1759 - 1777 Parish Register Featherstone   
Source; transcript by John Charlesworth 
Bapts & Burials 1759 -1777  & Marriages 1754- 1777

1759	Aug 24 Elisabeth dau of Michael Shillito of Purston farmer bapt.
1760	Mar 26 Joseph son of Joseph Shillito of Whitwood junior bapt.
Of the original registers there is a gap from Sept 15 1760- 5 Jan 1761. 
1761	Apr 19 William Shillito of Pontefract gentleman burd.
	Jul  30 Michael son of Michl Shillito of Purston farmer bapt.
1762	Dec 3 Elisabeth Oldfield of Purston widow aged 92 burd.
1763	Jul 4 John son of Michael Shillito of Purston farmer bapt.
	Aug 21 John son of Joseph Shillito of Whitwood junior bapt.
1764 none relevant
1765	Mar 27 John son of Joseph Shillito of Whitwood junior age 24 burd.
	May 15 Esther dau of Joseph Shillito of Whitwood junior bapt.
1766	Aug 26 Michael Shillito of Whitwood farmer aged 82 burd
	Oct 29 Ann dau of Joseph Shillito the younger of Whitwood farmer bapt.
1767	Mar 25 Thomas son of Thos Shillito of Whitwood farmer baptd.
1768	 none relevant
1769		Mary dau of Joseph Shillito of Whitwood farmer baptd.
1770 none relevant
1771	Feb 17 Hannah dau of Richard Shillito of Fetherston labourer baptd.
	Mar 16 Joseph Shillito the younger of Whitwood yeoman aged 53 burd.
1772	Sep 17 Sarah wife of Benjamin Shillito of Purston farmer aged 67 bur.
1773	Jan 10 George son of Richard Shillito of Fetherston labourer baptd.
	Feb 1 Elisabeth dau of Thomas Shillito of Whitwood farmer baptd. (or bur?)
	Feb 9 Sarah wife of Thomas Shillito of Whitwood farmer aged 33 burd.
1774	Nov 13 Elisabeth dau of Thos. Oldfield of Purston farmer bapd.
1775	Jul 28 Elisabeth dau of Richard Shillito of Fetherston labourer baptd.
1776 and 1777 none

				Marriages 1759 - 1773
Of this Parish can be Whitwood, Whitwood Mere, Loscoe,Ackton, Featherstone or Purston.
1759 and 1760 no Shillito marriages.
1761	Mar 14 William Johnson of Methley and Elisabeth Shillito of this parish,
	 by licence from Dr Kershaw.
1762 Oct 11 Richard Shillito of Wakefield and Margaret Balguy of this parish by banns.
	 (She signed her name as Balge)
1763 to 1765 no Shillito
1766 May 20 Thomas Oldfield and Betty Denton both of this parish by licence.
1767 Jan 13 Thomas Shillitoe and Sarah Moore both of this parish by licence.   
	 (He signed his name as Shillito)
1768 to 1771 no Shillito
1772 Mar 30 John Foxcroft and Mary Shillito both of this parish by licence
1773 no Shillito Register ends April 19 1773 
All the above happy couples were married by vicar Christopher Driffield who wrote the names of the bride and groom himself in the register.