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Stephen Oliver , Esq . of Keisby , Lincolnshire , In Prince's - court , Duke street , St. James's , Mrs. Vanryne , aged nearly 80. This unfortunate old lady had lived in her house upwards of forty years , and whe , on being left alone ...
Stephen Oliver , Esq . of Keisby , Lincolnshire , In Prince's - court , Duke street , St. James's , Mrs. Vanryne , aged nearly 80. This unfortunate old lady had lived in her house upwards of forty years , and whe , on being left alone ...
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At Carlisle , Mr. James Richardson , aged 82 years , 36 of which he had been parish clerk of St. Cuthbert's . DEVONSHIRE . The following singular advertisement lately appeared in one of the Exeter Papers :WANTED immediately , for a ...
At Carlisle , Mr. James Richardson , aged 82 years , 36 of which he had been parish clerk of St. Cuthbert's . DEVONSHIRE . The following singular advertisement lately appeared in one of the Exeter Papers :WANTED immediately , for a ...
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At Huntley , aged 100 years , Mr. James Dobbs .--- At Temple Guiting , aged 64 , the Rev. Francis Pryce , perpetual Curate of that place . At Charton , near Cheltenham , John Nettleship , Esq . of Basinghall - street , London .
At Huntley , aged 100 years , Mr. James Dobbs .--- At Temple Guiting , aged 64 , the Rev. Francis Pryce , perpetual Curate of that place . At Charton , near Cheltenham , John Nettleship , Esq . of Basinghall - street , London .
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Wood of Newcastle , aged 79 .--- At Kirkharle , Sir OXFORDSHIRE . MARRIED . - At Watlington , Thomas Hambleton , aged 82 , to Ann White , aged 65. This happy pair were attended by two friends , in the characters of father and bride's ...
Wood of Newcastle , aged 79 .--- At Kirkharle , Sir OXFORDSHIRE . MARRIED . - At Watlington , Thomas Hambleton , aged 82 , to Ann White , aged 65. This happy pair were attended by two friends , in the characters of father and bride's ...
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Miss Rook , aged 19 years ; and on the return of the relations from paying their last tribute over the grave of the deceased , they found her brother , William Rook , who had been left rather indisposed , a corpse . WARWICKSHIRE .
Miss Rook , aged 19 years ; and on the return of the relations from paying their last tribute over the grave of the deceased , they found her brother , William Rook , who had been left rather indisposed , a corpse . WARWICKSHIRE .
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| Title | La Belle Assemblée, Volume 1 History of women |
| Publisher | J. Bell, 1810 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Mar 2007 |
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