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Lawsuit over marriage promise and godfather obligation
A 1760s case from Margaret Roothing features Mr Dine of Althora suing for breach after promising his daughter Sarah in marriage to the plaintiff. The man paid 50l on marriage day, the couple wed, and the defendant later refused to fulfill promises including godfather duties and a 1000l equivalence. The jury ruled for the plaintiff. the narrative then shifts to a sequence of late 18th century notices from Alnwick Castle to Sunderland and broader Newcastle region, including fires, drownings, weddings, and local occurrences, with brief reports on society events and international rumors of European conflict, arson fines, and parliamentary notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baror 'Stinythe
Dine
Althora
Margaret
Sarah
Tif
Tive
Alnwick Castle
England
France
Edward Glenton
Reed
Hall
Scarborough
Sunderland
Miss Clarke
John Clarke
Holland
Heworth
John Fisher
Billkey
Fawell
St. Cuthbert’s Chirch
Carlisle
David Donald
Ann Donald
Bean Lands
Irthington
Whitehaven
Coupland
Partin
Blackett
Edward. Blackett
Matin
Bart
Durham
Bolden
Hilton Castle
Tew
John
Ether
Wm. Wood
Newcastle
Trimlade