Essex – Page 2

Parish registers aren’t just lists of names and dates. Sometimes the notes left behind by vicars of old can tell us more about the people who lived in the...

Essex/Transcriptions

West Mersea burials

Posted on 1 August, 2023 by Helen Barrell

Nearly 1,200 burials for West Mersea, Essex, from 1738-1812!

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West Mersea baptisms

Posted on 14 July, 2023 by Helen Barrell

Over 1,000 baptisms for West Mersea from 1738-1812 now online.

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Alresford records

Posted on 9 October, 2022 by Helen Barrell

I’ve started to transcribe Alresford’s parish registers, which survive from the 1740s. I’ve discovered burials 1679-1740s in two vestry minute...

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Essex marriage licences – online, for free!

Posted on 29 August, 2022 by Helen Barrell

And here’s my tips on how to navigate them.

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More Boxted records!

Posted on 18 June, 2022 by Helen Barrell

Over 1,000 more records added for Boxted, Essex, from 1760 to 1813 – 775 baptisms and 630 burials.

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More Boxted burials

Posted on 15 June, 2022 by Helen Barrell

Over 800 burials for Boxted St Peter’s, Essex, now added, from 1676-1759.