Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1796. Feb. Passed through Alnwick the Irish Fencible Foot for
Berwick, in three divisions. A sad wicked siet of men, and tho
officers as bad—heathens. Also jDassed earl of Ancrim's Light
Horse for Scotland.
1796. Feb. A Dutch lugger on the coast [between] Holy Island
and Coquet Island, which has burnt two Berwick smacks.
1796. March 1. The Chamberlains and Common Council of
Alnwick have agreed with the Abbey millers to grind the freemen's
corn at Id. per peck or 6d. per bowl, to continue for three months
by way of experiment, and an account to be kejDt.
Died at Alnwick, Mrs Smith, wife of Mr. James Smith, linnen
draper. 5
1796. March. Married at Sunderland, Mr. Walter Scott, surgeon,
in the Northumberland militia, son of Williajn Scott, M.D., of
Stamfoi-dham, to Miss Walker of Sunderland, daughter of Mr. Robert
Walker. 6
1796. March. The Hon. James Dormer,'' esq., appointed by His
Grace the Duke of Northumberland, a commissioner, under him, in
the room of H. C. Selby, esq., dismissed last year.^
1796. March 10. General Harcourt's Light Horse marched southward
from Alnwick.
1796. March. Died, Percival Clennell, esq., of Harbottle, aged
83.9
Duke of Marlborough, by a rapid series of deaths succeeded to the estates of
Chirton and Cramlington, entailed on him by the will of his maternal kinsman
Hilton Lawson of Chirton. He was author of Xutni^'onafa Scofiae, published
in 1786, and of Pictiirex(jne Antiquities of Scotland, published in 1793, and died
in June, 1820, aged 73.
^ Elizabeth, the wife of James Smith, linen draper, died 28 Feb., 1796, aged
31. Her husband died 18 July, 1830, aged 61. Monumental Inscription,
Alnwick.
^ 1761. August 12. Walter, son of William Scott, M.D. , was baptized by
Mr. Dryden. Stamfordham Hegisfers.
1796. Febriiary 27. Walter Scott and Eleanor Walker married by lie.
Sundertand HegiMers.
' The Hon. James Dormer, third son of John, seventh Baron Dormer, born
in 1735, was commissioner of the Duke of Northumberland from 1796 to 1805 ;
he died in 1817.
Henrj' CoUingwood Selby of Gray's Inn, barrister-at-law, third son of
George Selby of Alnwick, attornej^ by his first wife Mary, daughter of Prideaux
Selby of Beal, purchased Swansfield, Alnwick, and died there on the 9th
February, 1839, aged 91, having been for sixty years clerk of the peace for
Middlesex. B}- his wife Frances, daughter of Prideaux Wilkie (who died in
childbirth), he had an only child Frances Wilkie Selby, who married Charles
Thorp, D.D., rector of Rj^ton and archdeacon of Durham.
^ Mr. Percival Clennell was baptized at Ahvinton on the 13th January', 1714,
as the (fifth) son of Luke Clennell of Clennell by his wife Sarah, daughter of
Wilfred Lawson of Brayton. Under his father's will he inherited Harbottle,
and on the death of his eldest brother, Thomas Clennell of Clennell, •i.jJ.m., he
became the last male heir of his ancient house.