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 the river in Essex. There’s now over 3,000 Bures St Mary burials on this site, from 1592-1766!
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 entries from the Independents’ “church book” from 1730-1825, giving names of members and ministers and when they joined, and even details of naughty non-conformists who were excommunicated. The image shows the New Congregational Church, which opened in 1866, and still stands today – albeit as private apartments.
Nearly 1,000 baptisms for Bildeston, Suffolk, now online from 1611-1645.
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!
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 Regiment. My grandma’s Uncle Bill (who you may have read about before, when I identified his photo) was serving with them when he was injured at the Somme. He passed away in the early 1980s.
Over 1,000 burials for Bildeston, Suffolk, from 1558 to 1630, now online.
There’s quite a lot going on in these transcriptions, as there’s not one but two epidemics that rush through the parish, in 1583, and 1603-1604. Having lived through covid, I’m sure we’re all that bit more sympathetic now towards the people who were affected by epidenics back then.
Over 300 marriages for Birch, Essex, from 1560-1753, now online!
Nearly 1,000 baptisms for Bildeston, Suffolk, from 1560-1610, now online! More transcriptions for this busy wool town to follow.
Over 1,300 burials for East Bergholt in Suffolk, from 1682 to 1727.
And that’s the last of my East Bergholt transcriptions. Look out for more transcriptions from Birch in Essex, plus many more Suffolk transcriptions!
The image above shows all that’s left of the tomb of Anna Parker of East Bergholt, who died in 1656. She was the wife of Henry Parker and the daughter of William Cardinall and Mary Derehaugh. The camel on the right was the Cardinall’s crest. The bear is presumbly that of the Parker’s. You can just about see the remains of her painted coat of arms in the middle, with a huge number of quarterings, but sadly they’re barely visible now.
Nearly 1,400 baptisms for Birch, Essex, now online from 1560 to 1754.
