Author: Helen Barrell

Years ago, I transcribed from Long Melford marriages from the mid-1740s, and I haven’t been back since (apart from a trip to Long Melford Hall with my mum...

Over 1,100 baptisms now added, from 1691-1750 for Bildeston, Suffolk. Have a look – you never know who you might find! Detail from “The Comforts of ...

Nearly 1,000 burials for Bildeston, Suffolk, from 1681-1740 now online. More Bildeston records to follow soon, up to 1812!

A Christmas gift for you – nearly 800 marriages for Bildeston, Suffolk, from 1559-early 1754. Christmas Day weddings were popular in the past – but ...

Over 900 baptisms for Bildeston, Suffolk, from 1646 to 1690 now online. Stay tuned for more baptisms, marriages, and burials for this parish, all the way up to ...

Gedding transcriptions, 1543-1743, now online! This tiny Suffolk village is a quiet place, with just over 700 entries – baptisms, burials, and marriages &...

Now online: 463 marriages from 1654-1754 for Bures St Mary in Suffolk. The parish has a hamlet in Essex, too. Couples came from miles around to get married here...

Over 1,000 burials for Bildeston, Suffolk, just added, from 1631-1680. This set of records includes people who died during the 1660s plague pandemic.