CheckleyChurch Parish Register
Notes taken by Mrs Aspey and Mrs Kath Durose in the early 1980’s. The notes are in Mrs Aspey’s hand and are recorded here verbatim. They have been typed up in Microsoft Word by Ken Durose, hereafter KD when notes have had to be included.
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Folio No 1 translated from the Latin
Margaret Ball (burial) 6 Dec 1625
George Ball (bapt.) son of Georgy Ball of Hollington 2nd May 1630
George Ball – signed himself guardian in the register in 1637
Elizabeth Ball – daughter of Thomas B(W?)all of Checkley Bank (bapt.) May 3rd 1640
Sididimus Ball and Maria Fornith (married) May 16th 1645
William son of ? Ball and Maria (bapt.) 5th March 1645 (probablyu a mistake by Rector – more likely to be 1646)
Anna Ball wive of George Ball of Hollington (buried) on 20th Jan 1648
faar? (probably Sarah)n daughter of ____? Ball and Maria (buried) in year of our Lord 1649 2nd August
James son of Richard Ball (bapt) 7th Feb 1649
John Ball of Hollington (buried) Nov 3rd 1650
Joseph Ball son of Richard and Jane his wife was born 13th day of Oct (bapt) of Beamhurst
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Note from KD: there are some scrappy notes at the top of this page that I find hard to read
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Bab Durose Daught William and Beatrice 24 Sep 1843 Ellen Mary Checkley
Labourer 8th August 1843 birth
Bap – 30th July 1840 Berrisford William son of Joseph & Elizabeth - Hall Green
July 9th birth Occ Higher?
Note from KD: the records become clearer again here
Bap Durose – May 19th 1850 birth April 12th Thomas son of Thomas & Sarah – Checkley Labourer
Bap Durose birght 22nd Juluy 1851 Baptised 26th Oct 1851 John son of James and Hannah of Tean Bank. Labourer
Bap Durose birth Oct 11th 1852 Bap Nov 14th 1852 John Edensor son of Thomas and Sarah of Checkley Fields – Labourer
Bap Durose born Dec 18th Bap Jan 21st 1855 William son of James and Hannah of Tean Bank
Bap Durose born Oct 25th 1854 bap Feb 18th 1855 Arthur son of Thomas & Sarah of Checkley Fields – Labourer
Durose 1858? (sic – added in a different hand KD) born July 10th 1850 Bap Aug 15th 1850 James son of James and Hannah of Tean Bank Labourer
Durose born Aug 20th Bap Sept 23rd Ann Elizabeth daughter of James and Ann of Lower Tean – Labourer
Durose born Oct 20th 1867 Bap Nov 24th 1867 Joseph son of James and Hannah Lower Tean – Labourer
Durose born Nov 10th 1869 Bap Dec 19th 1869 Olive daughter of James and Hannah of Upper Tean – Labourer
Durose born May 24th 1871 Bap June 25th 1871 Arthur William son of Edmund and Mary Georgina of Checkley Fields Labourer
Durose Sept 15th 1873 Bap Oct 5th 1873 Annie Berisford Catherine daughter of Edmund and Mary Georgina Caverswall – Collier
Berrisford born aug 9th 1875 Bap Sept 5th 1875, Ellen daughter of Henry & Ann – Waggoner at Fole
Durose born ? Bap Feb 20th 1876 Sarah Elizabeth daughter of Edmund and Mary of Checkley Hills – labourer
Durose born June 10th 1877 Bap July 22nd 1877 Sarah Ellen daughter of Arthur and Mary Ann – Upper Tean Blacksmith
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Berrisford born Nov 26th 1877 Bap Jan 6th 1877 Mary daughter of Henry & Annie Berrisford of Beamhurst – Farmer
Durose born March 12th 1878 Bap March 18th 1878 Harriet Ann daughter of Edmund and Mary Eliz. Cheadle – Labourer
Bull or Ball? Born Jan 30th 1878 Bap Juen 9th Whit Sunday Bertha Lilly daughter of John and Ann – Lower Tean Miller
Durose b. June 7th 1879 Bap July 20th 1879 Mary Ann daughter of Arthur and Mary Ann of Upper Tean – Blacksmith
Berrisford – b. Sept 7th 1879 Bap Oct 5th 1879 Harry son of Henry and Ann – Beamhurst – Farmer
The next entry is crossed out – KD
Berriford b Feb 10th 1880 Bap March 14th 1880 Edward son of Lewis &
Durose b ? Bap April 11th 1880 Emily daughter of Edmund & Mary Elizabeth of Cheadle – Fardener
Durose b. April 21st 1882 Bap May 7th 1882 Evelyn Maria daughter of Edmund and Mary Eliz. – Upper Tean –m Labourer
Berrisford b. Oct 18th 1883 Bap Nov 18th Annie daughter of Henry and ann – Beamhurst – Farmer
Durose b. July 17th 1886 Bap Aug 17th Olive daughter of Arthur and Mary Fole – Blacksmith
Beresford b. July 12th Bap Sept 12th Joseph son of Henry & Ann – Beamhurst – Farmer
Durose b Sept 9th Bap Oct 6th 1889 Emma Alice daughter of Arthur and Mary Ann – Checkely Fields – Blacksmith
Durose b. Sept 4th 1894 Bap Oct 7th 1894 Arthur Thomas son of Arthur and Mary Ann of Checkley Blacksmith
Durose b. 9th March Bap . 1899 16th April Samuel Henry son of Arthur and Mary Ann of Checkley Fields – Blacksmith
Durose b. Feb 21st 1927 Bap 20th March Horace Arthur son of Samuel Henry & Edna Laura – Checkley Fields – Farmers
Note added in a different hand, that of Kath Durose KD
Durose died 9 Jan Horice (sic) Arthur at Bidulph (sic) age 70 (cremated) 1998
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Durose b. June 10th 1933 Bap July 23rd 1933 Douglas William son of Samuel Henry & Edna Laura Checkley Fields – Farmer
Durose b April 8th 1955 Bap May 29th ’55 Paul Leslie son of Horace Arthur & Doris Frond Lodge Heath House – Landscape and market gardener
Durose b. 23rd July 1959 Bap 6th Sept 1959 John Douglas son of Douglas William and Kathleen Heybridge Cott. Lower Tean – Upholsterer
Note – the records as transcribed skip back to the 19th century KD
Marr. Dewrose between John Dewrose and Elizabeth Bentley April 13th 1812
Bur – Marsh Elizabeth Marsh – John Marsh’s lately wife Abode Tean April 24th Aged 30
Bur – Alice Marsh – Cornelius Marsh’s wife Abode – Gun – End, Parish Checkley March 12th 1818 Aged 40
Bur – Ann Marsh Thomas Marsh’s wife Abode – Over Tean June 24th 1819 Aged 74
Bur Thomas Marsh Widower Abode – Over Tean June 15th 1822 Aged 78
Bur O Jane Marsh – wife of John Marsh. Over Tean July 30th 1825 Aged 50
Bur Sarah Ball dead of croup Gravelly Bank Aug 30th 1826 Aged 4
Bur Jane Pegg. Infant. Near Hollington. Nov 29th 1828 Eleven days
Bur Thomas Pegg Hollington March 14th 1830 6 ½ weeks
Bur Joseph Berrisford – Nether Tean July 31st 1830 Aged 64
Bur Maria Pegg Broad Moor Oct 12th 1831 Sixteen Weeks
Bur Mary Berrisford Nether Tean Oct 19th 1831 Aged 14
Bur Anna Pegg Hollington June 30th 1834 8 months
Bur Eliza Dewrose. Four Trees June 15th 1835 8 months
Bur Lewis Pegg Hollington July 3rd 1835 7 weeks
Bur George Pegg near Hollington May 17th 1837 10 months
Bur Charles Pegg Hollington July 7th 1837 Aged 4 days
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Marr between July 8th 1880 Thomas Ball 48 yrs Widower Farmer Foxt (Thomas Ball – Farmer. Elizabeth Ann Parker 23 yrs Spin – Foxt (Henry Parker – Engine Fitter
Mar. between Jan 26th 1893. Joseph Flint 19 yrs Bach. Labourer Beamhurst (James Flint decd – Labourer. Louisa Catherine Dewrose 21 yrs Spin – Beamhurst (George Durose – Labourer
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Bur William Marsh . Over Tean Oct 23rd Aged 61
Bur Ann Durose. Four Trees Dec 11th 1839. Aged 35
Bur John Pegg.Hollington. April 8th 1840. 12 yrs
Bur Elizabeth Marsh. Sudbury. Feb 21st Aged 15 yrs 1841
Bur Mary Ann Marsh. Upper Tean July 3rd 1841. Aged 3 weeks
Bur Alice Marsh. Upper Tean. March 9th Aged 61 1844
Bur Mary Durose. Upper Tean. Sept 21st 13 months 1844
Bur Elizabeth Durose. Upper Tean. Dec 29th 1845 Aged 29
Bur John Durose. Upper Tean. Dec 29th 1845 Aged 3 days
Bur Sarah Marsh. Upper Tean. Nov 22nd 1846. 10 weeks
Bur Mary Pegg. Hollington. Dec 10th 1847 Aged 52
Bur Cornelius Marsh. Deadman’s Green. Jan 10th 1854 Aged 71
Bur Maria Berrisford. Hall Green. Oct 17th 1854 Aged 24
Bur Sarah Berrisford. Hall Green Sept 14th 1855. Aged 62
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Marriage Between John Broff & Ann Dewrose Mon Oct 30th 1837. John – 28 yrs – Bachelor – Labourer – Fole – Father John Beech (Farmer). Ann 25 yrs _ Spinster – Servant – Upper Tean – Father James Dewrose (wheelwright)
Marr between – Mon Dec 11th 1837. William Taylor – 33 yrs – widower – Gentleman (Boor?) ? Blythefield (Father William Taylor – farmer. Elizabeth Ball – 24 yrs – Spinster - ? _ Gravelly Bank (Father William Ball – Farmer.
Marr between April 11th 1841. Thomas Shenton – full age – Bachelor Weaver. Upper TEan (Father William Shenton Weaver). Sarah Ann Berrisford – Full age – Spins _____ Lower Tean (Father Joseph Berrisford – Labourer
Marr. Between June 26th 1843. James Brian Ward – full age – Bach. Farmer. CastleChurch (Father Brian Ward – Gentleman). Ann Ball – full age . Sponst ____ Gravelley Bank (William Ball – Farmer)
Marr between March 17th 1844. Thomas Smith – full age. Bach. Farmer. Restwood in Ellastone Parish (Father John Smith – Farmer). Martha Ball. Full age. Spin____ Gravelley Bank ( Father William Ball – Farmer)
Marr between Joseph Berrisford – Full age. Bach. Labourer. Hall Green (Father Joseph Berrisford – labourer. Elizabeth Hatfield – full age. Spin ______Hall Green ( John Hatfield – Labourer)
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