Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1751. Jan. 31. Tliis day I was told by Mr. John Hopper that
liis brotlier Hendry was married last Tuesday to Miss Eliz. Whittield,
neice to Miss Eden.^o True!
1751. Feb. 1.3. Afterwards (sic) since died at Gibside, Captain
Gumbleton, an officei', late of Sir John Bruce's regiment, and an old
acquaintance of Mr. George Bowes's.^^
Died at Richmond, Mrs. Florentia Bowles, widow, about the
87th 3'eaT of her age. She was related to my father. Her husband,
Mr. Bowles, was the son of the famous Presbiterian minister, Mr.
Bowles of York, who was much countenanced and consulted with
by Thomas, Lord Fairfax, the general. St. (?) Wilkes, one of the
ejectied fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford, w^as her brother.
1751. Feb. 18. William Surtees of Newcastle, registrar general
of the Land Tax for Durham and Northumberland died.^-
1751. Feb. 28. Brian Salvin,*^^ esq., of Croxdale, died suddenly
this morning. He went to bed in health, but had long been subject
to a drowsinesse or lethargick indisposition.
1751. March 20. Died at Leicester-house, the Prince of Wales,
in the 45th year of his age. He had been ill of a [blank'] and that
night about 10 thought himself much better, and told Dr. Wilmot,
his physician, he might go home, which he did ; but in a quarter of
an hour after he complained of a violent pain in his stomach and
died soon after. He was greatly beloved, being humane, generous
a-nd good natured. Prince George, his eldest son, will be 13 next
24th May.«4
1751. March 25. Seven of Sir Robert Eden's children Avere
inoculated for the small-pox at West Auckland by Dr. Askew ; Mr.
Leplas of Bishop Auckland, the surgeon. The two youngest were not
medled with, there being nine then in all, and all of them recovered
very well.
1751. April 16. Miss Rainsford,^^ oulj child of Widow Rains-
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Mr. Hendry Hopper of Shincliffe (baptized at St. Oswald's on the 19th
"October, 1729) married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Whitfield of Whitfield
and of Wolsingham and great-niece of Miss Eden. She was baptized at Wolsincrham
on the 1,3th September, 1733, married at St. Andrew Auckland, 29th
January, 1750, and after bearing to her husband nineteen children died 1st
October, 1807- Her husband was buried at Wolsingham on the 17th of
September, 1796.
"' 1750/1. Feb. 1. Francis Gomeldon, Gibside, buried. Whickham
Registers.
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Last Monday morning died at his house in Pilgrim Street, William
Surtees, esq., Receiver General of the Land Tax for this town and county, &c.
Netncastle Courant, 23rd February, 1751. He was buried at All Saints, Newcastle.
"' 1750/1. March 2. Bryan Salvin of Croxdale, esq., buried, h'egisters of
St. Osrvald, Durham.
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See Gent.'s Mag. 1751, pp. 99, 180, 140.
"* 1751. April 19. Elizabeth Rainsford, grand-daughter of Sir John Dolben,
baronet, prebendary of this church, buried. Durham Cathedral Registers. She