Marriage certificate of Thomas Thompson and Fanny Barrett, 12 September 1883, issued by the Society of Friends. 1883.

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Marriage certificate of Thomas Thompson and Fanny Barrett, 12 September 1883, issued by the Society of Friends. 1883.

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Comprises a certificate for the marriage of Thomas Thompson of Settle, Yorkshire, son of Silvanus Thompson of Settle (deceased) and Bridget his wife, and Fanny Barrett, daughter of William Barrett of Horton-in-Craven, and Jane his wife, at Skipton Meeting House of the Society of Friends on 12 September 1883, signed by the parties and 19 witnesses.

1 f., vellum.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Thompson, Thomas, fl. 1883.

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Barrett, Fanny.

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Society of Friends

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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...