Rychard Gregorye 1534-1593
No record of Rychard Gregorye’s birth has survived; therefore, I have estimated his birth year to be 25 years prior to his recorded marriage in 1559. This calculation suggests that his birth year would be around 1534, aligning Rychard’s birthdate broadly with that of the future Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), the last of the five Tudor monarchs. [...]
Mary Gregory 1807-1868
The recorded details of Mary’s life outline a stark existence marked by a series of tragedies. During the early nineteenth century, having a child out of wedlock was largely regarded as a failure on the mother’s part. An illegitimate child branded its mother as morally corrupt. In England, the 1834 Poor Law “reform” incorporated a Bastardy Clause that [...]
Henry Gregory 1834-1919
In 1856, Henry was 22 years old at the time of his marriage. His wife, Catherine Meadows, was about 14 and already pregnant with their first child. This situation may well appal those reading it today. There is reason to believe that marrying a girl of fourteen was considered unacceptable even in 1856. On their marriage certificate, Catherine [...]
All the following surnames appear in the book, see the Index for more information
Adcocke, Barber, Barlow, Barnes, Barrs, Bateman, Biddle, Brewin, Brickenden, Coulson, Dawes, Desford, Erpe, Fletcher, Gamble, Grace, Grant, Greet, Gregory, Grym, Harris, Hassall, Hawkins, Heath, Heather, Heggs, Hopkins, Hughes, Hullie, Hully, Jephcoate, Kendall, Kilby, Lambarde, Latham, Leonard, Lever, Marshall, Meadows, Nixon, Peasgood, Peckleton, Pemberton, Pilgrim, Powdrell, Redfern, Robinson, Screeton, Sharpe, Sim, Smith, Stokes, Stringer, Sutton, Tylson, Upton, Vesey, Wakelin, Ward, Waring, Webber, Whiteman, Woolley, Wryght
