ess

1803

May

app

ess

app

ess

Thos Terry

Thos Young

Jno ?

Rd Boast

Thos Agstes

Wm Sonnington

Wm Calverley

Rd Hall

John Beck

Wm Pinder

Mr Harling

? Wilson

John Bell

Wm Bagley

Thos Jackson

John Snell

Wm Smeathman

Thos Jackson

John Smith

Hugh Ibbotson

John Ward

Pemperton Scaif

Jas Tindall

Mary Baldwin

Saml Agar

Jno Richardson

Hugh Ibbotson

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

app

apsw

1796

April

app

ess

apsw

app

ess

1797

May

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ess

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1798

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1799

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1800

May

app

apsw

app

1801

April

app

appsw

app

1803

May

app

appsw

app

appsw

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Eliz

Joseph Terry

Richard Thomas

Thos Bruce

Robert Park

Robt Skinn

John Rispin

Esther Bradley

John Thomas

Daniel Jackson

William Bowes

Thos Milson

Wm Smith

Rt Stockton

Jas Powell Jnr

J? Turner

Rd Bradford

Thos Swann

Wm Johnson Jnr

Jno Skelton Sen

Wm Stathers Jnr

Jno Beck

Thos Christelore

J? Bradley

John Hudson

John Calverley

Joseph Kettlewell

John S?ren

Wm Wray

Mary Maule

Rob Lounsdale

John Graves

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

app

appsw

1797

May

app

1798

May

app

1799

May

apsw

appsw

app

1800

May

app

1801

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app

1803

May

appsw

app

Captn Beary }

alias }

Mr G? ? (Thos James) }

Henry Cooper

Thomas Turner

Robt Saunderson

Hy Stubbs

Ann

Mrs Bielby

Thos Wray

R Boast

Wm Johnson

Robert Stockton

Wm Caress

George Wilson

William Richardson

Wm Lundy

Robert Stockton

Jane Harwood

Robt Judson

Wm Judson

Daniel Jackson

? ?

? Wm Hall

Francis Thompson

Wm ?

John Linwood

Alexr Kiddy

Jno Linwood

William Throstle

Wm Rispin Sen

Thomas Bagley

Geo Rispin

Wm Rispin Junr

John Shaw

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

ess

app

ess

app

ess

app

1797

May

app

ess

app

1798

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app

ess

app

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1799

May

app

apsw

ess

app

appsw

app

ess

appsw

ess

1800

May 20

ess

app

essw

app

ess

1801

April

ess

app

appsw

app

ess

appsw

ess

appsw

app

apsw

1803

May

app

apsw

app

appsw

app

ess

Thos Bagley

John Moor

Rt Cook

Wm Bowson

Elizabeth Gorwood

Wm Botterill

John Walker

James Gledhall

Wm P?ington

Geo Beal

Thos Cook

Henry Hodgson

Thos Dyap? Sen

Robt Ransom

Wm Hornby

Jas Scaif

John Medd

George Hudson

Thos Scaife

1793

April

apsw

1795

April 30

apsw

1796

April

app

ess

app

ess

1797

May

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app

appsw

ess

1798

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1799

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app

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1800

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app

ess

app

1801

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appsw

app

1803

May

ess

app

Ann Nicholson

Hannah Atkinson

Hannah Hutty

Rd Brigham

? ? Horses

Wm Thorpe

Eliz Harris

Wm Johnson

Cliffd Swann

Jane West

Edwd Butter

Thos Butter

Mary Billingon

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Malton

1793

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1795

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1796

April

poor

app

ess

1797

May

ess

app

1798

May

dead

app

ess

app

1799

May

app

1800

May

ess

1801

April

app

1803

May

appsw

Josph Loftus

Joseph Terry

Geo Green

Mary Webster

Saml Coopes

John Blanchard

John Malton

Fr Williamson

Cliffd Swann

Thos Richardson

Wm Swann

John Sharp

Rd Shelton

Robt Catton

Widow Houseman

Geo Beard

John Dales

Thos Ludgate

Mary Nodders

1793

April

apsw

1795

April

apsw

1796

April

app

1797

May

app

1798

May

app

1799

May

app

ess

appsw

app

1800

May

app

ess

app

ess

1801

April

app

ess

app

1803

May

app

poor

app

appsw

app

ess

appsw

app

Widow Richardson

Mattw Jackson

Thos Monckman

Robert Cook

John Ward

Richard Brigham

Mrs Huddleston

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Timothy Overend

Henry Stubbins

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Mrs Bielby

Wm Harrison

W Harris

John Giles

Wm Moor

William Watson

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1797

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1798

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1800

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1801

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