Richard Stuttard

Richard Stuttard was a weaver at the time of his first marriage. He is known to have lived at Barley (1767) in the parish of Newchurch-in-Pendle, and his wife’s home of Watermeetings (1768), and the Pasture (1771), in the parish of Colne. His burial, with his wife, at the Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel suggests that he shared his parents’ and siblings’ religious commitment to the Inghamites.

Events

Date of Baptism: 22 July 1742.

Place of Baptism: Newchurch-in-Pendle, Lancashire (St. Mary).

The baptism is recorded in the parish register.

Date of Burial: 16 June 1780 or 25 August 1780.

Place of Burial: Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel, Fence in Pendle, Lancashire.

Richard and his father, also named Richard, were buried within a couple of months of each other. It is not known which burial was for which person. The burials can be identified as of this family with some confidence, as the senior Richard Stuttard and his children were Inghamites.

Relationships

Father: Richard Stuttard (died 1780).

The name of Richard’s father is given in his baptism record. (See the Commentary section.)

Mother: Elizabeth Driver (died 1776).

The name of Richard’s mother is given in her marriage record. (See the Commentary section.)

Spouse: Alice Hargreaves (died 1775). Married 1 August 1767 in Newchurch-in-Pendle (St. Mary).

The marriage is recorded in the parish registers.

Spouse: Nancy, the widow of someone named Dixon. Married 1 August 1776 in Newchurch-in-Pendle (St. Mary).

The marriage is recorded in the parish register.

Children (by Alice Hargreaves):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

James Stuttard (baptized 5 June 1768 in Colne - buried 24 June 1796 in Blackburn) married Isabel Spencer 22 July 1790 in Whalley, Lancashire (St Mary and All Saints).

Betty Stuttard (baptized 7 April 1771 in Colne).

Evidence

Baptism from the parish registers of St Mary, Newchurch in Pendle:

1742

Richard the Son of Richard Stuttard Baptized July the 22^d

Marriage from the parish registers of St Mary, Newchurch in Pendle:

Banns of Marriage between Rich.^d.Stuttard of Barley (Weaver) & Alice Hargreaves of Watermeetings in the Chapelry of Colne (spinster) were pub.^d Ap.^l 19.^th 26.^th & May 3.^d

Richard Stuttard of the Chapelry of New Church Weaver and Alice Hargreaves of the Chapelry of Colne were Married in this Chapel by Banns this twelfth Day of May in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and sixty seven by me W: Burton Curate

This Marriage was solemnized between Us

Richard Stuttard

Alice her + mark Hargreaves

In the Presence of

W Scott

Thomas Stuttard

Baptisms from the parish registers of St Bartholomew, Colne:

1768 June

5^th. James Son of Richard & Allice Stuttard of Watermeetings.

1771 April

7^th Betty Daugr of Richard & Alice Stuttard of the Pasture.

Marriage from the parish registers of St Mary, Newchurch in Pendle:

Banns of Marriage between Richard Stuttard of the Chapelry of New Church in Pendle (widower) and Nancy Dixon of the same Chapelry (widow) were Married in this Chapel by License. W^m Hewertson Surrogate. this first Day of August in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and seventy six by me W: Burton Curate

This Marriage was solemnized between Us

Richard Stuttard

Nancy Dickson

In the Presence of

William Varley

Jn^o Stuttard

from the Lancashire Archives catalogue:

Recognizance

8 April 1777

Recognizance for John Moore and Richard Stuttard, both of Barley Booth, yeoman, to answer a Bill of Indictment for not repairing the King's Highway in Barley Booth

Sureties: Thomas Oddie of Barley Booth and Richard Stuttart

Burials the Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel, taken from Lancashire Online Parish Clerks:

Burial: 16 Jun 1780 Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel, Fence in Pendle, Lancashire, England

Richd. Stuttard -

Source: Original Register

Burial: 25 Aug 1780 Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel, Fence in Pendle, Lancashire, England

Richd. Stuttard -

Source: Original Register

Commentary

It is possible to identify Richard’s parents as Richard Stuttard and Elizabeth Driver for these reasons:

(1) Richard was married in the home parish, Newchurch-in-Pendle, of Richard Stuttard and Elizabeth Driver. There were two other Richard Stuttards baptized in nearby parishes in the time period, but both of those Richards died young.

(2) Richard’s wife Alice was buried in the Wheatley Lane Inghamite Cemetery in 1775. The early Stuttard burials in that cemetery were all members of Richard Stuttard (senior) and Elizabeth Driver’s family --Richard Stuttard (senior), Elizabeth Driver, and at least seven of their eight children were buried there, in addition to some of Richard (senior)’s grandchildren, daughters-in-law, and a probable sister-in-law (the most distant Inghamite relation before 1800). The Inghamites were an early branch of Methodism.

(3) Two Richard Stuttards were married at Newchurch-in-Pendle in the time period, but point (2) enables us to identify the parents of the one who married Alice Hargreaves.

References

Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers. Preston, England: Lancashire Archives. [Digital images at Ancestry.com accessed 19 January 2016.]

Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. URL: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ (accessed 27 March 2014).