DESCENDANTS OF JOHN CHRISTIAN WOHLMANN
AND RELATED FAMILIES – DE CROISETTES, DANIEL, ANDREWS, MARRIOTT, CLARKE
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A search of the Mansfield baptism register does not yield Isaac Taylor. Isaac's marriage entry
for St Mary's Parish church in Nottingham is rather faded, the last on the page in the parish
register. It falls under the heading for the batch October 1736, and reads: 25 Isaac Taylor
of Mansfield & Mary Orrige of Sutton in Ashfield both of this Parish. By Licence. Mr Ed. Berdmore.
From the Nottinghamshire Marriage Licenses Vol II, 1701-1853 the following entry: Isaac, age
20, bachelor, a butcher from Mansfield. Mary, age 21, a spinster from Sutton in Ashfield,
at St. Mary's. This only means to say that Isaac was in Mansfield, not that he was born there.
He could have been from anywhere, including London. This family plainly moved back and forth
between this area and London. Checking in "Abstracts of Nottinghamshire Marriage Licences", edited by Blagg & Wadsworth, British Records Society, Volume 2 - the Archdeaconry Court. Under the Nottinghamshire Marriage Licences section is the following: 25 Oct 1736. Isaac Taylor of Mansfield, butcher, 20, bachelor and Mary Ordige of Sutton-in-Ashfield, 21, spinster - St. Mary's [Nottingham]. The Archdeaconry record of the Marriage Bond and issue of the licence, itself on a 'One Penny Sheet' with attachment, sets out the arrangements. Isaac was accompanied by his Bondsman John Brentnall. The bulk of the text on page one is in print with spaces for filling in the details. Marrying by licence was plainly only for the rich. The document reference in the University of Nottingham Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections is: AN/MB/132/75/1 & 2. It reads thus: Know that all Men by these Presents, That we Isaac Taylor of Mansfield in the County of Nottingham Butcher and John Brentnall of the Town & County of the Town of Nottingham Glassfounder are held and firmly bound unto the Worshipful Robert Marsden Arch Deacon of Nottingham in the sum of Two hundred pounds of good and lawful Money of Great-Britain; To be paid unto the said Robert Marsden or to his certain Attony, h Executors, Administrators, or Assigns: To which Payment, well and truly to be made, We oblige ourselves; and oath of us by himself severally for the whole our and oath of our Heirs, Executors, and Dated the Twenty Ffiffth Day of October in the Tenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the Grace of God of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith, and so forth: And in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and thirty six. The Copndition of the above-written Obligation is such, That if there shall not hereafter appear any lawful Let or Impediment, by reason of any Pre-Contract, Consanguinity, Affinity, or any other just Casue whatsoever; but that the above bound Isaac Taylor a Batchellor aged above twenty years and Mary Ordiddge of the parish of Sutton in Ashfield in the ArchDeaconry of Nottingham Spinster aged above twenty one years may lawfully marry together; And that there is not any Suit depending before anyu Judge Ecclesiastical or Civil, for, or concerning any such Pre-Contract: And that the Consent of the Parents, or others the Governors of the said Parties, be thereunder first had and obtained, and that they cause their said Marriage to be openly solemnized in the Face of the Parish Church of Saint Mary in Nottingham between the Hours of Eight and Twelve of the Clock in the Forenoon: and do and shall have harmless and keep indemnified the above named Arch Deacon his Surrogates and all others of his Officers, and Successors in Office, for, and concerning the Premises: Then the said Obligation to be Void, or else to be and remain in full Force and Virtue. Sealed and Delivered (being first duly stamped) in the Presence of Tho: Bennett/ Isaac Taylor/ J. Brentnall. The second sheet is entirely handwritten. There is a stamp in the top left-hand corner, surmounted by a crown, stating 'Eight Pence Quire'. It states: The twenty-fifth Day of the Month of October in the Year of our Lord God One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Six which day appeared personally Isaac Taylor of the Parish of Mansfield in the County of Nottingham aged above twenty years and a Batchelor and alledged that he intended to marry with Mary Ordige of the Parish of Sutton in Ashfield in the County of Nottingham aged above [indistinct and struck through, 2 words] twenty one years and a spinster not knowing or believing any Impediment by Reason of any precontract consanguinity Affinity want of Consent of Parents or any other lawfull means whatsoever to find on the said intended marriage of the Truth of which be made Oath and prayed ????ned for them to be married in the Parish Church of St Mary in Nottingham. Isaac Taylor (or) Sworn before me Edwd. Berdmore. The following were found on http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/data/graves1801.htm#T Mary wife of Isaac TAYLOR died 1749 aged 38. Isaac TAYLOR died 1784 aged 69. (Tomb in churchyard) Sam. son of Isaac TAYLOR died 1774 aged 18 (Head stone) Eliz. wife of H. TAYLOR died 1787 aged 31 (Flat stone) Jos. TAYLOR died 1784 aged 31. (Head stone) John TAYLOR died 1791 aged 29. (Head stone) Isaac's first wife presented him with a large family. She died, as did one of their children, and he remarried Sarah and had at least two more children, one of whom was recognised in the will of his oldest son Henry. Isaac's death is taken from a tomb in the churchyard according to W Harrod's "A History of Mansfield and its environs" (1801). This was found on the Internet. Following a tip from within the family, the Teversal records were checked: Taylor Baptisms at Teversal Parish Church - search period 1712 to 1718. Although some of this register had been neatly transcribed it was hard to sort out year from year. As far as I could tell there were no Taylors listed. Although it has been said Taylors had been there for a long time it's possible that there were no christenings in this six-year window. The 1754 poll book gives John Taylor, a butcher of Goose Gate, Nottingham, as entitled to vote. Perhaps this was this was the same family. List of Graves cleared from St Peters churchyard, Mansfield, Notts: The Mansfield Corporation Act (1901) empowered the local council to acquire a portion of the churchyard attached to the parish church of St Peter, in order to widen Church Lane. The Mansfield Chronicle, dated Friday June 9th 1905, listed 136 graves where the bodies were to be exhumed and reinterred at an unspecified consecrated site along with any surviving monument or gravestone. The Act also stated that if any person who was an heir, executor, administrator or relative of the deceased could, under certain conditions, have the deceased reinterred in consecrated ground of their choosing. The sum of ten pounds was to be paid by the Corporation to help alleviate expenses. It appears that the gravestones were used to identify the bodies, as there were many graves recorded as "All lettering completely gone on this stone" or "Headstone broken off below inscription". In those cases we must assume that the bodies were reinterred anonymously. The names of those which were identified are indexed below. Note: Following correspondence with Mansfield Crematorium, which keeps the records for the Cemetery, it appears that they have no records of any bodies being re-interred in the Cemetery in 1905. The final resting place for these remains is currently being investigated. (22/7/1999). The history of the parish church can be found on: http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/genuki/mansfield.htm#history Parish Records: the register of St Peter's dates from 1559. The oldest of the registers (covering 1559-1653) was lost for quite a long time, but was eventually found by the Vicar, T. L. Cursham, in 1813. "The History of Mansfield" by W. Horner Groves states: '... the ornamental flourishes, together with the curious contractions, render it in some places most difficult to decipher. In other places, the writing is almost illegible by the action of a damp atmosphere; and again, in others the handwriting is very bad.' The marriage registers covering 1559-1812 and 1813-1837 have been transcribed by Phillimores and is available from Nottinghamshire FHS. Origins and History: There was probably a settlement of people at this site from very early times. The rock houses - dwellings carved out of the sandstone - and Druidic remains found locally support this, while Roman coins have also been found in the area, no doubt connected to the remains of a Roman Villa near to Mansfield Woodhouse. The name 'Mansfield' has been attributed with different origins. One source quotes the fact that it is found on the river Maun - therefore Mauns-field. However, the entry found in the Domesday Book is spelled 'Mamesfield', and the prefix 'mamm' is Celtic for 'hill', so others consider it to mean 'a hill by a field'. Mansfield was certainly an important place in Saxon times, as it was the personal property of the King of England, and remained so until it was sold to the Cavendish family in 1602. It was known as "The King's great Manor in the Forest of Sherwood", and was supplied by a number of surrounding small settlements, including Sutton-in-Ashfield. In 1227, King Henry III issued a Charter "to the Men of Maunesfeild, that they and their heirs should have a Market to be held on Mondays", and in 1377, King Richard II granted a Fair to the Men of Mansfield "to last four days; the two days preceding the Feast of the Blessed Peter and Paul, and the day and the morrow of the same Feast". The Feast of St Peter and St Paul was celebrated on June 29th. The title of Viscount Mansfield became extinct in 1691, on the death of the 4th and last Duke of Newcastle, of the Cavendish Family. Stone cut from Quarries at Mansfield was used to build the Chapter at Southwell Minster in 1337, and for improvements to Nottingham Castle twenty years later. Prior to the middle of the 18th Century Mansfield was an isolated town, being surrounded by Sherwood Forest which was still populated with footpads and outlaws. In 1700, almost the entire route between Mansfield and Nottingham ran through woodland. However, from the mid 18th century improved roads meant that industries prospered and in the 1780's the Industrial Revolution came to Mansfield. Church History The Parish Church, originally dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul but now commonly known as St Peters Church, was built over 800 years ago. In 1304 it was partly burnt down, but soon rebuilt, and now comprises a nave with clerestory, north and south aisles and north and south porches. The tower is topped by a small spire. During the 19th century, Mansfield's population grew considerably, and another church was required. St. John's Church was built in the Early Decorated Style in 1855-6, at a cost of £8,000, and comprises a nave, chancel and two side aisles, plus a tower and spire. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Lincoln on 29 July 1856. |