Zurishaddai Girdlestone, Rev.

http://www.salthousehistory.co.uk/girdlestones.html# andhttp://www.salthousehistory.co.uk/zurie1.html
ZURISHADDAI GIRDLESTONE 8th son of John Girdleston of Kelling from: TheGenealogical Notes on the Girdlestone Family (written by an early Girdleston in 1898)

He was born at Kelling, four months after his father’s death, and baptised 18 th May 1719 at Kelling. The name Zurishaddai is Hebrew and means "The Almighty is my Rock". He was named after his Godfather John Lang's father Dr. Zurishaddai Lang. John Lang sent him to Caius College Cambridge where he was admitted in 1738 and took his B A degree in 1741. He was curate of Scarning in 1742, and in 1746 was presented to the living of Baconsthorpe with Bodham by John Lang the patron.

He married his first cousin Sarah HEWITT at Salle near Heydon on 6th Dec 1748, by licence.

John Lang, who though twice married died childless, bequeathed to Zurishaddai at his death the whole of his real property including considerable landed estates and the advowsons of several livings, Kelling Hall being the residential Manor House; but he died only a year after inheriting this property, leaving his eldest son Zurishaddai junior 17 years old.

After his death his widow Sarah lived at the Old (Kelling) Hall where, by strict economy seconded by the good conduct of her servants, she was able to retrieve affairs during her son's minority. For her husband had raised large sums of money on the property in order to help several of his elder brothers.

He was succeeded as Rector of Baconsthorpe by his wife's brother the Rev. W Hewitt.

Zurie was buried 21st March 1767 aged 69. Sarah died on 5th July 1795, also aged 69. Both were buried at Baconsthorpe.

The Children of Zurishaddai and Sarah were:

ZURISHADDAI 1750 – 1823 m. PHOEBE MARIA BEETSON

SARAH 1752 - 1841

ELIZABETH 1754 – 1812 m. 1775 WILLIAM BROOKE

JOHN LANG bn & bp 2 Apr 1756, bd 25 Dec 1761 at Baconsthorpe

WILLIAM 1758 – 1821 m. 1783 to ELIZ’ JESSOP EWIN

THEOPHILUS 1759 – 1832 m. 1810 to MARY GAY

JOHN LANG 1763 – 1825 m. 1791 to MARIA HEWITT [becomes well-known Master of Classics at Beccles and author]

SAMUEL RAINBOW 1766 – 1836 mar twice

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Marriage "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFR9-9TT : 10 December 2014), Zurishaddai Girdlestone and Sarah Hewitt, 06 Dec 1748; citing Sall, Norfolk, England, reference Item n1; FHL microfilm 1,596,459.

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http://www.freereg.org.uk/
County Norfolk
Place Salle
Church name St Peter and St Paul
Register type Parish Register
Marriage date 06 Dec 1748
Groom forename Zurishaddai
Groom surname GIRDLESTONE
Groom condition bachelor
Groom parish Baconsthorpe
Groom occupation Rector of Baconsthorpe
Bride forename Sarah
Bride surname HEWITT
Bride condition spinster
Bride parish Mattishall

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Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8D8-R4S : 24 December 2014), Zurishaddai Girdlestone, 21 Mar 1767; citing , reference Item 24 p 4; FHL microfilm 1,596,156.

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and http://www.freereg.org.uk/
County Norfolk Place Baconsthorpe Church name St Mary Register type Parish Register Burial date 21 Mar 1767 Burial person forename Zurishaddai Burial person surname GIRDLESTONE Register note Rector of Baconsthorpe & Bodham

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(Further information via PM in RootsChat: "Children: William c.1747-1823, Zurishaddai 1750-1823,Sarah1752-1841,Elizabeth Ann 1754-1812,John Lang 1755,Theophilus c.1758,Samuel Rainbowe c.1765").

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Entry in Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College 1349-1897.
(see attachment)

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See also entries in Venn's Alumni Cantabrigienses for Zurishaddai' sons Zurishaddai and Theophilus. Also can be found online here (various refs

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[http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2017c.pl?sur=girdlestone&s... here).