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Extracted by John Collins, 2010
Bedford Moravian Church Register
Entries extracted from the Bedford Record Office Transcript of
Records of the Bedford Moravian Church 1744 - 1812

Forename Surname
Former
Religion
Occupation
Member
Status
Born
Date
Year
Received
First
Sacrament
Notes
John Herbert
C of E
husbandman
MB
Wollaston NTH
01 Nov
1713
10 Dec 1746 19 Apr 1748 Has left the Congregation to marry a worldly Woman in 1768. His whole conduct in the matter was found insincere and deceitful. Forgiven and restored in 1772. Departed. 
Alexander Wingin
C of E
husbandman
MB
Irchester NTH
06 May
1710
28 Sep 1748 13 Apr 1750 His right name is Alexander Wynsworth. Departed.
Thomas Pressland
C of E
shopkeeper
MB
Raunds NTH
24 Feb
1715
17 Jan 1750 08 Nov 1752 Left us in 1753.
John Greene
C of E
shepherd
MB
Higham Ferrers NTH
16 Apr
1680
17 Jan 1750 14 Mar 1751 Became a widower 08 Jan 1751. OS. Went happily home 06 Feb 1757 and was interred in our Burying Ground.
Thomas Surridge
C of E
day labourer
MB
Bozeat NTH
04 Jun
1749
13 Nov    
Ann Dodson
C of E
lacemaker
SS
Bozeat NTH
26 Mar
1709
06 Jan 1745 28 Jul 1748 Married John Baybrooks. Went home 20 Sep 1766 and lies in our burying ground.
Mary Sharman
C of E
 
widow
Podington BDF
04 Dec
1691
10 Dec 1746 20 Jan 1748 A very poor but very happy widow. The Crown of her Choir, in tender union with her everlasting Husband, into whose Arms she went on the 08 of Nov 1751, and was the first in the Burying Ground here, which was her Heart's Desire a good while before her Sickness.
Elizabeth Freeman
C of E
 
SS
Ringstead NTH
10 Dec
1727
28 Sep 1748 02 Aug 1749 At London. Mile End. Run away.
Elizabeth Cooper
C of E
 
MS
Wollaston NTH
Jul
1719
13 Nov 1756 01 Jan 1758 Now a widow.
Mercy Warren
C of E
widow
NS
Higham Ferrers NTH
02 Apr
1697
13 Nov 1756 10 Jun 1758 Went home at Riseley 21 Mar 1765 and was buried in the Churchyard there.
Mary Ward
 
 
Great Girl
Riseley BDF
31 Jul
1748
08 Sep 1760 28 Aug 1763 Left the Choirhouse in 1768 and went home with her mother to Riseley and there married John Robbins a farmer at Knotting. Her mother is justly suspected to have had a hand in the matter, but readmitted 11 Jul 1784.
Charlotte Sharman
 
 
Great Girl
Knotting BDF
06 Apr 
1796
13 Oct 1811   Gone to Fulneck.


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