112 Notes from the Register Books of the Parish of Preshute 



which was used as a burying-place for Quakers, of whom there 

 were a number in Marlborough. The following entries appear in 

 the registers relating to such burials : — 



Volume II., inside the front cover : — 



" One Phresse [name doubtful] a Quaker was buried at the burying Place in 

 the parish November ye 7th in 1704" 



" Pain a child of Thomas Crabb ye younger was buryed Dec. 25th." 



" Bartholomew Wodruff was buried January 27th." 



"Ann Munday Wid. was buried Ap. 1st." 



Volume III., page 56<? : — 



" Bengamin a child of Daniell Smith of Marlboro' was buried at ye burieng 

 place November 8th 1698." 



"Mary a child of Thomas Crab ye younger was buried at ye place aforesd 

 November 30 1698." 



"Bridgatt Hitchcock was buried at ye burieng place Aprill ye 14th in 1706." 

 Volume III., page 99 : — 



" Sarah ye wife of Tho. Crabb ye Elder was buried in the place appoynted for 

 ye Quakers November 12 in 1700." 



Some entries may also be found in Volume V. 



Among the Christian names to be found in the registers may 

 be noted the following : — 



Male. 



Alexander has a number of variants : —Sander (1609), Ellisander 

 (1626), Elizander (1627), Elizazander (1627), EUysander (1628), 

 Ellizander (1630), Elixsander (1686), Ellixander (1686); one can 

 hear the old clerk saying the name to himself as he writes it ! 

 Alfonces(1616). Aldam(1648). Alington (1661). Amour (1701). 

 Allbynus (1691). Aza (1618). Benioni (1666); the child of a 

 travelling woman, as mentioned above. Bryan (1667). Clement 

 (1614). Callib (1696). Essixs (1686). Lemuell (1619). Mighell 

 (1636); also used as a female name. Maximillian (1705). Oliver 

 (1662) ; note the use of this name so soon after the Eestoration. 

 Perrigrine (1681). Piers (1660). Swithin (1623). Sylvester 

 (1624). Shiny (1642) ; this may be a doubtful reading. 



