A foundling, found
I’m currently transcribing Capel St Mary and a baptism on 3 November 1731 for a baby named Mary Capel: Mary Capel, an infant who was found under the Overs...
Category: Essex
Little Clacton marriages
I recently discovered that for ages, I’ve had the wrong documents linked for Little Clacton marriages 1538-1754! Whoops! I’ve now updated the links ...
Halstead Independent 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 dippin...
Mersea Island families
Do you have family from Mersea Island? Have a look at the wealth of information on the Mersea Museum website! Their family history section includes names rawn f...
Bures St Mary burials
Over 1,400 burials for Bures St Mary in Suffolk, from 1706-1766. It includes people who were living in Bures Hamlet, the part of the parish that’s over th...
Halstead Independent chapel records
I’ve been rummaging about, trying to find records for Halstead’s non-conformists. It’s a work in progress, but first of all, here’s 340 ...
Birch burials
Over 1,000 burials for Birch, Essex, from 1560-1755 now online! That’s my last update for Birch. Coming soon: lots more Suffolk transcriptions!
Essex Regiment memorial
In the summer, I visited the National Arboretum in Staffordshire. Among the many memorials to various military regiments, I found this memorial to the Essex Reg...
Birch marriages
Over 300 marriages for Birch, Essex, from 1560-1753, now online!
Birch baptisms
Nearly 1,400 baptisms for Birch, Essex, now online from 1560 to 1754.