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Otterbourne,
Hampshire
St Matthew
Old Times at Otterbourne
This was a book written by Charlotte M Yonge, second edition published in 1891
It has several references to Comleys and can be found here
The following is taken from the transcript (websites have a habit of disappearing and the source material lost!)
In 1690, a larger parchment register was provided, and every two years it appears to have been shown up to the magistrates at the Petty Sessions, and signed by two of them.
At this time there seem to have been some repairs of the church. Certainly, a great square board painted with the royal arms was then erected, for it bore the date 1698, and the initials “W. M.” for William and Mary. There it was, on a beam, above the chancel arch, and the lion and unicorn on either side, the first with a huge tongue hanging out at the corner of his mouth, looking very complacent, as though he were displaying the royal arms, the unicorn slim and dapper with a chain hanging from his neck.
Several of our old surnames appear about this time, Cox, Comley, Collins, Goodchild, Woods, Wareham. John Newcombe, Rector of Otterbourne, who afterwards became Bishop of Llandaff, signs his register carefully, but drops the Latin, as various names may be mentioned, Scientia, or Science Olden, Philadelphia Comley, and Dennis Winter, who married William Westgate. Anne and Abraham were the twin children of John and Anne Didimus, in 1741.
The first church rate book only begins in 1776, but it is curious as showing to whom the land then belonged. The spelling is also odd, and as the handwriting is beautiful, so there is no doubt that it really is an account of the Church Raiting, nor that the “rait” was “mead.” Walter Smythe, Esquire, of Brambridge, appears, also John Colson John Comley, and Charles Vine. Lincolns belonged to Mr. Kentish and Gun Plot to Thilman.
Baptisms and Marriages are
taken from the 'Family Search (Beta version)'
Christening:
Christening | Birth date | Name | Father | Mother | Source Film No.: | Indexing Project Batch No.: |
9 Mar 1752 | SALOME COMLY | James | Christian | |||
19 Oct 1757 | James Comley | James | Ann | |||
25 Feb 1759 | Mary Chilver Comley | James | Ann | |||
25 Jan 1761 | Caroline Comley | James | Ann | |||
14 Nov 1762 | Ann Comley | James | Ann | |||
16 Jul 1780 | James Comley | John | Sarah | 1596257 | I04032-8 | |
23 May 1782 | John Comley | John | Sarah | 1596257 | I04032-8 | |
2 Nov 1783 | Caroline Comley | John | Sarah | |||
12 Mar 1786 | Elizth. Comley | John Comley | Sarah | 1596257 | I04032-8 | |
23 Mar 1786 | Elizabeth Comley | Jno. Comley | Sarah | 1596257 | I04032-8 | |
23 Oct 1788 | Hester Comely | Joh. Comely | Sarah | 1596257 | I04032-8 | |
05 Jul 1792 | Thomas Comely | John Comely | Sarah | 1596257 | I04032-8 | |
12 Feb 1795 | Sarah Comley | John Comley | Sarah | 1596257 | I04032-8 | |
07 Oct 1796 | Ann Comley | John Comley | Sarah | 1596257 | I04032-8 | |
28 Mar 1784 | Ann Gill |
Marriage:
Date | Groom | Forenames | Age | Notes | His Father | Bride | Forenames | Age | Residence | Her Father | Source Film No.: | Indexing Project Batch No.: |
27 Dec 1756 | Comley | James | Chilver | Ann | ||||||||
06 Apr 1779 | Richard | Colson | Comley | Mary Chilver | ||||||||
23 Aug 1808 | Vine | Charles | Comley | Caroline | 1596257 | I04032-8 | ||||||
28 Sep 1825 | Priddle | John | Widower | Comeley | Sarah | 1596257 | I04032-8 |
Allegations for Marriage Licences in Hampshire:
Page 136
Priddle, John of North Stoneham, w, and Sarah Comely of Otterbourne, 21 at O, 27 Sep
1825
Burials:
Burial Date | Forename | Surname | Age | Spouse | Father | Mother | Source Film No.: | Indexing Project Batch No.: |
09 Dec 1741 | John | Comley | ||||||
07 Mar 1742 | Jane | Comely | ||||||
16 Jul 1756 | Christian | Comley | James | |||||
31 Oct 1757 | James | Comley | ||||||
03 Nov 1767 | Salome | Comley | James | |||||
29 Jun 1773 | Philadelphia | Comley | James | |||||
02 Mar 1791 | James | Comely | ||||||
03 Aug 1794 | Thos. | Comley | John Comley | Sarah | 1596257 | I04032-8 | ||
01 Jun 1804 | Ann | Comley | John Comley | 1596257 | I04032-8 | |||
18 Sep 1804 | Ann | Comley | Hariett Hays | 1596257 | I04032-8 | |||
09 Nov 1810 | Ann | Comley | 6344429 | I02042-0 | ||||
09 Nov 1810 | Ann | Comley | James Comley | 1596257 | I04032-8 | |||
12 Sep 1813 | John | Comely | 1596257 | I04032-8 | ||||
06 Feb 1837 | Sarah | Comely | 1596257 | I04032-8 | ||||
13 Mar 1850 | Elizabeth | Comely | 1596257 | I04032-8 | ||||
21 Dec 1861 | John | Comely | 1596257 | I04032-8 |
Wills:
Name | Ref No | Place | Occupation | Other |
John COMLEY | 1741ad044 | Otterbourne | Blacksmith | |
Admon to Jane Comley, widow on 21st December 1741 |
Original held at Hampshire Record Office
Page updated: 16/03/15