Newspaper extracts from the years 1780 - 1789
| Date | Extract | Publication |
| 1st January 1783 | (Page 1065) Death: At Bonby, near Barton, Lincolnshire, W KIRBY, aged 102. He was a labouring man, but for the last five or six years looked after cattle; and what was very remarkable, he could leap over the cart dikes with a pole about three years ago. He retained his senses to the last. | THE GENTLEMAN´S MAGAZINE |
| 14th February 1784 | There is now living in the parish of Systen (Syston), near Grantham, a family remarkable for the following kindred, viz:- A grandfather 70 years of age, and near 20 stone in weight, and lately married to his fifth wife, now a grandmother of about 20 years of age; also a grand-daughter, 2 husbands, 2 wives, 2 mothers, one son and 4 daughters, 2 brothers, 3 sisters and 1 uncle, 2 aunts, a niece and two cousins; yet notwithstanding their consanguinity and affinity, this family consists of only six persons | IPSWICH JOURNAL |
| 10th April 1789 | Death: Last week died John KEY, Esq., of this city [Lincoln], aged 65 years. He served the office of High Sheriff for this county for the year 1773. He has been a liberal benefactor to the General Hospital here and in his Will has bequeathed a legacy of £800 to that excellent Institution. | LINCOLN, RUTLAND & STAMFORD MERCURY |
| 20th August 1789 | Lincoln News: Last week arrived in this town from America, after nine weeks´ passage. Mrs Eliza DAVIES with her two daughters, natives of that country, and wife of Mr John DAVIES of this City [Lincoln] who lived near twenty years as a merchant at Charles Town, South Carolina. This gentleman and his family were among the number of those unfortunate persons who suffered all the calamities and miseries incident to the Civil War during the unfortunate dissentions in North America. He was closely confined on board a loathsome prison ship seventeen weeks during the most sickly and hottest season of the year, for refusing to fight against his countrymen, and whilst imprisoned, his house and Plantation were plundered of every article of property by the opposite party and his family hourly exposed to the insult and abuse of a licencious (sic) soldiery who threatened to murder them on every complaint of their cruelty and illtreatment, and deprived them of every provision. Such misfortune and such heartfelt distress are little known in this happy country where good laws and good government effectually protect every individual in his person and property. | LINCOLN, RUTLAND & STAMFORD MERCURY |
| 20th August 1789 | Last week arrived in this town from America, after nine weeks´ passage Mrs Eliza DAVIES with her two daughters, natives of that country, and wife of Mr John DAVIES of this City [Lincoln] who lived near twenty years as a merchant at Charles Town, South Carolina. This gentleman and his family were among the number of those unfortunate persons who suffered all the calamities and miseries incident to the Civil War during the unfortunate dissentions in North America. He was closely confined on board a loathsome prison ship seventeen weeks during the most sickly and hottest season of the year, for refusing to fight against his countrymen, and whilst imprisoned, his house and Plantation were plundered of every article of property by the opposite party and his family hourly exposed to the insult and abuse of a licencious (sic) soldiery who threatened to murder them on every complaint of their cruelty and ill-treatment, and deprived them of every provision. Such misfortune and such heartfelt distress are little known in this happy country where good laws and good government effectually protect every individual in his person and property. | LINCOLN, RUTLAND & STAMFORD MERCURY |
| 25th December 1789 | On Wednesday last a mare belonging to Mr George ASHFORTH of Summerby near Gainsborough, trotted against time from Rosington Bridge to Raiford and back again (26 miles) which she performed with ease in one hour and 44 minutes including stoppage of five minutes at Raiford, carrying 15 stone and one pound. The wager was for 10 guineas that she could not do it in two hours. | LINCOLN, RUTLAND & STAMFORD MERCURY |
