- Title Pages
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- List of Plates
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- II Case-studies
- 1 <i>Troope</i> v. <i>Stenson</i> and <i>Henworth</i> v. <i>Stenson</i>, 1652–1664
- 2 <i>Ryder</i> v. <i>Jones</i>, 1661
- 3 <i>Harris</i> v. <i>Lingard</i>, 1699–1701
- 4 <i>Moseley</i> v. <i>Collier</i>, 1746–1747
- 5 <i>Brace</i> v. <i>Cudworth</i>, 1680–1682
- (a) Forced Marriage by the Parish
- 6 <i>Preston</i> v. <i>Matthews</i>, 1695
- 7 <i>The Churchwardens of Hingham</i> v. <i>The Churchwardens of Snettisham</i>, 1713
- (b) Forced Marriage by the Seducer or Suitor
- 8 <i>Houghton</i> v. <i>Cash</i>, 1703
- 9 <i>Hooper</i> v. <i>Fazas</i>, 1690
- (a) A Fleet Parson
- 10 The Revd John Vyse, 1691–1714
- (b) A Valid Clandestine Marriage
- 11 <i>Elmes</i> v. <i>Elmes</i>, 1706–1709
- 12 <i>Northmore</i> v. <i>Northmore</i>, 1664
- 13 <i>Morland</i> v. <i>Morland</i>, 1686
- 14 <i>Echard</i> v. <i>Townshend</i>, 1704
- 15 <i>Harcourt</i> v. <i>Harcourt,</i> 1707
- 16 <i>Beaumont</i> v. <i>Hurnard</i>, 1706–1712
- 17 <i>Rudd</i> v. <i>Rudd</i>, 1720–1730
- 18 <i>Griffin</i> v. <i>Griffin</i>, 1712–1714
- 19 <i>Phillips</i> v. <i>Cresse</i>, 1738
- 20 <i>Osborne</i> v. <i>Williams</i>, 1714–1716
- (c) A Forged Clandestine Marriage
- 21 <i>Bentley</i> v. <i>Bentley</i>, 1715–1727
- 22 <i>Mordaunt</i> v. <i>Mordaunt</i>, 1707–1711
- (d) A Bigamous Marriage
- 23 <i>Tipping</i> v. <i>Roberts</i>, 1704–1733
- 24 <i>Muilman</i> v. <i>Muilman</i>, 1722–1748
- Index
Beaumont v. Hurnard, 1706–1712
Beaumont v. Hurnard, 1706–1712
- Chapter:
- (p.153) 16 Beaumont v. Hurnard, 1706–1712
- Source:
- Uncertain Unions
- Author(s):
Lawrence Stone
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter presents a case study on valid clandestine marriage in England, focusing on the court case Beaumont v. Hurnard which was filed in 1712. The case centres on the marriage of Joseph Beaumont to Catherine May. Despite their families' objections, Joseph and Catherine May were married in a clandestine wedding in 1709. After Joseph's death, Catherine married Philip Waldegrave, and later Robert Hurnard. Hurnard filed a suit to recover Catherine's dowery from Joseph's estate. The Beaumonts filed a counter suit in an ecclesiastical court to declare Joseph's marriage to Catherine invalid.
Keywords: clandestine marriage, court cases, Beaumont v. Hurnard, Joseph Beaumont, Catherine May, Philip Waldegrave, Robert Hurnard, dowery
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- Title Pages
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- List of Plates
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- II Case-studies
- 1 <i>Troope</i> v. <i>Stenson</i> and <i>Henworth</i> v. <i>Stenson</i>, 1652–1664
- 2 <i>Ryder</i> v. <i>Jones</i>, 1661
- 3 <i>Harris</i> v. <i>Lingard</i>, 1699–1701
- 4 <i>Moseley</i> v. <i>Collier</i>, 1746–1747
- 5 <i>Brace</i> v. <i>Cudworth</i>, 1680–1682
- (a) Forced Marriage by the Parish
- 6 <i>Preston</i> v. <i>Matthews</i>, 1695
- 7 <i>The Churchwardens of Hingham</i> v. <i>The Churchwardens of Snettisham</i>, 1713
- (b) Forced Marriage by the Seducer or Suitor
- 8 <i>Houghton</i> v. <i>Cash</i>, 1703
- 9 <i>Hooper</i> v. <i>Fazas</i>, 1690
- (a) A Fleet Parson
- 10 The Revd John Vyse, 1691–1714
- (b) A Valid Clandestine Marriage
- 11 <i>Elmes</i> v. <i>Elmes</i>, 1706–1709
- 12 <i>Northmore</i> v. <i>Northmore</i>, 1664
- 13 <i>Morland</i> v. <i>Morland</i>, 1686
- 14 <i>Echard</i> v. <i>Townshend</i>, 1704
- 15 <i>Harcourt</i> v. <i>Harcourt,</i> 1707
- 16 <i>Beaumont</i> v. <i>Hurnard</i>, 1706–1712
- 17 <i>Rudd</i> v. <i>Rudd</i>, 1720–1730
- 18 <i>Griffin</i> v. <i>Griffin</i>, 1712–1714
- 19 <i>Phillips</i> v. <i>Cresse</i>, 1738
- 20 <i>Osborne</i> v. <i>Williams</i>, 1714–1716
- (c) A Forged Clandestine Marriage
- 21 <i>Bentley</i> v. <i>Bentley</i>, 1715–1727
- 22 <i>Mordaunt</i> v. <i>Mordaunt</i>, 1707–1711
- (d) A Bigamous Marriage
- 23 <i>Tipping</i> v. <i>Roberts</i>, 1704–1733
- 24 <i>Muilman</i> v. <i>Muilman</i>, 1722–1748
- Index