Layer-de-la-Haye St. John the Baptist

Transcribed by Helen Barrell.

Notes

The earliest register for Layer-de-la-Haye is for marriages, starting in 1755. Baptisms and burials don’t start until 1767; the earlier register having, presumably, been irretrievably lost. I have read somewhere that it was lost in a fire. Another source says the earliest register was used for lighting a fire – I really hope not, because that would make the register’s loss even more tragic!
The parish wasn’t well-served by its clergy – it was very patchy, and this has resulted in surviving records from the 1700s being somewhat chaotic. I have reason to believe (based on probate records) that at least one marriage took place which wasn’t recorded.
There are some birth dates from 1802-6 – please search on FreeREG for these (not included on pdf below).
“Image” refers to the image of the scanned document on ERO’s Seax website.
Stray: John Underwood a bachelor resident in Layer-de-la-Haye, married Jemima Johnson at Bildeston in Suffolk on 19 August 1784. One of the witnesses was a Thomas Underwood.
Mersea Museum’s website has information on Layer-de-la-Haye’s history and people who lived there.

Note: Groom abodes and marital status in groom list only, and brides vice versa.