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CATHOLIC REGISTERS OF COURTFIELD IN THE PARISH OF WELSH BICKNOR, MONMOUTHSHIRE , 1773-1832 . CONTRIBUTEDBY JOHN HOBSON MATTHEWS. POCKET REGISTER KEPT BY THE REV. GEORGE KNIGHT , S.J. LAIN TO THE FAMILY OF VAUGHAN OF COURTFIELD.
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The book is an inter- leaved copy of The Court and City Register Forthe year 1750, printed in London , and is in the contributor's possession. The MS. entries are made in the usual disconnected manner, very far from chronological sequence. The first two are on a fly- leaf. Inside the first cover is the signature of " Jno . Vaughan ," and , on a fly- leaf, the following memorandum : Received from Mrs Vaughan two Table Spoons wth one Tea Spoon of ye same base or dubious Mettle ye 26 of March 1789. in Exchange of
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Silver Spoons delivered to her by G. K.
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Baptizavi Infantem Joannis Parkquin 31 of Novem 1773. Sponsores Tubby Williams , Mary Adams . G.K. The 6. of June 1773. baptizavi Jane Williams. G. K. Anna Hook nata ye 8th Januy fit Xtiana 14th ejusdem Mensis 1781. J. Beeston S. Gulielmus Hook natus 9th of March , 16 ejusdem Mensis fit Christianus 1783. J. Beeston S. Thos Knight mortuus est quinto Maii 1787. Item Henricus Brookshaw mortuus est Sexto Maii 1787.
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Daniel Hook mersus est in fluvio Y * . 2 Aprilis 1787. Sara James mortua est 12 Aprilis 13 sepulta Highmeadow
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Elizbtha Aston mortua est Coleford Augst ye 3d 1788. R.I.P. George Knight came to Courtfield ye 26 of March Anno Domini 1785. Baptizavi Aaron Jane ye 4. of April 1785. Patrini WmAdams
& Eliza Hook. Item Thos Hook 24 April 1785. Patrini JacobusJane, Sarah Adams. Item Mary Prichard 29 of May 1785. Patrini Joannes Merry , Sarah Adams . Item James Merry, Patrini Wm Adams, Eliza Hook. Sept ye 18. 1785. Baptisavi Isaac Richards Octor ye 10. 1785. Patrini G. Knight , Rosa Cutter . (died) . Baptisavi Mariam Adams January ye 15. 1786. Patrini Edvardus Guillim, Maria Adams , cujus Locum supplevit Anna Price. Knight , George, S.J. , third son of Henry Knight , of Cannington, Esq. , by his wife Elizabeth Blake, was born January 12, 1733 ; began his noviceship in 1754 ; for some time was employed in the Cornish Mission. He died suddenly at Courtfield on May 25, 1790 " (Dr. Oliver's Collections, p. 341.) He is buried
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in Monmouth church or churchyard. Wye. In the parish of Newland, Gloucestershire.