Over 1,400 burials for Long Melford, Suffolk, from 1601 to 1631. This includes over 100 people who died between May and September 1604 of the plague. I’ve included a separate, chronological list of burials for that period, so you can see how the epidemic raged through the town.
Over 360 marriages for Bildeston, Suffolk now online from 1754 to 1812!
And that’s all for Bildeston from me. In all on this site, you’ll find Bildeston baptisms, marriages, and burials from 1558 to 1812. That’s over 5,000 baptisms, nearly 4,000 burials, and over 1,100 marriages. I’ve managed to find relatives of my grandad in Bildeston, and my grandma, so it’s all been worthwhile. I hope you find some of your family in these records too!
Nearly 1,300 baptisms for Long Melford in Suffolk from 1586 to 1610 now online!
Here’s the last of my Bildeston baptisms – over 1,100 between 1751 and 1812. From 1787, the baptisms include the child’s date of birth as well as the mother’s maiden name or former surname. Take a look!
The first of many burials for Long Melford, Suffolk, from 1559-1600, are now online – over 1,000 of them.
Nearly 1,000 burials now online for Bildeston, Suffolk, from 1741 to 1812. These are the last of my burials for this parish – I’ve transcribed nearly 4,000 of them from 1558 to 1812. Next up are the last of my Bildeston transcriptions – keep an eye out for baptisms and marriages up to 1812.
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!). That’s all changed, as I’ve started to transcribe the earliest-surviving register for the parish, which dates from the late 1500s and goes up to the mid-1700s.
The early pages are quite challenging – please check my notes to see what I’ve been up against! It’s a large parish with a big population, and in the pages of the register, you’ll find members of the gentry from the Martin and Clopton families, jostling alongside wealthy clothiers and their weavers. Long Melford is next door to Sudbury, and sits on the Essex border, beside Foxearth, Liston, and Borley. Its Suffolk borders are next to Glemsford, Stanstead, Shimpling, Alpheton, Lavenham, and Acton. So if you’ve been hunting a missing ancestor from any of those places, you might find them here.
For your delectation and delight, here are over 1,100 baptisms for Long Melford, from 1560 to 1585. Lots more to follow soon!
Birthing scene from the Wellcome Collection. Frustratingly, few mother’s names are recorded with this set of baptisms, despite the crucial role that women play – giving birth, attending birth, and caring for the infants.
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 Matrimony”. Copyright Trustees of the British Museum
Nearly 1,000 burials for Bildeston, Suffolk, from 1681-1740 now online. More Bildeston records to follow soon, up to 1812!
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 from documents such as tithe maps, along with locals who died in the world wars, and even the names of children evacuated to the island during WW2.
