Excerpts from the Parish Records of Groton, Suffolk

This information has been extracted from microform copies of the original Groton parish records (FL506/4/1-8) held at the Suffolk Records Office in Bury St. Edmunds. 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
Chaplin, Game, Janning, Leeks, Piper, Rowland, Scott, Wilden
Other Surnames
Baldwin, Barfot, Burland, Butcher, Clopton, Colburn, Ellis, Farrow, Gardener, Gosnold, Harwell, King, Miller, Reed, Spencer, Wash, Wright, York
Not Found
Biles/Byles, Burman, Crick, Elder, Harrington, Notley, Middleditch
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: 1562-1701, 1704-1900

Birth dates are in parentheses.
Surname      Forename     Parents                               Date

Piper        John         William                                8 Oct 1564
Rawling      Edward       Paul & Agnes                           3 Nov 1577
Rawling      William      Paule & Agnes                         21 Aug 1580
Raulinge     Agnes        Paul & Agnes                          29 Oct 1581
Raulinge     Paull        Paule & Annes                         31 Oct 1585
Leake        Hennery      Hennery & Briget                       5 Apr 1588
Rawling      Thomas       Paule & Agnes                         27 Oct 1588
Leake        Brigett      Hennerye & Brigett                    30 Jul 1589
Rauling      Sarra        Paule & Agnes                          7 Feb 1590/1
Rauling      Susann       Paule & Agnes                          7 Feb 1590/1
Rawling      John         John & Jone                            7 Oct 1592
Rauling      Dorothey     Paull & Agnes                         12 May 1594
Raulinge     Anna         John & Jone                           27 Feb 1595/6
Rauling      John         John & Johan                          17 Jun 1598
Rawline      Sowsane      John & Maryane                        22 Nov 1601
Rawline      Elizabeth    John & Jone                           31 Jan 1602/3
Rawling      Elizabeth    John & Mariane                        11 Feb 1603/4
Rawling      Mary         John                                  15 Feb 1606/7
Scott        Sara         illegitimate daughter of Scott's       1 Jan 1629/30
                          daughter
Scott        Susan        Robert & Susan                        29 Apr 1632
Scott        Marie        Robert & Susan                        18 Jan 1633/4
Scott        Robert       Robert & Susan                        13 Sep 1635
Chaplen      Steven       Steven & Margaret                      2 Mar 1660/1
Skot         John         Samuell & Rachell                     17 Sep 1663
Chappling    Steven       Steven & Margret                      22 Feb 1664/5
Chaplin      Job          Stephen & Margret                     13 Jun 1666
Chaplin      Ann          Stephen & Ann                         23 Feb 1679/80
Chaplin      Ann          Stephen & Ann                         17 Jan 1683/4
Chaplin      Isaac        Stephen                               16 Mar 1685/6
Chaplin      Anne         Edward & Susan                        13 Sep 1724
                          [This family appears as Chapman
                          elsewhere in the register. Edward
                          Chapman and Susan Jackson were
                          married on 29 December 1713 in
                          Edwardstone.]
Wash         Anne         John & Mary (Scott)                    1 Mar 1787
Gardener     James        Newton & Elizabeth (Wilding)          28 Oct 1787
Gardener     William      Newton & Elizabeth (Wilding)          12 Sep 1790
Baldwin      Mary         James & Mary (Lake)                  ( 8 Jan 1798)
                          baptised privately                    14 Jan 1798
Balden       Sarah        James & Mary (Leeks)                  25 Sep 1799
             Parker
Game         Rosa         Charles Sands, labourer, & Jane       24 Aug 1872
                          baptised privately, died the same day

Marriage Records: 1563-1779, 1783-1900

Records of marriage banns run from 1754 to 1815 and 1823 to 1900 only.
Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

Rowland      Peter                                              15 Mar 1571/2
Burland      Johan        

Leake        Hennery                                            12 Nov 1582
Spenncer     Briget

Jenynges     Jefferye                                           20 Nov 1592
Elys         Grace

Rawlinge     John                                               16 Apr 1599
Millare      Mariane

Hartwell     Hennery                                            21 Apr 1602
Rawlinge     Agnes

Barfot       Robert                                             20 Jan 1609/10
Rawling      Susan

Butcher      William                                            25 Apr 1621
Rawlinge     Sara

Colbourne    Tytus                                              26 Sep 1621
Rowland      Rose

Jenney       George       Groom was a gentleman.                20 Dec 1624
Clopton      Mrs. Mary

Gosnold      Daniell                                            12 May 1626
Rawlinge     Elizabeth

Wright       Abraham                                             5 Nov 1638
Piper        Mary

ffarrow      Matthew      Groom was from Edwardstone.            5 Jun 1683
Scot         Sarah

Chaplin      John                                               20 Feb 1714/5
Reed         Martha

King         John         Both were single, illiterate and    B 24 Dec 1758
Game         Mary         from Groton. Witness: Oliver Game.  B 31 Dec 1758
                                                              B  7 Jan 1759
                                                                 8 Jan 1759

Scott        Peter        Both were single and illiterate.    B 23 Mar 1766
York         Mary         Groom was from Whatfield. Bride was B 30 Mar 1766
                          from Groton.                        B  6 Apr 1766
                                                                17 Apr 1766

Wash         John         Both were single. Groom was from    B 14 Apr 1771
Scott        Mary         Groton. Bride was from Colchester   B 21 Apr 1771
                          St. Mary, Essex.                    B 28 Apr 1771

Baldwin      James        Both were single. Groom was from    B 20 May 1792
Leeks        Mary         Groton. Bride was from Preston.     B 27 May 1792
                                                              B  3 Jun 1792

Burial Records: 1562-1900

Death dates are in parentheses.
Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

Piper        John                                               17 Nov 1563
Piper        William                                            29 Nov 1564
Piper        John                                               24 May 1566
Rawlings                  child of Paul, born and buried         3 Oct 1584
Pyper        John                                               15 Mar 1585/6
Piper                     widow                                 25 Feb 1590/1
"alias Mayneflete"
Rawlinge     Sara         daughter of Paule & Ann                3 Jun 1591
Janings      John                                               19 Jun 1617
Rawlinge     Paule                                              10 Feb 1621/2
Jenninges    Elizabeth    singlewoman                           25 Feb 1631/2
Jenninges    Robart       clothier                              10 Jun 1637
Rawlen       John                                               25 Nov 1638
Rawlen                    wife of John                          25 Nov 1638
Piper        Bridget                                             7 Dec 1638
Scott        John         son of Robert                         11 Apr 1662
Skot         Robert                                             15 Dec 1663
Skot         Robert                                             18 Dec 1663
Skot         John         son of widow                          29 Apr 1664
Chaplin      Margret      wife of Stephen                       13 Jun 1666
Chapling     Margerit     daughter of Stephen                   20 Dec 1668
Piper        Mary                                                2 Mar 1677/8
Chaplin      Ann                                                24 Feb 1679/80
Scott        Samuel                                             23 Oct 1680
Chaplin      Isaac                                              21 Mar 1685/6
Chaplin      Richard                                            24 Apr 1686
Chaplen      Martha                                             12 Jul 1689
Scott        Stephen      senior                                17 Apr 1698
Scott        Rachel       widow                                  2 May 1698
Chaplin      Anne         widow                                  3 Sep 1713
Scott        Thomas                                             17 Aug 1720
Chaplin      John                                               26 Jun 1724
Leeke        Christian    widow, "Mrs."                         17 Jan 1782
Game         Mary         wife of Antony, from Boxford           4 Jun 1788
Game         Anthony      age 87                                22 Dec 1799

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