Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1787. July. Married at London, on tlie 12 instant, Sir John
Edward Swinbuni, bart., to Miss Emilia Bennett, neice to the
Dutchess of Northumberland.^
1787. July. Sir Charles Grey, K.B.,^ promoted to the 8th regiment
of dragoons on tlie death of Seveme.
1787. July 15. Man-ied at Allenton, Mr. Dawson, supervisor of
excise, to Miss Morrison of Biddlestone.
1787. July 25. Married at Alnwick, James Knox, gardener, to
Mi'S. Mackey.
1787. July 26. Married at Lesbury, Mr. Samuel Forster to Miss
Dorothy Adams of Alemouth.^
1787. July 28. Died at Harlow-hill, Mrs. Neal, aged 60.6
Died at Darlington, Mrs. Bailey, wife of Mr. Bailey of Alemouth.'^
1787. Aug. 6. Assizes for Northumberland:—three condemned,
and Ephraim Lindsay, jun., to be transported for 7 years for theft.
1787. Aug. 9. A com-t marshall begun upon Major Browne for
misconduct at Gibralter.^
1787. Aug. 11. Died at Alnwick, Mr. John Yelloley, with a fair
character, aged 56.
1787. Aug. Duke of Yorki*^ arrived at London from his German
dominions after an absence of fom* years, to the gi'eat joy of the king,
queen, etc.
1787. Aus:. 15. Died at Lilburn, John Collingwood, esq., aged
63.11
1787. Aug. 18. Mrs. Gibson came on a visit.
Swinburne was daughter of Mr. R. H. A. Bennett of Beckenham,
Kent.
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Cf. pedigree of Grey of Howick, new HiMori/ of yorthumherland, vol. ii.
p. 351.
^ Mr. Samuel Forster, eighth son of Joseph Forster of High Buston and
Newton-by-the-Sea was baptized at Embleton, 5 Dec, 1735. He carried on
tlie trade of corn-factor at High Buston granary, at the south side of the mouth
of the Aln, and died s./j. May, 1825. His wife was Dorothy, daughter of —
Adams of Long Houghton.
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1787. June 30. Jane Neal, widow, of Harlow-house, buried. Long
Houghton Keiji^fer-i.
' Probably wife of Thomas Bailey, officer of H.M. Customs, Alnmouth,
who died, aged 74, on 17 April, 1S03, four months after the death of his son of
the same name. (/. Lt-fhuri/ J{eyislcr-