Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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-wards deposited in a vault in the new chappie, at Gibside, which was
unfinished when he died.^^*^
At the latter end of July or bep:inning of August, the old copes
{those raggs of popery) which had been used in the Communion
Service, at the Abbey, ever since the time of the Reformation, were
ordered by the dean and chapter to be totally disused and laid aside.
Dr. Warburton, one of the prebendarys and bishop of Gloucester,
Tvas very zealous to have them laid aside, and so was Doctor Cowper,
the dean.
1760'. Sept. 12. About this time died at Barnslej'', my old
acquaintance, Mr. Thomas Paine, who had been many years associate
of the North Circuit He was an excellent officer and a very honest
man.
1760. Oct. 21. Last night died at his house on the Green in
Durham, after a confinement of three years, John Faw^cett, esq. He
"had been many years Recorder of the city of Durham. He was a very
good ijater-familias and a man of integrity. Aged about 83 years
and five months. ^^^
1760. Dec. 31. Died at Piersburgh, Elizal^eth, the wife of Thomas
Piers, ^"° esq., and the eldest of the two surviving daughters of Dr.
John Johnson, jDrebendary of Durham. She was a woman of no consequence.
Ehria, garrula.
1761. Feb. 23. This day died in the schoolmaster's house at
Durham the Rev. Richard Dongworth,!"! A.M., headmaster of ye
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Wednesday evening, died in the 60th year of his age at his seat at
Gibside, George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, co. Durham, esq., D.L., alderman
and three times mayor of the city of Durham, and M.P. in last five parliaments.
He married to his first ladj' the Hon. Eleanor Verney, only daughter of Thomas
Lord Willoughby Broke, who died without issue. To his second lady he
married Mary, daughter of Edward Gilbert of Palswalden (dc), esq., &c.
Neirca^tle Courant, '20th September, 1760.
1760. Sept. 26. (Tcorge Bowes, esq., Gibside, buried. Whirkham Begisterx.
He left an estate of some £600,000 and an only child, Eleanor, who
married first John Lyon, ninth earl of Strathmore, and secondly the profligate
a,dventurer, Andrew Stoney Robinson, and had issue by each marriage.
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1760 John Fawcett, esq., recorder of this city for above forty
years, aged 83. Registers of St. Mnry /e Boir.
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Piersburgh is now known as Worsall-onthe Tees, near Yarm. The
following notice refers to a relative, probably to a son : ' York ;
yesterday was
married at St. Martin's Church, Coney Street, in this city, Thomas Pierse, jun.,
of Pierseburgh, esq., to Miss Lutton, daughter of the late Ralph Lutton of
Knapton, esq.' Newcastle Courant, 11th February, 1766.
Tuesday, died at Durham, the Rev. Mr. Dongworth, vicar of Billingham,
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and headmaster of the Grammar School at Durham, etc. Neiccastle Conrnnt,
28th February, 1761.
1761. Feb. 26. The Rev. Richard Dongworth buried. Durham Cathedral
Jtegisters.
He was of Magdalen College, Cambridge, B.A. 1726 and M.A. 1730, and he
was appointed master of the Gratnmar School in 1732 and was vicar of Billingham
from 1733 to 1761. He was 58 years of age. Cf. Hutchinson, Durham, vol. ii.
p. 275.
1761. Feb. 17. Will of Richard Dongworth, master of the Grammar