Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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While Mr. Strickland's comedians were at Alnwick, His Grace
every night when they acted—sent one guinea.. At their conclusion
for the season, His Grace gave them each two guineas at the Castle
and ordered a supper at tlie Black Swan for them, with a decent
quantity of liquor. This is the first time of his liberality in [word
illegible].
1787. Dec. 30. Married at Alnwick, Mr. William Forster, cheesemonger,
to Miss Richardson, sister to Mr. Robert Richardson, attorney-at-law.
1787. Dec. In the beginning of the month, married Mr. Cowley
of Fenton, to Miss Spoors, daughter of Mr. Thomas Spoors, of
Broom-park Low-stead.^*
1787. Deo. 31. John Fawdon of Rennington Low-stead, married
to Widow Tate, [widow] of John Tate of Rennington. ^^
Ballance in the Masons' box amounts to 145Z. and upwards.
Settled the 27th of this month.
Mr. Strickland's company of comedians were dispersed at Alnwick.
Totally unfit, he being in a bad state of health, and the set very
indifferent actors, collected from all quarters and in no wise fit for a
theatre.
1787. Dec. Some weeks ago, died at Gallow-hill, Messrs. Cook,
drovers and husbandmen : not many days distant one after another
their deaths. i*^
1787. Informations received which deserve notice :—
(1) That the worthy Earl of Chatham, who died in May,
1778, by his will only bequeathed to his son, Mr. William Pitt
(now Prime Minister) only 10,000/., appointing Lady Chatham,
Lord Temple, and Lord Camden executors therein.
(2) That Mr. John Archbold, late of North Acton, but now
in Alnwick, was bom the 11th day of April, 1722.^^
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24 Dec, 1787. George CuUey, parish of Wooler, and Isabella Spours, of
this parish, married. Edlinghaiv Aegisfer.
By his marriage with Mrs. Mary Tate, .Tohn Fawdon had with other
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issue an eldest son, James, born at Lee Moor, and baptized at Rennington, 30
Nov., 1788, who farmed successively at Lesbury Field-house and at Tuggal.
He married Jane, daughter of Robert Wade of Rennington, and had issue John
Thomas Fawdon of London, solicitor : Robert Wade Fawdon of Tuggal, who
married Mary, daugliter of Robert Eml)leton of Beadnell, surgeon, and a
daughter who married Alexander Borthwick of Kilham.
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This statement is not borne out by the registers at Bolam, which contain
the following entries :
17S6. July 13. Michael Cook of ffallow-hill, esq., buried.
1787. Aug. 27. John Cook of Ogle, esq., buried.
They were sons of William Cook of Thockrington, a successful grazier, who
in 1753 purchased Gallow-hill, in the parish of Bolam. John Cook, the last
surviving brother, gave that estate and other pioperty to his niece Anne, wife
of John Bell, and daughter of Robert Hepple of Black Heddon. ff. Rev. John
Hodgson's HiMory of Northnmhei-Iand, part ii., vol. ii., p. 292.
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John Archbold, son of EdAvard Archbold, tenant of Cawledge-park, in the
parish of Alnwick and of Acton, married, 28 April, 1752, Jane, daughter of
Joshua Whitehead of Boulmer, by whom he had issue ; he died 22 June, 1805.