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Help deciphering a Bishop's Transcript please
« on: Saturday 29 July 23 10:52 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I am interested in the third record in this image (bottom of the left page) - the marriage between William Taylor and Ann Meek. I have understood as follows:

William Taylor of This Parish
and Ann Meek of This Parish
were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of
??? this Seventeenth Day of
May in the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty three
By me John? Parker?, Min.
This marriage was solemnized between us
{ William Taylor
{ Ann Meek
In the Presence of
{ Henry Cockburn[?]
{ ???
No. 471

Any help understanding the ???s or validating the ?s would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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« Reply #1 on: Saturday 29 July 23 11:05 BST (UK) »
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Re: Help deciphering a Bishop's Transcript please
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 29 July 23 11:11 BST (UK) »
The "with consent of" has been left blank, presumably because the couple were both over 21 and did not need consent of parents or guardians to marry. The vicar is John Parker Minr. (Minister). The witnesses are Henry Cockburn and Wm P Dixon
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« Reply #3 on: Saturday 29 July 23 11:12 BST (UK) »
Thank you emeltom.


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Re: Help deciphering a Bishop's Transcript please
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 29 July 23 11:17 BST (UK) »
emeltom beat me to it. Just what I had typed:

"With the consent of" is blank (both over 21), Other witness William DIXON.

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Re: Help deciphering a Bishop's Transcript please
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 29 July 23 11:31 BST (UK) »
I think the minister's surname is Parkin, not Parker. (Compare the last letter with those in Taylor and Cockburn/Dixon, and there appears to be a dot over the previous letter.)

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Re: Help deciphering a Bishop's Transcript please
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 29 July 23 12:42 BST (UK) »
Having looked again I agree with Arthurk. It does look more like Parkin and a John Parkin was a church minister at St John's Newcastle in the 1820s.
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Re: Help deciphering a Bishop's Transcript please
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 29 July 23 14:17 BST (UK) »
By way of conformation of all the answers given above here's the FreeReg transcription for the marriage (also taken from the BT):
County    Northumberland
Place     Newcastle upon Tyne
Church name     St John the Baptist
Register type     Bishop's Transcript
Marriage date    17 May 1823
Groom forename    William
Groom surname    TAYLOR
Bride forename    Ann
Bride surname    MEEK
Witness1    Henry COCKBURN
Witness2    Wm. DIXON
Transcribed by    Barbara Grenville

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Re: Help deciphering a Bishop's Transcript please
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 29 July 23 16:33 BST (UK) »
It looks as though you'd be able to get a transcript of the parish register entry from Durham Records Online - pay per view, or cheaper with a batch of credits.