Nearly 450 marriages from Hitcham in Suffolk from 1600-1754. More to follow, up to 1812!

Nearly 1,000 baptisms for Hitcham, Suffolk, from 1636-1706.

The names were Latinised (apart from 1642-1657), so once again, I’ve provided two lists for the same period – the original, as directly transcribed with Latinised names, then another version where I’ve Anglicised the names, to try to take them back to what they were.

All this Latinising makes for complicated registers, and unlatinising makes it even more confusing! If you’re not comfortable with Latinised names, start with the Anglicised spreadsheet, then cross-check with the Latin version.

More Hitcham to follow, where it doesn’t get any easier once someone took over who couldn’t spell….

The first of my Hitcham, Suffolk, transcriptions are now online – baptisms 1575-1635!

The register has various issues. The earliest baptisms begin 1575, the earliest marriages 1600, and the earliest burials 1607. The register is written almost entirely in Latin until 1715. I’ve provided a spreadsheet of my verbatim, Latin transcriptions, but I’ve also provided a version where I’ve changed the Latinised names back into English. This isn’t an exact science, thanks to names like Jacobus/Jacobi which could be Jacob or James, and as I’ve used batch replace sometimes, it may have caused unexpected changes – I did check them but you never know what might slip through! You might find it easiest to look at the English version first, then check it against the Latin version.

Over 300 marriages – and some banns* – from Capel St Mary in Suffolk now added, from 1754-1837.

These are the last of my Capel St Mary transcriptions, giving you in total:

• Nearly 2,500 baptisms from 1538-1812
• Nearly 1,800 burials from 1538-1812
• Nearly 700 marriages – including some banns – from 1538-1837.

Next on my list – Hitcham, where we’ll be heading next week!

*I include banns where the marriage hasn’t taken place in the parish. It’ll help you to find out where it took place, or there might not be a corresponding wedding, which means it was called off after the banns were read! East Bergholt’s banns register provides reasons for weddings not happening, and it makes for an eye-opening read.

Over 850 burials for Capel St Mary in Suffolk, from 1701 to 1812, now online.

Marriages up to 1837 to follow, and transcriptions for Hitcham coming soon!

Nearly 1,300 baptisms for Capel St Mary, Suffolk, from 1701-1812 now available!

More to follow for Capel St Mary, before we head off to Hitcham.

A bumper update for Little Wenham in Suffolk – baptisms, marriages, and burials from 1557-1812!

The parish is tiny and in total, there’s only 875 entries in 255 years.

Nearly 400 marriages for Capel St Mary in Suffolk from 1538 to 1753 now online! More to follow up to 1812.

Nearly 900 burials for Capel St Mary, Suffolk, from 1538-1700, now online! More to follow up to 1812.