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Bexwell St Mary

Baptisms 1813 to 1880

Bexwell parish lies in West Norfolk, just to the east of Downham Market. This is a small parish gathered around Bexwell Hall. The parish lies on the main A1122 between Downham Market and Swaffham. The parish was only ever lightly populated mostly with workers at the Hall. A population in 1831 of barely 50 souls is indicative that this is a quiet backwater of Norfolk.

St Mary's church is an early example of Norfolk churches with the characteristic round tower which is indicative of early Norman or Saxon origins. In fact this example dates from the 12th century. The church retains a number of early features but was renovated in 1874. The churchyard, with its topiaried Yew trees is a delightful setting.
Regrettably Bexwell has yet to deposit its post 1812 baptismal register; as a consequence the Bishop's Transcripts have had to be used for this transcript.The BTs are not incomplete with 1856 to 1858, 1864, 1869, 1871 and 1872 nissing. However, if the numbering of the clerk can be relied upon this means only 12 entries are missing. Should the original registers come into the public domain these will be used to complete this transcript.

Bishop's Transcripts are notoriously difficult as they are often subject to fade, bleed through and staining. In this case, however, there was not many years where the reading was difficult. Despite these difficulties it is to be hoped few errors will have crept into this transcript.

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Event Ref No Event Date Individual Given Individual Surname Father's Given Father's Surname Father's Occupation Mother's Given Mother's Maiden Surname Birth Note
1 16/05/1813 Ann NEALE James NEALE Labourer Elizabeth    
2 04/07/1813 George KENT       Rebecca KENT  
3 18/12/1813 Mary BARKAWAY William BARKAWAY Labourer Lydia    
4 28/01/1815 Mary BARKAWAY William BARKAWAY Labourer Lydia    
5 02/07/1815 Elizabeth MANN James MANN Labourer Sarah    
6 24/03/1816 Robert PALMER Henry PALMER Labourer Sarah    
7 03/11/1816 Edward BUNKELL Isaac BUNKELL Labourer Elizabeth    
8 24/05/1818 Mary BARKAWAY William BARKAWAY Labourer Lydia    
10 28/06/1818 Ann COLE Francis COLE Labourer Mary    
9 28/06/1818 Mary COLE Francis COLE Labourer Mary    
11 24/12/1818 James BUTTERS Henry BUTTERS Labourer Sarah    
12 26/09/1819 Harriet DANBURY Francis DANBURY Rector Elizabeth    
13 18/03/1821 William LEAFLEY John LEAFLEY Labourer Ann    
14 19/08/1821 Reynold PEARCE Anthony PEARCE Labourer Mary    
15 07/04/1822 Edward DANBURY Francis DANBURY Rector Elizabeth    
16 05/01/1823 Charles LEAFLEY John LEAFLEY Labourer Ann    
17 27/04/1823 Henry HARROD John HARROD Labourer Elizabeth    
18 16/07/1823 George PALMER William PALMER Labourer Elizabeth    
19 11/01/1824 Henry CLARKE Henry CLARKE Labourer Sarah    
20 06/03/1825 Jemima CLEAVER William CLEAVER Labourer Susan    
21 06/03/1825 Elizabeth CLEAVER William CLEAVER Labourer Susan    
22 10/04/1825 Marianne PLANE John PLANE Labourer Mary    
23 15/05/1825 George LEAFLEY John LEAFLEY Labourer Ann    
24 27/05/1827 Martha PLANE John PLANE Labourer Mary    
25 23/12/1827 Marianne BARNETT Robert BARNETT Labourer Marianne    
26 27/04/1828 John WILSON Robert WILSON Labourer Mary    
27 15/06/1828 Sarah LEAFLEY John LEAFLEY Labourer Ann    
28 23/08/1829 Sarah POWELL John POWELL        
29 30/09/1829 Eliza DREW John DREW Labourer Sarah    
30 07/12/1829 William GILSON John GILSON Labourer Mary    
31 06/06/1830 James TOLL       Diana TOLL  
32 17/10/1830 William RIVETT Thomas RIVETT Labourer Mary    
33 02/01/1831 Aaron LEAFLEY John LEAFLEY Labourer Ann    
34 17/04/1831 Arthur Bennet BATES John BATES Labourer Sarah    
35 04/03/1832 John GILSON John GILSON Labourer Mary    
36 30/08/1832 Ann WATTS John WATTS Labourer Frances    
37 14/04/1833 John LEAFLY John LEAFLY Labourer Ann    
38 25/08/1833 Naomi BATES John BATES Labourer Sarah    
39 19/01/1834 Susanna WATTS John WATTS Labourer Frances    
40 02/03/1834 John FINCHAM Isaac FINCHAM Labourer Maria    
41 02/09/1834 Edward GILSON John GILSON Labourer Mary Ann    
42 27/03/1835 Louisa Phillis BETTS John BETTS Labourer Sarah    
43 21/04/1835 Arthur FINCHAM Isaac FINCHAM Labourer Maria    
44 09/04/1837 Mary Ann WATTS John WATTS Labourer Frances    
45 28/05/1837 Samuel CHAMBERLAIN Samuel CHAMBERLAIN Labourer Mary    
46 02/01/1839 Jacon MANSELL William MANSELL Labourer Mary    
47 04/09/1839 Sarah Ann CHAMBERLAIN Samuel CHAMBERLAIN Labourer Mary    
48 01/03/1840 Sarah Ann FINCHAM Isaac FINCHAM Labourer Maria    
49 04/08/1840 Charles CHAMBERLAIN Samuel CHAMBERLAIN Labourer Mary    
50 10/10/1841 Jacob MANSELL William MANSELL Labourer Mary    
51 23/01/1842 Eliza FINCHAM Isaac FINCHAM Labourer Maria    
52 19/02/1843 William YEOMANS John YEOMANS Labourer Mary    
53 16/04/1843 Elizabeth GILSON       Mary GILSON  
54 07/01/1844 Emily MANSELL William MANSELL Labourer Mary    
55 12/01/1845 Hagar BATES John BATES Labourer Sarah BARRATT  
56 15/03/1845 Elizabeth YEOMANS John YEOMANS Labourer Mary    
57 27/04/1845 Walter Henry WATSON William WATSON Labourer Melinda SPINKS  
58 19/03/1846 Jacob MANSELL William MANSELL Labourer Mary    
57 10/05/1846 Eliza FINCHAM Isaac FINCHAM Labourer Maria    
59 25/06/1847 Marianne YEOMAN John YEOMAN Labourer Dinah WILSON  
60 20/08/1848 Anna Maria FINCHAM Isaac FINCHAM Labourer Maria    
61 10/09/1848 Ann Elizabeth MANSELL William MANSELL Labourer Mary    
62 --/08/1850 Alfred FINCHAM Isaac FINCHAM Labourer Maria    
63 08/03/1851 Georgiana YEOMANS       Hannah YEOMANS  
64 04/06/1851 Mary MANSELL William MANSELL Labourer Mary    
65 13/06/1852 Robert FINCHAM Isaac FINCHAM Labourer Maria    
66 03/04/1853 Caroline YEOMANS John YEOMANS Labourer Hannah YEOMANS  
68 04/03/1855 Caroline YEOMANS John YEOMANS Labourer Hannah YEOMANS  
69 24/06/1855 Sarah DIXON William DIXON Labourer Eliza GARNER  
74 27/01/1859 Martha JOHNSON Charles JOHNSON Labourer Jemima HIPKIN  
75 09/10/1859 Ann YEOMANS Robert YEOMANS Labourer Hannah YEOMANS  
76 18/11/1860 Sarah Maria MANSELL William MANSELL Labourer Mary Ann LANCASTER  
77 15/12/1861 William YEOMANS       Elizabeth YEOMANS  
78 11/01/1863 Martha Ann YEOMANS Robert YEOMANS Labourer Hannah YEOMANS  
79 05/02/1863 Ernest Alfred MANSELL William MANSELL Labourer Mary Ann LANCASTER  
82 19/02/1865 George Robert MANSELL William MANSELL Labourer Mary Ann LANCASTER  
83 08/06/1865 Joseph JOHNSON Charles JOHNSON Labourer Jemima HOPKIN  
84 17/09/1865 Robert William YEOMANS Robert YEOMANS Labourer Hannah YEOMANS  
85 22/12/1866 George Henry GROOM       Eliza GROOM  
86 10/11/1867 Elizabeth Ann DEWING Charles DEWING Labourer Elizabeth    
87 16/02/1868 Clara YEOMANS Robert YEOMANS Labourer Hannah YEOMANS  
89 17/03/1870 Ellen Ada JOHNSON       Mary JOHNSON  
90 24/04/1870 Anna FINCHAM Arthur FINCHAM Labourer Maria CARTER  
91 16/10/1870 Sarah BROWN William BROWN Groom Rachel BILNEY  
92 23/10/1870 Henry GROOM Henry GROOM Labourer Matilda SHERWOOD  
98 15/05/1873 Clara BLAND Jesse BLAND Labourer Ann Mary    
99 08/02/1874 Alice PARNELL Thomas PARNELL Labourer Sarah GALLEY 05/12/1873
100 19/06/1874 Alice Bennett ORFORD Reuben ORFORD Farmer Emily BENNETT 15/06/1874
101 20/12/1874 Rebecca FINCHAM Arthur FINCHAM Farm Steward Maria GATES 17/11/1874
102 21/11/1875 Lucy EDWARDS Timothy EDWARDS Labourer Harriet WOOD 29/07/1875
103 09/04/1876 George Edward FURMAGE William FURMAGE Labourer Ann WATSON 09/02/1876
104 16/07/1876 Francis BLAND Jesse BLAND Labourer Ann Mary FRANCIS 16/07/1876
105 08/10/1876 Harry WILKINSON Walter WILKINSON Farmer Louisa YEMS 16/09/1874
106 08/10/1876 Josiah WILKINSON Walter WILKINSON Farmer Louisa YEMS  
107 15/02/1877 Fanny May JOHNSON       Mary Jane JOHNSON 07/05/1876
108 25/02/1877 Florence Ann SAWYER George SAWYER Labourer Anna Maria FINCHAM 20/08/1876
109 01/03/1877 Frances Sophia Bennett ORFORD Reuben ORFORD Farmer Emily Jane BENNETT 16/07/1876
110 19/07/1877 Robert FICKLING       Ann FICKLING 25/06/1877
111 30/09/1877 Earl CHAPMAN Charles CHAPMAN Labourer Julia MARTIN 02/08/1877
112 06/10/1878 Alfred CHAPMAN Charles CHAPMAN Labourer Julia MARTIN 01/09/1878
113 18/05/1879 Susan MEARS George MEARS Labourer Eliza    
114 09/05/1880 Lucy HOLDEN Joseph HOLDEN Farmer Lucy    
115 13/06/1880 John MEARS George MEARS Labourer Eliza    
116 05/12/1880 Frederick William EGGATE       Ellen EGGATE  

 

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