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- MARRIAGE ACT of 1695
The Government passed an Act of 1694, for taxing burials, births, marriages, bachelors of 25 years of age and upwards and childless widowers, to raise additional money to finance the war against France. (source: 6 & 7 William and Mary , c.6, "An Act for granting to his Majesty rates and duties upon Marriages, Births and Burials and upon Batchelors (sic) and Widowers for the terme of Five yeares, for carrying on the Warr against France with Vigour"). This Act became commonly known as the Marriage Act. This Act came into force on 1st May 1695 for a period of five years and was extended until 1st August 1706.
The records for Bristol are complete and a transcription of the 1696 assessment exist. In St. Stephen Parish in an area called "Head of the Key" were a family: Joseph Comerbatch & Ann wf. [wife] with ch. [children] Joseph, Ann & Abraham. They were assesed for 4 shillings for Burials, 2 shillings for Births and 2 shillings and 6 pence for Marriages.
Joshua Cumberbatch and Ann his wife are the parents of the Bristolian Cumberbatchs who went to Barbados: their children Joshua, Ann and Abraham went to Barbados. Perhaps an original Jos: was transcribed as Joseph, rather than Joshua, from the original Marriage Tax records in "The Inhabitants of Bristol in 1696"; transcription notes: "...All abbreviations and contractions have been extended where known, according to the uncontracted form used by the individual scribe..."
On 2 January 1739 Joshua Cumberbatch, trade: Horner, is the Patron for the Burgess of Bristol application for Abraham Cumberbatch, trade: Merchant : Full entry Bristol Burgess Book Volume 8 Page 150 No. 60 (Bristol Burgesses Index by the Bristol & Avon Family History Society, Volume 8 1732 - 1739 Page 12). Also present is Samuel Comberbatch 31 March 1737 as Patron for the application of an apprentice.
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