Excerpts from the Parish Records of Great Finborough, Suffolk

This information has been extracted from microform copies of the original Great Finborough parish records (FB212/D1/1-11) 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, Harrington, Janning, King, Leeks, Peck, Rowland, Scott
Other Surnames
Archer, Arminger, Bacon, Bream, Brown, Carpenter, Catchpole, Chamberlain, Choate, Cooper, Durrant, Everett, Goodchild, Green, Halls, Harrold, Harvey, Haxwell, Howe, Hudson, Nash, Norman, Palmer, Parish, Pearle, Robhood, Quarry, Scowen, Smith, Smye, Stanier, Suggelt, Taylor, Ward, Wilden
Not Found
Game, 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: 1558-1883

Birth dates are in parentheses.
Surname      Forename     Parents                               Date

King         Margaret     John                                   5 May 1616
King         John         John                                   9 Aug 1618
Kinge        Robert       Robert                                26 Sep 1619
Kyng         Daniel       John                                  12 Jan 1620/1
Kynge        Mary         John                                  10 Feb 1621/2
Janning      William      William                               20 Jul 1623
Kynge        George       John                                   7 Sep 1623
Kyng         Joseph       John                                   1 May 1626
Kyng         William      Robert                                13 Apr 1627
Jannings     Mary         William & ffrancis                    26 Dec 1670
Kinge        Mary         John                                   4 Oct 1677
Kinge        Elizabeth    John                                   9 May 1679
Kinge        John         John                                  18 Apr 1686
King         Ann          John & Mary                            5 Jan 1691/2
Chaplin      Ann          Caleb & Elizabeth                     14 Apr 1695
Burman       John         John & Mary                           28 Apr 1695
Byles        Elizabeth    Thomas & Elizabeth                     9 Jun 1695
Burman       Mary         John & Mary                            3 May 1696
Chaplin      Mary         Caleb & Elizabeth                      4 May 1698
Burman       Elizabeth    John & Mary                           27 Dec 1698
Chaplin      Sarah        Caleb & Elizabeth                      7 Mar 1702/3
Burrman      Robert       John & Mary                           14 Mar 1702/3
Burman       Susan        John & Mary                           24 Feb 1705/6
Burman       Thomas       John & Mary                           24 Oct 1708
Burman       William      John                                  17 Dec 1710
Burman       Richard      John & Mary                           13 Dec 1713
Chaplin      Deborah      John & Elizabeth                      15 Dec 1728
Chaplin      John         John & Elizabeth                      22 Nov 1730
Chaplin      William      John & Elizabeth                      25 Dec 1732
Burman       Betilla                                            15 Apr 1734
             Lambert
Chaplin      Robert       John                                  15 Jun 1735
Burman       Thomas       Thomas                                16 Nov 1735
King         Mary         Nathaniel                             29 Dec 1735
Burman       Elizabeth    Thomas                                25 Jan 1736/7
Chaplin      Elizabeth    John                                   6 Jan 1737/8
Burman       John         Thomas                                22 Oct 1738
Burman       William      Thomas                                 2 May 1741
Chaplin      George       John                                  29 May 1741
Peck         Mary         John                                   7 May 1749
Peck         John         John & Deborah                        17 Nov 1754
Peck         William      John & Deborah                        11 Jul 1756
Peck         Robert       John & Deborah                        15 Apr 1759
Peck         George       John & Deborah                         5 Jul 1761
King         Susan        Nathaniel                             24 Jan 1762
                          "this Susan was 13 Years Old at the
                          time"
Peck         Ann          John & Deborah                        11 Sep 1763
Peck         Richard      John & Deborah                         8 Jun 1766
King         Charlotte    George Hunt & Mary                    20 Sep 1767
Peck         Joseph       John & Deborah                         9 Apr 1769
Burman       Samuel       Samuel & Rebecca                      11 Nov 1770
Burman       Ann          Samuel & Rebecca                      31 May 1772
Leeks        Mary         Joseph & Mary                          9 Aug 1772
Chaplin      George       George & Susannah                     20 Jun 1773
Leeks        Sarah        Joseph & Mary                          1 Mar 1775
Chaplin      Mary         George & Susan                        10 Sep 1775
Leeks        Deborah      Joseph & Mary                         27 Feb 1776
Chaplin      Elizabeth    George & Susan                       (25 Apr 1777)
                          baptised privately on 17 May 1777     14 Sep 1783
Chaplin      Daniel       George & Susan                       ( 8 Jul 1779)
                          baptised privately on 10 August 1779  14 Sep 1783
Leeks        Sarah        Joseph & Mary                         15 Aug 1779
Chaplin      Robert       George & Susan                       (15 Mar 1781)
                          baptised privately on 29 April 1781   14 Sep 1783
Leeks        George       Joseph & Mary                          3 Feb 1782
Chaplin      William      George & Susan                       ( 2 Aug 1783)
                                                                14 Sep 1783
Chaplin      Shadrach     George & Susanna (Bacon)              21 May 1786
Leach        Elizabeth    Joseph & Mary                         10 Jun 1787
Peck         Edward       Edward & Elizabeth (Taylor)            9 Apr 1788
Chaplin      Meshach      George & Susanna (Bacon)               3 Aug 1788
Peck         William      Edward & Elizabeth (Taylor)           24 Jan 1790
Harvey       Deborah      John & Anne (Peck)                    27 Jun 1790
Hervey       Ann          John & Ann (Peck)                     25 Dec 1791
Peck         William      William & Mary (Howe)                 16 Dec 1792
Hervey       John         John & Anne (Peck)                    14 Jul 1793
Chaplin      Patience     George & Susanna (Bacon)              21 Jul 1793
Palmer       Mary         John & Deborah (Leeks)                 7 Jun 1797
Chaplin      Daniel       Daniel & Mary (Norman)                 2 Jun 1805
Chaplin      William      Daniel & Mary (Norman), age 2         27 Aug 1809
Chaplin      George       Daniel & Mary (Norman)                27 Aug 1809
Chaplin      Philippa     Shadrach & Elizabeth (Wilding)        25 Dec 1809
Chaplin      Patience     Daniel, thatcher, & Mary             (25 May 1811)
                                                                 8 Apr 1814
Chaplin      Susannah     Shadrach & Elizabeth (Wilden)          5 Jun 1812
Chaplin      Robert       Daniel, thatcher, & Mary             ( 5 Oct 1813)
                                                                 8 Apr 1814
Chaplin      Shadrach     Shadrach, shoemaker, & Elizabeth     (15 Jan 1814)
                                                                 8 Apr 1814
Chaplin      Eliza        Daniel, thatcher, & Mary              20 Apr 1817
Chaplin      Mesheck      Shadrack, shoemaker, & Elizabeth      20 Apr 1817
Chaplin      Elizabeth    Daniel, thatcher, & Mary              20 Sep 1818
Chaplin      Abednego     Shadrach, shoemaker, & Elizabeth       6 Feb 1819
Chaplin      Charles      Daniel, thatcher, & Mary              22 Apr 1821
Chaplin      Elizabeth    Shadrach, shoemaker, & Elizabeth      12 May 1822
Chaplin      Kezia        Daniel, thatcher, & Mary               3 Jun 1825
Chaplin      Elizabeth    William, labourer, & Susannah          6 Jun 1830
Chaplin      William      William, carpenter, & Louisa          29 Jan 1832
Chaplin      Thomas       William, carpenter, & Louisa          24 Nov 1833
Chaplin      Patience     Robert, labourer, & Anne             (12 Mar 1835)
                                                                 4 May 1835
Chaplin      Mary Anne    Daniel, thatcher, & Mary              16 May 1835
Chaplin      George       Eliza, spinster                       17 Apr 1836
             William
Chaplin      Maria        Daniel James, thatcher, & Hannah       4 Sep 1836
King         James        George, labourer, & Caroline           9 Jan 1842
Chaplin      Charles      Daniel, thatcher, & Hannah            17 Dec 1843
Chaplin      Kate         Daniel, thatcher, & Hannah            17 Dec 1843
King         Mary         George, labourer, & Caroline          25 Dec 1843
Chaplin      Charles      Daniel, thatcher, & Hannah            14 Jun 1846
Chaplin      Henry        Daniel, thatcher, & Hannah            11 Mar 1849
Chaplin      Charles      Robert, carpenter, & Anne            ( 3 Jun 1851)
                                                                10 Jul 1864
Chaplin      Charles      Charles, thatcher, & Rebecca          20 Apr 1873
             Henry
Harrington   James John   Charlotte, from Stowmarket            13 Feb 1874
                          baptised privately
Chaplin      Ida          Charles, thatcher, & Rebecca          19 Jul 1874
Chaplin      Rejinald     Charles, thatcher, & Rebecca           2 Jul 1876
Chaplin      Herbert      Charles, thatcher, & Rebecca           3 Mar 1878

Marriage Records: 1558-1850

Records of marriage banns run from 1754 to 1812 and 1823 to 1880 only.
Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

Suggelt      William                                            17 Aug 1601
Peck         Alice

Chaplin      Thomas                                              8 May 1609
Robhood      Marye

Kinge        Ahanias                                            30 Apr 1610
Wade         Dorothy

Byles        Thomas       Both were single and from Great       20 Nov 1691
Byles        Elizabeth    Finborough.

Burman       John         Both were single and from Great        2 Oct 1694
Byles        Mary         Finborough.

Byles        Nathaniel    Both were single and from Great        5 Oct 1697
Green        Mary         Finborough.

Durrant      James                                              13 Oct 1699
Byles        Deborah

Carpenter    John                                               14 Oct 1712
Byles        Elizabeth

Quarry       James        Both were single. Groom was from      10 Nov 1713
Byles        Elizabeth    Haughley. Bride was from Great
                          Finborough.

Choate       John         Banns.                                 5 Oct 1721
King         Ann

Brown        John         Banns.                                17 Oct 1721
Chaplin      Ann

Arminger     John         Both were single and from             26 May 1724
King         Mary         Rattlesden. Licence.

Chaplin      John                                               11 Jul 1728
Burman       Elizabeth

Pearle       Robert       Both were single. Banns.               9 Oct 1729
Burman       Susan

Jennings     John         Both were single and from Little      10 Feb 1731/2
Bream        Sarah        Stonham.

King         Nathaniel    Both were single.                     11 Apr 1732
Smye         Sarah

King         James        Both were single. Groom was from      17 Dec 1741
Harrold      Sarah        Hitcham. Bride was from Stowmarket.

Haxwell      John         Both were illiterate and from       B 18 Jul 1762
Burman       Martha       Great Finborough. Groom was a       B 25 Jul 1762
                          widower. Bride was single.          B  1 Aug 1762
                                                                 3 Aug 1762

Leeks        Joseph       Both were single and illiterate.    B 18 Jun 1769
Peck         Mary         Groom was from Buxhall. Bride was   B 25 Jun 1769
                          from Great Finborough.              B  2 Jul 1769
                                                                 9 Jul 1769

Chaplin      George       Both were from Great Finborough.    B 28 Jul 1771
Bacon        Susanah      Groom was a widower. Bride was      B  4 Aug 1771
                          single.                             B 11 Aug 1771
                                                                 8 Sep 1771

Nash         William      Both were illiterate and from       B 31 Jan 1779
King         Sarah        Great Finborough. Groom was a       B  7 Feb 1779
                          widower. Bride was single.          B 14 Feb 1779
                                                                16 Feb 1779

Harvey       John         Both were single, illiterate and       3 Nov 1789
Peck         Anne         from Great Finborough. Banns.

Harvey       William      Both were single. Groom was from       8 Oct 1793
Peck         Amie         Buxhall. Bride was illiterate and
                          from Great Finborough. Banns.

Palmer       John         Both were single, illiterate and    B  1 Aug 1796
Leeks        Deborah      from Great Finborough.              B  8 Aug 1796
                                                              B 15 Aug 1796
                                                                18 Feb 1797

Chaplin      Daniel       Both were single and from Great     B 17 Oct 1802
Norman       Mary         Finborough. Witness: Robert         B 24 Oct 1802
                          Chaplin.                            B 31 Oct 1802
                                                                 9 Nov 1802

Smith        William      Both were single. Groom was from    B 23 Oct 1803
Chaplin      Elizabeth    Hadleigh. Bride was from Great      B 30 Oct 1803
                          Finborough. Witnesses: Patience     B  6 Nov 1803
                          Chaplin, Mary Chaplin.                15 Nov 1803
                                   

Rowland      John         Both were single, illiterate and    B  3 Jun 1804
Scawen       Susan        from Great Finborough.              B 10 Jun 1804
                                                              B 17 Jun 1804
                                                                10 Jul 1804

Catchpole    William      Groom was a widower from Ipswich    B  1 Sep 1805
Chaplin      Mary         St. Lawrence. Bride was single and  B  8 Sep 1805
                          from Great Finborough.              B 15 Sep 1805
                                                                19 Sep 1805

Archer       Thomas       Groom was single and from Ipswich      3 Oct 1816
Chaplin      Patience     St. Mary Tower. Bride was from
                          Great Finborough. Banns.

Jennings     Joseph       Both were single, illiterate and       6 Nov 1821
Goodchild    Hannah       from Great Finborough. Banns.

Burman       Samuel       Both were illiterate and from       B  2 Jul 1826
Everett      Ann          Great Finborough. Groom was a       B  9 Jul 1826
                          widower.                            B 16 Jul 1626
                                                                27 Jul 1826

Chaplin      Daniel       Both were single. Groom was from    B    Dec 1833
Hudson       Hannah       Great Finborough. Bride was from
                          Rushmere. [A blot obscured the
                          banns dates.]

Chaplin      Mesbach      Both were single. Groom was from    B  2 Jun 1834
Cooper       Pricilla     Great Finborough. Bride was from    B  9 Jun 1834
                          Ringshall.                          B 16 Jun 1834

Chaplin      Robert       Groom was illiterate. Bride was     B  1 Feb 1835
Halls        Anne         from Great Finborough.              B  8 Feb 1835
                                                              B 15 Feb 1835
                                                                17 Feb 1835

Crick        Uriah        Both were widowed. Groom was from   B 21 Oct 1838
Smith        Jemima       Rattlesden. Bride was illiterate    B 28 Oct 1838
                          and from Great Finborough.          B  4 Nov 1838
                          Witness: James Crick.                  6 Nov 1838
                                   

[?]          Samuel       Both were single. Groom was from    B  8 Oct 1843
Chaplin      Eliza        Worlingworth. Bride was from Grat   B 15 Oct 1843
                          Finborough.

Stanier      Allan        Both were single. Groom was from    B 10 Dec 1865
Chaplin      Kate         St. Peter in De Beauvoir Town,      B 17 Dec 1865
                          Middlesex. Bride was from Great     B 24 Dec 1865
                          Finborough.

Chaplin      Robert       Both were single and from Great     B 26 May 1867
Norman       Mary Anne    Finborough.                         B  2 Jun 1867
                                                              B  9 Jun 1867 

Chaplin      Charles      Both were single and from Freat     B  3 Dec 1871
Chamberlain  Rebecca      Finborough.                         B 10 Dec 1871
                                                              B 17 Dec 1871

Burman       Frederick    Both were single and from Great     B 18 Nov 1877
Parish       Emma         Finborough.                         B 25 Nov 1877
                                                              B  2 Dec 1877

Burial Records: 1558-1850

Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

Kynge        Margaret                                            3 Aug 1625
Kinge        Hester                                              7 Jan 1670/1
Byles        Thomas       son of Thomas                         13 Sep 1692
Byles        Jeames                                             13 Apr 1700
Jennings     Frances                                            30 Jul 1701
Byles        John                                                3 Oct 1704
Byles        Thomas                                              9 Sep 1711
Chaplin      Sarah        daughter of Elizabeth                  9 Jun 1713
King         Mary         wife of John                          22 Feb 1720/1
King         John                                               31 Jul 1721
Byles        Catherine    age 86, widow                         16 Apr 1723
Chaplin      Mary         daughter of Caleb                     15 Sep 1729
Byles        Thomas       from Buxhall                          25 Apr 1730
Byles        John                                               15 Jan 1732/3
Jennings     Mary         widow                                 23 Jan 1734/5
Byles        Betilla      widow                                  1 May 1736
Burman       John                                                8 Aug 1738
Byles        Elizabeth    from Combs                            19 Jan 1739/40
Burman       Mary         widow                                  9 Oct 1740
Chaplin      Caleb        aged                                  30 Dec 1741
King         Jonathan     from Rattlesden                        3 Mar 1741/2
King         Nathaniel                                          16 May 1761
Chaplin      Ann                                                21 May 1768
King         Sarah        widow                                 23 Jan 1774
Leeks        Sarah                                               7 Mar 1775
King         Mary         singlewoman                           13 May 1779
Burman       Mary         spinster                              13 Nov 1780
Leeks        Sarah        daughter of Joseph & Mary              5 Jan 1781
Chaplin      Elizabeth    aged                                   2 Sep 1786
Chaplin      John         widower, aged                         12 Oct 1787
Peck         Deborah      widow                                 18 Dec 1787
Harvey       Deborah      infant                                28 Jul 1790
Peck         Joseph       age 31, from Buxhall                   8 May 1801
Chaplin      George       age 78                                19 May 1819
Chaplin      Susan        age 80                                10 Apr 1827
Chaplin      Patience     age 20                                28 Feb 1832
King         Susan        age 84                                13 Jan 1833
Chaplin      Charles      age 4 years 7 months                   7 Aug 1844
                          son of Daniel & Hannah
Chaplin      Elizabeth    age 27, daughter of Daniel & Mary     31 Aug 1845
Chaplin      Kezia        age 23, daughter of Daniel & Mary     25 Jul 1848
Chaplin      Mesbach      age 61                                25 Aug 1849
Chaplin      Daniel       age 70                                28 Sep 1850
Chaplin      Charles      age 3, son of Robert & Ann             1 Nov 1850
Chaplin      Sarah        age 5, daughter of Robert & Ann       13 Nov 1850
Chaplin      Mary         age 71, widow of Daniel, from Ipswich 12 May 1852
Harrington   John         age 46                                21 Jun 1873
Harrington   James John   infant                                 6 Jul 1874
Harrington   Jane         age 47, from Union House, Onehouse     2 Aug 1874
Chaplin      Henry        age 25                                 5 Aug 1874
Scott        Harriet      age 48, from Rattlesden               19 Mar 1875
Chaplin      Ida          age 1½                                 1 Mar 1876
Chaplin      Hannah       age 69                                13 Dec 1878
Chaplin      Ann          age 66                                 2 Dec 1880
Scott        Alice        age 20                                31 Jul 1886
Scott        Ellen        age 7 months                          25 Sep 1886
             Elizabeth

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