This is not an April Fool! Over 800 marriages for Long Melford, Suffolk, from 1570 to 1650, are now online.
These were quite a challenge to transcribe – some parts of the entries have been lost on the edge of the page. I’ve referred to Boyd’s when this has happened, and I’ve made it clear in the notes what Boyd’s interpretation is. Hopefully you’ll find your family in these records!
Baptisms and burials for Halstead Independents are now online! What’s available and from where is a bit of a saga, so please check the notes before dipping in so you know what’s what.
There’s baptisms and births for the Old Independent Meeting, for several years between 1761 to 1828.
Then, for the High Street Congregationals, there’s baptisms from 1828 to 1837, and a very small number of burials from 1832 to 1833.
Over 1,000 burials for Long Melford, Suffolk, from 1631 to 1660 now online!
Yes, even more baptisms for Long Melford in Suffolk! This update brings you nearly 1,000 from 1631 to 1650.
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Over 1,300 baptisms from 1611 to 1630 for Long Melford, Suffolk, now online. That makes nearly 4,000 online from the earliest surviving baptisms in the 1550s!
Over 1,400 burials for Long Melford, Suffolk, from 1601 to 1631. This includes over 100 people who died between May and September 1604 of the plague. I’ve included a separate, chronological list of burials for that period, so you can see how the epidemic raged through the town.
Over 360 marriages for Bildeston, Suffolk now online from 1754 to 1812!
And that’s all for Bildeston from me. In all on this site, you’ll find Bildeston baptisms, marriages, and burials from 1558 to 1812. That’s over 5,000 baptisms, nearly 4,000 burials, and over 1,100 marriages. I’ve managed to find relatives of my grandad in Bildeston, and my grandma, so it’s all been worthwhile. I hope you find some of your family in these records too!
Nearly 1,300 baptisms for Long Melford in Suffolk from 1586 to 1610 now online!
Here’s the last of my Bildeston baptisms – over 1,100 between 1751 and 1812. From 1787, the baptisms include the child’s date of birth as well as the mother’s maiden name or former surname. Take a look!
