Shrewsbury High Street Church Non-Conformist Registers 1780 to 1789

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1780
William, s. of James & Alice Ernshaw, in Chappel. 10 April by Joseph Fownes.
Mary, dau. of John & Ann Hughes. 5 July by Joseph Fownes.
1781 – No Entries
1782
Charles, s. of John & Anna Hughes. 13 March by Joseph Fownes.
John, s. of John & Eleanor Turnbull, of Newton. 12 May by Joseph Fownes.  N.B. : this Turnbull is a Scotsman, of whom I know not more than that according to his own account He comes from Kelso, worked some years in Business for Mr. Hatchett, of Lee, and is lately come into this neighbourhood. – J. Fownes.

1783
Martha, dau. of John & Ann Hughes. 5 May by Joseph Fownes.
Thomas, s. of William & Mary Handel, the man a son of Mr. Hudson’s ropemaker, and lodges at Jones’s, Hill’s Lane, Shrewsbury. 10 June.
1784
Children baptized this yr. were directed to be registered in the Parish Registers on account of a doubt whether the Act relating to Births, Baptisms, and Burials extended to Protestant Dissenters as well.
1785
The same remarks applicable to Katherine Elizabeth Pritchard, dau. of [—-] Pritchard, & Elizabeth Pritchard, dau.  of Hugh Roberts, of Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, bap. 7 June 1785 by Joseph Fownes.
James, s. of John & Ann Hughes.  This James Hughes died 10br. 29, 1785 [sic] by Joseph Fownes.
1786
Benjamin, s. of Philip Levi – a converted Jew – & Elizabeth Levi, his wife.  23 February by Joseph Fownes.
For the continuation of the Register turn to the end of this Book where will be found the Register of Births & Baptisms from the 19 December 1785, to the 20 November 1836 [Note – The transcript in my possession ends at 1812 – SL]
1785
James, s. of John & Anna Hughes, p. of St. Julian, Shrewsbury. 19 December. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.  This James Hughes d. 10br. 29, 1785 [sic].
1786
Benjamin, s. of Philip Levi – a converted Jew – and Elizabeth his wife, p. of St. Chad. 23 February. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.
Elizabeth, dau. of John & Ann Serjeant, p. of St. Chad. 13 August. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.
Gave in an account of the above Baptisms to Mr. Bishop, and paid him the Duty at his own house. 28 November 1786. Joseph Fownes. £0 0s. 9d.
John Allen, s. of Jonathan & Ann Stokes (b. 20 October 1786), p. of St. Chad. 9 December. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.
1787
Anne, d. of John & Anna Hughes (b. 6 March 1787), p. of St. Julian. 13 March. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.
Elizabeth, dau. of James & Sarah Bassett (b. 8 March 1787), p. of St. Chad. 8 April. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.
Harborne, s. of Samuel & Elizabeth Cook (b. 1 September 1787), p. of St. Chad. 12 September. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.
Samuel, s. of Thomas & Martha Jones (b. 8 November 1787), p. of St. Chad. 9 December. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.
1788
Hugh, s. of Brackly & Elizabeth Pritchard (b. 23 January 1788), p. of St. Julian. 23 January by John Rowe, P.D.M.
Mary, dau. of Philip & Elizabeth Levi (b. 3 May 1788), p. of St. Chad. 21 May. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.
James, s. of Joseph & Jane Chadwick (b. 21 May 1788), p. of Bury, Lancs., but residing in p. of St. Chad, Salop. 3 June. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M. N.B. – This child since dead.
Harriett, dau. of Samuel & Elizabeth Cooke (b. 5 August 1788), p. of St. Chad. 11 September. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.
Richard, s. of John & Mary Tipton (b. 1 September 1788), p. of St. Chad. 7 October. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.
Sarah, dau. of John & Martha Willis (b. 9 November 1788), p. of St. Chad. 24 November. John Rowe, P.D.M.
1789
Sarah, dau. of John & Mary Lee (b. 26 January 1789), p. of St. Chad. 1 February. John Rowe, P.D.M.
Mary Elizabeth, dau. of the Rev. John & Mary Rowe (b. 28 January 1789), p. of St. Mary. 9 March. Joseph Fownes, P.D.M.
Jane, dau. of John & Hannaretta (sic) Simmons (b. 26 February 1789), p. of St. Chad. 16 March. John Rowe, P.D.M.
Elizabeth, dau. of William & Elizabeth Davis (b. 12 May 1789), p. of St. Chad. 30 May. John Rowe, P.D.M.
Edward, s. of William & Mary Thomas (b. 23 August 1789), p. of St. Chad. 7 September. John Merrick, P.D.M.