Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1790. June. Northumberland: —Sir Wm. Middleton, bart.^
Charles Grey, esq.
1790. June 28. Durham county: —a contest, all confident.
Candidates:—Sir John Eden, bart., Sir Ra. Milbank, bart., Kowland
Burdon, esq.
1790. June. London :—Alderman Curtis, Alderman Watson, Sir
Walker Lewes, knt., Alderman Sawbridge.
1790. June. Westminster: —Hon. Jas. Charles Fox, Lord Hood.
1790. June. Cambridge University —Hon. Wm. Pitt, esq.. Lord
:
Euston.
1790. June. Died at Bramjiton, Cumberland, the Rev. Mr. Charles
Stodart,i2 -vicar (formerly at Chollerton in Northumberland about 60
years), aged 85.
1790. July 2. Died at Alnwick, Mr. John Story of Learchild,
aged 63.^^
Also died, William Trotter, aged 78.
1790. Julv3. State of the poll for Durham
:
—Rowland Burdon,
esq., 1,392 ; Sir Ralph Milbank, 1,277 ; Sir John Eden, 1,218.
1790. July 8. The poll finally ended for the county of Durham :—
Rowland Burdon, esq., 2,073 ; Ra. Milbank, esq., 1799 ; Sir John Eden,
bart., 1,706 : upon which the two former were returned as members.
for the county.
.1790. July 16. Duke of Nortlmmberland and C. Grey, esq., win
the long main of cocks at Alnwick against William Fenwick, esq.^^^
1790. July. Died at Gateshead-hill, John Lamb, esq., lay rector
of Alnwick : the bulk of his fortune, being considerable, he has by his.
will, devised to a Mr. Anthony Storey of Bishopwearmouth.^^
1790. July. Died at Crookham, the Rev. Mr. Wood, dissenting
minister.
1790. July 19. Duke of Northumberland's pheasants which were
bred this year, are all destroyed by vermin at Hull, amounting to 36-
brace, the one half golden pheasants.
1790. Aug. 1. Assize Sunday at Newcastle.
Died at Swansfield, near Alnwick, Mrs. Selby, wife of Henry Collingwood
Selby, esq., in child-bed, aged 26. ^^
1790. Aug. At the Assizes for Durham there are five ordered for
'- Mr. Charles Stoddart, son of Charles Stoddart vicar of Eglingham, born
circa 1707, educated at Christ's College, Cambridge; B.A., 1729: M.A., 1733 ;
vicar of Chollerton, 1733-1790; also vicar of Brampton, Cumberland; married
Ann, daughter of Ralph Bates of Holvwell, and was buried at Chollerton, 1&
June, 1790.
'^ Cf. pedigree of Storj' of Learchild, new History of Horthmnherland,
vol. vii., p. 185.
13" Here follow some words, which are unintelligible, relating to the cockfight.
" Cf. p. 307, .^upra.
'•'
Mrs. Henry CoUingwood Selby was the only surviving child of Mr.
Prideaux Wilkie of Doddington. Cf. iSewcastle Corn-ant, 7 Auo-. , 1790. Raine
North Durham, p. 233.