Lincoln, St Swithin, Lincolnshire: parish registers

Lincoln, St Swithin, Lincolnshire: parish registers · Lincoln St Swithin · Church of England · Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

For Thomas Rothwell & Elizabeth Briggs

Register entry number 140 Marriage date 12 Mar 1821 Groom forename Thomas Groom surname ROTHWELL Groom condition Bachelor Groom abode St Swithin Bride forename Elizabeth Bride surname BRIGGS Bride condition Spinster Bride abode St Swithin Witness1 Jabez PARMANB Witness2 B BRIGGS Notes Married in this Church by John Carter, Minister.

Label/value pairs in the page's own order. Four months later the same register baptises William, son of Thomas Rothwell "Rope Maker" and Elizabeth of Magpie Square in this parish, which is what ties this marriage to this couple rather than to a namesake. The second witness, B BRIGGS, is presumably of the bride's family.

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For Elizabeth Briggs (1805–1842)

Register entry number 533 Baptism date 13 Jul 1821 Person forename William Person sex M Father forename Thomas Mother forename Elizabeth Father surname ROTHWELL Person abode Magpie Square Father occupation Rope Maker Notes Ceremony performed by Geo Moore.

Her first recorded child. The same run of baptisms names her as mother with Thomas the roper at Lincoln St Mark (1825), Lincoln St Swithin (1827), Torksey (twins, 1829) and Wainfleet All Saints (1835, 1839).