Suffolk/Transcriptions

Long Melford marriages

Posted on by Helen

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!

Essex/Transcriptions

Halstead Independent records

Posted on by Helen

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.

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