Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1786. June. The Militia Act passed both Houses of Parliament :
Northumberland [militia] 500 in numl)er.
No appearance of a contest for a memljer of Parliament for Northumberland
upon the vacanc)^.
178G. June 25. On the 22nd, died at Morrick, Mrs. Grey, wife of
Charles Grey, esq. Her corps, at her desire, were deposited in the
middle of the garden without funeral serA-ice. A vault made, built
about with stone 12 feet in length, i in depth, and 7 feet in breath. ^o
1786. July 1. Passed through Alnwick, Charles Grey, esq., for
his father's seat at Falloden, who intends to oflfer himself a candidate
for Northumberland in the room of Lord Algernon Percy.
1786. July. Duke of Northumberland liy his will bequeaths the
sum of 1,000/. to the following charitalile uses, to wit, to the poor of
Westminster 700/., of AVerrington 100/., of Alnwick 100/., of Sion 50/.,
of Stanwick 50/., [total] 1,000/.
1786. July. John "William Bacon Forster of Causey Park married
to a second wife.^
1786. July -4. A meeting at Morpeth of the freeholders for
Northumberland desired by the high sheriff.
1786. July 6. At the County-Court this day Charles Grey, esq.,
was unanimously elected member for Northumberland.
Ten guineas given by him to eveiy public-house to entertain his
friends with a dinner, etc., and great rejoicing on the occasion with
much harmony.
An assembly ordered to be on Thursday, tlie 20th instant, and
cards to be sent by way of invitation.
1786. July 8. Sir Charles (sic) Grey and the elected member
went around Alnwick to return thanks, but passed by several houses,
freeholders, the reason not known.
1786. July 20. Assembly at Alnwick given by the new member :
a great company but eveiy matter well conducted with great hannonv.
1786. July. Prince of Wales 230,000/. in debt : iO,000/. annually
to be appropriated for payment until the sum is paid.
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Catherine Maria, first wife of Mr. Charles Grey of Morwick, died 21 Jime,
1786, aged 33. Moimmental Inscription in Morwick garden. She was a daughter
of Rev. John Siielly, vicar of Shilbottle and afterwards vicar of Stockton,
sometime a tutor in the family of Alexander, second Duke of Gordon, whose
daughter, Lady Elizabeth Gordon, subsequently became his wife. Cf. New
History of Horthumherfand, vol. v. pp. 357-358.
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Mr. John Bacon Forster was the second son of John William Bacon of
Staward and Styford, who assumed the name of Forster on succeeding to the
estates of the Korsters of Adderston. He had no living issue by his first
marriage, but by his second, as recorded in the text, with Sarah Beaver lie had
issue two sons, one or both of whom left descendants of whom little is known.
John Bacon Forster died, apparently at Causey Park, May, 1799, and was
buried at Long Horsley.
1779. April '2-2. Will of .Tohn Bacon Forster of Newcastle, es(i. :— I give
all to my wife Mary Lilliatt Bacon Forster to bring up my children. Pr. at
Durham, 1799. Raine, Test. Diinehn.
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