Bentham Parish Registers
Derek Wrathall's transcription of Bentham Parish records, from film at North Yorkshire Records Office, Northallerton.
Baptisms 1700 - 1967
22 Aug 1819 Alice, dau. of Thomas & Agnes WRAITHELL of Lower Bentham, flax dresser.
17 Mar 1822 Margaret, dau. of Thomas & Agnes WRATHELL of Lower Bentham, carpenter.
21 Nov 1824 Thomas, son of Thomas & Agnes WRATHELL of Lower Bentham, joiner.
1 Apr 1832 John, son of Thomas & Ellen WRATHEL, U. Bentham, flax dresser.
1 Jun 1834 Michael, son of Thomas & Ellen WRATHALL, U. Bentham, weaver.
17 Jun 1838 Christopher, son of Thomas & Ellen WRATHORNE, U. Bentham, flax dresser.
14 Mar 1841 James, son of Thomas & Ellen WRATHALL, U. Bentham, flax dresser.
6 Jun 1887 Mary Ann Capstick, dau. of Edmund (or Edward) Langstroth & Isabella WRATHALL of Oldfield, farmer.
6 Jan 1888 Mary Ann WRATHALL, dau. of Edmund Langstreth & Isabella WRATHALL of Mewith, farmer.
25 Apr 1914 William Edward, son of William Foster & Marion WRATHALL of Ingleborough View, Bentham, grocer.
9 May 1915 Eleanor May, dau. of Leonard & Elsie WRATHALL of Bentham, grocer.
26 Mar 1916 John Sandford, son of William Foster & Marion WRATHALL of Ingleborough View, Bentham, grocer.
15 Apr 1917 John Frederick, son of Leonard & Elsie WRATHALL of Springfield, grocer.
25 Apr 1920 Agnes Isabel, dau. of William Foster & Marion WRATHALL of Ingleborough, View, Bentham, grocer.
20 May 1923 Dorothy Edna, dau. of William Foster & Marion WRATHALL of Bentham, grocer. (born 24 [or26] Apr 1923)
15 Oct 1927 Evelyn Minnie, dau. of William Foster & Marion WRATHALL of Lansbury, Bentham, grocer. (born Sep 1927)
1 Jun 1941 Frank Edward, son of Herbert & Margaret WRATHALL of Hull Cottages, Hellifield, farm labourer.
(born 22 Apr 1941)
2 Nov 1947 Susan Mary, dau. of William Edward & Ethel WRATHALL of Glenville, Goodenber Road, High Bentham,
warehouseman. (born 29 May 1947)
12 Mar 1950 Jacquelynn, dau. of William Edward & Ethel WRATHALL of Glenville, Goodenber Road, High Bentham,
warehouseman. (born 21 Sep 1949)
Marriages 1700 - 1969
19 May 1804 Stephen WRATHALL of Thornton, farmer, and Elizabeth PERKINS of this Parish, by licence.
26 May 1817 John HOLME, carrier, & Nancy WRATHELL, both of this Parish. (signed Nancy WRATHELL & John HOLMES)
7 Oct 1823 William SHACKLETON, widower of this Parish, & Elizabeth WRATHALL of Parish of Giggleswick, by banns.
Witnesses: Anthony Hornsby, Ellin Wrathall.
25 Dec 1826 Thomas CARDWELL, weaver, & Mary WRATHALL, spinster, by banns, both of this Parish.
9 Apr 1831 Thomas WRATHALL, flax dresser, & Ellen SLINGER, spinster, both of this Parish, by banns.
Witnesses: Bryan Holmes, Ann Slinger.
29 Jun 1844 Stephen WRATHALL, of full age, bachelor, husbandman, of Austwick, father - John WRATHALL, husbandman, &
Elizabeth TOWERS, of full age, spinster, of Graystone Gill, father - John TOWERS, shoemaker.
1 May 1878 James HARRISON the younger, 25, bachelor, timber merchant, of Gill Head, father - James HARRISON, timber
merchant, & Mary Ellen WRATHALL, 23, spinster, of Barn.......k ( Barnoldswick), Burton-in-Lonsdale, father -
James WRATHALL, farmer. Witnesses: Richard Farrer, Mary Cooper.
2 Apr 1902 James WRATHALL, 31, bachelor, farmer of Sherwood House, Bentham, father - Anthony WRATHALL, farmer, &
Dinah WILSON, 36, spinster of Sherwood House, Bentham, father - Thomas WILSON, farmer.
Witnesses: Henry Wilson, Isabella Preston.
17 Apr 1911 John Thomas WRATHALL, 32, bachelor, draper’s traveller, of High Bentham, father - Thomas WRATHALL,
farmer, & Jane Agnes HAYTHORNTHWAITE, 31, spinster of High Bentham, father Richard HAYTHORNTHWAITE, farmer.
Witnesses: Albert Edward Wrathall, Dora Anne Haythornthwaite.
26 Mar 1921 Richard Wilkinson EDMONDSON, 51, widower, foreman mason of Burton-in-Lonsdale, father - Thomas
EDMONDSON, deceased, & Sarah Ann WRATHALL, 48, widow of High Bentham, father - George WITT, retired.
Witnesses: Lucy Alice Swindlehurst, John James Edmondson.
26 Aug 1935 John Frank Freen FORSTER, 27, bachelor, insurance agent of Station Road, Bentham, father - John Frank Forster,
photographer, & Emily Pybus WRATHALL, 32, spinster of Goodenber Road, Bentham, father - Stephen
WRATHALL (died), provision merchant.
Witnesses: John Frank Forster, Isabell Wrathall, William Basil Reid
23 Nov 1940 Herbert WRATHALL, 19, bachelor, farm labourer of 2, Ashfield Cottages, Bentham, father - Edward WRATHALL,
(deceased), farmer, & Margaret HEBBLETHWAITE, 19, spinster, confectioner, Toddhill Farm, Bentham, father -
John Edward HEBBLETHWAITE, hind.
Witnesses: John Edward Hebblethwaite, James Edward Wrathall.
26 Nov 1943 Emmanuel JACKSON, 30, bachelor, engineer of Windy Hill, Bentham, father - John JACKSON, builder, & Agnes
Isabel WRATHALL, 22, spinster, clerk, of Sansbury, Bentham, father - William Foster WRATHALL, merchant.
Witnesses: William Foster Wrathall, Thomas Stanley Jackson.
29 Jun 1946 William Edward WRATHALL, 32, bachelor, warehouseman of Sansbury, Bentham, father - William Foster
WRATHALL, merchant, & Ethel WHITTAKER, 21, spinster, clerk, of Bartle House, Bentham, father -
Wilcock Bryan WHITTAKER, house furnisher.
Witnesses: Ethel Whittaker, ?????? Wrathall, W.F. Wrathall, W.B. Whittaker.
17 Sep 1955 Lawrence PYE, 48, widower, road labourer, of 14, Lairgill, Bentham, father - Lawrence PYE (deceased), farmer, &
Elsie WRATHALL, 44, spinster, weaver, of 10, Mayfield Road, Bentham, father - Edward WRATHALL (deceased),
farmer.
4 Mar 1963 Lindsay Layton WRATHALL, 38, bachelor, soldier, of Sansbury, High Bentham, father - Wilfred WRATHALL, pensioner, & Evelyn Minnie WRATHALL, 35, spinster, of Sansbury, High Bentham, father - William Foster WRATHALL, corn merchant.
Witnesses: William Foster Wrathall, Marion Wrathall.
28 Sep 1968 David Cork SANDERS, 20, bachelor, student, of 44, Riceyman Road, Porthill, Staffs., father - Jack SANDERS
(deceased), outfitter, & Susan Mary WRATHALL, 21, spinster, student, of Glenville, Goodenber Road, Bentham,
father - William Edward WRATHALL, fruiterer.
Witnesses: Wm. E. Wrathall, Sarah Leonora Sanders, Christopher John Colbow.
Banns of Marriage Published 1823 - 1978
10-17-24 Dec 1826 Thomas CARDWELL of this Parish & Mary WRATHALL of this Parish.
20-27 Mar & 3 Apr 1831 Thomas WRATHALL of this Parish & Ellen SLINGER of this Parish.
9-16-23 Jun 1844 Stephen WRATHALL of the Parish of Clapham & Elizabeth TOWERS of this Parish.
6-13-20 Aug 1882 Edmund Langstreth WRATHALL of the Parish of Tatham & Isabella CAPSTICK of this Parish.
18-25 Aug & 1 Sep 1901 Albert Edward WRATHALL of the Parish of St. Silas, Blackburn, & Mary Ellen LAWSON of this Parish
26 Mar & 2-9 Apr 1911 John Thomas WRATHALL, bachelor, & Jane Agnes HAYTHORNTHWAITE, spinster, both of this
Parish.
10-17-24 May 1914 Leonard WRATHALL, bachelor, of Bentham & Elsie WILLIAMS of St. Paul’s, ?????.
6-13-20 May 1934 Walter Thomas WRATHALL of the Parish of Chapel-le-Dale & Elsie McGregor of this Parish.
4-11-18 Aug 1935 John Frank Freen FOSTER, bachelor, & Emily Pybus WRATHALL, spinster, both of this Parish.
6-13-20 Jun 1943 Emmanuel JACKSON, bachelor, & Agnes Isabel WRATHALL, spinster, both of this Parish.
2-9-16 Jun 1946 William Edward WRATHALL (B) & Ethel WHITTAKER (S), both of this Parish.
21-24 Aug & 4 Sep 1955 Lawrence PYE, widower, & Elsie WRATHALL (sp), both of this Parish.
17-24 Feb & 3 Mar 1963 Lindsay Layton WRATHALL, bachelor, & Evelyn Minnie WRATHALL, spinster, both of this Parish.
8-15-22 Sep 1968 David Cork SANDERS of St. Andrew’s, Porthill, Staffs., & Susan Mary WRATHALL of this Parish.
26 Apr & 3-10 May 1970 Frank CORNTHWAITE & Jacquelynn WRATHALL, both of this Parish.
Burials 1700 - 1987
29 Jul 1826 Richard WRATHWELL aged 18 weeks of Lower Bentham.
16 Mar 1881 Margaret WRATHALL of Tatham aged 45 years.
12 Oct 1915 Stephen WRATHALL of Springfield, High Bentham aged 42.
4 Jul 1929 Eleanor WRATHALL of Goodenber Road, Bentham aged 83 years.
1 Oct 1938 John WRATHALL of Goodenber Road, Bentham aged 93 years.
27 Oct 1953 Lindsay WRATHALL of Glenville, Goodenber Road, Bentham aged 5 days.
In Aug. 2005, Patricia Hayward's/ Colin Hinson's page
Low Bentham parish:
High Bentham, Burials transcription:
The 1944 to 2000 Burials transcribed from photographs of the book in the church at High Bentham had these two entries:
19th March 1967 William Foster Wrathall
23rd May 1974 Marion Wrathall