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.

Nearly 1,200 baptisms for Capel St Mary in Suffolk from 1538 to 1700 now online. Lots more records for this parish to follow!

Nearly 280 marriages from Long Melford in Suffolk, from 1754 to 1771, including witnesses’ names, are now available.

This is the last of my transcriptions for Long Melford, which run all the way from 1559 to 1771. For people who love numbers, here we go:

• Over 200 years of transcriptions.
• Nearly 11,000 baptisms
• Over 8,000 burials
• Over 2,000 marriages
• A grand total of over 21,000 records!

It’s quite a relief to move onto another parish after all that! So look out for Capel St Mary transcriptions coming your way soon.