Register of the Roman Catholic Church at Sion Lodge, Spetisbury, Dorset from the Archives of the Archbishop of Westminster (published with the permission of the Archbishop) Christenings 1837-1866 Marriages 1844-1849 Burials 1840-1853

Compiled, typed and indexed from a photostat copy of the original register of Westminster Diocese Archives, by E.J.Erith, August 1993. This register, which is somewhat disordered, has the following introduction – “A Register of Births, Baptisms & Marriages at Spetisbury, the Revd Joseph Lee being one of the resident priests, this book being for my use, will contain what the above events have fallen to my share, since the New Laws of the Land, respecting the said matters have taken place. Joseph Lee Chaplain at Spetisbury Aug 30^th 1837”

Spetisbury, Dorset - Roman Catholic Christenings

Aug 27 1837 STEVENS Elizabeth d of Richard & Elizabeth (ADAMS) sp Joseph & Mary LEE born June 4 1837

Feb 10 1840 SIMES Edwin Benedict s of Michael & Mary Anna (HALLETT) sp Robert SIMES Mary Anne DAVIES born Feb 9 1840

by Louisa RAINSLEY

Mar 30 1840 LOADER Joseph s of James & Elizabeth sp Robert SIMES Mary LEE born Mar 25 1840

Apr 29 1840 GOOBY John s of George & Elizabeth (BRIGHT) sp Henry LAMPERT Elizabeth STEVENS born Apr 29 1840

Jun 18 1840 SIMES Sarah Mary d of Robert & Catherine (ALLEN) sp John LOADER Mary LEE born Jun 17 1840

Apr 11 1841 BANNON James s of Bernard & Anne (NORMAN) sp Francis LEE Elizabeth FRAMPTON born Mar 9 1841

May 30 1841 KERRIDGE Hiram John s of George & Maud (GOOBY) sp George & Elizabeth GOOBY born May 1 1841

Dec 28 1841 PARMITER Anne Mary (pensioner in the school, convert)

Dec 28 1841 WALLIS Ruth (pensioner in the school, convert)

Jan 30 1842 KNIGHT Jane Frances d of Benjamin & Caroline (LOADER) sp Joseph LAMPERT born Jan 29 1842

Feb 27 1842 FIGG Robert (convert)

Jul 20 1842 SIMES Louisa Mary d of Michael & Mary Anne (TALBOT) sp Francis & Mary Ann LEE born Jul 20 1842

Oct 12 1842 LOADER Tereza d of Lemuel Groves & Elizabeth sp Henry & Elizabeth LOADER born Oct 12 1842

Feb 15 1843 LOADER Mary d of John & Elizabeth (ARKELL) sp Henry LAMPERD Elizabeth LOADER born Dec 23 1842

Apr 16 1843 BANNON John s of Barnard & Anne (NORMAN) sp Robert NISBETT Elizabeth LOADER born Feb 26 1843

Feb 11 1844 KERRIDGE Mary Maud d of George & Maud (GOOBEY) sp Elizabeth Gorbetsey GOOBEY born Jan 8 1844

Mar 25 1844 O’NEALE Owen s of James & Elizabeth (SLADE) sp James & Elizabeth BLAKE born Mar 25 1844

May 16 1844 COLES als Mary (convert)

FITZPATRICK

May 19 1844 BYRNES Catherine d of Thomas & Charlotte (CLEVELLE) sp Daniel FITZPATRICK Catherine FIGG born Jan 7 1844

Sep 31 1844 LOADER Elizabeth (convert)

Oct 13 1844 SPAIN Michael s of Cornelius & Elizabeth (STREET) sp Richard & Catherine FIGG born Sep 27 1844

Jan 1 1845 LOADER Elizabeth d of John & Elizabeth (ARKELL) sp Susanna LOADER born Dec 17 1844

Apr 6 1845 SPAIN Mrs Elizabeth (convert)

Jul 24 1845 SIMES Philomena Harriett d of Michael & Mary Anne (HALLETT) sp Robert SIMES Louisa RAINSLY born Jul 23 1845

Dec 28 1845 GOOBY Charle s of George & Elizabeth (BRIGHT) sp Henry GOOBY Elizabeth LOADER born Dec 28 1845

Mar 1 1846 FORSYTH Richard s of James & Mary (CRAWLEY) sp Richard & Catherine FIGG born Mar 1 1846

Mar 29 1846 McLOUGHLIN Francis s of John & Charlotte (BUTT) sp Robert NISBETT Elizabeth BLAKE born Dec 17 1845

at Blandford

May 8 1846 O’NEALE Helen d of James & Elizabeth (SLADE) sp Cornelius & Elizabeth SPAIN born May 8 1846

Jul 14 1846 FLIPP George aged 4 (in danger of death)

Sep 11 1846 KNIGHT William s of Benjamin aged 4 (in danger of death)

Sep 20 1846 SPAIN Rosalie d of Cornelius & Elizabeth (STREET) sp James & Mary Ann FORSYTH born Sep 5 1846

Dec 11 1846 BISHOP Betsey Helier d of William & Mary (HARPER) sp Michael & Mary Anne SIMES born Nov 26 1846

Dec 23 1846 FOLEY Mary Anne d of John & Mary Anne (McALISTER) sp James & Mary Anne FORSYTH born Dec 20 1846

at Blandford

Dec 24 1847 BANNON Catherine d of Bernard & Anna (NORMAN) sp Joseph GALY Mary LEE born Dec 23 1847

Apr 22 1848 BISHOP William John s of William & Mary (BISHOP) (sic) sp not named (privately) born Apr 22 1848

May 14 1848 FORSYTH Catherine d of James & Mary Anne (CRAWLEY) sp Richard & Catherine FIGG born Apr 26 1848

Jul 27 1848 O’NEALE Thomas s of James & Elizabeth (SLADE) sp not named (privately) born Jun 23 1848

Aug 14 1848 SIMES Edwin Laurence s of Michael & Mary Anne (HALLETT) sp Joseph GALEY Henrietta WEBB born Aug 13 1848

by Louisa RAINEY

Jan 4 1849 READ Mrs. Elizabeth schoolmistress (convert)

Jan 6 1849 COWARD William aged 50 of Blandford (convert)

Jan 28 1849 COFFY (blank) s of Thomas & Jane (CANTY) sp Richard & James FORSYTH born Sep 23 1848

at Salisbury

Apr 14 1849 FRIPP Mary Anne & Prudence Mary dd of James & Jane (converts)

May 22 1849 FRIPP Jane wife of James (convert)

Jun 24 1849 FRIPP Emily Jane d of James & Jane (DAWSON) sp Mary LEE born Jun 24 1849

Dec 19 1849 LOADER Charles Thomas s of John & Elizabeth (ARKELL) sp Thomas FRIPP Jane LOADER born Dec 19 1849

Apr 1 1850 CROWLEY Patrick s of Timothy & Mary sp Thomas FRIPP Elizabeth STEPHENS born Mar 14 1850

Apr 21 1850 PHARISICK Jane d of Bartholomew & Catherine (DONOVAN) sp Thomas FRIPP Elizabeth STEPHENS born Apr 21 1850

May 12 1850 FORSYTH Mary Anne d of James & Mary Anne (FIGG) sp Richard & Catherine FIGG born Apr 25 1850

May 19 1850 LOADER Susanna d of John & Elizabeth (ARKEL) sp Bernard BANNON Mary LEE born Oct 17 1847

May 19 1850 BANNON Sarah d of Bernard & Anne (NORMAN) sp Thomas FRIPP Henrietta KNIGHT born Feb 13 1850

Jun 30 1851 NEALE Joseph s of John & Mary (FEENEY) sp Thomas FRIPP Bridget NEALE born Jun 29 1851

Sep 24 1851 LAMPERD Henry s of Joseph & Mary Anne (DIER) sp Henry LAMPERD Mary Anne SIMMS born Sep 23 1851

Nov 23 1851 NEALE Thomas s of Thomas & Bridget (FEENEY) sp John & Mary NEALE born Nov 22 1851

Dec 7 1851 LOADER Francis John s of John & Elizabeth (ARKELL) sp Thomas NEALE Elizabeth LOADER born Dec 4 1851

Dec 25 1851 LAMPERD Mary Anne sp not named

Dec 25 1851 COLLINS Mary d of John & Elenor (DONOVAN) sp Morris NEALE Catherine FITZGERALD born Dec 15 1851

Jan 25 1852 FORSYTH Elizabeth d of James & Marian (FRAWLEY) sp Richard & Catherine FIGG born Dec 24 1851

Mar 6 1852 MANAHAN William s of John & Catherine sp Patrick & Catherine MANAHAN born Feb 19 1852

Mar 30 1852 GREATER Michael John Arundel s of Robert & Sarah (BOWDEN) sp Henry Baron ARUNDELL of Wardour born Mar 2 1852

Elizabeth BOWDEN

Nov 10 1852 HOOPER Albert Francis s of Henry George & Eliza (HUNT) sp Thomas FRIPP Elizabeth LOADER born Nov 9 1852

Dec 21 1852 DAYMAN Ellenor Mary sp not named

Dec 25 1852 HOOPER Henry, Eliza, Mary Anne & Henry jun

Dec 25 1852 COX Thomas

Dec 25 1852 LOADER Georgina

Jan 30 1853 MORPHY Jerome s of Timothy & Mary (MORPHY) sp Patrick MENLY Mary MAHONY born Jan 14 1853

Mar 8 1853 HOMER Mary Perpetua d of George & Caroline sp (blank) HOMER born Mar 6 1853

Mar 26 1853 FRIPP William (convert)

Jun 29 1853 SAVEN Susannah wife of Peter (convert)

Sep 29 1853 LOADER George (convert)

Oct 4 1853 LOADER Mary Angela d of John & Elizabeth sp Elizabeth LOADER born Oct 2 1853

Oct 17 1853 GEATA Henry George Ambrose s of Robert & Sarah (BOWDEN) sp (blank) born Sep ? 1853

Feb 1 1854 PATY Edwin Charles s of Edwin & Jane (LOADER) sp Elizabeth LOADER born Jan 31 1854

Mar 12 1854 NEAL Mary d of Thomas & Bridget (PHINN) sp Patrick MANLEY Ellen McCARTY born Mar 10 1854

Apr 9 1854 LEE Susan Mary (convert)

Apr 16 1854 BANNON Bernard s of Bernard & Anne (NORMAN) sp Mary Anne FRIPP born May 1 1854

Apr 16 1854 LOADER Frances Elizabeth (convert)

Apr 23 1854 NAGEL Catherine d of Morris & Catherine (FITZGERALD) sp James KEEFE Bridget NIEL born Apr 22 1854

Apr 6 1855 HOLLOWAY Mary (convert)

Apr 15 1855 HOOPER William s of Henry & Elizabeth (HUNT) sp Thomas FRIPP Mary HOLLOWAY born Apr 14 1855

Sep 16 1855 LOADER Joseph William s of William & Elizabeth (ARKEL) sp Michael SIMS Elizabeth LOADER born Sep 12 1855

Nov 11 1855 O’KEEFE Katherine d of James & Ellen (O’DRISCOL) sp jeremiah O’BRYAN Jane MAHONY born Nov 10 1855

Nov 28 1856 CHRYSTOPHER Mary Ann Louisa (convert)

Nov 28 1856 CHRYSTOPHER William Edwain (convert)

Dec 3 1856 HOLLOWAY Anna Louisa (convert)

Dec 3 1856 PEATY Amelia Ann (convert)

Dec 3 1856 CHRYSTOPHER James

Dec 3 1856 CHRYSTOPHER Elizabeth Lucy (convert)

Dec 3 1856 HOLLOWAY Mary (convert)

Dec 3 1856 HIND Mary Ann (convert)

Dec 17 1856 HOOK Alfred John Joseph (convert)

Jan 8 1857 NEAGLE Catherine

Nov 11 1866 AIMS Mary Ann Magdalen sp Mary Anne FRIPP

Spetisbury, Dorset – Roman Catholic Marriages

May 19 1844 Daniel FITZPATRICK (wid) Mary COLES (spinster) Wit Richard FIGG Catherine FIGG

Feb 2 1845 James FORSYTH Mary Ann FRAWLEY Wit Cornelius SPAIN Terence Coyle Catherine FIGG

Apr 13 1845 Terence COYLE Mary LENAHAN Wit Cornelius SPAIN Elizabeth SPAIN

Aug 28 1849 Michael CODY Rachel SELLERS Wit Benjamin HOWARD Elizabeth BURR

Spetisbury, Dorset – Roman Catholic Burials

Jan 24 1840 LEE Rev Joseph age 75 in Nuns’ Burial Ground died Jan 20 1840

1840 NORRIS Eliza Mary age 15 taken to Cork for burial died Apr 21 1840

May 14 1840 BARROW Sister Mary Agnes age 75 died May 11 1840

Aug 7 1840 POSTEN Sister Mary Tereza age 82 died Aug 5 1840

1840 KIRLEY Susanna of Shapwick age 41 died Aug 5 1840

Sep 6 1840 GALWEY Anne age 16 d of J M GALWEY esq of Duckspool, died Aug 26 1840

Co Waterford in Nuns’Ground

1842 NORRIS Margaret age about 40 died at Blandford died Feb 8 1842

1842 GOOBY Levi John age 2 died Apr 30 1842

Oct 2 1843 PRESTON Sister Mary Angela age 63 died Sep 29 1843

1844 LOADER Elizabeth age 67 wife of John died Jan 1 1844

1844 STEVENS Stephen age 8 died Jan 26 1844

1844 LOADER Tereza age 18 mths died Mar 25 1844

1844 BATES Sister Mary Austin age 83 died Mar 27 1844

1844 GOOBEY Tereza age 7 died Sep 4 1844

1844 NANGLE Sister Mary Baptist age 47 died Nov 4 1844

1845 SIMES Edwin age 5 died Jan 30 1845

1845 HICKSON Sister Joseph age 77 died Feb 2 1845

1846 GOOBEY George age 42 of Spetisbury died May 7 1846

1846 BISHOP Betsey Hellier age 1 mth died May 27 1846

Jul 15 1846 COWBAN Sister May Joseph age 52 died Jul 13 1846

1846 NISBETT Mary age 56 wife of Robert shoemaker of Blandford died Nov 4 1846

having converted

Jun 11 1847 CORE Mary Louisa age 30 died Jun 9 1847

1848 FRAMPTON Jaily? Age 76 died in Blandford workhouse died Jan 7 1848

Jan 18 1848 HOWELL Catherine age 73 died Jan 10 1848

Feb 9 1848 BERINGTON Catherine age 59 died Feb 5 1848

1848 HIND Sally age 65 of Spetisbury died Jul 23 1848

1849 FORSYTH Catherine age 10 mths of Blandford died Mar 21 1849

Apr 5 1849 RILEY Rev Henry age 54 died Mar 21 1849

Apr 8 1853 HALLETT May age 88 died Apr 6 1853

Apr 14 1854 HAYDOCK Stanislaus died Apr 11 1854

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