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Babworth in the News
1800--1900
These are transcribed by courtesy Trish Symonds from N,S,W taken from the News paper of that Parish.
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FRIDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 1858, Newcastle Courant 9585,
Alnwick Horticultural Show – Fruit and Vegetable Competition – Best Six Pears – Second place: Mr DOUGLAS, gardener to the Hon. Mr SIMPSON, Babworth Notts.
WEDNESDAY, 29 AUGUST 1860, Derby Mercury 6702,
MARRIAGE – On the 14th inst, at St-Martin’s-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, Thomas BOOTH Esq of Leam Hall Derbyshire, to Ann Ashton, second daughter of Joseph WHITE Esq of Babworth Notts.
SATURDAY, 12 JANUARY 1867, Jacksons Oxford Journal 5933,
(Extract taken from an article entitled Stow-on-the-World Pedigree of J. Chamberlayne CHAMBERLAYNE Esq, in reference to the Royal descent of the owner of Mangersbury Manor) – MARRIAGE, Thomas FAIRFAX Esq of Newton Ryme, to Elizabeth, daughter of John SIMPSON Esq of Babworth Notts.
THURSDAY, 14 February1 867, Pall Mall Gazette 629,
DEATHS – WHITE, Mr J. of Babworth Notts, aged 60, 10th inst.
TUESDAY, 1 APRIL 1873, Pall Mall Gazette 2536,
DEATHS – SIMPSON, Mr H.B. at Babworth Hall Notts, aged 77, March 28th.
FRIDAY, 4 JULY 1873, Newcastle Courant 10358,
WILLS AND BEQUESTS – the will and codicil of Henry Bridgeman SIMPSON of Babworth Hall Notts and 44 Upper Grosvenor Street have been proved, the personal estate being sworn under €100,000. Testator’s widow takes a legacy of €2,000, the residence in Upper Grosvenor Street, with the furniture and the residence of the personalty for life in addition to her jointure of €1,000 per annum, and the rents of part of his freehold property. Upon the death of the widow the residue of the personalty goes to testator’s sisters. To his nephew Granville Orlando BRIDGEMAN, testator devises certain of his freehold estates absolutely; and the residue thereof, he settles on Henry DENISON and his issue in tail male.
WEDNESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 1881, Derby Mercury 8709,
FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE – Mr Adolphus DUNCOMBE, youngest son of Lady Harriet DUNCOMBE and the late Hon and Very Rev the Dean of York, with the Miss Beatrice Dorothy Mary BRIDGEMAN-SIMPSON, youngest daughter of the Rev Wm BRIDGEMAN-SIMPSON rector of Babworth Notts and Lady Frances BRIDGEMAN-SIMPSON, was solemnized at St Thomas’s Church, Orchard-street, Portman Square, on Wednesday last. (There then followed a very long description of the names of attendants, gowns, jewellery, wedding feast and honeymoon plans etc.) The marriage ceremony was performed by the Hon and Rev George T. Orlando BRIDGEMAN, MA, rector of Wigan Lancs, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen.
MONDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 1889, Daily News 13375,
BIRTHS – DENISON, February 14 at Ebury Street S.W., the wife of Lieut-Colonel H. DENISON, Babworth Hall, Notts, of a son.
THURSDAY, 15 OCTOBER 1891, Daily News 14206,
BIRTHS – DENISON, 12th inst at 51 Hans-road S.W. the wife of Lt.Col. DENISON of Babworth Hall, Notts, of a son.
SATURDAY, 29 DECEMBER 1894, Leeds Mercury 17701,
GEORGE MORTON, BABWORTH, NOTTS – Can any correspondent kindly help me to trace the ancestors of this gentleman, who died at Babworth Notts June 1775 aged 75 years. He married Ann BINGLEY of East Retford county Nottingham 10th September 1730. She died 12th April 1787 aged 84 years and was buried at Babworth. The family consisted of four sons – George, Thomas, William (who married Elizabeth MYERS of Farnley, and daughter of Launcelot MYERS of Farnley, near Leeds. Married by licence at Marsham Yorks 4 November 1776) and the fourth and youngest son, the Rev Richard MORTON M.A. for forty-nine years Vicar of East Retford county Nottingham, baptised at Babworth 17 June 1744; matriculated at Oxford (Balliol College) 16 December 1763 (and then aged 18 years), B.A. 1767, M.A. 1770, Died 1821 buried East Retford. Ann, the eldest daughter born Babworth 1731, married Francis CRESWELL who died 1793 aged 63; she died 1807; both buried Babworth. The family tradition is the family came from the South of England, and were (traditionally) of some note. Some years ago a descendant ofMarried by licence at Marsham Yorks 4 November 1776) and the fourth and youngest son, the Rev Richard MORTON M.A. for forty-nine years Vicar of East Retford county Nottingham, baptised at Babworth 17 June 1744; matriculated at Oxford (Balliol College) 16 December 1763 (and then aged 18 years), B.A. 1767, M.A. 1770, Died 1821 buried East Retford. Ann, the eldest daughter born Babworth 1731, married Francis CRESWELL who died 1793 aged 63; she died 1807; both buried Babworth. The family tradition is the family came from the South of England, and were (traditionally) of some note. Some years ago a descendant ofhas presented the Rev Edmund St AUBYN, vicar of Graseley, Berkshire, to the rectory of Babworth Notts, which is worth about €700 a year, with residence, and which recently became vacant by the death of the Rev. W. BRIDGEMAN-SIMPSON. Mr St AUBYN, who is a brother of Lord St LEVAN, was for seventeen years rector of Stoke Fleming, Devonshire.
FRIDAY, 19 JULY 1895, Glasgow Herald 172,
WILLS AND BEQUESTS – The will dated August 24th 1889 of the Rev William BRIDGEMAN-SIMPSON J.P. of Babworth Rectory Notts, who died on April 1, was proved at the Nottingham District Registry on June 24 by Orlando John George Bridgeman BRIDGEMAN-SIMPSON, and George Arthur Bridgeman BRIDGEMAN-SIMPSON, the sons, and Samuel JONES, the executors, the value of the personal estate amounting to €36,676.
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