Hockwold Parish Registers before 1813

Introduction

The Norfolk Record Office is currently situated at Gildengate House, Anglia Square, Norwich and will be relocated in 2003 to the new site at County Hall when this is completed. The NRO hold a tall, narrow, battered book on the front of which is written

Hockwold Parish Registers

which represents the oldest of parochial records I have seen yet. The reference is PD 311/1, but in view of the state of the book, it is better to use the microfilm version on reel MF 783 Part 4. There is a note by the NRO that the register covers Baptisms 1640 - 1789, Marriages 1662-1754 and Burials 1658-1789. It also says that the register is defective up to 1663. The reason for this will be explained below.

The material which follows has been transcribed by me, and readers must be aware that I might make mistakes; if any mistakes are spotted, please tell me, Dan Jones. The seventeenth-century versions of Graham and Keith had their own views on what people's names were and how they were spelled. This is a period where illiteracy was widespread, and there was no such thing as the proper spelling for anything. The Christian name 'Peter' can be found as 'Peeter', 'Petter', 'Petr' or any other combination fancied by the writer. Contractions were frequent, with the elided letters indicated by a little flourish, for example Rect'r for Rector. Sometimes it is hard to tell these flourishes from odd scratches.

To help with finding individuals, a list containing the standardised version of their names and details will be added after the register itself. This list will be in alphabetical order of surname.

Two Parishes and one manor

Up until the seventeenth century, there were two parishes and two ministers here, a Rector for St. Peter Hockwold, and a Vicar for St. James Wilton. From 1354 Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, was patron of St. James, and continued as patrons of the combined parishes after the union. Some of the ministers were fellows of the college. The last independent ministers were William Smythe for Hockwold, and Thomas Randolph for St. James. The first joint minister was Rector William Lyng MA, who was here from 1666 to 1679. Despite this union, separate registers were kept for the two parishes. East Anglia was well known as a centre of puritan sentiment before, during and after the Civil War. The reorganisation of the parishes may be connected with the re-introduction of Anglican control after the restoration of Charles II and, particularly, with the Act of Uniformity 1662.

From a much earlier period, the village was governed as one entity by the lords of the Manor of Hockwold cum Wilton. By the seventeenth century, the manorial court was being held at the New Inn. Some owners of old houses in the village may find that the title to their property was originally 'copy hold': that is, possession was proved by having a copy of the entry in the register of the 'Court Baron' of the manor. The records of this Court survive and are a valuable source of village history.

The Registers

The registers are handwritten using a quill pen (sometimes in need of sharpening), and black ink made out of things like soot, lampblack and gum. It has lasted well, but there are outbreaks of blots, scribbles and doodles (and a large hole out of the side of some pages - mice?). The script is a version of 'Secretary Hand' a kind of writing half way between mediaeval black letter and copperplate. It was much in use at this time for official documents, and can be seen for example, in many Norwich Corporation documents. There is more than one writer of the registers, and each has his own quirks of style. This raises the question of who actually wrote the book. It was not the minister, it may have been a curate, but was probably either a clerk, if they had one, or a churchwarden. More work is needed here.

It looks as though this is meant to be the first Hockwold parish register within the newly combined parishes. However, some entries are earlier than 1666, this is discussed further below, and the register itself starts with a note apparently written in 1664, two years before the merger. The register begins with a reference to William Smythe, and the entries before 1666 refer only to Hockwold. Both churches continued in use and these baptisms, burials and marriages seem to have been carried out at St. Peter's. On one page, the burial of a minister in 1834 was first written as being in Hockwold Church, but this was scratched out, and Wilton substituted.

For the time being, work will concentrate on transcribing this book as it is. Later there may be time to look at other sources such as the Bishop's Transcripts - parish information sent to the bishop, or even to look for any remains of registers from the two parishes before their union. Once or twice, the parish is referred to as Hockwold Town (or Towne) but this is a little courtesy. Although the village had a good population - about 1,000 at a time when, say, Dorchester had 2,000 inhabitants - the village did not govern itself as a town would, it was under the control of the Hockwold-cum-Wilton Manorial Court described above.

Please note that the word written 'ye' is pronounced 'the', even in 'Ye Olde Tea Shoppe'. This is because the first letter is not y but the remains of an Anglo-Saxon letter called Thorn, obviously, a 'th' sound. The only time it is pronounced 'ye' is when it is the plural of you, as in 'Oh ye of little faith.' There are some echoes of the Norfolk dialect of three hundred years ago - 'made up' is written 'made yup'. Some of the pages are littered with little calculations where the date of birth is deducted from the date of death. I have left one of these on the flyleaf as an example.

Page 1

The first page, a sort of flyleaf, contains a 'Memorandum', notes about some of the ministers. Our minister was, and is, the Rector of Hockwold, and the Vicar of Wilton. A rector did the same job as a vicar, but used to have more control over his sources of income. Each parish provided money for the minister in a variety of ways, and some livings were worth a great deal more than others. It will probably be possible to find out more about the sums involved here, and there is the added interest of the involvement of a certain Cambridge college.

The first name, William Smythe, the last independent Rector of Hockwold, is followed by 'Vir non' which is Latin for 'A man without' but I am not sure of the next word, hence the (?). The intention is to say what a good chap he was, a man without faults. This is followed by another name, written with a different and inferior pen, which looks something like William Snack. I am not sure who he can be because Mr Smythe was buried in January 1665/66, and William Lyng became Rector and Vicar in 1666. Perhaps Mr Snack was a temporary appointment.

The letters D.D. stand for Doctor of Divinity, on the next page A:B: is for an ordinary degree.

The original Christian dating system, the Julian Calendar, was flawed and the Catholic Church produced a revised version, the Gregorian, in 1582, which included leap years to get around the fact that the Earth's orbit took 365.25 days (or thereabouts). Being a staunchly Protestant country, England refused to have anything to do with this early EU interference, and continued with a calendar which grew steadily more out of true. The correction was not made until 1752. This in itself will only cause difficulties if some foreign source is used to compare with our records. There is, however, a more irritating problem.

The Gregorian calendar placed the start of the year firmly on January 1^st. England, however, persisted in placing the start of the year nine months from the birth of Christ, that is, on Lady day, 25^th March. The only remnant of this practice now is the oddity that the Tax Year starts on the 5^th April. Before all this was tidied up, there was the situation that, for example, the month after December 1714 was January 1714, and the month after March 1714 was April 1715. Educated people were aware of the possible confusion and adopted the habit of using both versions of the year. This explains why Dr. Macro is recorded below as dying on 17^th March 1743/4. The curious date of 'twentieth six' comes from the practice of saying such a number as 'six and twentieth'.

Memdm/

Mr William Smyth minister of ye town Bur Jan 4

For 33 yrs Vir non Silrnd (?) 1665

Mr William Snack (?)

Mr William Lyng Rector Bur Jan 16

1 679

Mr Lancaster Topcliffe Rectr Bur June 22

1720

Thomas Macro D:D: Rector died at Yarmouth Mar 17

1743/4

Thomas Eglinton D:D: Rector of

Hockwold died April 14, 1746

And was buried in the Chancel of Hockwold

Church April:18 --------------------------------------------------

The Revrd William Adamson was instituted

To the Rectory of Hockwold with Wilton

the first day of October 1746 and died the

fourth day of September 1781 and was

buried in the Chancel at Hockwold

Mr Edw. White Rector of Hockwold w Wilton

Died on Monday the twentieth Day

Of October 1805 and Buried at

Wilton in the Chancel on the

Twentieth six Day of October

1740

1679

The Revd Henry Tilney Rector of Hockwold

Instituted

died Saturday 1 November 1834

buried in the Chancel of (Hockwold - deleted) Wilton Church on

south side of the alter

The Revd W. H. Hauson Rector of

Hockwold cum Wilton died at Jersey

Oct: 13^th 1860 - and was buried there

On the 20^th

Page 2

A curate was an assistant priest paid by the Minister. Some rich ministers had all their work done by curates; other busy ministers employed a curate to assist them. It looks as if church work had become quite busy enough here in the eighteenth century to warrant their employment. Roger Sturgeon also signed the Wilton Register on the same day.

Roger Sturgeon a:b: Curate of ye Parish

June 28^th 1740

John Belchier a:b: Curate

of this parish

Dec:30:1744

Page 3

The Register now contains an explanation for the fact that the records are deficient up to 1664. There were various earlier documents, but somehow there was a break between about 1640 to 1664, possibly to do with the Civil War. A new register was started - this one - and efforts were made to try to remember what happened in the gap, and it seems clear that someone went to the larger families asking about the births of their children. This section is a muddle of names and dates. The MA stands for Memorandum, 'ff' is used as a capital F. Do not expect to find modern punctuation. It is a pity that the earlier documents are not around - or perhaps I just have not found them yet. The entry for Richard Morly shows that he was baptised on April 24^th, but the year has been left off except for the 1.

1664

Hockwolde

Towne

Register

MA: The parchment Register

Is continued to ye yerre 1660;

ffor christenings and for marriages

To ye yerre 1603, and for burials

To ye yerre 1603 afterwarde they

are continued with some intermissions

to ye yerre 1640, in an old registr

in quarto; ffrom thence there happened

a grate and wide breach wch coulde

nott by all industry be made upp

Such loose papers as could be gained

Are here inserted ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Andrew Gerrard and Judith - married - Septm 29: 1662

Preten Cooper and Jane - married - June 9 1663

Thomas Kempe & Margrate - married - octobr 28 1662

Christopher Driair & Winn - married - Sept:29 1662

Edmund ye sonn of Edm & Marrable May 9 1663

Smyth baptised

Wm ye sonn of Edm: & Marrable Smyth bap: Sept:14:1657

Ann ye daughter of Ed: & Marrable Smyth bapt Septem 15 1653

Edmund ye sonn of Wm & Rose Graine bap - Jan 1 1660

Ann ye daughtr of Wm & Rose Graine bapt decm 20 1663

Margaret Coopr ye daughter of Preten bap Jan 1 1662

Mary ye daughtr of Preten bap Sept 27 1662

John of Christopher & Winn Driaer bap May 15 1663

Thomas of Wm & ffrances Barnarde bapt June 24 1661

Wm of Wm & Elizabeth Nevill bapt - ffeb 24 1656

Thomas of Wm & Eliz: Nevill bapt - Jun 6 1660

John of Thomas & Bridget Wiet bapt ffeb 2 1662

Mary of John and Ann Secker bapt - Sep:14 1659

Thomas of Thomas & Bridget Morly bap Nov:4 1661

Ann of Wm & Allice Siegoe bapt ffeb:4 1662

ffrances of Edw & Sarah Ollitt bap - dec:23 1655

Thomas of Sarah & Edw Ollitt bapt Oct 14 1660

John of Edw & Sarah Ollitt bap - Mar 3 1661

Sarah of Edw: & Sarah Ollitt bap - May 31 1663

Edward of Osbirt & Susan Stallion bap Octob 5 1662

Nathaniel of Nathan & Elizab: Golde bap Nov 4 1662

Thomas of Nathan & Elizab: Golde bap Jun 4 1662

Margarat of Nath: & Elizab: Golde bap dec:18 1652

Abraham of Nat: & Eliz: Golde bap - Octo:14 1649

Sarah of John & Sarah Bagly bapt - May 1 1661

John ye sonn of John & Sarah Bagley bap Jan 31:1662

Sarah of John & Ann Younger bapt Dec 1^st 1654

John of John & Ann Younger bapt Apr 15 1652

Ann of John Younger & Ann: bapt - July 14 1656

Mary of John & Ann Younger bapt - ffeb 14 1651

Thomas of Thomas & Margarat Wiet bap novem 24 1662

Ann of Thos: Ollitt & Ann his wife bap May 3 1648

Elizabeth of Tho: Ann Ollitt bap May 30 1653

Mary of Tho & Ann Ollitt bap Jan 12 1657

Wm of James & Amy Richardson bap Sept 17 1656

James of James & Amy Richardson bap Octob 20 1658

Mary of James & Amy Richardson bap ffeb 21 1660

Amy of James & Amy Richardson bap ffeb 4 1662

Grace of John & Ann Palmer bap - Mar 21 1647

Abraham of Abraham & Alice Morly bap Octob 13 1654

Richard of Abraham & Allice Morly bap Apr 24 1

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The six children recorded for Thomas and Mary Davy are representative of an age when most married women were pregnant for much of their married lives. Katherine Hodson is described as 'ye Eddr' meaning 'The Elder'. The burial of Elizabeth the daughter of Elizabeth Kittingham is recorded, as is the burial a year later of Osbert the son of Osbert Kittingham. However, at this stage it is not possible to say whether Elizabeth was married to Osbert, or that there were two related families. Notice that there is a lady called Mrs Minn, this is not the common courtesy of today; 'Mistress' was a title given to the wife of a man important enough in his trade or calling to be called 'Master'. In 1665/6, the Rector is referred to as 'Mr Wm Smyth'. Then there is Osbert Spratt who is described as 'gent' and 'Gentleman' and so has a recognised social position superior even to a 'Master'. The Minns and the Spratts were part of a village aristocracy.

This page continues to 1663 and, suspiciously, ends exactly at the foot of the page, 1664 starting at the top of the next page. The entries on this page are still muddled, and mainly record burials, perhaps there had been a separate list of these. This means that prior to 1664, the registers cannot be considered at all complete, in fact even some items such as the date are missing from a few of the entries.

Mary of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Aug 15 1640

John of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Aug 20 1644

Amie of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Apr 27 1651

Ann of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Aug 22 1653

Susanna of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Mar 24 1655

Thomas of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Mar 12 1657

Ann ye daughter of John Sieke buried Octob 14 1662

Diana ye wife of Wm Dibdil bur Novem 1 1662

John ye sonn of Tho Morly bur Octob 2 1662

Simon ye sonn of John Palmer bur ffeb:4 1662

Allice ye daughtr of John Laurance bur ffeb 6 1662

Wm Dibdill buried July 16 1662

Katherine Hodson ye Eddr buried Apr 29 1663

Richard ye son of Preston Coopr buried July 8 1662

Thomas ye sonn of Preston Coopr buri - decem 22 1660

Elizabeth ye daughter of Eliz: Kittingham bur Jun 11 1662

Edw Gattaway - - - buried Mar 18 1661

Osbert ye sonn of Osb: Kittingham bur June 13 1663

1658

Thomas Neville was - - - - - - - - - Bur: 20 decembr

Elizabeth Golde ye daughtr of Nath & Eliz. Buried 20 decem

William Gages Buried: 31 decem

Thomas Morley ye sonn of Thomas Buried 26 Novemb

Mrs Frances Minn buried 31 decem

Robert Spillman bur: 22 octob

Doroth ye daughtr of Ocbert Neville bur 9 Octob

John ye sonn of Wm Breves and Rose bur 17 Novem

Ann ye wife of Robert Pidgeon bur 6 ffeb

Ann ye daughtr of John Newall bur 28 Janua

1659

Osberte Spratt gent was bur 15 March

Arthur ye sonn of Robert & Ursula Seckor bur 21 March

Joane ye wife of Thomas Williamson bur 6 April

Elizabeth ye daughtr of Edw Ollett bur 17 April

Mary ye daughtr of Tho: & Mary Juliasons bur 21 April

Christopher ye sonn of Edw. Prockle bur 26 Apr

Dianna ye daughtr of Edm. Bealis bur 31 May

Elizabeth ye wife of John Newall buri 3 June

1663

Ann of Thomas Kempe & Margrate bapt 2 August

Margrate of Jo Slate & Margarite bapt 11 Aug

Elizabeth of Henry & Elizabeth Hysubie

Jo Cist bur 23 July

Ann of John & Mary Soule bur 10 Aug

Elizab: of Henry & Ann Houlden bap 23 Aug

Elizab: of John & ffrancas Morly bap

Elizab: of Robert & Eliz Barrett bap 2 Octob

Ye daughter of James Richardson bap 1 Jann

Ann ye daughtr of John & Ann Sicker bap 20 Jan

Jane ye wife of priscillan Coopr bur 6 Novem

Thomas ye sonn of Wm Graves 28 decem

John Gerrarde & Ann Palmr Married 28 Octob

Priscillan Coopr & Gilberte Married 2 ffeb

Margrate of Thomas & Margrat Wisle bap 30 March

Page 5

The Register now starts in earnest and is written up once a year in arrears - all the baptisms first, then the marriages, then the burials. As mentioned above the 'year' 1664 runs from what we would call April 1664 to March 1665. In order to show their loyalty to the newly restored king, they now head each year with the king's regnal year. However, as Parliament had decided that the reign of Charles II started the day after the death of Charles I, 1664 is already the sixteenth year of his reign even though the Restoration took place in 1660.

The Latin form of Charles is Carolus, as they wish to use the genitive form i.e. to say 'the year of Charles' they wrote Caroli, or sometimes, confusingly, Carolj as a final i in numbers was often written as a j. I am at a loss to understand why they should write '2dj ' for 'Second', perhaps it is 'secundi'. However, the heading 'Anno Caroli 2dj 16' means 'In the sixteenth year of the reign of Charles II.'.

A descendent of the Pease family has written to the Web site from New Zealand.

You will see that 'y' is sometimes written for 'ie' and that 'u' and 'v' can be exchanged - the name 'Davy' is also written 'Dauie' on the same line.

The laissez-faire attitude to the spelling of 'Margaret' continues .

Anno Caroli

2dj 16 1664

Kempe ~ John of Thomas & Margriat Kempe bap 3 Apr

Lawrence ~ John of John & Eliz: Lawrance bap 20 June

Bacon ~ Ann of Edm & Alice Bacon ~ bap 7 July

Dennis ~ John of John & Dorothy Dennis bap 5 Aug

Sperar ~ Thomas of Thos & Mary Sperar ~ bap 30 Aug

Golde ~ Elizab: of Nath & Eliz: Golde bap 17 Sept

Kittringham ~ John of Osb & Joanne Kittringh~ bap 24 Sep

Pease ~ Thomas of Wm: & Ann Pease bap 13 octob

Morly ~ John of tho: & Bridgitt Morly ~ bap: 14 Nov

Graves ~ Rebecca of Wm & Rose Graves bap 29 Jan:

Stallon ffrancis of Osb: & Susanna Stallon bap. 15 ffeb

Bagley ~ John of John & Sarah Bagley bap 8 Jan

Neville John of Osb: & Magr: Neville bap 1 May

Whitebrade John Whitebrade & Eliz: Kettringha Mar 7 July

Cartr ~ John Cartr & Eleanor Palmr Mar 29 dec

Lawson Rallph Lawson bur 5 June

Newhall John Newhall bur 17 ffeb

1665 (from October) and 1666 were years of plague in Norwich and other parts of the county. Although we may have got off lightly, there are six adult burials in 1665, all after October, and three in 1666. In 1667 there is only one adult burial.

Anno

Carolj 2dj 1665

Bernarde ~ Elizabeth of Wm & ffrancis Bernard bap 18 June

Secker ~ Barnaby of Nicholas & Margrate Seckr bap 18 June

Seagoe ~ Sarah of Wm & Alice Seagoe bap 25 Sep

Lawson ~ Elizab. of Richard & Alice Lawson bap 29 Sep

Sutton ~ Ann of John & Elizab. Sutton bap 29 Sept

Maskett ~ Andrew of Andrew & Ursuly Mashett bapt 18 Nov

Hacon ~ Mary of John & Mary Hacon bapt 21 Jan

West ~ Thomas of Robt: & Mary West bap 11 Feb

Stallon ~ Francis of Osb: & Susan Stallon bap 27 Feb

West ~ Thomas of Tho: & Bridgett bap 20 May

West ~ John of Tho: & Margrat West bap 6 Jan

Jacolde Jude wife of Andrew Jacolde burj 22 Nov

Smythe Marble ye wife of Edm: Smyth bur 30 Nov

Smyth Mr Wm Smyth minister of ye towne

ffor 33 years vir non Silend~ bur 4 Jan

Newhall Elizabeth ye wife of Wm Newhall bur 10 Jan

Newell ~ fflory ye wife of Edm: Newell bur 14 ffeb

Davi John Dauie bur 19 May

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A member of the Watts family at 'The Hall' is buried. As ever, any penultimate 'e' can be elided so 'Roger' becomes 'Rogr'. At times the handwriting now becomes somewhat florid, and enthusiastic loops lead to confusion. The writer gets confused too, and in some cases has to overwrite months or names. Where the surname occurs twice in a line, it is sometimes written differently the second time (vide dockin). It may be that some of these surnames will not be certain until confirmed with a second source, such as a will.

Anno

Carolj 2dj 1666

Bacon Judith of Edm & Alice Bacon bap 3 June

Spinar John of Tho: & Mary Spinar bap 1 July

Lawrence Ann of Mary & Elizab Lawrence bap 25 August

Pease Wm of Wm & Anne Pease bap 17 decem

Newell Charles of Wm & Mary Newell bap 17 March

Goulde Nathaniel Goulde bur 25 May

Blomfeilde Elizabeth ye wife of Thomas Blomfeilde bur 13 decem

Banham Robert ye sonn of Edw: Banham bur 3 ffeb

Watts ~ Rogr att ye hall bur 18 ffeb

Smyth Edm Smyth & Ann Mar 25 May

Gosse John Gosse & Elizabeth Thickpenny Mar 27 decem

For 1667/8, the note of the King's regnal year becomes even briefer.

Car 2d 1667

Statton Elizabeth of Osbert & Susan Stallon bap 23 July

Sutton, Edmunde of Wm Sutton & Elizabeth bap 25 Aug

Newell Robert ye sonn of Wm Newell bur 13 Jan

Towler John of John & Jane Towler bap 1 Mar

Lawrence Ann ye daughtr of John Lawrence bur 4 Novem

Bellamy Rose ye wife of John Bellamye bur 4 October

Bagley Ann of John & Sarah Bagley bap 29 May

Smyth Edmund of Edm: & Eliz Smyth bap 27 May

dockin George Dockinn & Joanne Outlaw Mary: 4 Janu

In 1668 there are two strange duplications in the baptism records for West and Constable. The names are the same, but the date of baptism has been changed. This may be an error, or perhaps some fault in the original baptisms. However, given the high child mortality, perhaps the two second entries should have been for burial, not baptisms.

Anno 1668

Caroli 2di

Verdon(?) Thomas Verdon ye sonn of Thomas & Jane bapt 19 April

Barnarde Wm Barnarde ye sonn of Wm & ffranes bapt 26 Aprile

Cooper Joane Cooper widow - - - - - - buried 5 Maye

Kittringham Amy ye daughtr of Thomas & Margaret burid 22 Maye

Pepperby Susanna ye daughtr of Henry bapt 5 June

Harper Elizabeth ye daughtr of John Harpr bap: 7 June

Kempe Mary ye daughtr of Thomas & Margrat bapt 14 June

Weste Mary ye daughtr of Robert and Mary bapt 12 July

Weste Robart* ye sonn of Thomas and Margarat bapt 2 August

Lawrence Henry ye sonn of John & Elizabeth bapt 2 August

Constable John** ye sonn of John and Mary bapt 9 Aug:

Cheverill Robert Cheverill & Elizabeth Cooke Marrid 17 June

West Robart* ye sonn of Thomas and Margarat bapt 20 September

Constable John** ye sonn of John and Mary bapt 20 Septem

Sutton Richard ye sonn of John and Elizabeth bapt 27 Sept

Spencer Sarah ye daughter of Thomas and Mary bapt 4 Octob

Smyth Jeremyah ye sonn of Edmond & Mary bapt 21 Octob

The same child buried ~ ~ ~ ~ buri: 24 Octob

Pory - Thomas Pory and Mary Younger mar: 17 novem

Burklis Thomas Burklis and Lidia Pooly mar 20 novem

Salfe Edw: Salfe and Magrat Dilly Mar mar 30 Novem

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This page has the burial of the 'relict' (= middle class widow) of the late Rector, William Smyth who had died in January 1665, that is, three years earlier. Although the register seems to continue in the same hand for 1669, the date is now reversed - e.g. instead of 20 April we have Apr 20. For the first time we have a secular occupation mentioned - Richard Lawson is a carpenter. We also find the burial of the parish clerk, John Bellamy. As the handwriting does not change, it was not he who was writing the register.

1668

Bullen - Sarah ye wife of Alen Bullen Bur 7 Octob

Wist - Ann ye daughtr of Thomas & Bridget bapt 29 Nov:

Salter - Edward ye sonn of John & Magrat bapt 30 nov

Secker - John Secker ye husband of Ann - Burid 18 Decem

Stallion - Susannah ye daughtr of Osbert & Susannah Bapt 1 Jan

Newell - Osbirt Newell buried ~ ~ ~ buried 21 Jan

Newell - Henry ye sonn of Wm & Mary Newell bapt 30 Jan

Gatte - Elizabeth ye daughtr of John Gatte & Eliz: bapt 30 Jan

Secker - Nicholas Secker buried 20 ffebr

Smyth - Mrs Mathia ye Relict of Wm Smyth Rect buried 14 March

Ollett - Mary Ollett widow - buried 29 March

Car: 2d 1669

Newell - Jane Newell widow buried Apr 20

Barnarde - Wm ye sonn of Wm Barnarde buried Apr 22

Stephens - Ann ye daughter of Robert & Ann Bapt May 9

The same infant buried buried May 9

Jesse - Elizabeth ye daughter of John buried June 9

Denton - Robert Denton and Elizabeth Thickpenny Married June 10

Cooper - Thomas The sonn of John & Ursula Cooper buried June 12

Lawson - Richard Lawson Carpenter buried June 18

Breckles - Elizabeth ye daughtr of Thomas and Lde Bapt July 25

Liblon - Elizabeth ye daughter of Richard & Margarat Bapt July 25

Pease - Robert ye sonn of Wm & Ann Bapt Aug 8

West - Thomas ye sonn of Thomas & Bridget bur: Oct 25

West - Ann ye daughter of Thomas & Bridget nou(?): Oct 15

Bagley - Thomas the sonn Of John & Sarah bapt decem:5

Barnett - Henry Barnett bur: Jan 8

Stallyon - Susannah ye wife of Osbert Stallyon bur: Jan 17

Constable - Mary ye daughtr of John & Mary bapt Jan 20

West - Margerat ye daughtr of Thomas & Mary bapt Jan 18

Stallyon of Osbert buried

Newell - Margrat Newell buried widow bur May 31

Gosse - Elizabeth Gosse ye wife of Thomas bur June 5

Anno

Carolj 22d 1670

Sagoe - Margreat ye daughtr of Wm & Alice bapt Apr 28

Constable - John ye sonn of John & Mary bur May 16

Kempe - Thomas ye sonn of Thomas & Marg bapt Apr 18

Newell Edmund Newell buri Apr 21

Bellamy - John Bellamy clerke of ye parich buried Aug 12

Hooker - Ann ye daughtr of ffrancis & Margriat bapt Oct 09

Bull Thomas Bull and Ann Lawson Mar 18 Octo

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Edmund Bacon has appeared before, but now he has the title of Gent, this is only the second mentioned. The year 1671 is headed 'Ab Annut' which means 'from the annunciation', another reminder that this, 25^th March, was the start of the year at this time. It is interesting to note that Richard Liblon was widowed on December 12, and re-married May 15 following. His wife is Elizabeth Whitbread (however it is spelt) and a John Whitbread had died the previous Mar 1^st.

Anno 1670

Carolj sdi

22^o

Towler - Thomas ye sonn of John & Jane bapt Octo 23

Harrow - Roger ye sonn of Roger & Alice bapt Nov: 5

Smyth Margable ye daugh: of Edm & Agnes bap Nov: 15

Richardson - Wm ye sonn of Osbert & Alice bur Nov: 21

Bacon John ye sonn of Edm: Bacon gent bap Nov 29

Holden Thomas ye sonn of Henry & Alice bap Dec 11

Liblon Margriat ye wife of Richard Liblon burrid dec:12

Dockwin - George Dockwin buri: Jan 8

Pigeon Elizabeth ye daughtr of Wm & Mary bur: ffeb 7

Whytibride - John Whitibride bur Mar 1

Lawrence Elizabeth ye wife of John bur Mar 1

Salte Margriat ye daugh: of Edw, & Marg bapt Mar:14

Hacon - John Hacon buri Mar 15

Weste - Wm the sonn of Wm and Ann bapt Apr 02

Anno ------------

Carolj Ab Annut: 1671

23^o -----------

Beaste John ye sonn of John Beast burid Ap 01

West - Wm the sonn of Thomas & Ann bur: Ap 05

Lawrence - John Lawrence & Sarah Rowe Marr Apr 22

Youngs - Robert Youngs & Ann Watts marr Apr 24

ffarow Roger ye sonn of Roger & Alice buri May 10

Libbons Richard Libbons & Eliza: Whiatbreade Mar May 15

Banham Edw: ye sonn of Edw: & Mary bapt May 15

Thickpenny - Thomas Thickpenny & Kath Cooper Marr:May 26

West - Elizabeth ye daughtr of Robert & Mary bapt June 18

Beckles John ye sonn of Thomas & Ledia bapt July 23

Garrod - John Garrod buri July 30

Barnard Wm ye sonn of Wm & ffrancis bapt Jul 30

Pease Robert ye sonn of Wm & Ann buri: Aug 01

Halon Mary ye wife of John Halon bur: Aug 09

Pease Wm ye sonn of Wm & Ann buri: Aug 09

Sutton Richard ye sonn of John & Elizab: buri: Aug 06

Reeve Sarah ye daughtr of Wm & Sarah bapt Aug13

Barnard ye sonn Wm & ffrances buri Aug 24

Spenas (?) Dorchas dau John & Mary bapt Aug27

Olitt Sarah ye daughter of Edw & Sarah bur Aug 30

Houlden Elizabt ye daughter of Henry & Eliza bur Sept 14

Multiward ffrancis Multiwarde & Ann Garrod Marri Oct 26

Bepperby (?) francis ye daughter of Henry & Elizab bapt Nov 19

Lawrence Sarah ye daughter of John & Sarah bapt Dec 19

Dorkin Mary Dorkin ye same infant bapt Dec 20

Bur Dec 28

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The spelling of Margaret continues to be a puzzle, Mrs (i.e. Mistress) Pratt, one of the local gentry, dies. Humphrey Cranvill is also spelled Cranvil on the same line, so what hope have we for accuracy? William and Magrat were married on the 29^th but was it really October, or should that be February? Poor Edward Ollett lost his child and then his wife by October. However, he married Elizabeth Golde in the following January. This is the second case of very quick remarriages, and this must be a feature of country life at this time.

1671

Olett Mary Olett bur 10 Jan

Smyth Ann ye wife of Edm Smyth bur 16 Jan

Cooper Isabell ye daughter of Jo Coper bur 5 ffeb

Ab: Annunt 1672

Anno

Carolj 24^o

Cranvill Humphrey Cranvil buried 22 April

Stallon Osbert ye sonn of Osbert Stallon buried 23 April

Saiker Mercy ye daughter of Rob & Alice bapt 1 May

Clarke ~ Wm Clarke and Margriat Holmes married 16 May

Amys - Ann ye daughter of Thomas & Margrat bapt 28 May

Salter Allen the son of John & Ann his wife bapt 9 Jun

Elizabeth ye daughter of John & Ann bapt 9 Jun

Thickpenny Katherine ye wife of Thomas, immature(?) buried 16 June

Pease ~ Anne the daughter of Wm and Anne bapt 29 June

Bagley John ye son of John and Sarah immature (?) buried 31 June

Salter - Elizabeth ye daughter of John & Margaret buried 6 July

Kempe Margriat ye daughter of Thomas & Margrat bapt 7 July

Peskes ~ Wm Peskes Singleman buried 28 July

Pease - Ann ye daughter of Wm & Ann buried 1 Aug

Sacker Mercy ye daughter of Robert & Alice buried 3 Aug

Ollet - Ann ye daughter of Edw & Sarah bap 25 Aug

Aylmer - Mary ye daughter of John & Dorothy bapt 1 Sept

Pratt - Mrs Pratt gentlewoman buried 3 Sept

Ollet - Ann Ollet an infant buried 15 Sept

Newale John ye sonn of John & Elizabeth bapt 22 Sept

Teste - Jermy Teste & Elizabeth Gazely married 24 Sept

Ollet - Sarah ye wife of Edw Ollett buried 1 Octobr

Asping - Robert Asping & Margt Warman married 6 Octob

Smarte - John Smarte & Mary Coope Mar 10 Oct

Lawrence - Elizabeth ye daughter of John & Sarah bapt 10 Novem

West - Thomas ye sonn of Thomas & Bridget bapt 27 Dec

Ollett - Edw: Olett & Elizabeth Golde Married 12 Jan

Chapman Johanna, ye daughter of Spencar(?) and Mary bapt 16 Jan

Lawrence Elizabeth ye daughter of John Burried 20 Jan

James - Susanna ye daughter of Wm & Susan bapt ffeb 11

Banham Wm ye sonn of Edw & Mary bab(sic) ffeb 23

Osborne - Wm Osborne & Margrat Watts married 29 Octob(sic)

Lunn; John ye sonn of John & Margrat bapt 30 Mar

Sutton. Elizabrth ye wife of Wm Sutton burd 30 March

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Here is a chap called Sygrolphus James, a Christian name I have not met before; there were many Dutch and Walloon protestant refugee families in Norwich at this time, is this the source? Several words have the penultimate 'e' elided e.g. Saltr and Cartr for Salter and Carter. This was common at this time.

Anno Carolj 25^o

Ab Annunt: 1673 ab Annum

1674

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Clarke(?) - Magrat Daughtr of Wm & Margarat, bapt 4 May

Salte - Allen ye sonn of John & Margarat bur 7May

Bennett - Wm ye sonn of Robert & Elizabeth Bap 29 May

Lunn - John ye sonn of John; & Margarat bur 3 June

Reeve - Mary ye daughter of Wm & Sarah bapt: 15 June

Sutton - Wm Sutton & Mary Goodwin Mar 24 June

Stallon Elizabeth the daughter of Osbirt & Elizabeth bap 1 July

Sacker Alice ye daughter of Robert & Alice bapt 13 July

Tyle(?) - Elizabeth ye daughter of Jeremie & Elizabeth bur 5 Aug

Pease - Thomas ye son of Wm & Ann bapt 24 Aug

Barnarde - ffrancis (sic) ye daughter of William & ffrancis bapt 7 Sept

Osborne - Ann & Dorothy daughters of Wm & Margrat bapt 14 Octob

Newall Jane ye daughter of John & Elizabeth bapt 26 Oct

Largent Katharine ye wife of John buried 20 November Holden - Elizabeth ye daughter of Henry & Ann babt 23 Novem

Bagley - Thomas ye sonn of John Bagley & Sarah buri 21 January

Kellingham (?) - Robert ye sonn of ffrancis & Ann bapt 15 ffebrua

James William ye son of Sygrolphus & Ann bapt 15 March

James Elizabeth ye daughter of Wm & Susan bapt 12 April

Stallon - Martha ye daughter of Wm & Ann bapt 12 April

Anno Carolj 26^o

Ab Annunt: 1674 ab Annum

1675

Saker - Wm Sakr and Elizabeth Newall Marri: June 14

Cart(e)r - John Cartr ye sonn of John & Elianor bapt Jun 21

Salt(e)r - Margriat ye daughter of John & Magr bapt June 28

Howell Thomas Howell a strangr buri July 18

Aylm(e)r Richard ye sonn of Richard & Ann bapt July 19

Whistl(e)r - Elizabeth ye daughter of Wm & Margr: bapt July 19

Lawrence James ye sonn of John & Sarah bapt Aug 2d

Kempe - Elizabeth ye daughter of Thomas & Mary bapt Aug 23

Mallett, Bartholomew Mallett & Ann Banham Marr Oct 1^st

Golde, Abraham Golde & Elizabeth Wright Marr Oct 8

Skeely - Wm Skeely & Susannah Sill mar: Oct 8

Sulton Wm ye sonn of Wm & Audrey bapt Oct 18

Hepperby (?) Elizabeth ye daughter of Henry & Eliza: bapt Oct 18

Spinkes John Spinkes & Elizabeth Ollett mari dec: 15

Barnham Robert ye sonn of Edw & Mary bapt dec 26

Stallon, Elizabeth ye daughter of Osbert & Elizab buri Jan 3d

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Bagley - Sarah ye wife of John Bagley bur: Jan 19

Towell - Richard Towell & Margrat Readr Marri feb 2^nd

Osborne - Wm ye sonn of Wm & Margrat bapt Mar 25

Sacker - John ye sonn of Wm & Elizab: bapt Apr 4

Reeve - Amy ye daughtr of Wm & Sarah bapt Apr 4

Breckles - Mary ye daughtr of Thomas & Lydia bapt Apr 6

In this year, poor Samuel Golde lost both his twins and his wife all within a few weeks.

Ann Carolj Ab Annunt 1675 ad Annun:

27o 1675 1676

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Pease Robert ye sonn of Wm and Ann - - bapt 2 May

Golde - Elizabeth ye wife of Abraham .. burid 22 May

Aylmer - Elizabeth ye daughtr of Gregory & Lois - bapt 30 May

Mayes - Elizabeth ye wife of Thomas Mays (sic) burid 31 May

Sacker - John Sacker burid 17 June

Mallett - Elizabeth ye daughtr of Barth: & Ann bapt 4 July

Stallon - Katherine ye daughter of At (?) & Elizabeth bapt 11 July

Golde - Nathaniel sonn of Nat & Susan bapt 15 Aug

Mary ye daughtr

Ye same infants agajne . burid 28 Aug

Clough - Sarah ye daughtr of Samuel & Prudence bapt 29 Aug

Bull - Alice ye daughtr of Thomas & Alice bapt 29 Aug

Guttridge - May ye daughtr of Rogr & bapt 29 Aug

Golde - Susan ye wife of Nathaniel . burid 3 Sept

Aylmer - John ye sonn of John & dorothie bapt 5 Sept

Stallon - Katherine ye daughtr of Osb: burid 10 Sept

Hooker - John Hooker & Ann duffeilde marrid 3d Sept

Sacker - Widow Sacker --- buried 24 Octob

Ketteringham - Robert Ketteringham & Magrat Morris married 1 Nov

Thickpenny - Frances ye daughtr of francis & Constance bapt 21 Nov

Spinkes (?) - Thomas ye sonn of John & Elizab - bapt 12 dec

Hipperble (?) - Elizabeth wife of hinery burid 16 Dec

Sacker - John ye sonn of Rob & Alice bapt 2 Jan

Holden - John ye sonn of Hinery & Ann bapt 2 Jan

Claxton - Saule ye sonn of Thomas & Alice bapt 2 Jan

Middleton John ye sonn of Wm & Ann bapt 11 Jan

Newall - Mathew ye sonn of Wm & Mary bapt 27 feb

Holden - John ye sonn of Hen & Ann burid 28 feb

Foster - John ye sonn of Jeremy & Elizab bapt 27 March

Lawrence - Thomas ye sonn of John & Sarah bapt 9 Apr

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Anno Ab. Annunt 1676 ad

Caroli 28o Annuntiation 1677

1676

Lawrence John ye sonn of John Lawrence burid 03:April

Skeely - Wm Skeely bur: 01 May

Lunn - John Lunn ------------- bur = 29 May

Kethingham - Elizab ye daughtr of ffrancis & Ann buri 21 July

Banham - Wm Banham's wife buri 23 July

Alderr - Mary ye daughter of Thomas & Shalr (?) bap 13 Octob

Burnett - Richard Burnett buri 13 Octob

Sutton - Mary ye daughtr of Wm & Mary bapt 3 Octob

Sutton - Mary ye wife of Wm --- buri 21 Octob

Whitherel - Thomas Witherel, Ann Youngs Marri 26 Octob

Toste (?) - John ye sonn of Jammis & Eliza buri 01 Novem

Holmes Edmund ye sonn of Edm & Ribicca bapt 26 Novem

Sacker Robert ye sonn of Wm & Elizab bapt 17 Decem

Jones - Wm Jones buri 21 decem

Clarke Ann ye wife of Thomas buri 18 Jan

Banham Edw Banham buri: 26 Jan

Breckles ffrances ye daughtr of Tho & Lydia bapt 25 ffebru

Spanhocke John Sparhoche (sic); Marge Lunn: Marri 27 ffebr

Wolden - Ann ye daughtr of Henry & Ann bapt 04 Mar

Ye same infant buri 06 Mar

Aylmer - Wm Aylmer ye sonn of Ric & Ann bapt 18 Mar

Eddowes Wid: Eddowes --- buri: 20 Mar

Newall - Robert Newall --- buri 02 Apri

The handwriting now changes, and becomes neater. This person adds an -e to Anne, and has a slightly different style. Newall should have been in 1677 as he was buried in April. I think this is the same family as Nual (or similar). The Latin heading below stands for - From the Annunciation 16 - to the Annunciation 16 -

Anno Ab Annunt: 1677 ad

Carolj 2di Annuntiationum 1678

1677

Smyth Sarah the daughter of John & Alice bapt 29 Aprill

Seckar John the sonn of Robt & Alice bur: 02 May

Oxborough William Oxborough & Emm Seckar Mar 24 May

Barnard Willm the sonn of Willm & Francis (sic) bap: 17 June

Townsend John Townsend & Prudence Davies Mar: 17 June

Kittringham Ann ye daughter of ffrancis & Anne bap: 15 July

Muskett Ursula ye wife of Andrew - bur 31 July

Wetherell Ann ye daughter of Thomas & Anne bap: 03 Aug:

Banham Anne ye daughter of Edward& Mary bap: 05 Aug:

Spinkes ffrances ye daughter of John & Elizabeth bap 02 Sep:

James Sarah ye daughter of Willm & Susan bap :23 Sep:

Banham Ann ye daughter of Edward & Mary - bur :30 Sep:

Barrett - a widow --- bur :08 Nov:

Barnard Willm ye sonn of Willm & ffrances bur 30 Nov

Newall Anne ye daughtr of John & Elizabeth bur 0i Decem

Heperby Alice ye daughter of Henry & Anne - bap 30 Dec:

Muskett Andrew Muskett & Elizabeth Goodwin Mar :04 ffeb:

Smyth Sarah ye daughter of John & Alice bur :15 ffeb:

Clough Joseph the sonn of Samuel & Prudence bap: 07 Mar:

Newall John the sonn of Willm & Mary bap :10 Mar

Berton Anne the daughter of John & Lucy bap 24 Mar

Bird (?) Sarah ye daughter of Robt & Pleasance bap :24 Mar:

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Another new hand, and a slightly different layout. Some of the entries are a little out of order. 'Eadem' means 'the same'; so 'eadem Margr' means 'the same Margaret' as on the previous line. The spelling of Margaret continues to amaze, and Judah is an odd name for a girl, but the poor child becomes Judith later. Things can move fast in the village. In July 1677 Ursula Muskett dies, and widower Andrew marries Elizabeth in February 1677/8. By August 1678, little Samuel is buried, with no record of a christening.

Anno Ab Annunts 1678 ad Annuntiationem 1679

Carolj 2dj

1678

Mayes Thomas Mayes bur 29 Mar

Stallon Mary daughter of Osbert & Elizabeth bap 29 Mar

Vincent Elizabeth Vincent bur 4 Apr

Whistler Sarah daughter of Willm & Margaret bap 7 Apr

Pease Joseph sonn of Willm & Ann bap 21 Apr

Lawrence Elizabeth daughter of John & Sarah bap 1 May

Richardson Amy the wife of James bur 22 May

Heperby Alice daughter of Henry & Anne bur 25 May

Kittringham Judah daughter of Robt & Margrt bap 16 June

Pease Joseph Pease bur 22 June

Mallett Sarah daughter of Barth: & Anne bap 30 June

Hawrland (?) Willm sonn of Willm & Mary bap 14 July

Seckar ffrances daughter of John & Margaret bap 4 Aug

Kittringham Judeth daughter of Robt & Margart bur 23 Aug

Muskett Samuel sonn of Andrew & Elizabeth bur 25 Aug

Whitbread Tamasin Whitbread bur 12 Sep

Towell Margrett daughter of Richd & Margret bap 12 Jun

Idem Margr bur 17 Sept

Lawrence Elizabeth daughter of John & Sarah bur 1 Oct

ffuller Wid ffuller bur 28 Oct

Kittringham ffrancis sonn of Robt & Margrett bur 2 Oct

Seckar ffrances daughter of John & Margret bur 3 Oct

Lawrence Thomas sonn of John & Sarah bur 15 Oct

Pease Thomas son of Willm & Anne bur 24 Nov

Walker Henry Walker & Anne Breckles Mar 24 Nov

Holdin Henry sonn of Henry & Anne bap 15 Dec

Kemp Magrett daughter of Thom & Margrett bur 30 Nov

Davy Amy the wife of Thomas Davy bur 20 Dec

Maltaway Magratt the wife of ffrancis bur 27 Dec

Sickar Willm son of Robt & Alice bap 29 Dec

Cobb Mary the wife of Michael Cobb bur j Jan

Banham Mary daughtr of Edward & Mary bap 13 Jan

Burgis John Burgis & Grace Palmer Mar 13 Jan

Pease William Pease bur 15 Jan

Stallon Mary Daughtr of Osbert & Elizabeth bur 1 ffeb

Wace Ann Daughtr of Edmond & Amy bap 2 ffeb

ffield Alice Daughtr of John & Susan bap 2 ffeb

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Heperby Margrt Daughtr of Henry & Ann bap 9 ffeb

Constable Robrt son of John & Mary bap 14 ffeb

Heylett Mary the wife of John bur 22 ffeb

Mallett Sarah Daughtr of Barth & Anne bur 17 Mar

Anne Breckles married Henry Walker on 24^th November 1679. On 26^th October 1680 a daughter Anne was baptised. Sadly, Mrs Walker died on the 8^th November 1680, not having been married a whole year.

The burial of the Rector William Lyng is recorded here in its proper place as well as on the fly-leaf. The Latin means "Rector of this church, a man without . " but the last word is again indistinguishable.

Ano Carolj Ad Annuntiat 1679

2di 31o ad Annuntiationem 1680

1679

Levall Elizabeth the wife of Richard bur 2 Apr

Birch Wid Birch bur 29 Apr

Banham Wid Banham bur 10 May

Spencer Wid Spencer bur 18 May

Bullen Anne the wife of Allen bur 15 Jan

West Margratt Daughter of Thom & Margratt bur 15 Jan

Tester Elizabeth the wife of Jeremy? bur 22 Aug

Gent William Gent & Anne Davy mar 29 Aug

Best Susan Daughtr of Jeffrey & [blank] bap 2j Oct

Middleton Anne Daughter of Willm & Anne bap 26 Oct

Walker Anne Daughter of Henry & Anne bap 26 Oct

Walker Anne the wife of Henry bur 8 Nov

Smyth Mary the Daughter of John & Alice bap 9 Nov

Sargent John Sargent bur 13 Nov

Chinre(?) John of - a vagabond - bap 30 Nov

Idem [the same] bur 2 Dec

Holden Henry Holden bur 3 Jan

Spinks John son of John & Elizabeth bap 12 Jan

Lyng Willm Lyng Rect hujs Eccl vir non silendg(?) bur 16 Jan

Hurtley Wid Hurtley bur 29 Jan

Holme Edmund son of Edmund & Rebeccah bap 25 ffebr

Seckar Elizabeth daughter of John & Margaret bap 27 ffebr

Holden Henry son off Henry & Ann bur 27 ffebr

Ollett Thomas Ollett bur 2 Mar

Burgis Elizabeth daughter of John & Grace Bap 7 Mar

Spinks Thomas son of John & Elizabeth bar 2j Mar

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The entry for Waise is out of place, one wonders how this happened. The entry for Kilke is confused and the writer was not sure whether the girl's name was Anne or Margaret.

Ano Carolj Ad Annuntiation 1680

2di 32o ad Annuntiat 1681

1680

Burgis Elizabeth daughter of John & Grace bur 12 Apr

Oxborough Thomas son of John & Emme bap 16 May

Idem bur 26 May

Kittringham Judith daughter of Robt & Margrett bap 27 Jun

Salter Margarett daughter of John & Mary bur 27 June

Wetherill Thomas son of Thomas & Anne bap 15 Aug

Pooley Robt Pooley de Cranwch & Sarah Younger Mar 18 Nov

Muskett Elizabeth daughter of Andrew & Elizabeth bap 12 Dec

Heperby Margrett Heperby daughter of Henry bur 27 Dec

Smyth Ann the wife of Edmund bur 17 Dec

Barnard ffrances the wife of Willm bur 3 Jan

Towell Mary the daughter of Richd & Marg bur 3 Jan

Kilke Anne Margaret daughter of John & Mary bap 10 Jan

Thickpenny ffrancis Thickpenny bur 30 Jan

Birdeson Thomas the son of Roger & Mary bap 27 ffebr

Waise Catherine daughter of Edw: & Mary bap 10 Oct

Ano Carolj Ad Annuntiatione .. 1681

2di 33o ad Annuntiat 1682

1681

Here we have the sad case of Mr and Mrs West dying within two months of each other. We also have a member of the Clough family who became important in Feltwell. Graues is the then current way of writing Graves.

Seckar William son of William & Elizabeth bapt 30 Mar

Idem bur j Apr

Seckar Elizabeth the wife of Willm bur 5 Apr

Wace Catherine daughter of Edm: & Amy bur 2j Apr

Clough Joseph son of Samuel & Prudence Bap 10 Apr

Constable Mary the wife of John bur 20 Apr

West Thomas West bur 25 Apr

West Bridget West the wife of the sd. Thom. Bur 4 June

Lawrence Alice the wife of John bur 10:June

Cobb Michael Cobb bur 23 June

West Mary West bur 24 June

Oxborough Willm son of Willm & Emmi Bap 12 July

Seckar Robert son of Robert & Alice Bap: 29 Aug

Graues Willm Graues bur 5 Sep

Goodson John Goodson bur 6 Sept

Seckar Alice daughter of Robert & Alice bur 17 Oct

Spinkes Silvester son of John & Elizabth Bap 2j Nov

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Gent Susan daughter of Willm & Anne Bap 2j Nov

Ollett Thomas Ollett single & Margaret Winker single Mar 18 Oct

Homes Edmund Holmes Wid & Constance Thickpenny Mar 30 Nov

Hepperby Henry Hepperby bur 9 Dec

Best Susan the wife off Jeffrey bur 17 ffeb

Towell Richard son of Richard & Margarett Bap 13 Mar

Ano Carolj Ad Annuntiation 1682

2di 34o ad Annunt. 1683

1682

A new hand starts here, but it looks like an older man, with old fashion characters.

Wace John son of Edmund & Amy bap 26 Mar

Ash William Bur 23 May

Dye John of ffeltwell & ffrancis Tyrrell singlefolk Mar 5 June

Dary Thomas Bur 21 Sep

Buller Allen bur 29 Sept

Kettringham Thomas son of Robt & Margarett Bapt 10 Oct

Lawrence John son of John & Ann Bapt 6 Oct

Lawrence John son of John & Ann Bur 8 Oct

Matthews John Bur 14 Nov

Burgess Oliver Bur 12 Jan

Richardson James Bur 30 Jan

Seckar Elizabeth daughter of John & Margaret Bur 9 Mar

Richardson John Bur 11 Mar

The regnal years of King Charles II are no longer noted from here and James II is ignored from 1685. The Latin form for the Annunciation continues to vary.

An Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1683

1683 ad Annuntiationem 1684

Kettringham: Judith Bur 10 Aprill

Dester Thomas son of Jeremiah & Dorothey Bapt 14 Sep

Dester Thomas son of Jerm: & Doro: Bur 15 Sept

Oxborough Elizabeth daughter of Will & Em Bapt 23 Sept

Spinks Elizabeth the daughter of John & Elizabeth Bapt 23 Sept

Constable John son of John Bur 24 Sept

Clough Elizabeth daughter of Sam: & prudence Bapt 7 Oct

Smith William & Margaret Sturgeon Single folk Mar 14 Oct

Ffield John & Susan son & daughter of John & Susan Bapt 8 Nov

Salter Margaret daughter of Robt & Mary Bapt 23 Dec

Lawrence John son of John & An Bapt 27 Dec

Dorking John & An Mason Singlefolks Mar 6 jan

Secker Robt son of Robt & Alice Bur 17 Jan

Holden An widow Bur 27 ffeb

Towell Samuell son of Richard & Margarett Bapt 15 Mar

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Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1684

1684 ad Annuntiationem 1685

Relk Thomas son of John & Mary Bapt 1 April

Relk Thomas son of John & Mary Bur 23 Apr

Mills John & Elizabeth Miller Wid Mar 13 May

Hardy John & Mary Richardson singlefolks Mar 18 May

Bays Thomas son of Thomas & Sarah Bapt 18 May

Seckar Alice daughter of Robt & Alice Bapt 25 May

Best Jeffery:wid & Mary Symons single woman: Mar 23 Aug

Kettringham Robt son of ffrances & An Bur 15 Sept

Clough Samuel son of Samuel & Prudence Bur 16oct

Mills Mary daughter of John & Elizab Bap 26 Oct

Hardy Amy daughter of John & Mary Bap 28 Dec

Kettringham An wife of ffrancis bur 11 ffeb

Brickwood Elizabeth daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 4 Jan

Morley Bridget wife of Thomas Bur 22 Mar

Musket Andrew wid & Mary Banham wid Mar 5 Nov

An Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1685

1685 ad Annuntiationem 1686

The Register is signed at the foot of this page, which is the end of 1685/86. The signature of the Rector, Topcliff, is clear but that for the churchwarden is difficult to read, it may be J. Ozest.

ffield Mary daughter of John & Susan Bapt 25 Mar

Relk Robt son of John & Mary Bur 9 Apr

Constable John Bur 4 May

Butter Willm Bur 17 Apr

Best Mary daughter of Jeffrey & Mary Bur 27 Apr

Kettringham Osbert Bur 31 May

Saller John Bur 19 June

Relk Mary wife of Thomas Bur 10 July

Baldur Elizabeth daughter of Tho: & Eliz bapt 9 Aug

Nowah Elizabeth Bur 9 Aug

Kettringham Margaret wife of Robt Bur 13 Sept

Lawrence Samuel son of John & An Bap 20 Sept

Whistler John son of John & Elizabeth Bap 4 Oct

Constable Audrey Wid Bur 28 Oct

Kettringham Mary daughter of Robt Bur 7 Nov

Salter Elizabeth daughter of Robt & Mary Bapt 13 Dec

West John & Mary Chapman Singlefolks Mar 17 Dec

West Elizabeth daughter of Robt & Eliz Bapt 27 Dec

Humphreys Catherine daughter of John & Margaret Bapt 1 Jan

Oxborough Mary daughter of William & Em Bapt 21 ffeb

Ollet Elizabeth wife of Edward Bar 22 ffeb

Levaritsh(?) John & Mary Taft Singlefolks Mar 29 ffeb

Buys John son of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 14 Mar

King Thomas Bur 2 Mar

[signed] L. Topcliff Rectr J. Ozest

Churchward.

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It is only an impression, but the birth of Samuel and John Prior seems to signal the start of an epidemic of twins. Despite the loss of these two, there is also an impression that child mortality is a little less in the following years. As child mortality is high, children suffer proportionately less from plague: therefore, if there is a trend, it is unlikely to be associated with a change in the occurrence of disease. This will have to be checked.

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1686

1686 ad Annuntiationem 1687

ffield John wid, & An Heperby wid Mar 5 Aprill

Sage Elizabeth daughter of William & Elizabeth Bap 6 Jun

Ffield John son of John & Susan Bap 18 July

Brayholt Mary daughter of Richard & Elizabeth Bap 9 May

Hard William Widower & An Claxton Wid Mar 24 June

Hayward Gregory son of Gregory & Mary Bapt 2 August

Muskett An daughter of Andrew & An Bapt 8 August

Bateman John son of John & Elizabeth Bapt 8 August

Paye Richard & Elizabeth Wilson Mar 14 August

Hardy John son of John & Mary Bap 29 August

Bird Joseph son of Thomas & Mary Bapt 29 August

Best William son of Jeffery & Elizabeth Bapt 5 Sept

Seckar Ann daughter of Robt & Alice Bapt 5 Sept

Risring? John son of George & Mary Bapt 26 Sept

ffuller Charles & An King single ffolks Mar 4 Oct

Chilvey Samuell & Elizabeth Sego single ffolks Mar 4 Oct

Killingham Robert widower & Margt Mussel single woman Mar 9 Oct

Muskett An daughter of Andrew & An Bur 11 Nov

Seckar An daughter of Robt & Alice Bur 15 Nov

Prior Samuel & John sons of Abraham & Mart Bapt 30 Nov

Mills Mary daughter of John & Elizabeth Bur 10 Dec

Prior Samuel & John sons of Abr: & Martha Bur 14 Dec

Lawrence An daughter of John & An Bapt 6 ffeb

Spinks An daughter of John & Elizabeth Bapt 24 ffeb

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1687

1687 ad Annuntiationem 1688

Towell Robt Bur 22 Aprill

Hardy James so of John & Mary Bap 24 June

Smith James Bur 17 July

Stallon Martha Bur 19 July

Chilvers Elizabeth daughter of Sam & Elisa: Bap 10 Aug

ffield Thomas Bur 11 Aug

Kissingham Osbert son of Robt & Margret Bap 20 Aug

Betts William son of Andrew & Amy Bap 18 Sept

Banham Mary Bur 14 Oct

Hills Thomas son of John & Susan Bap 24 Oct

Wetherell Elizabeth & Sarah Daughters of Tho: & An Bap 7 Nov

Hodman Thomas Bur 15 Nov

Bays Thomas & Henry sons of Thomas & Sarah Bapt 1 Oct

Banham William Bur 23 Oct

Barnard Thos & Ann Cotton single ffolk Mar 1 Oct

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Remy Thomas Bur 1 ffeb

Asdin Robt Bur 29 Dec

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1688

1688 ab Annuntiationem 1689

Bird Mary daughter of Thomas & Mary Bapt 26 March

Vage Elizabeth daughter of Richard & Elizabeth Bapt 1 Aprill

Agor Luke & Catherine Clark Mar 14 May

Drake Anthony & Margaret Ollit widow Mar 18 May

Burdison Roger son of Roger & Mary Bapt 9 June

Best Jeffery son of Jeffery & Mary Bapt 9 July

Oxborough Thomas son of William & Eli Bapt 21 July

Drake Anthony Bur 7 Aug

Mason Mary daughter of William & Elizabeth Bap 6 Aug

Lawrence Thomas son of John & Ann Bap 9 Aug

Lawrence John Bur 3 Sept

Drake Anthony son of Anthony & Margret Bapt 5 Sept

Betts Andrew son of Andrew & Amy Bapt 13 ffeb

Spinks Mary daughter of John & Elizabeth Bapt 3i Jan

Gold Mary daughter of Thomas & Mary Bapt 18 Mar

Kittringham Robt son of Robt & Margaret Bapt 18 Mar

The Registers seems unmoved by the abdication of James II and the accession of William and Mary this year.

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1688

1689 ab Annuntiationem 1689

Bird An Daughter of Thomas & Mary Bapt 27 Mar

Bird Margaret Bur 15 Aprill

ffield Sarah daughter of John & Susan Bapt 17 Aprill

Prior William Bur 14 July

Chilvers Susan daughter of Samuell & Elizabeth Bapt 16 Aug

Nowele Jane Bur 2 Sep

Hardy Mary daughter of John & Mary Bapt 14 Sept

Stallon Osbert Bur 16 Oct

Bays William son of Thomas & Sarah Bapt 30 Nov

Holland Henry Bur 21 Dec

Newton Mary daughter of Richard & Mary Bapt 6 Jen

Nowele Margaret Wid Bur 6 Jan

Best Elizabeth daughter of Jeffrey & Mary Bapt 1 Jan

Seckar An Bur 16 ffeb

West An daughter of Robt & Elizabeth Bap 3 Mar

Boast Arthur Bur 13 Mar

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Minor nobility comes to the Register in the shape of Sir Cyril and Lady Susan Wich. There was a Sir Cyril Wich who was one of the Lords Justices in 1694 - is this he? Following the common custom, Anne, the widow of Henry Ely who died in November was remarried in the following February.

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1690

1690 ad Annuntiationem 1691

Morly John son of John & Susan Bapt 3 May

ffield John son of John & Susan Bapt 3 May

Mason Elizabeth Daughter of William & Elizabeth Bapt 21 May

Betts Amy wife of Andrew Bur 30 May

Witherell Abraham son of Thomas & An Bur 30 June

Witherell Sarah & Elizabeth daughters of Tho Bur 3 July

Prior Elizabeth daughter of Abraham & Martha Bapt 6 July

Wish Susan wife of ye Honble Sir Cyr: Wish Bur 12 Oct

Ely Henry Bur 3 Nov

Saller Elizabeth daughter of Robt & Mary Bur 10 Nov

Barnard Thomas son of Thomas & Ann Bapt 17 Nov

Smith Elizabeth Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 14 Jan

Stallon Elizabeth daughter of Edward & Mary Bapt 9 ffebr

Rooper Thomas & An Ely widow Mar 25 ffeb

Driver William son of William & An Bapt 8 March

There may be echoes of the local dialect in the names written Booton and, in 1695, Doock which we might recognise as Button and Duck. The marriage of Margaret and William Booton in September 1691 was followed by the birth of little Thomas in the following March. However the engagement was usually seen as the actual start of the marriage.

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1691

1691 ab Annuntiationem 1692

Hardy William son of John & Mary Bapt 3 May

Morley Thomas Bur 19 May

Morley Thomas son of John & Susan Bapt 19 July

Seckar An daughter of Robert & Alice Bapt 7 July

Seckar Alice ye wife of Robt Bur 15 July

Gold Thomas son of Thomas & Mary Bapt 16 Aug

Oxborough William Bur 30 Aug

Kittringham William son of Robt & Margaret Bapt 30 Aug

Baly Joseph son of John & Sarah Bapt 3 Sept

Chilvers Mary daughter of Samuell & Elizabeth Bapt 6 Sept

Booton William singleman & Margaret Drake wid Mar 20 Sep

Oxborough Arthur son of William & Eli Bapt 20 Sept

ffield Susan & Margaret daughters of John & Susan Bapt 27 Sept

Prior William son of Abraham & Martha Bapt 8 Oct

Salter John son of Robt & Mary Bap 1 Nov

Paye Mary daughter of Richard & Elizabeth Bap 1 Jan

Booton Thomas son of William & Margaret Bapt 13 March

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1692

1692 ab Annuntiationem 1693

Booton Mary wife of Abell Bur 30 March

Tuck Daniell son of James & An Bapt 24 Aprill

Lawrence An wife of John Bur 28 Aprill

Bennet Thomas & ffrancis Carman single folks Mar 14 June

Nurse William & Mary Russells single folks Mar 16 June Duckling Mary daughter of John & Margaret Bapt 7 August

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Smith Elizabeth wife of Thomas Bur 20 Aug

Hardy Robert son of John & Mary Bapt 11 Sept Mason Margaret daughter of Will & Eliz Bapt 26 Dec

Prior John son of Abraham & Martha Bapt 23 Nov

Barnard An daughter of Thomas & An Bapt 8 Jan

Smith Tho: widower & Eliz Ruwland singlewoman Mar 6 ffeb

Lamb William Bur 11 ffeb

It is difficult to explain why Susan Field should have been baptised twice .

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1693

1693 ab Annuntiationem 1694

Morly Susan daughter of John & Susan Bapt 5 Apr

Driver An daughter of William & Ann Bapt 28 May

Nurse Thomas son of William & Mary Bapt 18 June

Gold Elizabeth daughter of Thomas & Mary Bapt 5 June

ffield Susan daughter of John & Susan Bapt 28 July

ffield Susan daughter of John & Susan Bapt 1 Sept

Barnard An daughter of Thomas & An Bur 16 Sep

Baly Margaret wife of Thomas Bur 26 Nov

Kittringham Elizabeth daughter of Rob & Mary Bapt 12 Jan

Barnard Mary daughter of Thomas & An Bur 23 Jan

Salter An daughter of Robt & Mary Bapt 21 ffeb

Hudson Joan daughter of Tho: & Elizabeth Bapt 20 March

Mason Margaret daughter of Will & Elizabeth Bur 16 Mar

Sponer Mary wife of Thomas Bur 18 Mar

This year sees the death of Robert Asplin in July, and the marriage of two widows called Asplin on the same day in December.

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1694

1694 ab Annuntiationem 1695

Booton An daughter of William & Margaret Bapt 15 Aprill

Paye Margaret daughter of Rich & Elizabeth Bapt 22 Aprill

Hudson Joan daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 24 Aprill

Bennet Matthew son of Thomas & Francis Bapt 20 May

Mason Margaret daughter of Will & Elizabeth Bur 2 June

Bays An daughter of Thomas & Sarah Bur 5 June

Hatsol Robt Bur 10 June

Mason William Bur 21 June

Bays Thomas Bur 21 June

Baly Susan daughter of John Baly & Sarah Bapt 5 July

Hardy Lidia daughter of John & Mary Bapt 8 July

Asplin Robt Bur 31 July

Soya Susan daughter of William & Eliza Bapt 21 Sept

Wiffin James son of James & Elizabeth Bur 27 Sept

Bird Thomas widower & May Asplin widow Mar 13 Dec

Redlove William widower & Mary Asplin widow Mar 27 Dec

Barnard William son of Thomas & An Bapt 17 Oct

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Duckling Thomas son of John & Margaret Bapt 17 Nov

Williamson Charles son of Charles & Hannah Bur 3 Jan

Morly Robt son of John & Susan Bapt 3 March

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1695

1695 ab Annuntiationem 1696

Hodson John son of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 25 Aprill

Seckar Robt widower & |Sarah Boys widow Mar 13 May

Johnson William & ffrances Stead single folks Mar 4 June

Reve Margaret wife of William Bur 16 June

Nurse William son of William & Mary Bapt 16 June

Bell An wife of Richard Bur 17 June

Driver Mary daughter of William & An Bapt 30 June

Barton Thomas son of Thomas & An Bapt 30 June

Hardy Thomas son of John & Mary Bapt 14 July

Nowton Robt & ffrances Maiur single folks Mar 21 July

Williamson Em [sic] daughter of Charles & Hannah Bap 24 July

Slatter Edward so Edward & Mary Bapt 25 Aug

Smith John & Dorcas Spencer single ffolks Mar 1 Oct

Gold Mary daughter of Thomas & Mary Bapt 21 Sept

Hardy Lidia daughter of John & Mary Bur 8 Oct

Durrant Robert & Mary Bird single folks Mar 29 Sept

Thornton Isaac son of Isaac and Mary Bapt 3 Nov

Wiffen William son of James & Elizabeth Bapt 3 Nov

Hudson John son of Thomas & Elizabeth Bur 9 Nov

Seckar Robert son of Robert & Sarah Bapt 15 Dec

Doock Catherine Bur 28 Dec

Towler John son of Thomas & Mary Bapt 28 Dec

Rotheram James & Elizabeth Cane single folks Mar 13 ffeb

Groom Dusan Bur 9 ffeb

Saye Susan daughter of William & Eliz Bur 4 March

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1696

1696 ab Annuntiationem 1697

Gold Elizabeth daughter of Thomas & Mary Bapt 14 July

Pooly William so of Robt & Mary Bapt 19 July

Page Sarah daughter of Rich & Elizabeth Bapt 16 Aug

Stallon Elizabeth widow Bur 14 Sept

Smith Thomas son of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 27 Sept

Driver Mary daughter of William & An Bur 27 Sept

Barnham Robt & ffrances Barnard single folks Mar 28 Sept

Cork John & ffrances Hoperby single folk Mar 4 Oct

Pullen Amy Poulton daughter of Nath & Cath Bapt 12 Sept

Barnham Mary daughter of Robt & ffrances Bapt 18 Oct

Wilton ffrances daughter of James & Eliz Bapt 22 Nov

Rotheram Elizabeth daughter of James & Eliz Bap 6 Dec

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Chilners Sarah daughter of Samuell & Eliz Bapt 13 Dec

Spenser Sarah daughter of Thomas & Mary Bur 28 Dec

Cork Edward & An West single folks Mar 28 Dec

Poulton Amy daughter of Nath & Catherine Bur 8 Jan

Dickson Robt son of Robt & Elizabeth Bapt 31 Jan

Wiffin ffrances daughter of James & Eliz Bur 8 Jan

Baly Mary daughter of John & Sarah Bapt 17 ffeb

Duckling John son of John & Margaret Bapt 28 ffeb

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1697

1697 ab Annuntiationem 1698

Barnard John son of Thomas & An Bapt 28 Mar

West John son of John & Elizabeth Bur 5 April

Stallon John son of Edward & Mary Bur 4 July

Nurse John son of William & Mary Bapt 18 July

Sparks Robert son of Robt & Hannah Bapt 9 Sept

Barlow William son of Thom & An Bapt 21 Nov

Cork An daughter of Edward & An Bapt 19 Dec

Rotherham Sarah daughter of James & Eliz Bapt 21 Dec

Wiffin James son of James & Elizabeth Bapt 13 Mar

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1698

1698 ab Annuntiationem 1699

The parish quill had become the worse for wear by the entry for Gold. Either a new pen, or the old one resharpened at long last, was used thereafter. The writing, which is still a form of Secretary hand, is small and neat, but rather mannered so that o, a and e are hard to distinguish. As the t is not crossed, it can be confused with l. The capital P remains a thing of beauty. Poor Mary Pooly died a few months after giving birth: her widower, Robert, remarried a year later.

Skaffing Richard & Elizabeth Whistler Mar 10 April

Gold Nathaniel son of Thomas & Mary Bapt 17 July

Clark Joseph son of Joseph & Jane Bapt 24 July

Smith William son of William & Margaret Bapt 23 Sept

Pooly Elizabeth daughter of Robert & Mary Bapt 23 Oct

Nowton Will son of Robert & Frances Bapt 13 Nov

Pooly Mary wife of Robt Bur 13 ffeb

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1699

1699 ab Annuntiationem 1700

Chilvers Samuell son of Samuell & Elizabeth Bapt 11 June

Paye An Daughter of Richard & Elizabeth Bapt 11 June

Kittringham Mary daughter of Robt & Margaret Bapt 19 July

Lebans Elizabeth Bur 22 July

Duckling Robert son of John & Margaret Bap 10 August

Nurse ffrancis son of William & Mary Bap 27 Aug

Sparks John son of Robert & Hannah Bur 19 Sept

Banham Margaret daughter of Robert & ffrances Bapt 1 Oct

Walman John & Mary Stigall Mar 5 Oct

Morly Edmund son of John & Susan Bur 13 Oct

Wiffin Robert son of James & Elizabeth Bapt 5 Nov

Pooly Robert widower & An Dorman single woman Mar 14 Nov

Lambert Goorg & May Brooks single ffolks Mar 20 Nov

Williamson An daughter of Charles & Hannah Bapt 6 Dec

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Clark Philip son of Joseph & Joan Bapt 17 Dec

ffirtum? Margaret daughter of Gregory & Mary Bapt 17 Dec

Stallon Mary daughter of Edward & Mary Bapt 28 Dec

Barnard Robert son of Thomas & An Bapt 7 Jan

Walker Elizabeth daughter of James & Mary Bapt 14 Jan

Williamson An daughter of Charles & Hannah Bur 16 Jan

Cany Elizabeth widow Bur 12 ffeb

Cock Elizabeth daughter of Edward & An Bapt 28 Jan

Downham Thomas son of John & An Bapt 17 March

Gabriel and Mary Nicholls provide a possible example of a 'marriage' starting with the engagement, rather than with the church service.

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1700

1700 ab Annuntiationem 1701

Hardy Susan daughter of John & Mary Bapt 21 Aprill

Walker Elizabeth Daughter of James & Mary Bapt 21 Aprill

Nicholls Gabriell & Mary West Singlefolks Mar 22 May

Clough Robt Son of Robt & Susan Bapt 15 Aug

Dorking Mary? Wife of Richard Bur 28 Aug

Nicholls Mary Daughter of Gabriell & Mary Bapt 15 Sept

Cock An Daughter of Edward & An Bur 25 Sept

Marshall John & Margret Marshall Singlefolks mar 3 Oct

Sponir? John son of Thomas Bur 29 Oct

Oxborough John & Bridget Norman Singlefolks Mar 29 Oct

Marshall John - Bur 29 Oct

Gold John Son of Tho: & Mary Bapt 3 Nov

Nooly Simon son of Robt & An Bapt 3 Nov

Morley Edward Son of John & Susan Bur 13 Nov

ffield Elizabeth Daughter of William & Mary Bapt 8 Dec

Rotheram Mary Daughter of James & Elizabeth Bapt 15 Dec

Driver Mary Daughter of William & An Bapt 15 Dec

Sparks John Son of Robt & Hannah Bapt 4 March

West Martha Daughter of Robt & Eliz Bapt 5 March

Walker Elizabeth Daughter of James & Mary Bapt 9 March

Doulen? William son of Thomas & Mary Bapt 23 March

Banham Elizabeth daughter of Robt & ffran Bapt 23 March

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1701

1701 ab Annuntiationem 1702

Stallon Robt Son of Edward & Mary Bapt 6 Aprill

Cock Mary Daughter of Edward & An Bapt 6 Aprill

Richardson Elizabeth Daughter of James & Mary Bur 15 May

Nowler Susan Daughter of Robert & ffrances Bapt 15 May

Richardson Thomas son of James & Mary Bapt 9 June

Oxborough William son of John & Bridget Bapt 6 July

ffrelum? William son of Gregory & Margaret Bapt 26 Oct

Duckling William son of John & Margaret Bapt 16 Nov

Driver Richard son of William & An Bur 22 Nov

Morly Edmund son of John & Susan Bapt 18 Jan

Revans ffrances & Amy Ward singlefolks Mar 3 ffeb

Burgis Mary Daughter of Thomas & Mary Bap 25 Jan

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Queen Anne II comes to the throne as the last of the Stuarts.

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1702

1702 ab Annuntiationem 1703

Clark Mary Daughter of Joseph & Joan Bapt 29 March

Nurse James Son of William & Mary - Bapt 7 Aprill

Hudson Elizabeth Daughter of Thomas & Eliz Bur 14 Aprill

Chilvers Robt Son of Samuell & Elizabeth Bapt 26 Aprill

Smith William Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 3 May

West Martha Daughter of Robert & Elizabeth Bur 12 May

ffield Anthony & Elizabeth Hunt Singlefolkes Mar 5 July

Driver John son of William & An - Bap 25 July

Downing An Daughter of John & An Bap 8 Nov

Marsh William & An Laryont? Singlefolkes Mar 15 Nov

Barnard Nicholas Son of Thomas & An - Bapt 22 Nov

Newton Elizabeth Daughter of Robt & ffrances Bapt 22 Nov

Newale Thomas Son of Charles & Margret Bapt 7 Dec

Pooly Elizabeth Daughter of Robt & An Bapt 29 Jan

Bays Stephen -------- Bur 4 ffeb

Morly Elizabeth Daughter of John & Susan Bapt 7 ffeb

ffield John ----------- Bur 7 ffeb

Cock John Son of Edward & An - Bapt 28 ffeb

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1703

1703 ab Annuntiationem 1704

Tuck William Son of James & Elizabeth Bapt 28 Mar

Morly Mary Daughter of William & Mary Bapt 2 May

Gold Abraham Son of Thomas & Mary Bapt 9 May

ffield Susan Daughter of John & Susan - Bur 10 May

Banham Robert Son of Robt & ffrances - Bapt 1 Aug

Dey Robert ----------- Bur 20 Aug

Clark Robert Son of Joseph & Jane Bapt 21 September

Walman Bridget wife of James ----- Bur 31 September

Marsh Mary Daughter of William & An Bap 17 Oct

ffield John --------------------- Bur 8 Nov

Nicholls Elizabeth Daughter of Gabriall & Mary Bap 5 Dec

Wiffin Mary Daughter of James & Eliz Bapt 20 Dec

Rotheram Margrett Daughter of James & Eliz Bapt 20 ffeb

Thornton Jane Daughter of Isaac & ffrances Bapt 20 ffeb

Bays Henry Son of Thomas & Mary - Bapt 26 ffeb

Norman Elizabeth Daughter of William & An Bapt 19 Mar

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1704

1704 ab Annuntiationem 1705

Bagley John ---------------- Bur i4 Aprill

Duckling Samuell Son of John & Margret Bapt 16 Aprill

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ffuller Mary Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth? Bapt i5 June

Pauly John son of Robt & An Bapt 18 June

Morly John Son of William & Mary Bapt 2 July

West ffrances Daughter of Robert & Elizab Bapt 16 July

Chilvers Thomas son of Samuell & Elizabeth Bapt 27 Aug

ffield Susan Daughter of William & Mary Bapt 3 September

Morley William Son of John & Susan Bapt 14 September

Denton Thomas Son of Thomas & Mary Bapt 15 Oct

Salter Edward ----------------- Bur 11 Jan

Banham Robert --------------- Bur 17 Jan

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1705

1705 ab Annuntiationem 1706

Towell Richard ----------------- Bur 25 May

Aylmer An Daughter of Richard & Elizabeth Bapt 3 June

Barnard Edward Son of Thomas & An - Bapt 29 June

Lambert ffrances Daughter of Georg & Mary Bapt i July

Hines William ---------------------- Bur 9 Aug

Nicholls Thomas Son of Gabriell & Mary Bapt 12 Aug

Prior Sarah Daughter of Abraham & Sarah Bapt 25 Oct

Constable Mary Daughter of Robt & Mary Bapt 28 Oct

Morly Richard Son of John & Susan Bapt 9 Nov

ffutum? Mary Daughter of Gregory & Mary Bapt 29 Oct

Carry Benjamine & An Clarke Single ffolks Mar 27 Dec

Burgis ffrances Daughter of Thomas & Mary Bapt 3 Jan

Bays Stephen Son of Thomas & Mary Bapt 13 Jan

Constable Mary Daughter of Robt & Mary Bur 13 ffeb

Smith William -------------------------- Bur 8 March

Lane Thomas Son of Benjamine & An Bapt 10 March

Bays Stephen Son of Tho: & Mary Bur 29 March

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1706

1706 ab Annuntiationem 1707

Wright An Daughter of John & Dorothy Bap 6 Aprill

ffield John & Susan Son & Daughter of Anth: & Eliz Bapt 14 Aprill

ffullor Thomas Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 13 May

Nurse Mary Wife of William --- Bur 17 May

Morly William Son of William & Mary Bapt 23 June

Aylmer William Son of Richard & Elizabeth Bapt 7 July

Morly William Son of William & Mary Bur 9 July

Cock William Son of Edward & An Bur 1 August

Smith William Son of John & Dorcas Bur 12 August

Marsh John Son of William & An Bap 11 Aug

Mallet William Son of William & Joan Bapt 25 Aug

Oxborough William Son of John & Bridget Bapt 22 Sept

Oriss? William Son of William & Sarah Bapt 8 Dec

? Henry Son of Thomas & Mary Bapt i8 Dec

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Ollen? Edward Bur 28 Dec

Ducklin Edward Son of John & Margret Bapt 31 Dec

Rotheram James Son of James & Elizabeth Bap 19 Jan

Morly Mary Daughter of John Susan Bap 2 ffeb

Constable John Son of Robt & Mary Bapt 21 Mar

Constable John Son of Robt & Mary Bur 23 Mar

The following year sees the burial of Amy the wife of Lancaster Topcliffe.

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1707

1707 ab Annuntiationem 1708

Morly Mary Daughter of John & Susan Bur 13 May

Topcliffe Amy ye beloved wife of Lancaster Topcliffe Rector Bur 19 May

ffield Elizabeth Daughter of William & Mary Bur 30 May

Smith Sarah Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 22 June

Clark Mary Daughter of Joseph & Joan Bapt 10 July

Bays Thomas son of Thomas & Mary Bapt 17 Aug

Chilvers Thomas Son of Samuel & Elizabeth - Bapt 28 Sep

Pooly Margret Daughter of Robt & Ann - Bapt 27 Aprill

Bell Margret Wife of Richard Bur 10 May

ffield Elizabeth Daughter of William & Mary Bapt 22 Dec

Nowlan Nicholas Son of Robt & ffrances Bapt 12 Jan

Wiffon Sarah Daughter of James & Elizabeth Bapt 15 ffeb

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1708

1708 ab Annuntiatione' 1709

Smith Edmond was ------------------------------- Bur 6 Aprill

Wright Thomas son of John & Dorothy was Bapt 6 Aprill

Dester? Jeremiah ------------ Bur 9 May

Robans Richard --------------- Bur 28 May

Smith William son of Samuell & ---------- Bapt 22 July

Oxborough John Son of John & Bridget Bapt 8 Aug

Bell Richard ----------- Bur 7 Sep

Wetherell Thomas & Elizabeth Sorgo Singlefolks Mar 7 Oct

Cans Benjamin Son of Benjamin & An Bapt 17 Oct

ffenlvin? Mary --------- Bur 18 Dec

Stallon Audry Wid ----------- Bur 1 Jan

Hooker Margaret Wid ----------- Bur 8 Jan

Hall David Son of David & Mary Bapt 27 Feb

Bird Thomas ----------------------- Bur 1 March

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1709

1709 ab Annuntiationem 1710

Wilson Son of James & Elizabeth Bapt 17 Aprill

Grisson Mary Daughter of William & Sarah Bapt 17 Apr

Stallon Edward Son of Edward & Mary Bapt 23 June

Duckling Edward son of John & Margaret Bur 2? July

?? July

? ? Bur 17 Aug

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ffuller? Mary Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 15 July

Ashley James --------------------- Bur 17 July

Barfoot Jonathan Son of Henry & An Bapt 30 October

Lambert Mary Daughter of Georg & Mary Bapt 18 Decemb

Brgis Alice Daughter of Th: Burgis & Eliz Bapt 26 Decem

ffeild? Mary Daughter of William & Mary Bapt 6 January

Sego William ---------------- Bur 19 January

Burnold Thomas -------------- Bur 20 January

It is possible that there are entries missing for 1710.

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1710

1710 ab Annuntiation' 1711

Aylmer Richard son of Richard & Elizabeth Bapt 30 Aprill

Merrill John son of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 18 May

Barnold Nicholas son of Thos: & An Bur 17 Dec

Rolleram Thomas son of James & Elizabeth Bap 22 Dec

Barnard ----------------------- Bur 4 ffebr

Lambert ffrances senr Bur 11 March

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1711

1711 ab Annuntiation' 1712

Barfoot John son of Henry & An Bapt 10 May

Baly John son of John Bur 17 March

Morly Richard son of John & Susan Bur 9 June

Abraham Elizabeth Daughter of James & Elizabeth Bapt 24 June

Mallet Joan wife of William Bur 2 Aug

? John Bur 20 Nov

Wright Henry son of John & Dorothy Bapt 15 Jan

Marsh An Daughter of William & An Bapt 17 ffeb

ffuller John Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 24 ffeb

Wiffin Susan Daughter of James & Elizabeth Bapt 16 Mar

Cresson? Susan Daughter of William & Sarah Bapt 23 March

Smith Thomas ------ Bur 6 ffeb

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1712

1712 ab Annuntiationem 1713

ffield William son of William & Mary Bapt 22 Aprill

Narse Hannah wife of William Bur 9 Jun

Hudson Sarah Daughter of ffrances & Bapt 22 July

Carmy? Mary Daughter of Benjamin & An Bapt 10 Aug

Mallet An Widow Bur 24 Aug

Parsly Robert son of Osbert & An Bapt 4 Sep

Best Mary wife of Arthur Bur 5 Sept

ffield Margaret Daughter of Anthony & Elizabeth Bapt 27 Dec

Bury Robert son of Robert & Elizabeth Bapt 4 Jan

? Edmund son of Edmund & Mary Bapt 17 ffeb

Burgis Edward son of Thomas & Mary? Bapt 21 March

Year heading for 1713/14 mangled at bottom of page

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Griffin Susan Daughter of James & Elizabeth Bapt 12 Aprill

Rotheram Elizabeth Daughter of James & Elizabeth Bap 26 Aprill

Homes Mary Daughter of Thomas & Mary Bapt 24 May

Lome Hannah Daughter of Anthony & Elizabeth Bapt 19 May

Tuck Henry Son of Henry & Mary Bapt 2 August

Wright Robert son of John & Dorothy Bapt 8 August

ffuller Elizabeth wife of Thomas Bapt 8 August

Poulson Catherine Widow ----------- Bur 9 October

Bayly An Widow ----------- Bur 10 December

Marsh Edward son of William & Elizabeth Bur 13 December

Gold Alice wife of Nathaniell Bur 22 January

berry Elizabeth Daughter of Robert & Elizabeth Bapt 14 ffebr

Oxborough Mary Daughter of John & Bridget Bapt 7 Marsh

Wheeler Philip ca hprise man? Bur 24 March

George I came to the throne in 1714, and historians date the start of the industrial revolution from this time. Momentous national changes are ignored in the depths of Norfolk.

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1714

1714 ab Annuntiationem 1715

Northereck? Elizabeth Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 27 Aprill

Bird Margaret Widow ----------------- Bur 4 May

Spooner? Thomas ------- Bur 4 Aug

Constable Robert ----------------- Bur 11 August

Mash William son of William & An Bap 19 Sep

Parsley Osbert son of Osbert & An Bapt 11 Oct

ffuller Elizabeth Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 27 ffeb

Smith Edmond Son of Edmond & Mary Bur 8 Mar

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1715

1715 ab Annuntiationem 1716

Parsly Osbert son of Osbert & An Bur 30 Mar

Jackson William son of William & An Bur 16 May

Smith James & Mary Johnsons(sic) singlefolkes Mar 7 Jun

Griston Cany? son of William & Sarah Bap 19 June

Berry Mary Daughter of Robert & Elizabeth Bapt 18 Sept

Carter Richard & Joan Goddson singlefolkes Mar 29 Dec

Gallet widow ---------------- Bur 4 January

Homes Elizabeth Daughter of Thomas & Mary Bapt 22 January

Rothman Susanna Daughter of James & Elizabeth Bapt 29 January

Smith Elizabeth Daughter of Edmond & Mary Bapt 4 March

Oxborough Bridget wife of John ----------------- Bur 6 ffebruary

Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1716

1716 ab Annuntiationem 1717

Smith Mary Daughter of James & Mary Bapt 27 Mar

Barnard William ----------------- Bur 11 May

ffield Elizabeth Daughter of Witt? & Mary Bapt 22 May

Drake Peter son of Peter & an Bapt 24 July

Wetherill? Thomas son of Tho: & Elizabeth Bapt 28 July

Stallon Edward ------------------------ Bur 17 Aug

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Segoe Elizabeth Widow ---------- Bur 24 October

Rolf Elizabeth Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 19 Nov

Wiffen Richard Son of James & Elizabeth Bapt 22 Dec

Gold Nathaniel Widower & Elizabeth Walsh single woman Mar 14 Janu

A new hand takes over from time to time in 1717 - a new set of letters to learn!

Robert West is an adult, but has a rare description - he is 'the knacke'. One might expect 'elder' or 'younger' but knacke is a mystery.

Anno Domini Ad Annuntiatione 1717

1717 ab Annuntiationem 1718

Marsh Eliz: daughter of Will: & Ann his wife Bapt 11 April

West Robt the knacke --------------- Buri 9 June

Bury Jonathon son of Robt & Eliz: his wife Bapt 16 June

Smyth Mary wife of Edmd Smyth Buri 1 August

Cilby Thomas singleman -------------------- Buri 14 August

Barfoot Eliz: daughter of Henry & Ann his wife Bapt 30 September

Manson Eliz: daughter of Thomas & Frances Bapt 20 October

Tuck Thomas son of Henry & Mary his wife Bapt 3 Nov:

Gold Nathaniel son Nath & Eliz: his wife Bapt 29 Dec

Munson Joseph son of Daniel & Ealos? his wife Buri 15 March

Anno Domini Ad Annuntiatione 1718

1718 ab Annuntiationem 1719

Oxborough William son of John & Elizabeth his wife Bapt 13 Aprill

Jackson? An the wife of William ---- Bur 1 Aprill

Gold John son of Thomas Bur 2 August

ffield Judith daughter of William Bur 2 Septem

West John son of John & An Bapt 12 October

Smith Margaret Daughter of James & Mary Bapt 30 October

Smith Mary wife of James ------ Bur 30 October

Perry ffrances daughter of Robt & Elizabeth Bapt 9 Novem

Newton Mary Daughter of Robert & Frances Bapt 11 ffebruary

Rolf Alice Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Bapt 19 ffebruary

ffeild John son of William & Mary Bapt 1 March

William Field lost no time in remarrying after his wife's death. Mary Hungerford is described as 'Dame', clearly one of the village gentry as is Jermyne Wyche, described as Esquire - a genuine title at that time. His wife's death is recorded in 1736/37. The words 'Anno Domini' no longer appear.

Ad Annuntiatione 1719

1719 ab Annuntiationem 1720

ffield Amy wife of Will: ffield Bur 6 June

Morly Mary Daughter of Jno & Mary his wife Bap 16 Aug:

Hungerford Dame Mary Widdow --- Bur 19 Aug

ffield Will: Widdower & M: Banham Widw Mar 20 Aug

Rutheram Eliz: Daughter of Jeams (sic) & Elizabth Bur 14 Oct:

Hudson Mary wife of Francis Hudson Bur 28 Dec:

Chilvers Robt son of Samuel & Elizabth Bur 3 Jan

Wyche Jermyne Wyche Esq ----------------- Bur 16 Jan:

Tuck Mary Daughter of Henry & Mary Bap: 17 Jan:

Marsh John son of William & Ann Bap: 28 ffeb:

Rutheram Will: son of Jeams & Elizabth Bap: 20 ffeb:

Muskett Mary Widdow ------------ Bur: 21 Mar:

The widowed Lancaster Topcliffe died this year and was replaced by Dr. Thomas Macro as Rector. He was to serve the parish for the next 23 years. There is another change of hand, but as Macro signed the Register it is possible to say that it is probably not he who has taken over the job of writing the entries.

Ad Annuntiatione 1720 Tho: Macro DD

1720 ab Annuntiationem 1721 Rector (Signature)

Topliff (sic) Lancaster Clerk -------------------- Bur 22 June

Clough Susanna wife of Robt Clough bur 23 June

Morley? John son of John & Mary bap 26 June

Hardy? Willm son of James & Thamesin bap 3 July

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Field Anthony son of Anthony & Elizth bap 24 July

Cooper Catharine daughter of John & Susanna bap 25 July

Jackson William & Mary Stallon mar 5^th Aug:

Kethringha' Margaret daughter of Osbornne & Margt bur 7 oct:

Tuck Thomas son of Henry & Mary bur 23 Oct:

Bayley John ------------ Bur 30 Oct:

Cullin John & Elizabeth Rolfe Mar 1^st Nov:

West Thomas son of John & Ann bap 22 Nov:

Oxborough John --------------------- bur 17 Dec:

Gold John son of Thomas & Lydia bap 19 Jany

Rutheram William son of James & Elizth bur 23 Jany

Munson Joseph son of Thomas & Frances bap 24 Jany

Ad Annuntiatione 1721

1721 ab Annuntiationem 1722

Rolfe Frances daughter of Tho: & Elizth bap 16 May

Ollet Thomas -------------- bur 19 May

Smyth Elizth daughter of James & Eliz: bap 15 June

Dannock John ----------------- bur 18 June

Retham Elizabeth wife of Willm Retham bur 4 July

Fuller Thomas & Frances Garnham mar 11 July

Wickes Mary Daughter of Stafford & Ann bap 14 July

Duckling John ------------ bur 23 July

Wetherell Ann daughter of Tho: & Elizth bap 27 Aug

Barnood Thomas and Elizabeth Callow mar 22 Sept

Gold Nathaniel & Alice Newton mar 1 Oct

Ingwood William and Mary Gold mar 2 Oct

Morly John son of John & Mary bur 18 Octbr

Smith William son of Tho: & ELizabth bur 15 Nov

Bayley Sarah Widow ----------------- bur 23 Nov

Towel Margaret Widow -------------- bur 5 Dec

Denton John son of John & Mary bap 9 Dec

Tuck James ------------------ bur 1 Jan

Cany Elizabeth daughter of Ben: & Ann bap 4 feb (sic)

Smyth Mary wife of Willm Smyth bur 19 feb

Tuck Samuel son of Henry & Mary bap 25 feb

Ketheringha'[m] Osbornn son of Osbornn & Margart bap 4 Mar

At the end of this year another new hand takes over and the first capital F appears.

Twenty years after these entries someone has scribbled a little sum, no doubt working out someone's age at death.

Ad Annuntiatione 1722

1722 ab Annuntiationem 1723

Nicholls Rebecca wife of Thomas - bur 30 Aprl

Field Ann daughter of Willm & Mary bap 16 May

Field Anthony son of Antho: & Elizth bur 10 July

Nicholls Thomas & Mary Wooderds Mar 30 Sep.

Duckling John & Elizabeth Banham Mar 30 Sep

Gold Thomas son of Nath: & Alice Bap 30 Sep

Durrant Albert --------------------------- Bur 16 Oct

Best Arthur ------------------------ Bur 15 Nov

West Mary ye Daughter of John & Ann Bap 3 Feb: (sic)

Gold Lydia Daughter of Tho: & Lydia Bap 26 Feb

Elizabeth Atkin is the first child to be marked as illegitimate.

Ad Annuntiatione 1723

1723 ab Annuntiationem 1724

Fuller Thomas ------------ Bur 3 May

1744

1715

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Olley Mary Daughter of William and Ann Bap: 3 June

Rolfe Mary Daughter of Tho: & Elizth Bap: 7 June

Tuller James son of Thomas & Margaret Bap 9 June

Atkin Elizabeth Daughter of Elizth Ill: Bap 9 June

Clemont Richard --------------- Bur: 16 June

Duckling John son of John & Elizth Bap 14 July

Wheeler Joan Wid --------------- bur 18 Augst

Homes Sarah Daughter of Tho: & Mary Bap 24 Sepr

Homes Mary Wife of Thomas bur 24 Septr

Homes Sarah Daughter of Tho: & Mary Bur 29 Septr

Ayres John son of John & Sarah Bap 30 Septr

Wright John & Mary Nicholls Mar 8^th Octr

King John & Susanna Field mar: 3 Novr

Smith Ann Daughter of James & Elizth Bap 7 Novr

Field Elizth wife of Anthony - Bur 6 Decr

Wiffen Willm & Frances Denton Mar 1 Jan

Mash Henry Son of Willm & Ann Bap 26 Jan

Youngs John --------- Bur 29 Jan:

Parsly Ann Daughter of Osbornn & Ann Bap 19 Jan:

Drake Peter son of Peter & Ann Bap 20 Jan

Drake Peter son of Peter & Ann Bur 15 March

Ashly Eizth wife of Tho Ashley - bur 18 March

The common, although odd, abbreviation Jno is now used for John.

Ad Annuntiatione 1724

1724 ab Annuntiationem 1725

Kenton Mary ye Daughter Ill: of Susan Bap 10 May

Ashly John & Mary Gold Mar 14 May

Denton Mary Daughter of John & Mary Bap 21 May

Goodin (sic) William Son Illeg: of Ann Bap 26 May

Tuck Edward Son of Henry & Mary Bap 14 June

Kenton Mary Daughter Ill: of Susan Bur 21 June

Gold John son of Nathl & Elizth Bap 9 Augt

Gold Elizth Wife of Nathl Bur 22 Sep:

Harnsby Richd & Mary Morly Mar 29 Sep:

Nicholls John son of Tho & Mary Bap 15 )ct

Nicholls Thomas ------------------------ Bur 9 Nov

Wiffen Willm son of Willm & Frances Bap 7 Feb

Hardy Elizth Daughter of James & Thonesn (Thamesin) Bap 10 Feb

Ashby Elizabeth Daughter of Jno & Mary Bap 25 Feb

Ad Annuntiatione 1725

1725 ab Annuntiationem 1726

[New page - the date becomes reversed so that the month comes first.

A new hand is seen from February and a dash appears after each surname.]

Grisson Sarah & Elizth Daughtrs of William

and Sarah ----------------------- Bap: Mar: 30

Ketteringha' Mary Daughtr of Osborn? & Margt Bap May 8

Homes Thomas & Mary Stallon Mar Aug 1

Munion Joseph Son of Thomas Bur Sept 17

Mash Willm Son of Willm & Ann Bur Octr 15

Smith Susan Daughtr of James & Elizth: Bap: Decr 26

Ayres - Sarah Daughter of Jno & Sarah Bap Feb 17

Walker - Samuel Son of Tho: & Eliz Bap Feb 6

The year is left off, and the modern spelling of April appears .

Ad Annuntiatione 1726

ab Annuntiationem 1727

Ashley - James son of Jno: & Mary Bapt March 31

Field - Frances Daughtr: of Willm & Mary Bap April 25

Denton - Robert Son of Jno: & Mary - Bap: May 30

Nichols - Gabriel Son of Tho: & Jane - Bap: June 8

Youngs Ann Widow --------------- Bur: July 2i

Smith - Samuel ----------- Bur: July 26

Ashly - Mary Wife of John --------- Bur Aug: 9

Youngs - Charles Bur Aug 18

Ashley - James son of Jno & Mary Bur Sep 4

Field - John Son of Anthony ----- Bur: Sep: 28

Rudderham James Junr & Elizabeth Nichols Mar Dec:11

Tuck - - - Ann Daugh: Henry & Mary Bap Dec 11

Hodson - Thomas Son of Tho: & Elizth Bur Decr 18

Ashley _ John & Elizabeth Smith Mar Dec 26

Grifson Margt Daugh of Willm: & Sarah Bap Decr:26

Gold - Mary wife of Thomas - Bur: Jan: 9

Another new hand and a few more details of provenance .

Ad Annuntiatione 1727

ab Annuntiationem 1728

Griffen - Mary Daughtr of Willm: & Frances Bap April 2

Hall - David ---- Bur: April 10

Field - John Son of Willm & Mary Bapt July 12

Butter - Thomas frm Methwold Bur July 12

West - Mary Daughtr of Jno & Ann Bur Sept 14

Smith - John ye Son of Jno & Mary of Wilton Bur Oct: 14

Gent - William a Stranger ------------- Bur Oct 15

Tuck - William Son of William & Elizabeth Bap Oct: 15

Barnood - Thomas ye Son of Tho: & Elizabeth Burd Novem 10^th

Nichols - John ye Son of Mary Nichols Wid Burid Dec 6^th

West - John -------- Burid Dec 8^th

Barnood - William the son of John & Ann - Buried Dec 10 th

Smith - Jane the Daughter of James? & Elizabeth Buried Dec 16 th

Huske - Ann ye Daughter of John & Martha Buried Dec 17

Fuller - Thomas from Feltwell Buried Dec 20?

[New page - the ruling has been improving lately, and now we have columns for surname, details, B/D/M, Month and day. Unfortunately, the top of the page is not very clear; the writing improves with Elizabeth mallet and there is a steady move towards 'Copperplate' instead of 'Secretary Hand' but some older elements persist.]

Smith Susanna Ye Daughter of James & Elizabeth Burid June 8^th

Ashley Helen Daughter of Jno & Elizabeth Bapt Jan 28th

Seckar Margaret Burid Febr 13^th

Ad Annuntiatione 1728 ab Annuntiationem 1729

Oxfield? Samuel ye son of Wm & Jane Bap March 29

Gold Mary the Daughter of Nath & Alice Bap May 6th

Field Frances Burid May 12

Gold Thos & Margaret Fuller Mar May 16

West Elizabeth Burid July 12

Field Judith the Daughter of Jno: & Frances Bap Jul 19

Barrit Willm ye son of Wm & Mary Bapt Aug 29th

Mallett Elizabeth Widow Bur Sept 16th

Gore Henry and Elizabeth Field Mar Sept 29

Askly Helen ye Daughter of John & Elizabeth Buri Octo: 3

Rolfe Elizabeth ye Daughter of Willm & Ann Bapt Octo: 7

Barnood Thomas Bur Oct: 9

Butler Sarah y wife of Thomas Bur Nov: 9

Able Thomas ye Son of John & Sarah a Stranger Bap: Dec: 1

Cork John & Eliza Lambert Mar: Jan: 2

Lee Eliza: ye Wife of John Bur: Jan: 5

Ruddenham Mary ye Daughter of James & Elizabeth Bap: Jan 12

Husk John ye Son of John & Martha Bap: Jan 13

Nichols Gabriel Bur: Jan 15

Nichols Gabriel ye Son of Thomas & June Bur: Feb: 20

Whiteman Henry ye Son of Ambrose & Alice Bap: Feb: 27

Nichols Elizabeth daughter of Osmond? & Jane Bap: Mar 9

A new hand appears with John Barrick, quite heavy and open. There is a very unusual note regarding Fees for this entry. The incipient danger of incest in these small communities is reflected in the two Elizabeth Tucks baptised within ten days of each other.

Ab Annunciatione 1729

Ad Annunciationem 1730

Gold Mary Daughter of Tho: & Elizabeth Bap Apr 9

Marsh William Bur Apr 21

Hudson Francis Bur Apr 22

Barrick John xiid for burying him Bur July 31

Barrick Mary daughter of William & Mary Bap Aug 21

Gore Henery son of Henery & Elizabeth Bap Aug 31

Ashley Sarah daughter of John & Elizabeth Bap Sep 7

Tuck Elizabeth daughter of Henery & Mary Bap Sep 28

Tuck Elizabeth daughter of Willm & Elizabeth Bap Nov 7

Parson John of Feltwell & Margaret Rudderham Mar July 25

Wade Field son of William & Susanna Bap Nov 23

Griffen Jane daughter Illeg: of Mary Bap Nov 30th

Wiffen Robt Son of William & Frances? Bap Jan 30

Grifen Sarah Bur Jan 30

Rudderham Mary ye Daughter of James & Eliz Bur Jan 26

Witherall? Eliz wife of Thomas? Bur Feb 23

Gold Tho Bur Mar 13

This year sees a marriage between Clough and Wyche - these are both families belonging to the gentry.

Ab Annunciatione 1730

Ad Annunciationem 1731

Hardy Mary the wife of John Bur: Mar: 29:

Banham Robert Bur: Apr: 2:

Smith John Son of Edmund & Jane Bap: Apr: 2.

Drake Ann Daughter of Peter & Ann Bap: Apr: 21.

Gold Thomas ye Son of Thomas & Lydia Bap: Jun 15:

Clough Robert & Mary Wyche Mar: Aug: 3

Winey? John & Sarah Paule? Mar: Oct: 1

Rudderham Thomas & Alice Jackson Mar: Oct: 10

Wiggins Mary ye Daughter of Stephen & Mary Bap: Oct: 10

Wiggins Mary ye Daughter of Stephen & Mary Bur: Oct: 11

[New page]

Hammond Eleanor ye Wife of Riginald Bur: Oct: 13

Hardy John Bur: Oct: 19

Field John Son of John & Frances Bap: Nov: 8

Rudderham William ye Son of James & Eliz: Bap: Nov: 16

Otley William ye Son of William & Ann Bap: Jan: 4

Ashley Thomas ye Son of John & Eliz: Bap: Jan: 16

Hudson Francis ye Son of William & Frances Bap: Jan: 22

Mason Eliz: Widow Bur: Feb: 16

Ab Annunciatione 1731

Ad Annunciationem 1732

Coloby Sarah Daughter Illeg: of Sarah Bap: Apr: 2

Husk Ann ye Daughter of John & Martha Bap: May: 1

Stallon Robert ye Son of Robert & Ann Bap: April 25

Smith Jane ye Daughter of Edmund & Jane Bap: June 3

Hardy Mary ye Daughter of James & Tomasin Bap: June 27

Gold Nathaniel ye son of Nathaniel & Alice Bap: Jul 21

Smith John Son Illeg: of Susan Bap: Sep: 26

Dane Arthur & Mary Husk Mar: Oct: 1

Capps george of Methwold & Mary Norman Mar: Oct: 25

Barnard Edward & Ann Wade Mar: Oct: 28

Johnson Margaret ye Wife of Simon Bur: Feb: 29

Aggus Sarah ye Daughter of Stephen & Mary Bap: Mar 19

Ab Annunciatione 1732

Ad Annunciationem 1733

Smith Dorcas ye Wife of John Smith Bur: May 26

Smith William Junr Bur: Jun 12

Gold Nathaniel Bur: Jun 15

Tuck John ye son of Willm & Eliz: Bap: Aug 20

Aggus Sarah ye Daughter of Stephen & Mary Bur: Aug: 27

Barnard Ann ye Daughter of Edward & Ann Bur: Sep: 11

Hensby James & Jane Mallett Mar: Oct: 1

Tuck Robert & William Sons of Mary Tuck Widow Bap: Oct: 15

Barrett: Robert ye Son of William & Mary Bap: Oct: 29

Towell Samuel Bur: Dec: 12

Ashly Susan ye Daughter of John & Eliz: Bap: Jan: 19

Hudson Mary/Margt? ye Daughter of Willm & Frances Bap: Jan: 18

Field Jesiny? ye Daughter of Willm & Jane Bap: Jan: 19

Ashly John Senr Bur: Feb: 10

Warner Thomas ye Son of Tho: & Alice Bap: Feb: 13

Whiteman Henry ye Son of Henry & Jane Bap: Feb: 15

Morley John ye Son of John & Mary Bur: Feb: 19

A new hand starts after the surname Rushmer and the new writer does not know the Christian name of the child baptised.

1733 Ab Annunciatione 1733

Ad Annunciationem 1734

Secker Sarah Widow Bur: Apr: 9

Gold Nathaniel Bur: June: 4

Smith William ye Son of Edmund & Jane Bap: Jul: 19

Rushmer [New hand] ye Son of Nicholas & Ann Bap: Jul: 21

Hurst - Mary Daughter of John & Martha Bap Aug 1st

Pease Eliz: the Daughter of Willm & Mary Bap Sept 23

[New page.]

Beton John Bur Oct 21

Wood Henry and Margaret Gold Marr Oct 22

Tuck Henry and Mary Robinson Marr Oct 22

Root Eden the Daughter of Hannah ? Bap Nov 21

Holmes Thomas and Sarah Bacon Marr Dec 12

Aggus John the Son of Stephen & Mary Bap Jan 3

Sergeant Richard Bap Jan 8

Sergeant Richard Bur Jan 14

A new and rather careless hand .

1734 Ab Annunciatione

Ad Annunciationem

1735

Lee John Bur Apr 13

Barnard Willm Bur July 18

Dyer Bur Sep 1

Whiteman Ann Bur Sep 15

Burgis Elizabeth Daughter of Willm & Mary Bap Sep 22

Thickpenny Wm and Mary Pooley Mar Oct 6

Beton Mary Bap Oct 6

Tuck Mary the daughter of Henry & Mary Bap Oct 10

Olbey Margaret Bur Oct 12

Rudersham Thomas the son of James & Eliz Bap Oct 13

Darning Edmund and Susan Rudler Mar Nov 5

Jefferson Mary Bap Nov 5

Smith William the son of Edmund & Jane Bur Nov 7

Smith Jane the Daughter of Edd & Jane Bur Nov 13

Beton John Buri Nov 24

Beton Mary Buri Jan 5

Whiteman Ambrose the son of Henry & Jane Bap Jan 12

Ducklin Jane the daughter of John & Eliz Bap Jan 15

Corbey John Son of John & Millicent Bap Jan 20

The Register is rather scruffy at this time

The entry for John Addison looks like a birth before a promised wedding as the entry is not marked as Illegitimate. The wedding took place a month later.

[From 1735 to 1736] (sic)

Stallon Mary the daughter of Rob & Ann Bap April 1

Addison John the son of Marg and Tho Oxburrow Bap Apr 20

Field Eliz the Daughter of Wm & J(ane?) Bap May 15

Oxburrow Thomas Oxburrow & Margt Addison Mar May 25

Smith Sarah the Daughter of James & Eliz Bap July 8

Gore Thomas the Son of Henry & Eliz Bap July 19

Smith Jane the Daughter of Willm & Jane Bap Aug 25

Barnard Robert the son of Edward & Ann Bap Aug 30

Hardy Tomasin Bur Sep 1

Tuck Daniel the son of Willm & Eliz Bap Sep 5

Smith Jane the Daughter of Edmund & Jane Bap Sept 12

Downing Mary the Daughter of Edward & S? Bap Octr 2

Barnhard Robert Bur Oct 9

? Susannah Bap Dec 21

[New page]

Rudderham George the Son of Tho & Alice Bap Feb 6

Hurst? Elizabeth the Daughter of Jno & Martha? Bap March 2

Aggus Thomas the Son of Stephen & Mary Bap May 15

[From 1736 ad 1737] (sic)

Mary Whyche is a member of the local gentry, so is dignified with the title of 'Relict' rather than 'Widow', her husband's death is recorded in 1719/20. The name Eliz has been added in, but it is not clear why. The Whyche/Wych family were related to the Newcome family and had property in Hockwold.

Nurse William Bur May 13

Thickpenny John the Son of William & Mary Bap May 16

(Some scribbled text which does not seem to be a normal entry

possibly starts 'No int only')

Wood Margaret Bur May 28

Smith Elizabeth Bur June 9

Rolfe Edward Bur June 9

Aggus Thomas Bur June 9

Eliz )

Whyche Mary Relict of Jermyn Wyche ) Bur August 11

Morley Ellen the Daughter of Willm & Ellen Bap Sept 19

Rudderham Benjamin the Son of James & Eliz Bap Sept 22

Atmors? Anna ye Daughter of Willm & Ann Bap Jan 5

Hodson Thomas Bur Jan 16

From 1737 to 1738

The Register continues to be poorly written. The entry for John Holmes looks as though the clerk wasn't really sure which of the two Holmes families had produced the child.

Yeoustds? John Bur April 5

Or Tho & Mary

Holmes John the Son of Jno & Grace Bap April 9

Richards Francis the Son of Francis & Sarah Bap April 11

Hurst Martha Bur April 15

Walner Elizabeth ye Daughter of Tho & Eliz Bap April 20

Gaffard Ann Bur April 22

Holmes John Bur May 10

Hirsk? John & Mary Oxborrow Mar May 29

Youngs Elizabeth the Daughter of Jno & Susan Bap June 5

Smith Edmund the Son of Edmund & Jane Bap July 21

Edwards Thomas and Caroline Philips Mar July 25

Smith John Widower Bur Aug 12

Whiteman Charles ye son of Henry & Jane Bap Aug 15

Nile Ambrose Bur Oct 18

Richards Sarah Bur Oct 26

Huelson Elizabeth Bur Dec 21

Downing John ye Son of Edward & Susanna Bap Decem 24

Gold Thomas Bur Jan 19

Ollet John Bur Jan 24

Aggus James the Son of Stephen & Mary Bap Feb 4

From 1738 to 1739

Aggus James Bur April 28

[New page - the entry for a child called Mary has had the surname, and Christian names of the parents, deliberately obliterated.]

Hensby William the son of James & Jane Bap May 13

Hensby William Bur May 21

Boton? John ye son of Edw? & Eliz Bap May 30

Rolfe Richard Bur June 13

Barnard Margaret Bur June 13

Holmes Richard son of Tho & Mary Bap June 18

Pease William son of Willm & Mary Bap June 28

Pease Mary Son (sic) of Willm & Mary Bap June 28

Holmes Thomas Bur June 28

Thickpenny William & Elizabeth Mlky? Mar July 2

Cock Edward Bur July 5

Smith Edmund ye Son of Edmd & Jane Bur July 14

Hurst Sussanah ye Daughter of Jrl? & Han? Bap Jly 2?

Holmes Richard Bur Aug 3

Rudderham Mary Daughter of Tho: & Alice Bap Sep 18

Rudderham Mary Daughter of Tho: & Alice Bur Sep 23

Grisson Willm Widower Burd: Octr: 1

[deleted] Mary Daughter of [deleted] Bapd Oct 8th

Elmer Mary Wife of John Elmer Burd: Oct 27th

Tuck Henry Son of Henry & Mary Bapd Dec 16th

Gold John Son of Alice Widow Burd: Decr:19th

Elmer John aand Elizabeth Dugden Mard: Jany 8th

Tuck Robert Son of Wm & Elizabeth Bapd: Feb:20th

Ollett Ann wife of Thomas Burd: Feb 26th

~ From 1739 to 1740 ~

There is more deliberate erasure for a child called Elizabeth.

Tuck Elizabeth Wife of Willm Tuck Burd March 25th

Whiteman Isabella Daughter of Heny & Jane Bap March 27th

Smith Mary Daughter of Edmund & Jane Bapt Apr 4th

Horn Elizabeth Daughter of Luke and Eliz: Bap Mar 21

Stallon William Son of Robert and Ann Bap Apr 22

[This part of page heavily blotted]

Mallet William Widower Bur Apr 26

Smith William Son of James & Eliz Bapd? March 10

Wood Elizabeth the Daughter

of [erased] & Elizabeth ? May 19

Horn Eliza'th daughter of Luke & Eliz'th Burd May 19

Ollet Thomas & Ann Garod By Banns ?d July 14?

Tuck William & Elizabeth Schulfer Mar July 25

Rudderham Joseph Son of James & Eliz'th Bapd Nov 4

[New page - a new hand and rather cleaner entries]

Rudderham Nathan Son of Thomas & Alice Bap: Nov: 18th

Rudderham Nathan Son of Thos: & Alice Burd: Nov:21st

Aggus Thomas Son of Stephen & Mary Bap: Dec 21

Gore William Son of Henry & Elizabeth Bap: Jan 20th

Field Thomas Son of Willm & Jane Bap: Feb 24

Holmes Elizabeth the Daughter of John & Grace Bap: Mar 19th

Two entries have been obliterated here - but this was because a new year had started. The new date was put in, and the entries re-written. There is the first mention of a marriage by Banns.

1740 From 1740 to 1741 -------

Hensby Samuel Son of James & Jane Bapd: Aprl 21st

Ollet Edward Son of Thos: & Ann Bapd: Aprl 22

Hensby Samuel Son of James & Jane Bur: May 5th

Peas James Son of Willm: & Mary Bapd: June 25th

~ July ~ Roger Sturgeon A: B:

Curate of this parish

June 28^th 1740

Local dialect means that Baptisms are described as Bab for Babtised.

Wyng James Son of John and Mary Baptd: July 26th

Atmore William Son of Willm & Ann Babd (sic):Augt 18th

Husk William Son of John & Mary Babd: Sept 4th

Husk William Son of John & Mary Burd: Sep 20th

Newton Mary Daughter of Robt & Mary Bap?: Sep 27th

Gold Nathaniel & Elizabeth Smith by Bans Mar Sept: 30th

Downing Sarah Daughter of Edmund & Susan Bab Dec 27th

Newton Mary Wife of Robert Burd Dec 28th

Fetom Elizabeth Daughter of Edward & Eliz'bth Bab Jan 7th

Smith Susan Daughter of Edmund & Anne Babd: March 12th

A return to the old style of heading.

1741 Ab Annunciatione 1741

Ad Annunciationem 1742

Rudderland Thomas & Eliz'bth: Bird by banns Mard: March 29th

Rudderland John Son of Thomas & Eliz'bth Babd: April 1st

Horn Elizabeth Daughter of Luke & Eliz Burd: May 4th

Gore Mary daughter of Henry & Eliz'bth Babt: May 24th

Seeker Robert Burd: June 21

[The next two entries are rather muddled - this seems to be the sense.]

Hudson William Son of Willm & Frances Bab: June 27th

Hudson Eliz'bth Daughter of Will & Frances Bapd June 27th

Shephard Richard of Ixworth in ye County of Suffolk

Singleman & Eliz: Smith of Bury St Edmds

Singlewoman Mard: July 20th

Hensby Mary Daughter of James & Jane Babd: August 17th

Hensby Mary Daughter of James & Jane Bur: August 24

Warner William Son of John & Alice Babd: Sep 8^th

// Roger Sturgeon Curate

[New page]

Aggus Mary Daughter of Stephen & Mary Burd Sep 12

Rudderham John son of James & Elizabeth Babd Oct 30^th

Rudderham John son of James & Elizabeth Burd Novr 3rd

Haske John Burd Nov 5th

Husk Alice Daughter of Mary Babd Nov 9th

Warner William Son of Thomas & Alice Burd Nov 14^th

Field William Burd Dec 1st

Pleasants Margarett Daughter of George & Margt Bab Feb 3^rd

Pleasants George Son of George & Margarett Bab Feb 3^rd

Holmes Eliz'bth daughter of John & Grace [s/b Bapd] Burd Feb 4^th

1742 Ab Annunciatione 1742

Ad Annunciationem 1743

Holmes Eliz'bth daughter of John & Grace [s/b Burd] Babd Mar 29^th

Fuller Elizabeth Burd May 30^th

Barnard Margatett Daughter of Edwrd & Ann Burd June 9^th

Holmes John Burd July 15^th

Greene John of John & Frances Babd August 22^nd

Bullock John Son of Edward & Elizabeth Babd August 22^nd

Rudderham Mary Daughter of James & Eliz'bth Babd Decbr 4^th

Downing William Son of Edm & Susan Babd Janry 1^st

Beeting Sarah Widow the younger Burd Febr 7^th

Baron George & Eliz'bth veal Mard Feby 9^th

Hudson Willm Burd March 1^st

Tuck Mary Daughter of Willm & Eliz'bth Babd March 22^nd

1743 Ab Annunciatione 1743

Ad Annunciationem 1744

Hudson Elizabeth Daughter of Frances Burd May 22^nd

Oldman William Son of Tho: & Betty? Burd July 9^th

Hemsby James Son of James & Jane Babd July 20^th

Green Elizabeth Daughter of John & Frances Babd July 22^nd

Poolsey Sarah Daughter of Frances[sic] & Sarah Burd Septr 11

Gore Sarah Daughter of Henry & Eliz'bth Babd Septr 14^th

Ketteringham Osborn & Mary Woods by Banns Mar Septr 30^th

Lancaster Sarah Daughter of Saml & Eliz'bth Babd Octr 9^th

Field Willm Son of Willm & Elizabeth Babd Oct 16^th

Field Joseph Son of Willm & Jane Babd Oct 29^th

Nathaniel Gold Son of Nathaniel & Eliz: Babd Novr 4^th

Gold Nathaniel Son of Nathaniel & Eliz'bth Burd Nov 8^th

// Roger Sturgeon Curate

[New page]

Ketteringham Sarah Daughter of Osborn & Mary Babd Decr 11^th

Fatom? Sarah Daughter of Edwd & Mary Babd Decr 11^th

1744 Ab Annunciatione 1744

Ad Annunciationem 1745

A stranger his name unknown Burd Aprill 9^th

Smith Sarah Daughter of Edmund & Jane Babd Aprill 12^th

Rolfe Mary Daughter of Thomas & Ann Babd Aprill 27^th

Cock Joseph Son of John & Margarett Babd May 1^st

West John & Elizabeth King - by Banns Mard May 21st

Rudderham John Son of Thomas & Alice Babd June 10^th

Peas Ann Daughter of Willm & Mary Babd June 10^th

Peas Mary Daughter of Willm & Mary Babd June 10th

Miller Ann Daughter of John & Elizabeth Bap Sep 24

Otley Mary a base child of Mary Otley Bab Octbr 7^th

John Tingey of Feltwell the reputed Father

Ashley Eliz'beth Singlewoman Burd Octr 26^th

Smith Sarah [sic] of Edmd & Jane from Feltwell Burd Novr 23^rd

Green Susan Daughter of John & Frances Bab Nov 25^th

Decbr 30^th John Belchior Curate of this Parish

Bullock William Son of Edward & Elizab Bab Decr 3^rd

Sheen Bur Jan 6

Scotts Eliz'bth Daughter of William)

and Mary ) Bapt Jan: 29

Lancaster Samuel Son of Samuel)

and Eliz'bth ) Bapt Feb:12

Marriages are now often marked 'By Banns' which is the normal way of going about things. This year we have a marriage 'By Licence'. This is a Licence granted by the Bishop which allows a marriage to take place quickly the calling of the Banns.

1745 Ab Annunciatione 1745

Ad Annunciationem 1746

Richard Adams and Eliz: Breckells)

with a Licence ) Mard Mar:25

Hannah Root Single woman Burd June 11

Riches Simon Son of Simon & Margaret Burd June 27?

Ketteringham Osborn [unintelligible note] Burd Sept 4^th

Rolfe Mary Daughter of Thomas & Ann Bap Sep 11

Barnard Simon Son of Edward & Ann Burd Oct 19

Aylmer John Burd Nov 20?

[New page. There are several different hands.]

Reke? Rose Derghtir of Wll & Elizabeth

beptised Decr 26 1745

Downing Samuel a Son of Edmund & Susen

baptised Dec 29 1745

Smith Dorcas Daughter of

Wm & Jane buried Febry 1^st

Perry Elizabeth base Daughter of

Sarah Perry baptized Febry 6^th

The Rector of Hockwold, Thomas Eglinton, Doctor of Divinity, was buried this year in the Chancel of St. Peter's Church, Hockwold.

Ab Annunc 1746

Ad Annunc 1747

Thomas Eglinton D.D Buried April 18^th

Oct 23rd Buried Margater Ketteringham Wid

Oct 26th Baptd Edmund Son of William and

Mary Pease

Decemr 23^rd Baptd Eliz: Daughter of Nathaniel

and Elizabeth Gold

Decemr 27^th Bapt Nathaniel Son of Thomas

and Ann Rolfe

Feb: 7^th Baptd John son of Samuel and

Eliz Lancaster

Feb 15th Bapd Eliz Daughter of Richard

and Mary Scot

April 26^th Baptised Mary The daughter of Edw & Elizab: Teson?

The Widow Durrant is the first person to show age at time of burial pity the Christian name is missing.

1747

April 5^th Buried Mary Daughter of Francis &

Sarah Woolsey of Wilton

April 13^th Buried Edmund Smith of Feltwell

April 21^st Buried Edward Cock

Bullock Henry Son of Edward & Elizabeth Bap May 17^th

James Hardy 1748 Bur Mar 27^th

Gould Susanna Daughter of Nathan:

& Elizabeth Bap Mar 27^th

Dunn Phebe? Daughter of John & Bap Apr 20th

Holmes Thomas Bur: May 27^th

Thickpenny Eliza: daughter of Anthony Bap June 5^th

Rolf Daughter of Andrew & Grace Bap July 17^th

Johnson William of Weeting & Frances

Field of Hockwold by Banns Mar July 30^th

Durrant Widow Aged 88 years Buri Aug 7^th

Warner Ann Daughter of Tho & Alice Buri Oct 26^th

Rolfe Nathaniel Son of Tho & Ann Bap Nov 29^th

West John Son of John & Elizabeth Bapt Oct 4^th

Oldman William Son of Tho & Elizabeth Buri Feb 19^th

Ab Annunc: 1749

Ad Annunc: 1750

Smith William of Feltwell Buri Ap 6^th

Rudderham Mary daugh: of Thos & Alice Bap Sep 10^th

Rudland Eliz'th Daug: of Tho & Eliz Bap Feb 18

[New page]

Rudland Elizabeth wife of Thomas Bur Mar 1^st

Ab Annunc: 1750 ad Annunc: 1751

If the Christian name below is Erequist, it is a very rare one.

Rudderha' Ann daughter of James? & Eliza Bap Apr 1^st

Warner Elizab: Daughter of Tho & Alice Bur July 2^nd

Green Sarah Daughter of John & Frances Bap Oct 23^rd

Cross Frances Daughter of Bap Nov 4^th

Field Anthony Widower Buri Nov 13^th

Harling Sarah daugh: of John & Marga Buri Nov 18^th

Riches William Son of Simon & Marg: Bap Dec 1^st

Rolf Joseph & Rose Killingworth Mar Dec 17^th

Rolfe Anthony son of Thomas & Ann bap Dec 23

Rule John Son of Erequist & Mary Bap Jan 7^th

Dunn Mary Daught: of John & Bap Jan 8^th

Rolfe Joseph Son of Joseph & Poore? Bap Jan 22^nd

Rolfe John Son of Andrew & Grace Bap Mar 4^th

Ketteringha' Osbern Son of Osbern & Mary Bap Mar 18^th

Ab Annunc: 1751 ad Annunc: 1752

Cross Philip & Eliza: Beten by Banns Mar July 24^th

Rudderha' William Son of Tho & Eliza: Bap Sep 22d

Rudderham Mary daugh: of Will & Mary Bap Sep 22d

Mason Mary daugh: of Bap Octo 20^th

Cross Francis Bur Dec 31^st

Parliament decided to follow the civilized world and use the Gregorian Calendar instead of the Julian Calendar which had no leap years, and to adopt January 1^st as start of the year. To bring Britain into line with Europe, the 31^st December 1751 was followed by January 1^st 1752, later in the year September 2^nd was followed by September 14^th to correct the errors inherited from use of the Julian Calendar. This revolution reached Hockwold cum Wilton as can be seen by the next entry viz -

Ab Janu: Pri: die 1752 ad Janu: Prim: 1753

[From the first day of January 1752 to the first of January 1753 - still not quite right,

Widow Barns was buried on September 13, a date which ought not to have existed in 1752]

Woolsey Mary daughter of Francis & Sarah Bap: Jan 23d

Cock Widow Bur Feb 6^th

Bullock Edward son of Edward & Eliza: Bap Feb 19^th

West Thomas Son of John & Elizab: Bap Mar 29^th

Spinks Osbert Buri: Aug 9^th

Riches Simon Son of simon & Margaret Bap Aug 19^th

Grimmer Robert Son of Robt & Ursila (sic) Bap Aug 30

Barns Widow Buri Sep 13^th

Holden Ann Daughter of Rich & Ann Bap Oct 8^th

Rust William Bur Oct 9^th?

Thornton Bur Oct 19^th

Stallon Adam & Ann Raw by Banns Mar Oct 25^th

Rolfe Tho: Son of Joseph? & Rose? Bap Dec 19th

Ab Janu: Pri:die 1753 ad Junu: Pri die 1754

Hardy Mary Widow Bur Jan 1^st?

Rudderham Tho: Son of Tho: & Elizabeth Bap Feb 1^st

Rudderham Tho: Son of Tho: & Eliza: Bur Feb 4^th

Cann Elizabeth Daug: of Jno Bap Feb 11^th

Mason James Son of base born Bap Feb 14^th

Biton Edm Son of Edmd & Elizab Buri March 14^th

Gold Lydia Daught of Nathan'l & Eliza Bap Mar 15^th

Morley William wid & Jane Davy sing wom Mar May 14^th

Rolfe John & Ann Rolfe widow Mar Jul 25^th

Rudderha' Wm Son of William & Mary Bap Aug 19

Whaite? Robt & Marg Childerston Mar Aug 20^th

Stallon Robt Son of Adam & Ann Bap Sep 23

Rolfe Edward Son of Andrew & Grace Bap Sep 24

Towler Jacob & Martha Smart Mar Sept 30

Rudland Tho & Sarah Curry by Banns Oct 29 Mar

Bullock Mary Daugh: of Edw & Eliza Bap Nov 11

Cross Mary daugh: of Philip & Eliza: Bap Nov 25

[New page]

Ab Janua: pri: die 1754 ad Janua:

pri: diem. 1755

Cross Mary Daugh of Philip & Elizab Buri Jan 4

Olley William Buri Jan 15^th

Towler Jacob Son of Jacob & Martha Bap Feb 26

Riches Ann daugh: of Simon & Marga: Bap April 2d

Grimmer Ursula daugh: of Robt & Ursula Bap July 19^th

Rolfe Sarah Bur: Oct: 29^th

Ketteringham John Son of Osbert & Mary Bap Nov 3d

Millar John Son of Ann & John Bap Nov 10^th

Ruthera' Mary Daugh: of George & Mary Bap Nov 17^th

West Tho Son of Jno & Elizab: Bur Dec 27

Ab Jan:pri:die. 1755 Ad Jan:pri:die.1756

Smith Thomas Son of Edmd & Jane Bur: March 22d

Rolfe Bridget daugh: Of Andrew & Grace Bap Apr 9^th

Gathercole John Son of Ann base born Bap Jul 6^th

Bayring? Elizabeth Wife of Edmd Bur July 10^th

Rudderha' James Son of Wm & Mary Bap July 13

Dunn John Son of Jno & Mary Bap July 20^th

Rudland Thos Son of Tho & Sarah Bap Aug 24

Rolfe Bridget Daugh of Andrew & Grace Bur Sep 16^th

Harvey Tho Son of Tho & Ann Bap Octo 8

Plat Elizab: Daugh: of peter & Elizab: Bap Nov 30

Rolfe John Son of Jno & Ann Bap Oct 12

Ab Janu: pri: die 1756 ad Janu: prim: die 1757

The entry for Grimmer has an extra name .

Grimmer Tho Upwood Son of Robt & Ursula Bap Jan 11

Morley Tho Son of Wm & Jane Bap Feb 7^th

Stallon Adam Son of Adam & Ann Bap Mar 8^th

Rutheram? George Son of George & Mary Bap Mar 14^th

Mason William Base Born Son of Mary Bap mar 17^th

Pattel? Hanna daugh: of Tho & Marga: Bap Mar 31

Bullock Elizab: daugh: of Edw & Eliza Bap Apr 11

Rapel? John Buri May 6

Hensby? Jane Wife of James Buri May 31

Cross William Son of Philip & Eliza Bap June 26

Bullock Willm Son of Edw & Elizab: Bur July 22

Riches Sarah Daughter of Simon & Marg Bap Aug 8

Dunn? Amy Daught: of Jno & Mary Bap Oct 10

Rolfe Thos Widower Buri Oct 24

Driver John Son of Jno & Ann Bap Oct 29

Ab Janua: pri: die 1757. ad Janua:pri: di: 1758

Riches Elizab. base born Daugh: of Eliza: Bap feb 26^th

Harvey Tho' Son of Robt & Ann Bur Mar 6^th

Rolfe John son of John & Ann Bap: Feb 21

Kettringham Mary daugh: of Osbert & Mary Bap Mar 20^th

Rutherham Sarah Daugh: of Willm & Mary Bap May 31

Cock Ann daught: of John & Ann Bap Jul 3^rd

Grimmer Thos Son of Rob & Ursula Bap: Jul: 5

Browning? Alice Daugh: of Jno & Alice Bap Jul 8^th

Rudderham John ye Son of George & Mary Bap Jul 20^th

Ab Janu: pri: die 1758 ad Jan: pri: Di: 1759

Plat Jane Daugh: of Peter & Eliza Bap Jan 8^th

Harvey Tho son of Rob & Ann Bap Jan 12^th

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Rudland Martha Daughter of Thos Bap Feb 5^th

& Sarah

Hallon Mary Daugh: of Adam & Ann Bap June 18

Rudderha' Elizab: Daugh: of George & Mary Bap Sep 7

Aggus John Son of John & Mary Bap Nov 16

Dun Ann Daugh: of John & Mary Bap Apr 21

Ab Janu: pri: die 1759. ad Janua: pri:

diem 1760

Ollet Ann Wife of Tho' Bur Jul 22d

Green Mary Daugh: of Jno & Frances Bap Aug 30

Bullock Ann Daugh: of Edw & Elizab Bap Sep 13

Wade William Bur Sep 20

Rule Mary Bur Sep 27

Towler Susanna Daug: of Tho' & Flora? Bap Oct 1^st

Cross Philip Son of Philip & Eliza Bap Oct 21

Driver Sarah Daugh: of Jno & Ann bap Octo 28

Ab Janua: pri: die 1760 ad Jan: pri: Diem 1761

Porter Frances Dau: of Jno & Hannah Bap Feb 10^th

Rudderham John Son of Wm & Mary Bap Mar 17

Grimmer Simon Son of Robt & Ursula Bap Mar 25

Harvey Mary Daugh: of Robt & Ann Bap Apr 9^th

Rudderha' James Son of George & Mary Bap June 18

Driver Ann Daugh. of Jno & Ann Bap Nov 5^th

Ab Jan: pri: Die 1761 ad Jan: pri: Di: 1762

Towler Judd Son of Thos & Flora Bap Feb 27

Grimmer John Son of Sarah base born Bap June 15

Cross Mary Daugh: of Phil & Bap June 15

Elizab:

Grimmer Joseph Son of Robt & Ursula Bap July 30

Aggus Phebe (sic) Daug: of Tho' & Phebe Bap Aug 16

Watson? Wife of Bur Oct 16

Cross Mary Daugh: of Phil & Elizab Bur Nov 22

Rudderha' Jos: Son of George & Mary Bap Dec 6

[Next entry is in wrong year, and was repeated in 1762]

Rudderha' Joseph Son of Wm & Mary Bap Jan 17^th

Ab Janua: pri: die 1762 ad Jan: pri: die 1763

There is a faint entry for what looks like 'Jane Hockwold' with possibly 'Caesar' as the father's name. It is probable that this is a record of an illegitimate child as there was a practice of giving such children the name of the parish with a spurious father.

Rudderha' Joseph Son of Wm & Mary Bap Jan 17^th

Driver Mary Daugh: of Jno & Ann Bap Jan 31

Pendal Sarah Daugh: of Jno & Alice Bap Feb 10^th

Green Elizab Daugh: of Jno & Frances Bap Mar 7^th

Hockwold? Jane Daugh: of Caesar? & Elizab: Bap Mar 22d

Rudderha' Sarah Daugh: of Joseph & Mary Bap Apr 10

Rudderha' Sarah Daugh: of Joseph & Alice Bur April 12

Bullock Sarah Daugh: of Edwd & Elizab Bap May 9

Horn John Son of Christo: & Mary Bap May 13

Pendal Sarah Daugh: of Tho' & Alice Bur May 27

Stallon Sarah Daugh: of Adam & Ann Bap June 8

Hurst Jane Bur Jul 8

Grimmer Ursula Daugh: of Robt & Ur Bap Sep 13

Ab Jan: pri: die 1763. ad Jan: pri: Diem 1764

Here is another example of a child called 'Hockwold'. The mother is again called Elizabeth, but this practice makes it difficult to identify the mother exactly.

Hardy Robt Son of Robt & Ann Bap Jan 8th

Shinn Wife of John Bur Mar 7^th

Gould Alice Widow Bur Mar 2d

Secar Ann Bur May 5^th

Harrey Robt Son of Robt & Ann Bur May 21

Perry Widow Bur June 23

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Riches Simon Bur July 22

Johnson Grimmidge Bur Sep 7

Rutherha' Sarah Daugh: of george & Mary Bap Nov 6

Hockwold Caesar Son of Caesar & Elizab: Bap Nov 13

Barfort Isaac Son of Isaac & Alice Bap Dec 11

It is difficult to be sure about the dating of the next two entries

Rutherha' Sarah Daug: of Joseph & Alice Bap Dec 12

Rutherha' Sarah Daugh: of Joseph & Alice Bur Apr 12

Ab Janua: pri: die 1764. ad Janua: pri: Diem 1765

Aylmer Widow Bur Apr 18

Spinks Mary Daug: of Jno & Mary Bap May 10

Harvey Robt Son of Robt & Ann Bap Mar 28

Bullock Elizab: Wife of Edwd Bur Aug 5^th

Rutherha' Dallice? Daug: of Joseph & Alice Bap Octo 12^th

Driver Susan Daugh of Jno & Ann Bap Octo 15^th

Harvey Mary Daugh: of Robt & Ann Bur Nov 4^th

Grimmer Joseph Son of Rob & Ursula Bap Nov 4^th

Cross Robt Son of Philip & Elizab: Bap Nov 18

Smith John Bur Dec 29

Ab Janua: pri: die 1765. ad Janua: pri: die 1766

Manning Isaac Son of Edwd & Mary Bap Jan 23^rd

Aggus William Son of John & Mary Bap Feb 3d

Pendal Joseph Son of John & Alice Bap Mar 20^th

Rutherha' Thos Son of Wm & Mary Bap Apr 6

Ruthera' Alice Daugh: of Joseph & Alice Buri Apr 16

Spinks Alice Daugh: of Jno & Mary Bap Apr 28

Gould Elizab: Daug: base born of Mary Bap May 26

Taylor Elizab: Daughter of Thos & Elizab: Bap May 27

Harvey Ann Wife of Robt Buri July 23

Harvey Mary Daugh: of Robt & Ann Bap Apr 2d

Hockwold Mary Daugh: of Caesar & Elizab: Bap Sep 29

Machum John Son of Wm & Bap Octo 27

Driver John Bur Jan 20

An Janua: primo die 1766. ad Janua: pri dies 1767

Rutherha' Joseph Son of Joseph & Alice Bap Jana 15

Spinks Robt Son of Robt & Mary Bap Apr 27^th

Grimmer John Son of Rob & Ursula Bap: May 30^th

Ashley Sarah Wife of Jno Buri June 17

Gould John baseborn son of Sussanah Bap July 16

Grimmer John Son of Robt & Ursula Bur July 31

Wade Widow Bur Aug 5

Harvey Robt Son of Robt Buri Sep 25

Taylor Ellen dau: of Thos & Elizab: Bap Sep 28

Field William Son of Thos & Elizab: Bap Oct 20

Field William Son of Thos & Elizab: Bur Octo 23

Betsh? Mary Wife of Edwd buri Octo 26

Warner Thos Junr Buri Oct 29

Spinks Mary Daugh: of Jno & Mary Bap Nov 2d

Hudson Susanna Daug: of Thos & Ann Bap Dec 16

Gould Mary Daughter of Nathaniel Buri Dec 17

Ab Janua: primo die 1767 ad Janua: pri diem 1768

Cock Joseph Son of Joseph & Sarah Bap Jan 2d

Towler Martha Daug: of Jacob & Martha Bap June 25

Wiseman Benjamin Son of Benja: & Susan Bap Jun 28

Manning Thos Son of Isaac & Mary Bap July 19

Rutherham Thos Son of Joseph & Alice Bap July 28

Cock Ann Wife of John bur Sep 6

Hockwold Thos Son of Caesar & Ann Bapt Octo i8

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Tompson? Thomas son of ? Bap Jan 8

Spinks Jno Son of Rot & Mary Bap Jan 13

Taylor Elizab: daughter of Tho & Elizab Bur Feb 14

Manning Elizab: Daughter [blank] Bap Apr 8

Ab Janua: pri die 1768 ad Janua: pri die 1769

Manning Eliza: Daug: of James & Jane Bap April 1^st

Aggus Susan Daugh: of Thomas & Phebe Bap April 10

Bullock Elizab: Daug: of Edwd & Elizab: Bur April 12

Howse John Son of Sarah base born Bap June 4^th

Cross Philip ? Elizab: Bap June 11

Field Lucy Daug: of Bap July 11

Binks Mary Bur July 30

Rudderham Thos Son of Joseph & Alice Bur Aug 7^th

Gaffer Susan Bur Aug 23

Bernard Edward Bur Nov 17

Spinks Robt Son of Jno & Elizab: Bap Nov 28^th

Cock Field Son of Joseph & Sarah Bap Dec 27

Ab Janua: pri: die 1769 ad Janua: pri: diem 1770

Taylor Willm Son of Thos & Elizab Bap Jan 7^th

Aggus Joseph Son of Jno? & Mary Bap Jan 7^th

Harvey Robt Bur Jan 19^th

Bullock Elizab: Daugh: of Edwd & Elizab: Bap Mar 5^th

Eagle Mary Daugh: of Jno & Martha Bap Apr 16

Morley Mary Daugh: of Cutty? & ? Bap Mar 30

Rushbrook Alice Bur June 13

Driver Thos Son of Ann Widw baseborn Bap Jun 18

Hockwold Jno Son of Caesar & Ann Bap Sep 25

Robbison Susanna Daugh: of Tho & Susan Bap Sep 26

Hodson Elizab: daught of Francis & Ann Bap Octo 5

Duckling John Bur Nov 6

Ab Janua: pri: die 1770 ad Janua: pri diem 1771

Hall Ann dau of Robt & Ann Bap Apr 15

Manning Samuel Son of Saml & Jane Bap Apr 23

Holden Sarah Daugh: of Richard & Susan Bap May 3d

Barfoot Alice Bur Sep 25

Field Martha Dau of thos & Elizab Bap Oct 19

Taylor Thos Son of Thos & Eliza: Bap Nov 20

Ab Janua: pri: die 1771 ad Janua: pri diem 1772

Bullock Susan Dau: of Edw & Elizab: Bap Jan 16th

Gaffer John Bur Jan 22d

Everit John Son of Wm & Jane Bap Jan 26

Pattel Margaret Bur Mar 19

Morley Thos Son of Christopher? & (blank) Bap Mar 28

Spinks Willm Son of Wm & Elizab: (s/b Bap) Bur Apr 2

Spinks Willm Son of Wm & Elizab: (s/b Bur) Bap Apr 23

Eagle Wm Son of Jno & Martha Bap June 30

Rutherham James Bur Aug 2d

Hockwold Sarah daugh: of Caesar & Ann Bap Sep 15

Blog Wm Son of Wm & Elizab Bap Nov 10

Clark Richard Bur Dec 29

Bird Thos Bur Dec 30

Ab Janua: pri: die 1772 Ad Janua: pri: Diem 1773

Hockwold Sarah daug: of Caesar & An Bur Jan 7^th

Robison (sic) Sarah daugh: of Thos & Susan Bap Jan 1^st

Laveder Alice Wife of John Bur Feb 1^st

Aggus James Son of John & Mary Bap Feb 2d

Hockwold Tho Son of Caesar & An Bur Apr 15

Rule Susan daugh: of Jno & Ann Bap Apr 26

Norman John Hanslip Son of Francis & ? Bur May 23

Thickpenny Thos Son of Jno & Sarah Bap June 7^th

Rider Mary daugh: of Wm & Mary Bap Aug 2d

Barfoot Susan Daug: of Wm & Susan Bap Aug 16

Wiseman Flora Daug: of Benja: & Susan Bap Sep 13

Clark Judah Bur Dec 2d

Norman Thos Son of Francis & Frances Bap Dec 4th

Ab Janua: pri: die 1773 Ad Janua: pri: Diem 1774

Godfrey Mary Bur Jan 19

Lavender Mary daug: of Jno & Ann Bap Jan 24

Taylor James Son of Thos & Elizab: Bap Mar 7^th

Leeds Wm Son of Wm & Ann Bur March 8^th

Holden Richard Bur Mar 15

Robison Priscilla daught: of Thos & Susan Bap Jul 20

Bullock Robt Son of Edwd & Elizab: Bap July 20

Manning John Son of Sam: & Jane Bap July 25

Driver Susan daug: of Jno & Bur Aug 20

Spinks Elizab: daugh: of Tho & Mary Bap Aug 22

Leeds Anthony James Son of Wm & Ann Bap Octo 3d

Morly Robt Son of Christopher? & (blank) Bap Nov 14

Eagle Tho Son of Tho & Martha Bap Nov 14

Carter Sarah daugh: of James & (blank) Bap Dec 26

Ab Janua: pri: die 1774 Ad Janua: pri: diem 1775

Hockwold Tho Son of Caesar & Ann Bap Jan 8d(sic)

Barfoot Wm Son of Wm & Susan Bap Mar 6

Grimmer Ursula Bur Mar 7^th

Grimmer Robt Sonof Robt Jr & Mary Bap Mar 13

Cock John Bur Mar 20

Johnson Wm Son of Wm & (blank) Bap Apr 5

West Elizab: Bur Apr 9

Aggus John Son of Jno & Mary Bur May 9

driver Mary Bur May 29

Hockwold Tho Son of Caesar & Ann Bur June 5

Barfoot Wm Son of Wm & Susan Bur July 13^th

Lavender Jno Son of Jno & Alice Bap July 31

Hansby? James Bur Sep: 4

Rutherha' Alice daug: of Jos: & Alice Bap Sep 18

Wiseman Thos son of Benj: & Susan Bap Oct 2d

Darking James son of Tho Bap Sep 9?

Aggus Mary daug: of Jno & Mary Bap Nov 7?

Gore Issac Son of Isaac & (blank) Bap Dec 4

Francis and Frances Norman have a daughter called Fanny who unhappily dies a few weeks later. Such a death is common. However, this couple have another child in 1777 and also call her Fanny. It seems to be one way of dealing with this dreadful mortality amongst children.

Ab Janua: pri: die 1775 ad Janua: pri: diem 1776

Norman Fanny daugh. Of Francis & Frances Bap Feb 1^st

Driver John Son of Wm & Mary Bap Feb 5

Hockwold Jno Son of Caesar & Ann Bap May 21

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Norman Fanny daugh: of Francis & Frances Bur June 12

Field Banjamin Son of Wm & Ann Bap July 9^th

West Susanna daug: of Jno & Sarah Bap July 30^th

Norman Elizab: daug: of Thos & Mary Bap Aug 13

Spinks Ellen Daug: of Jno & Mary Bap Aug 27

Hockwold Jno Son of Caesar & Ann Buri Sept 17

Harply Jno Son of Tho & Frances Bap Octo 29

Bullock Wm Son of Edw & Elizab Bap Nov 26

Ab Janua: pri: die 1776 ad Janua: pri: diem 1777

Johnson Elizab: dau: of Wm & (blank) Bap Jan 14

Johnson - Widow Bur Feb 6

Thickpenny Elizabeth Bur Feb 18

Spinks Mary daug: of Wm & Elizab Bap Mar 26

Rutheram James Son of Joseph & Alice Bap Apr 8

Jendal Janet daugh: of Nathan & Ann Bap Apr 8

Manning Fanny daug: Sam: & Jane Bap Apr 8

Norman Fanny daug: Of Francis & Frances Bap Apr 8

Spinks Mary daug: of Robt & Mary Bap Apr 9

Lamb Wm Son of Ann Lamb base born Bap Apr 14

Grimmer Ursila (sic) daug: of Rob'J(?Jun) & Mary Bap Apr 15

Grimmer Ursila daug: of Rob; J & Mary Bur Apr 21

Manning Wm son of Samu: & Jane Bap Apr 28

Grimmer Ursula Bur Apr 28

Ketteringham Mary dau: of Mary baseborn Bap Sep 8

Carter John Son of James & - Elizab - Bap Sep 8

Darking Priscilla daug: of James & Priscilla Bap Sep 15

Thickpenny Wm Bur Nov 16

Ollet Thos Bur Nov 18

West Susan daug: of John & Sarah Bap Dec 23

Aggus Tho Bur Dec 30

Ab Janua: pri: die 1777 ad Janua: pri: diem 1778

Driver Wm Son of Wm & Mary Bap Janu 5

Robison (sic) Mary daug: of Tho & Susan Bap Feb 1^st

Norman Fanny daug: of Francis & Frances Bap Feb 9th

Norman Rob Son of Thos & Mary Bap Mar 7

Grimmer Ursula dau: of Robt Poy? Mary Bap June 24

Armiger Eliz: base born daugh: of Ann Bap June 25

Aggus Elizab: daugh: of Mary Bap Julu 6

Field Wm Son of Wm & Ann Bap July 16

Bird Ann daugh: of James & Ann Bap Aug 18

Darking Thos Son of James & Priscilla Bap Sept 1^st

Eagle Elizab: dau: of Thos & Martha Bap Sep 7

Bullock Jno Son of Ann Bullock baseborn Bap Sep 28

Rutheram Elizab: daug: of Wm & Elizab: Bap Nov 2d

Spinks John Son of Jno & Mary Bap Nov 16

Rutheram Henry Son of Joseph & Alice Bap Dec 26

The name of Christ, Xριστός in Greek, was sometimes rendered by

the initial letter Chi X as in Xmas. Curiously, this has been done to Christopher

Morley but an H has been introduced, so the name is written as Hristopher.

Ab Janua: pri: die 1778 ad Janua: pri: diem 1779

Taylor Robt Son of Thos & Elizabeth Bap Jan 4^th

Bullock Roger Son of Edw & Elizab: Bap Feb 22d

Norman Francis Son of Francis & Frances Bap Apr 20

Norman Franic=s Son of Francis & Frances Bur Apr 24

Morley Htopher (Christopher) Bur Apr 24

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Spinks George Son of Robt & Mary Bap June 8

Hensby Jno Son of Jno Bap July 26

Hawes Mary daug: of Wm & Mary Bap Aug 30

Seward? George Son Of Robt & Ann Bap Aug 30

Manning Tat? daug: of Samuel & Jane Bap Sep 17

West John Son of Jno & Sarah Bap Sep 27

West King Son of Thos & Elizab Bap Octo 5

Field Isaac Son of Wm & ann Bap Nov 29

Ab Janua: pri: die 1779 ad Janua: pri: diem 1780

West John Son of Jno & Sarah Bur Jan 15

Field William Son of Tho & Susanna Bap Feb 1^st

Manning Edwd Bur Feb 25

Robson Thos Son of Thos & Susan Bap Mar 30

Grimmer Margaret daug: of Robt Jr & Mary Bap May 10^th

Lavender Elizab: daugh: of Jno & Ann Bap July 4^th

Pendal Mary daugh: of Nathan & Ann Bap July 4^th

Osbern Martha daug: of Thos & (blank) Bap Aug 7^th

Norman Sherlotta Daug: of Thos & Mary Bap Sep 19

Rutherham Benja: Son of Wm & Elizab: Bap Octo 3d

West Mary Daug: of Jno & Sarah Bap Nov 25

Asley? John Bur Dec 31

Ab primo die Janua: 1780 ad primu' diem Janua: 1781

Bird Hannah daugh: of James & Ann Bap Jan 20

Taylor Joseph Son of Thos & Elizab: Bap Feb 13

Spinks Phoebe daug: of Tho & Mary Bap Mar 9^th

Eagle Benjamin Son of Jno & Priscilla Bap Mar 19

Pleasance Ann daug: of Thomas & Ann Bap Apr 9

Darking Mary daug: of James & Priscilla Bap Feb 3d

Taylor Thomas Bur July 9^th

Haddenham Nathani: Son of base born Bap Bap Sep 29

Poole Robert Son of Simon & Susanna Bap Octo 6^th

Johnson Wm son of Wm & Bap: Nov 19

Field Henry Son of Thos & Susanna Bap Dec 10

Ad primo die Janua: 1781 ad primu' diem Janua: 1782

Rutheram Mary daug: of Wm & Elizab: Bap Janu 7^th

Everit Thos Son of Wm & Elizab: Bap Janu 28

Pattel (blank) Bur Feb 1

Turrinton Thos Son of Matthew & Mary Bap Feb 18

Howes Wm Son of Wm & (blank) Bap Feb 25

Buttock Edmund Son of Edwd & Elizab: Bap Feb 28

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West Elizab: daug: of Jno & Sarah Bap Apr 11

Field David Son of Wm & Ann Bap May 26

Theobald Wm Son of Wm & Ellen Bap July 13

1782

West John Bur Apr 23

Susan Wife of Benj Wiseman Bur Sep 22

Abraham Son of James & Eliza Carter Bapt Sep 22

William son of Thomas & Mary Bell Bapt Sep 23

Henry Son of Henry & Sarah Green Bap Nov 24

The new year seems to have been deemed to start at the old Lady Day (25^th April)!

Lady 1783

James Son of William & Mary Driver Bur April 27

Susan Daught of Edmd & Elizth Manning Bapt May 4

Ann Daught of Edmd & Eliz Manning Bur Jul 5

Edward White Rector

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(tear) Son of John & Elizabeth Booty Bapt July 29

(tear) William Son of James & Priscilla Bapt Aug 18

(tear) Simon Son of Robt & Mary Bapt Sept 1

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Grimmer Joseph Son of Thos & Elizth Burd Oct 2

Kittringham Mary Burd Oct 19

Aggas Mary Widdow Burd Oct 23

Ann Daughter of Robert & Mary Spinks Bap Nov 4?

West John Son of John & Sarah Buried Decr 27

Smith Jane Widow of Edmund fr Northwold Bur Decr 31

1784

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Turrington Mary Daugh of Matthew & Mary Bap Jan ?

West Elizabeth Daughter of John & Sarah Bur Jan ?

Cross Susanne Daugh of William & Mary Bapt Feb ?

Wiseman John Son of John & Susan Bap Feb 22

Cadnum Mary illegitimate Daugh of Elizabeth Bapt Feb?

Norman Margaret Daugh of Francis & Frances Bapt March 1?

Poole Frances daughter of Simon & Susanna Bapt Apr 2?

Carter Ann daughter of James & Elizabeth Bapy May 1

Norman Margaret daughter of Francis & Frances Bur May 2

Darkins William Son of James & Priscilla Bur June 4

Hatt Peter Son of John & Elizth a Pauper Bur June 4^th

Bullock Jane Daugh of Edwd & Elizth Bapt June ?

Lamb Ambrose son of William & Mary Bapt Jul 11^th

Howse William son of William & Mary Bapt Aug 1^st?

Grimmer Joseph Son of Thos & Elizabeth Bapt Sept 13

Darkins William and Thomas Iwin sons

Of James & Priscilla Darkins Bapt Sept ?

The 15^th day of Dec: 1784

Duty raisd on the Entry of all Births

Burials & Marriages made in this Register

Book for the Parish of Hockwold from the 1^st

October 1783 to 1^st October 1784 amounting

in the whole to the sum of Six Shillings

( Signature)

Collector

Edward White Rector

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There is a tear at the top right hand corner of this page which has destroyed the date

column. However, because of the confusion over the new duty, these entries were

first written on the previous page, and then crossed out.

1784

Thoebald John Son of William & Ellen Bapt Oct 3

Rudderham Sarah Daugh of Willm & Eliz Bapt Oct 10

Eagle Martha Wife ofJohn Bur Oct 19

Field Joseph Son of Thomas & Susanna bapt Nov 17

Susanna base born Daughter of Martha Wing bapt Dec 27

1785

Hockwold Thomas Son of Caesar & Mary bapt Jan 27

Hockwold Thomas Son of Caesar & Mary buried Jan 29

Ruddersham Elizabeth Widow from Brand(on) buried Feb 20

West Thomas Son of Thomas & Elizath bapt Feb 23

Howes James aged 81 Burd April 6^th

Manning James Son of Edmund and Eizath Bapt April 19

Arnold Elizabeth Daug of John Elizabeth Bapt May 29

Booty Sarah Daug of John & Elizath Bapt July 12

Osborne Elizth Daugr of Thomas & Elizath Bapt July 23

Feild (sic) Mary Ann Daughter of Willm & Ann Bapt July 30

Manning James Son of Edmund & Elizth Bur Aug 14

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Peck Mary single Woman Bur Dec 29th

1786

Thickpenny Thomas aged 87 Bur Jan 6

Wiseman William Son of Benj & Elizab Bapt Jan 8

Grimmer Mary Daughter of Robert & Mary Bapt Jan 8

Smith Frederick Son of John & Elizth Bapt Jan 27

Wiseman Thomas Son of John & Susan Bapt March 19

Driver? Sarah base born Daughter of Sarah bapt May 2

Oldfield Frances Daugtr of Matthew & Sarah? Bap May 20

Grimmer Mary Dg of Robt & Mary Buried June 4^th

Driver Sarah Dr of William & Mary Bapt Sept 17^th

Field Margaret and Ann twin

Daughters of Thomas & Susan Bapt Sept 23d

Grimmer Elizabeth Daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth

Bapt Octr 8

Manning Hannah Daug of Edmund & Eliza Buried Dec 2

Field Ann Daug of Thomas and Susan Buried Dec 21

1787

Grimmer Mary Daugh of Robert & Mary Bapt Jany 15

Field Margaret Daugh of Thomas & Susan Burd Jan 20

Taylor Robert Son of Elizabeth Wid Burd Jany 30

Turrington Sarah Daug of Matthew & Mary Bapt Feb 8 1787

Turrington Sarah Daugr of Matthew & Mary Buried Feby 10^th

Bullock Abraham Son of Edm & Elizath Bap Mar 9^th

Morley Edward base born son of Alice Buried March 11

Martin? Robert Buried March 19

Carter Ann Daughter of James & Elizth Buried April 11^th

Green Elizbth Daugh of Henry & Sarah Bapt April 15

Edward White Rector

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Booty Mary & Ellen Twin Daughters

of John & Elizabeth Bapt June 24^th

Wiseman Elizth Daughter of Bengh and

Elizabeth Bapt July 16

Manning Elizabeth Daughter of Edmund and

Elizabeth bapt Augst 8^th

Manning Elizabeth Daughter of Edmund and

Elizabeth Buried August 10^th

Carter Ann Dagth(sic) of James & Elizth Bapt Aug 14^th

Smith George Son of John & Elizth Bapt Sept 2

Fenton Ann Dr of John & Sarah Bap Sept 20^th

Smith George son of John & Elizabeth Buried Nov 12^th

West Mary Dr of John & Sarah Buried Nov 25^th

West Sarah the Wife of John Buried Decr 9^th

1788

Duckling Elizabeth Widow a pauper aged 89 Burd Jany 11^th

Johnson Ann Daugr of Job & Sarah Bapt Jany 12^th

Waits Elizabeth Widow aged 90 Buried Jany 30^th

Robinson Rebecca Daugh of Th & Susan Bapt June 8^th

Harper James Son of John and Frances Bapt June 12^th

Level Ann Daug of John & Elizth Bapt Aug 6^th

Grimmer Thomas Son of Thomas & Elizth Bapt Sep 11^th

Poole Simon Son of Simon & Susanna Bapt Sept 21

Smith George Son of John & Elizabeth Bapt Sept 27

Harper Edward Son of John & Martha Burd Oct 7

Wiseman James Son of John & Susan Bapt Oct 12

Arnold William Son of John & Elizabeth Bapt Nov 23d

1789

Manning James Son of Edmund & Elizabeth Bapt Feb 4^th

Adams? Sarah Daughter of Elizabeth Bapt Febr 8^th

Manning James Son of Edmund & Elizabeth Bapt Febr 13^th

Johnson Frances Daughter of Joseph & Sarah Bapt Feby 15^th

Edward White Rector

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Robert Pooley about 45

Simon Pooley

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John Miler of ye Parish

& Ann Veal of ye Parish

were married in ye Church (by Licence)

ye 23d day of April

in ye Year of Our Lord 1754

by me {Wm Adamson}

{ Rector }

This marriage was Solemnised

Between us John Miller

Wm Batterum

Ann Veal

Her Mark

in ye Presence of Wm Chickeo

[End of Register]