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Essex/Transcriptions

Harwich marriages update

Posted on 29 October, 2021 by Helen Barrell

Nearly 1,000 marriages for Harwich added, covering 1560-1665. These transcriptions include people from Essex, Suffolk, Harwich, and even Newcastle!

Essex/Transcriptions

Another update for Frating, Essex

Posted on 6 October, 2021 by Helen Barrell

I’ve just added over 200 marriages from the earlier Frating register, bringing transcriptions of Frating marriages from 1560-1837. And that’s all fo...

Essex/Transcriptions

Fifth wife! George Butler’s unlucky love-life

Posted on 14 August, 2017 by Helen Barrell

While transcribing the marriages for Kirby-le-Soken, I found a surprising note left in the margin by the vicar: 5th wife! Buried 20th March 1831. This was the m...

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Did Jane Austen fake a marriage?

Posted on 21 March, 2017 by Helen Barrell

Ahhh, see, I told you that notes left in parish registers are endlessly fascinating! Not only is it possible (at least I think so) that Charlotte Brontë got the...

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Parish registers in Wilkie Collins’ “The Woman in White”

Posted on 12 September, 2014 by Helen Barrell

*contains spoilers* If you’ve ever read The Woman in White, then you’ll know that all the mystery and obfuscation, the swapping of people drugged on...

Suffolk

Minors, cold feet and bigamists – the secrets of East Bergholt’s banns register

Posted on 23 August, 2014 by Helen Barrell

Banns registers aren’t usually considered that important for family history research – after all, we only need to look at marriage registers, becaus...

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