Dossier MFP/1/1/11 - Loose pages taken from the housekeeping account books of John Forth and Elizabeth Forth

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20 pages taken from several volumes of accounts.

Extracts:
12th July 1795

Thos. Forth married Mrs(?) Britton at Bulmer Church. “I was at York on account of my Aunt being Ill & Mr Forth dined at Mr Able’s that day.”

11th Sept. 1796.
Dear Mary taken ill at York and died 13th Sept. She would have been three years old on next day.

24th March 1797
Aunt Woodhouse died at Blake Street, York, aged 57; buried at Osbaldwick; other family members there also.

31st March 1797
Mrs Wright, mother of Aunt Woodhouse died, “upwards of ninety years of age.”

4th June 1797.
John Woodhouse Forth born, “Near five o’Clock in the morning.”

3rd April 1798
“Poor Mrs Forth, Mr Forth’s Mother in Law Died, aged 50”. Buried Terrington, near her husband.

13th/14th June 1798
Boy, Frederick, born to Mrs Forth. He died on 23rd August following.

16th Oct. 1800
Miss Elizabeth Forth married to Mr Boyes of Slingsby, by Mr Forth.

3rd Sept. 1801
“Emma Forth went to Board & Lodge with Mr & Mrs Boyes at Slingsby. She is to pay them Twelve guineas p. year …”

2nd Sept. 1802
“Mr forth being very ill in Rheumatic Fever Mrs F. sent for Dr. Hunter & Dr. Lawson from York & gave them £10.10.0d”

26th Sept. 1802
Mrs Thomas Forth died. Buried at Hovingham.

10th Dec. 1814
George Boyes born

6th April 1815
Mr Boyes, father of George, died.

[Extracts provided by a volunteer.]

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