Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1774. Sept. 30. Died at York, aged 72, greatly lamented by
all his acquainta.nct\ my worthy friend and fellow collegian at Trinity
Hall, William Stables, esq.,-^^ commissary of the Dean and Chapter
Court of York, one of the city councillors and recorder of Richmond.
He was many years surrogate of the cliancellor of York, which he
resigned in 177-4.
1774. Nov. 12. Died at Middleton, Leonard Hartley, esq., in
the 86th year of his age ; about 7 in the evening.
1775. Feb. 4. Mrs. Shaftoe of Whitworth brought to bed of a
son and heir. The bells at the Abbey rung on the 5th, in the
morning. -^*^
1775. Feb. 8. Tlie wife of Mr. Liddle of Newton, 24^ brought
to bed of a son. Mr. Liddle run his wife against Mrs. Shaftoe,
i.e., he laid a wager of twenty-five guineas with Sir John Eden,
that Mrs. Liddle was brought to bed before Mrs. Shaftoe, which he
lost.
1775. March 17. Died, Ralph Harrison, attorney-at-law, suddenly,
whilst riding to taJie the air near Stonebridge. 2^8
1775. July 14. Rev. Ra. Gelson, vicar of Merrington and a
minor canon, became sui vindex by help of a penny cord.249
In this month Mark Mill^anke, esq., of Thoi-]) in Y'orkshire,
fell from a hay-rick and died veiy soon after.-^o
1775. Oct. 8. Died at his house in Durham, Robert Spearman, 251
esq., owner of Thoniley, aged alx)ut 24 ; a young man of good parts
but irreligious.
1775. Oct. 25. Died at Ellingham in Northumberland, my
friend the Rev. Thomas Randal, -^^ vicar of that place. He was
-'^ Cf. Gait.'s Mao. 1774, p. 494.
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Last Sunday the wife of Robert Shafto of Whitworth, escj., was safely
delivered of a son and heir, on which joyful occasion the bells in Durham were
set on ringing. Nevcastle Couranf, 11th February, 1775.
'" Cf. pedigree of Liddell. Surtees, Durham, vol. ii. p. 212.
-'"1775. March 20. Mr. Ralph Harrison buried, llegl-iter ofSt. Margaret's,
Durham.
-** 1775. July 16. The Rev. Mr. Oelson buried. HegiMers of St. Margaret's,
Durham. He was eldest son of Ralph Gelson of Durham bj' Rebecca Rowell
his wife, and baptized at St. Margaret's on the 15th May, 1719 : cf. The
J'egiMtfirt of Durham Cathedra/, ed. White, p. 60 n. He was educated at
Lincoln College, O.xford, matriculated 24th March, 1736 7, B.A. 1740, perpetual
curate of St. Giles', Durham, 1768, and the same year vicar of Kirk Merrington.
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" By his will dated 23rd July, 1775, Mr. Mark Milbank of Tliorp Perrow
gave his estate to his three sisters", Mary, Jane and Elizabeth, all of whom died
unmarried. Miss Jane Milbank, the last survivor of tlie three, by will dated
20tli June, 1791, gave her real and other estate to William Melville, who was
to take the name of Milbank.
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Sunday, died at his house in Durham, in the flower of his age, after a
lingering illness, Robert Spearman of Thornley, esq. Xeuxajstle Couraut, 14th
October, 1775.
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Thursday se'nnight, at Ellingham in Nortlmmberland, the Rev. Mr.