Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1796. Sept. 28, 29, 30. A Highland regiment of foot passed
through Ahiwick for Scotland. Also the Antient Welch regiment of
cavalry to the same country.
Likewise an Irish regiment of foot passed through Alnwick for the
south : bad men and very indifferent characters.
The Middlesex militia, now quartered at Alnwick, about 400.
A remarkable good harvest, all grain Avell gathered in.
1796. Oct. 2. Died at Unthank House, near Ryle, George Collingwood,
esq., the last male issue of the family of the Collingfwoods.^
1796. Oct. The Austrians still successful and pursuing the
French ; about 20,000 of them killed and taken prisoners wath a
general of note.
Great success in Italy, insomuch that the French will be surrounded
hj General Wurmster.
1796. Oct. 20. Died at Alnwick, Mrs. Ogle, widow of the late Mr.
James Ogle, hatter in Rothbury.'*
1796. Oct. Died at Hampton, Gloucestershire, Mrs. Ogle, relict
of Colonel Ogle, late of Cawsey Park, in Northumberland.^
1796. Nov. 1. Died at Cumberland, at the seat of Humphrey
Senhouse, esq., Mrs. Wood, relict and widow of Thomas Wood, late
of Beadnell, esq., aged 87.
1796. Nov. Lord Malmsbury over at Paris on a treaty for peace,
but very little probability : the French being exhorbitant in their
demands.
1796. Nov 2-4. Died at Chirton—Mr. C'ollingwood's seat—Mrs.
Elizabeth Eoddam, sister to Admiral R. Roddam, aged 87.'''
1796. Nov. 28. Duke and Dutches of Northumberland, with all
their retinue, set of from AluAvick Castle for London.
1796. Nov. Mr. Thos. Aitkin of Alemouth, corn factor and
timber-merchant, failed, in considerable debt, to the great loss of the
farmers ; Mr. Lambert, attorney, much blamed.
^ Mr. George ColUngwood, the fifth son of Alexander ColUngwood of Little
Ryle and Unthank by his wife Eleanor, daughter of Robert Blake, was born on
the 26th October, 1729. He was descended from Thomas Collingwood of Little
Ryle, who entered his pedigree at St. George's visitation of Northumberland in
1615. He died unmarried.
^ Probably Mary Parker, wife of James Ogle of Rothbury, who was baptized
there on the 7th June, 1709, a son of Edward Ogle by his wife Sarah Fenwick.
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