Excerpts from the Parish Records of Combs, Suffolk

This information has been extracted from microform copies of the original Combs parish records (FB211/D1/1-15) held at the Suffolk Records Office in Ipswich. Whilst every care has been taken to make this listing as accurate and complete as possible, no guarantee as to its fitness for any purpose whatsoever is given. Use of this data is entirely at your own risk.
Ancestral Surnames
Biles/Byles, Burman, Chaplin, Crick, Game, Harrington, Janning, King, Leeks, Peck, Rowland, Scott
Other Surnames
Adgar, Archer, Armstrong, Barrell, Bennet, Bigsby, Bird, Boggess, Bone, Bream, Bromley, Chapman, Codd, Coe, Cook, Copeland, Cross, Cuthbert, Fuller, Gladwell, Harvey, Hayward, Jackaman, Keble, Kemp, Laflin, Moye, Mudd, Parker, Pettit, Pooley, Richardson, Rogers, Rout, Scapey, Scarff, Scowen, Sowgate, Spraye, Stanton, Sware, Thorp, Tricker, Wilden
Not Found
Middleditch, Notley, Piper
The following abbreviations may appear before the date:
B : Marriage banns
L : Anglicised version of the original entry which was written in Latin
R : Entry which appeared only in the register bills (bishop's transcripts)

Baptismal Records: 1568-1900

Birth dates are in parentheses.
Surname      Forename     Parents                               Date

Kinge        John         Thomas                                 1 Jan 1568/9
Kinge        Marye        Richarde                              12 Sep 1569
Kinge        Roberte      Richarde                               4 Feb 1570/1
Kinge        Vincent      daughter of Margerye                  22 May 1575
Kinge        Roger        John                                  26 Apr 1590
Kinge        Roberte      John                                  10 Feb 1593/4
Kinge        Grysell      illegitimate daughter of Richard       1 May 1595
                          Adgar & Marye Kinge
Kinge        Mathie       daughter of John                      27 Aug 1597
Kinge        Robert       John                                   4 Aug 1605
Kinge        Richard      Eleazar                                9 Dec 1610
Kinge        Roberte      Richard                               30 Aug 1612
Kinge        Elizabeth    Azariah                               26 Dec 1612
Kinge        John         Roger                                 19 Dec 1613  
Kinge        John         John                                  30 Apr 1615
Kinge        Anne         Roger                                 24 Aug 1615
King         Richard      Richard                               16 Feb 1615/6
Kinge        William      Azariah                                7 Apr 1616
Kinge        Ann          Roger                                  1 Dec 1616
King         John         Azariah                               28 Feb 1618/9
King         Roger        Roger                                 18 Apr 1619
King         Susan        Richard                                5 Dec 1619
King         Richard      John                                  17 Sep 1620
King         Spray        son of Roger                          21 Jan 1620/1
King         Marie        Azariah                               16 Dec 1621
King         William      John                                   5 May 1622
King         Anne         Richard                                9 Feb 1622/3
King         Francis      son of Roger                          14 Mar 1623/4
King         Elizabeth    John                                  28 Dec 1624
King         Elizabeth    Richard                                3 Jul 1625
King         Thomas       Roger                                 15 Jun 1626
King         James        Richard                               27 Aug 1626
King         Rose         John                                   8 Mar 1626/7
King         Margaret     Roger                                 15 May 1627
King         John         Richard                               24 Aug 1628
King         Martha       Roger                                  1 May 1630
King         Amie         John                                  30 May 1630
King         Susan        Roger                                  2 Dec 1632
King         Mary         Roger & Margaret                       6 Sep 1635
King         Robert       Roger & Margaret                      18 Feb 1637/8
King         Elizabeh     Roger & Margaret                      29 May 1640
King         John         John, junior, & Dorcas                24 Nov 1643
King         Simon        Richard & Rebeckah                     3 Sep 1648
Jennings     Temperance   Mr. Richard & Temperance             ( 7 Aug 1649)
                                                                15 Aug 1649
King         Judith       Roger & Judith                        12 Aug 1649
King         Richard      Richard & Rebekah                      1 Sep 1650
King         Mary         Spray & Mary                           8 Oct 1650
Jenings      Edmund       Mr. Richard & Temperance             (18 Oct 1650)
                                                                25 Oct 1650
King         Nathanael    Roger & Judith                        12 Mar 1651/2
King         Susan        William & Susanna                     20 Apr 1652
Jannings     Nathanail    Mr. Richard & Temperance             ( 8 Jul 1652)
                                                                20 Jul 1652
King         Samuel       Spray & Mary                          27 Feb 1652/3
King         Richard      Richard & Rebekah                      3 Apr 1653
King         Amie         William & Susan                      ( 7 Mar 1654)
                                                                28 Mar 1654
Jennings     Nathanael    Mr. Richard & Temperance             (14 Apr 1654)
                                                                28 Apr 1654
King         John         Richard & Rebecca                     24 Jun 1655
Jennings     Elizabeth    Mr. Richard & Temperance               2 Dec 1655
King         Jonathan     Spray & Mary                          10 Apr 1657
King         Edward       Richard & Rebecca                     14 Mar 1657/8
Rowland      Christopher  Benjamin & Mary                        7 Apr 1658
King         John         Roger & Judith, age about 4           15 May 1659
King         Joseph       Spray & Mary                          29 May 1659
Jennings     Thomas       Mr. Richard & Temperance             ( 2 Dec 1659)
                                                                 2 Dec 1659
Rowland      Robert       Benjamin & Mary                       19 Mar 1660/1
King         Thomas       Richard & Rebecca                     22 Dec 1661
Rowland      Mary         Benjamin                              15 Jan 1664/5
King         John         John                                  21 Sep 1668
Rowland      John         Benjamin                              25 Feb 1668/9
Biles        John         John & Katherine                       7 Mar 1669/70
Byles        Nathaniel    John                                  12 Feb 1671/2
Byles        Ann          John                                  10 Oct 1673
Byles        Thomas       John                                  29 Aug 1675
Byles        John         John                                  16 Sep 1675
Byles        Deborah      John                                  19 Apr 1677
Byles        James        John & Katherine                      17 Aug 1679
King         John         John                                   4 May 1685
King         John         John                                  27 Nov 1688
King         Mary         John                                   6 Apr 1690
King         John         John                                   4 Oct 1691
King         Richard      John & Mary                           10 Mar 1694/5
Scott        Thomas       Thomas & Mary                         18 Feb 1695/6
Rowland      Susan        Christopher                           28 Feb 1696/7
Scot         Robert       Thomas                                28 Apr 1697
King         Mary         John                                  10 Feb 1697/8
King         Nathaniell   John                                  30 Jun 1700
Rowland      Richard      Christopher                           22 Sep 1700
King         Samuell      John                                   1 Aug 1703
King         John         William                                9 May 1709
King         Nathanaell   John                                   2 Apr 1711
King         Hannah       Thomas & Hannah                       19 Dec 1718
King         Sarah        Thomas & Sarah                        19 Apr 1720
King         Amye         Thomas & Sarah                        17 Nov 1723
King         Thomas       Thomas & Sarah                        23 Jul 1727
King         Sarah        Nathanael, sojourner, & Sarah          1 Apr 1733
King         Mary         Thomas & Sarah                        20 Aug 1738
Leex         George       George & Elizabeth                     4 Feb 1753
Scot         Theodoria    John & Elizabeth                      10 Jun 1771
Scott        John         John & Elizabeth                       3 Nov 1772
Roulan       Samuel       James & Mary                           6 Mar 1791
Peck         Thomas       Thomas & Sarah (Cuthbert)            (18 Oct 1811)
                                                                12 Jul 1812
Scott        Ayles Maria  Thomas, farmer, & Susan                1 Sep 1816
Scott        Susanna      Thomas Brown, farmer, & Susan          1 Feb 1818
             Plant
Scott        Carolina     Thomas Brown, labourer, & Susan       23 Jul 1820
Rowland      Eliza        John, labourer, & Susan               13 Jun 1830
Rowland      John         John, labourer, & Susan               13 Jun 1830
Rowland      Eliza        illegitimate daughter of Susan        13 Jun 1830
Crick        Jeremiah     Harriet                               14 Mar 1869
             William
Crick        Caroline     Harriet                               11 Dec 1870
Chaplin      Alice        Robert, groom & gardener, & Sarah     29 Sep 1872
Crick        Octavius     Harriet                               18 Nov 1872
Chaplin      Ada          Robert, groom & gardener, & Sarah      6 Dec 1874
Chaplin      Fred         Robert, groom & gardener, & Sarah     15 Jan 1877
Chaplin      Caroline     David, labourer, & Emma               14 Oct 1877
             Annie
Chaplin      Frank        David, labourer, & Emma               14 Oct 1877
             Edward
Chaplin      Robert       David, labourer, & Emma               14 Oct 1877
             Henry
Chaplin      Isabelle     Robert, gardener, & Mary Ann           8 Aug 1880
             Mary

Marriage Records: 1568-1900

Records of marriage banns run from 1754 to 1811 only.
Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

Scott        John                                               14 Jul 1572
Scapye       Maryon

Biles        Henrye                                             24 Nov 1583
Thorpe       Elizabeth

ffuller      Thomas       Groom was a widower. Bride was        28 Oct 1598
Kinge        Marye        single.

Parker       Edmund       Groom was a widower. Bride was from    5 Feb 1609/10
Kinge        Matthew      Stowupland. Licence.

Kinge        Richarde     Both were single and fom Combs.        5 May 1611
Sowgate      Susan        Fathers: John Kinge, Richarde Sowgate.

Kinge        Roger                                               1 Nov 1613
Spraye       Margarete

King         John         Groom was a widower. Bride was         5 Oct 1619
Sware        Elizabeth    single.

King         Richard      Groom was a widower. Bride was         4 Mar 1621/2
Cooke        Elizabeth    single.

Co           John         Both were widowed and from Combs.      9 Nov 1627
King         Christian

King         Richard      Both were widowed and from Combs.     19 Sep 1639
Harvy        Margery

Petit        William      Groom was a widower from Stow. Bride  28 Nov 1641
King         Anne         was single and from Combs.

King         John         Both were single and from Combs.       8 Dec 1642
Hayward      Dorcas

King         Roger        Both were single and from Combs.       9 May 1643
Tricker      Martha

King         William      Both were single. Groom was from       3 Dec 1650
Bennet       Susan        Combs. Bride was from Stow.

Bromly       William      Both were single. Groom was from      24 May 1659
King         Anne         Combs.

John         Pooly        Both were single. Groom was from      12 May 1662
Scot         Susann       Combs. Bride was from Stowupland.

Cross        James        Both were widowed.                    25 Apr 1677
Rowland      Mary

Rouland      Christopher  Both were single.                     13 Oct 1685
Stanton      Ann

King         John         Groom was a widower.                  23 Jan 1687/8
Bird         Mary

Keble        Samuel       Both were from Stowupland.            15 Mar 1698/9
Rowland      Elizabeth

Richardson   Jeremiah                                           27 Jun 1706
Biles        Mary

Kemp         Francis      Both were single. Groom was from      15 Jan 1716/7
Creek        Mary         Combs.

Rout         Abraham      Both were single and from Combs.      15 Dec 1719
Rowland      Anne         Licence.

Bream        Edward       Groom was a widower from Barking.     19 Aug 1728
Burman       Mary         Bride was single.

Harrington   Mr. George   Groom was from Stowmarket. Bride       3 Mar 1736/7
Bigsby       Mrs. Martha  was single and from Hitcham.

Armstrong    John         Both were single.                     30 Sep 1748
King         Amy

Cod          John         Both were single, illiterate and    B  2 Jan 1757
Jennings     Mary         from Combs. Witness: John           B  9 Jan 1757
                          Jannings.                           B 16 Jan 1757
                                                                19 Jan 1757

Codd         Fleetwood    Both were single and from Combs.    B 21 Oct 1764
Jennings     Elizabeth    Groom was illiterate.               B 28 Oct 1764
                                                              B  4 Nov 1764
                                                                14 Nov 1764

Boggess      John         Both were single and from Combs.    B 17 Sep 1769
King         Mary         Groom was illiterate.               B 24 Sep 1769
                                                              B  1 Oct 1769
                                                                11 Oct 1769

Archer       Jonathan     Both were single, illiterate and    B 19 Nov 1786
Scott        Susan        from Combs.                         B 26 Nov 1786
                                                              B  3 Dec 1786
                                                                21 Dec 1786

Bone         John         Both were single, illiterate and    B 18 Dec 1796
Rowland      Jemima       from Combs.                         B 25 Dec 1796
                                                              B  1 Jan 1797
                                                                17 Jan 1797

Barrell      William      Both were illiterate. Groom was     B 13 Dec 1801
Peck         Catharine    from Creeting St. Peter. Bride was  B 20 Dec 1801
                          from Combs.                         B 27 Dec 1801
                                                                17 Jan 1802

Moye         Henry        Both were single, illiterate and    B 31 Mar 1811
Burman       Ann          from Combs.                         B  7 Apr 1811
                                                              B 14 Apr 1811
                                                                16 Apr 1811

Scarffe      John         Both were single, illiterate and      12 Oct 1813
King         Charlotte    from Combs. Banns.

Crick        Uriah        Both were single. Groom was from      27 Oct 1815
Mudd         Sarah        Buxhall. Bride was illiterate and
                          from Combs. Banns.

Cook         James        Both were illiterate. Groom was       23 Jan 1816
Jannings     Dinah        single and from Buxhall. Bride was
                          from Combs. Witnesses: Elizabeth
                          Jannings, John Jannings. Banns.

Gladwell     James        Both were single, illiterate and      14 Jun 1830
Rowland      Susan        from Combs. Banns.

Wilden       John         Both were widowed and from Combs.     10 Feb 1831
King         Elizabeth    Bride was illiterate. Banns.

Codd         William      Both were single and from Combs.      13 Oct 1835
Rowland      Miriam       Banns.

Rowland      John         Both were widowed, illiterate and     23 Jan 1836
Scowen       Lucy         from Combs. Banns.

Barrell      Henry        Both were single, illiterate and      25 Dec 1847
Chaplin      Maria        from Combs. Groom was a labourer.
                          Bride was 20. Fathers: Thomas
                          Barrell, labourer; William Chaplin,
                          poulterer. Witness: Elizabeth
                          Chaplin.

Chapman      Charles      Both were single. Groom was a         23 Dec 1867
Game         Mary Ann     watchmaker from Woodbridge. Bride was
                          from Combs. Fathers: Josiah Chapman,
                          wheelwright; William Game, publican.
                          Licence.
                                      

Rogers       George       Both were single and from Combs.      31 Jan 1874
King         Ellen        Groom was an illiterate labourer.
                          Bride was 19. Fathers: James Rogers,
                          labourer; John King, labourer. Banns.

Laflin       Charles      Both were single and from Combs.      21 Sep 1889
             Frederick    Groom was 23 and a tanner's
Game         Hannah       labourer. Bride was 18. Fathers:
                          Abraham Laflin, labourer; Archibald
                          Game, labourer; Witness: Henry Game.
                          Banns.

Game         James        Both were single. Groom was 30 and    14 Nov 1891
Jackaman     Alice        a labourer from Combs. Bride was 25
                          and from Battisford. Fathers:
                          Archibald Game, labourer; James
                          Jackaman, labourer. Banns.

Game         Walter       Both were 21, single, and from        28 Apr 1894
Copeland     Mary Ann     Combs. Groom was a labourer.
                          Fathers: Archibald Game, labourer;
                          Isaac Copeland, labourer.

Burial Records: 1569-1900

Death dates are in parentheses.
Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

Kinge        Richard                                             2 Nov 1574
Kinge        Joane        daughter of Marie                     24 Nov 1596
Kinge        Susan        wife of John                          27 Aug 1597
Kinge        Anne         daughter of Roger                     26 Aug 1615
King         Richarde     son of Azariah                        17 Sep 1617
King         Elizabeth    wife of John                          10 Mar 1618/9
King         Susan        wife of Richard                       23 Jun 1621
King         Susan        daughter of Richard                   10 Jun 1624
King         Mary         daughter of John                      18 Aug 1624
King         Dorothy      wife of Azariah                       14 Oct 1624
King         Isaac                                              22 Oct 1624
King         Azariah                                             7 Jan 1624/5
King         John         the elder                             27 Mar 1625
King         Thomas       son of Roger                          16 Jun 1626
King         Margery      widow                                 24 Nov 1626
King         John         son of Richard                        21 Nov 1628
King         Rose         daughter of John                      16 Feb 1630/1
King         John         son of Roger                          20 Apr 1631
King         Margaret     daughter of Roger                      5 Jan 1631/2
King         Elizabeth    wife of Richard                        7 Oct 1636
King         Elizabeth                                           8 Jan 1636/7
King         Roger                                              30 Jan 1641/2
King         Susan        daughter of the widow King            10 Jan 1642/3
                          (late wife of Roger)
King         Margaret     widow (late wife of Roger)            10 Mar 1642/3
King         Mary         daughter of Roger & Margaret          22 Oct 1645
                          (deceased)
King         Robert       child                                (12 Oct 1646)
                                                                13 Oct 1646
King         Elizabeth                                         ( 4 Apr 1647)
                                                                 5 Apr 1647
King         Richard      son of Richard                       (16 May 1652)
King                      child of Thomas & Elizabeth          (24 Mar 1652/3)
                                                                24 Mar 1652/3
Jenings      Nathanael    son of Mr. Richard & Temperance      ( 4 Apr 1653)
                                                                 5 Apr 1653
King         Elizabeth    wife of John                         (14 Nov 1653)
                                                                16 Nov 1653
King         Margery      wife of Richard                      (19 Oct 1656)
                                                                20 Oct 1656
King         Dinah        wife of Thomas                        30 Aug 1657
King         Roger        buried at Stow                        11 Oct 1658
King         Richard                                            11 Apr 1659
King         Elizabeth                                          14 Oct 1660
King         Lydia                                               9 Nov 1660
King         Joseph       son of Spray                          22 Feb 1661/2
Jennings     Thomas       son of Mr. Richard                    15 Mar 1661/2
King         Mary         wife of John                          26 Sep 1663
Rowland      Robert       son of Benjamin                       10 Mar 1663/4
King         Susan                                              25 Jun 1666
King         Jonathan                                           25 Jun 1667
Rowland      Benjamin                                           20 Jun 1669
Jennings     Edmond       son of Mr. Richard                    19 Nov 1670
King         John                                               15 Oct 1676
Jennings     Temperance   wife of Mr. Richard                   16 Oct 1678
King         Mary         wife of Spray                         21 Nov 1678
Jennings     Nathanial    son of Mr. Richard                    29 Dec 1678
King         Richard      the elder                              9 Dec 1681
King         Anne         wife of John                           9 Nov 1687
King         Judith       widow                                  4 Dec 1687
King         Mary         daughter of John                       4 Aug 1690
King         John         son of John                           10 Aug 1690
King         Judith                                              3 Jun 1701
Rowland      Anne         wife of Christopher                    4 Sep 1702
King         Nathanaell   son of John                            5 Nov 1702
Biles        Nathanaell                                          2 Aug 1703
King                      widow                                 11 Aug 1703
King         Richard                                            17 Oct 1704
Rowland      Christopher                                        26 Apr 1706
King         John                                                9 Nov 1709
King         Nathanael    son of John                           29 May 1710
Rowland      Charles                                            16 Mar 1710/1
King         Mary         daughter of John & Mary from           7 Jul 1714
                          Little Finborough
King         Richard      son of John                           17 Jul 1716
King         John                                               30 Oct 1717
King         Thomas                                             20 Apr 1720
King         Simon                                              17 Jun 1721
King         Sarah                                              19 Jul 1724
King         John         from Badley                            6 Feb 1729/30
Rowland      Christopher                                        21 Jun 1738
King         Amy          widow                                 26 Apr 1739
King         Mary                                               24 Jul 1741
Jennings     Mrs. Sarah                                         21 Jun 1748
King         Mary                                                4 Jun 1749
King         Thomas                                              5 Oct 1759
King         Sarah        widow                                 10 Jun 1771
Scott        John         son of John & Elizabeth                6 Nov 1772
Rowling      William                                             3 Feb 1793
Peck         Ralph        infant                                16 Feb 1802
Scott        Mr. John     age 81, from Needham                   8 Aug 1812
Scott        John         age 39, from Melford                  27 Jul 1814
Scott        Elizabeth    age 79, from Needham Market           20 Sep 1814
Rowland      Sarah Ann    age 6 weeks                           31 Jan 1819
Rowland      Elizabeth    age 16                                27 Feb 1828
             Eliza
Rowland      Susan        age 53                                22 Nov 1829
Scott        William      age 73, from Needham                   7 May 1834
Scott        Thomas       age 80, from Needham Market            7 Oct 1843
Chaplin      Edward       age 20                                 9 Oct 1843
Rowland      Lucy         age 57                                21 Sep 1845
Scott        Dorothy      age [58?], from Needham Market         1 Feb 1847
Rowland      John         age 7                                 23 Apr 1848
Scott        Mary         age 79, from Great Finborough          6 Feb 1849
Crick        Caroline     age 2                                 17 Nov 1872
Chaplin      Emma         age 26                                31 Jul 1876
Chaplain     Celia        age 12                                16 Mar 1881
Harrington   Alice Jane   age 4 months                           5 Sep 1886
Game         George       age 8 months                          25 Apr 1899
             Albert

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