1811.] 
[ 515] 
PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES, » 
WITH att tae MARRIAGES arp DEATHS; 
te 8 geographically, or in 2 the Order of the Counties, from North to Soreth, 
4 ee 
*.* Sa ay Pa for this Department of the Monthly Magazine, ein aN (hn 
* thenticated, and sent free of Postage, are always thankfully received. 
Those are 
mare particularly acceptable which describe the Progress of Local Improvementswf 
any Kind, or which contain Biographical Anecdotes or Fucts relative to eminent 
or remarkable. Characters recentl ly deceased. 
— =e Rre 
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 
IN pursuance of an act of parliament Jately 
obtained, the town of Sunderland has un- 
dergone, and continues to receive various im- 
provements, It, together with Bishopwear. 
mouth, is already lighted with lamps; com- 
mon sewers are made, and a great number of 
ebstructions removed, so that the High-street 
is rapidly becoming one of the handsomest in 
the North of England, 
Married.) At Haughton, near Darlington, 
the Rev. Mr. Arrowsmith, to Miss Robson, 
of Burdon. 
At Newcastle, Mr. R. P. Anderson, son of 
Mr. A. printer, to Miss Jane Clark, of Lon- 
don, 
At Hexham, Lieutenant Davison, of the 
85th regiment of foot, to Miss Mary Gibson. 
At Sunderland, Mr. William -Alexander, 
to Miss Guest, of Bishopwearmouth, 
At North Shieids, Mr. Joba Cook, to Miss 
Isabella Spoir. 
At Ryton, Mr. James Taylor, of the Folly, 
Durham, to Miss. Margaret Benson, of Craw- 
‘crock. 
At Stranton, J. T. Mowbray, esq. of Harte 
waren, to Miss Sarah Goalbraith, of Seaton. 
Died.| At Whickham, Mrs, Ann Taylor. 
~ AtSunderland, Mr. Thomas Paterson, 20. 
w—Mrs. Metcalf, wife of Mr. Richard M.— 
Mrs. Margaret Rowe, 53.—Mrs. Hardy, wife 
of Mr. Willtam H. a5. — Mr. Matthew Frank. 
land Mrs. Waters, 66. 
At Hylton Ferry; Mrs. Mary Hall, widow . 
ef Mr. Anthony H. 82. 
At Bishopwearmouth, Mrs, Davison ,widow, 
67.-»Mrs. Mary Hodgson, wife of Mr. Wil- 
liam H. surgeon, 45. 
At Shieldfield, Richard Burdon, esq. father 
of the mayor of Rese castle. 
At Mitford, near Morpeth, Mr. 
“Wardall, 78. 
At Bedlington, Mrs. Catcheside,, 7%. 
At Ryhope, Mr. Michael Willey, 99. 
At Haverton Hill, near Stockton, Mrs. 
Bamlett. , 
At Bambro’, Mrs. Foster, widow of George 
“E, esq. of Berwick 65. 
At Darlington, Captain Joshua Burton, 
R.N, 24. 
At Sedgefield, Mrs. Elizabeth Shaw, wife 
ef Mr. James S. 81. 
At Morpeth, Mrs. Elizabeth Clough, 90. 
At Alnwick, Mr. Ralph Story, 8a. 
John 
_ Mr. Robert C. 
At Witton Gilbert, Mrs. Isabella Scorer. 
At Durham, Mrs. Elizabeth Waugh, relict 
of Robert W. esq. 74.—Mrs. Margaret Adame 
son, 84,—In the House of Correction, where 
he had been confined upwards of seven yeares 
under sentence of transportation for life, ‘anes 
Allen, acharacter well known, particularly in 
Northumberland, where he was distinguished — 
by the name of Jemmy the Duke’s Piper. He 
was capitally convicted of horse stealing at the 
assizes held at Durham, in 1803, and received 
sentence of death, but was afterwards pardoned 
on condition of transportation for life: on ace 
count, however, of his age and infirmities, — 
this sentence was not carried into execution. 
He had very nearly completed his 89th year. 
At Berwick, Mrs. Wilkie.—Mrs. Marga- 
ret Ancrum.—The Rev. J. W. Askew, fellow 
of University College, Oxford.—Mr. John . 
Cuminins, 74.——Mrs. Awa Tindale, 56. om Mr, 
Robert Totherick, 53. 
. At Roseden, near Wooler, Thomas, son -of 
Mr. Thomas Chrisp, 22. 
At Harraten Staiths, Miss Mary Golightly, 
36, 
At Marwood Grange, near Barnard. Castle, 
Mr. Robert Atkinson, 71. 
At North Shields, Mrs. Cannoway, relict 
of Mr. Thomas C. jun.—-Mrs. Mary Wake- 
field, sister of the late George W. esq.—N. 
Bird, esq. one of the-oldest master-mariners of 
this port. He was at the taking of Quebec, 
in.1759, and was one of those who supported 
the immortal Wolfe, when he fell. 
At South Shields, Mrs. Chambers, wife of 
39.—-Mrs jane Beath.- 
At Newcastle, Mr. Thomas Ismay, jun.e 
Mrs, Hannah Clarke, wife of Captain Tiiamas 
C. of the Forfarshire militia, 55.—Mr. Wil- 
liam Fielding, 82.—Lhomasin Robinsony 1116 
She resided in Newcastle ever since her birth; 
and when upwards of 100 had the misfortune 
to break. her thigh, of which accident, howe 
ever, she perfectly recovered.—Myr. Joseph 
. Walton, 20.—Mr. Joseph Reed, 53.—Mrsg. 
Barbara Hunter. —Mrs., Bieeeen Thompson, 
66.—Mrs. Jane Stewart, wife of Mr. Wiiliam 
S.56.—Willlam Hawks, esq. whose life was 
strongly marked by habits of industry and in- 
tegrity.. Lhe cheerfulness of his disposition 
will be remembered with pleasure by the wide 
circle of his acquaintance ; and the character 
of a-kind parent and good master, will remain 
deeply engtaven on the minds of his fa mily, 
and 
