[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 26 Oct 1822 - BMD (1)

[Steve Hayes]

On 24 Mar 2023 at 8:32, Petra Mitchinson via List-Cumbria wrote:

> Mr. James ATKINSON, of Haverthwaite, to Miss Mary ELWOOD, of Newby-Bridge.

I was curious about this, as we are looking for Elwood/Ellwood families, and 
found that they were married at Colton, Lancashire on 12 October. He, and 
several other males were described as a "horper", and the females were 
described as "spinster". Is that an occupation, or another word for bachelor?


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