Excerpts from the Parish Records of Somerton, Suffolk
This information has been extracted from microform copies of the
original Somerton parish records
(FL625/4/1-5 and
T4489)
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
- Barker, Chaplin,
Crick, Frost,
Game, Janning,
Middleditch, Piper,
Rowland, Scott
- Other Surnames
- Barwell, Baylie, Blackbone, Brewster, Brown, Chapman, Christopher, Elliot,
Gallant, Garwood, Hardy, Houghton, Jackson,
Lincoln, Lory, Stiff, Wade
- Not Found
- Biles/Byles, Burman, Cornfield, Elder, Harrington, Leeks, Notley, Peck,
Wilden
- 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)
The records covering the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have
deteriorated badly and are often completely illegible.
Baptismal Records: 1538-1900
Birth dates are in parentheses.
Surname Forename Parents Date
Scott Thomas Henry 27 Oct 1539
ffrost John John 8 Jan 1539/40
ffrost Dorothy Richard 4 Nov 1545
ffrost Bridget Robert 1 Jan 1547/8
ffrost Thomas John 15 Aug 1552
ffrost Rose Richard 12 Nov 1552
ffrost Alice Henry 10 Mar 1580/1
Frost Elizabeth Henry 22 Nov 1584
Frost Rose Henry 6 Aug 1587
Scott Richard George & Sarah 18 Nov 1624
Scot Edmund George & Sarah 12 Jan 1625/6
Scot Sarah George & Sarah 22 Jul 1627
Rowlin John illegitimate son of Sarah 18 Feb 1656/7
ffrost Abraham Thomas & Martha 1 Jun 1669
ffrost John Thomas & Martha 30 Nov 1671
Middledicth Mary Thomas & Mary 12 Jun 1691
Frost Abraham Abraham & Susan 16 Oct 1699
Game Mary illegitimate daughter of George 1 Oct 1779
Jackson & Sarah Game
Game Elizabeth James & Ann (Garwood) (29 Aug 1803)
18 Sep 1803
Game Keziah James & Ann (Garwood) (14 Apr 1805)
7 Jun 1805
Game John James & Ann (Garwood) ( 1 Feb 1807)
22 Feb 1807
Game Lucy James & Ann (Garwood) (27 Oct 1809)
19 Nov 1809
Crick Martha Mary John, labourer, & Mary (22 Jun 1848)
29 Aug 1848
Crick Abraham John, labourer, & Ann ( 7 Jun 1850)
Byatt 4 Aug 1850
Crick George John John, labourer, & Ann (26 Oct 1852)
28 Nov 1852
Chaplin Maria George & Hannah Crick 28 Feb 1861
Crick Esther George John, labourer, & Susannah (22 Jul 1871)
29 Oct 1871
Crick Amos George John, labourer, & Susannah (17 May 1873)
12 Jul 1873
Crick Abraham George John, labourer, & Susanna (13 Apr 1877)
17 Jun 1877
Crick George George John, labourer, & Susanna (18 Feb 1879)
from Hawkedon 29 Jun 1879
Crick Margaret George John, labourer, & Susanna (12 Dec 1880)
from Hawkedon 20 Feb 1881
Marriage Records: 1538-1744, 1755-1812, 1817-1900
Records of marriage banns run from 1755 to 1812 and 1823 to 1900 only.
Surname Forename Notes Date
ffrost John Bride's surname was not given. 25 Apr 1538
Ellyn
Lory John 20 Jan 1540/1
ffrost Sarah
ffrost John 18 Oct 1562
Blackebone Anne
Elyot John 16 Jun 1566
Frost Anne
Pyper John Groom was also known as "Pepper." 22 Sep 1603
Browne Margaret
Baylie Ambrose 1 Jul 1611
Scott Anne
Christopher John 10 Nov 1636
Scott Margery
Scott Thomas 18 Oct 1677
Lincoln Anne
Barker William 10 Feb 1677/8
Barker Rose
Frost Abraham 28 May 1695
Gallant Susa
Wade John Groom was a widower. 1 Sep 1698
Barker Alice
Rowland John Both were from Somerton. 27 Sep 1705
Houghton Elizabeth
Barker William Both were single. Groom was from 29 Sep 1726
Chapman Frances Boxted. Bride was from Somerton.
Scott William Both were from Somerton. Groom was 23 Oct 1744
Barwel Alice a widower. Bride was single.
Brewster Charles Groom was from Hawkedon. Bride was 29 Nov 1828
Game Elizabeth was single and from Somerton. Banns.
Hardy George Both were single, Groom was from 8 May 1832
Game Lucy Whepstead. Bride was from Somerton.
Witness: John Game. Banns.
Crick George John Both were single and from Somerton. 27 May 1871
Stiff Susanna Groom was 18 and an illiterate
labourer. Bride was 23. Fathers:
John Crick, labourer; John Stiff.
Banns.
Stiff John Both were single. Groom was 23 and B 17 Oct 1875
Crick Martha Mary a labourer. Bride was 26 and from B 24 Oct 1875
Stratham, Surrey. Fathers: John 27 Nov 1875
Stiff, labourer; John Crick,
labourer. Witness: Abraham Crick.
Burial Records: 1538-1900
Death dates are in parentheses.
Surname Forename Notes Date
Scott Thomas son of Henry 23 Dec 1539
ffrost Alice 9 Dec 1542
Scott Margaret 18 Jan 1544/5
Frost Rose wife of Henry 1 Aug 1589
Scott Ann wife of George 7 Dec 1624
Scott George 4 May 1637
Scott Edmund 13 Oct 1638
ffrost Elizabeth daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth 7 May 1654
Rawlins John son of Sarah 16 Apr 1657
Scott George 10 Aug 1666
Frost Tabitha widow 3 May 1671
Scott George son of George 24 Jun 1671
Scott Sarah widow 14 Jul 1673
Scott Ann widow 27 Oct 1673
ffrost widow 6 Mar 1678/9
Scot Richard 24 Jul 1684
ffrost Isaac son of Thomas & Martha 10 Feb 1684/5
Frost Susan wife of Abraham 4 Mar 1700/1
Jennings John 3 Apr 1719
Scot Mary wife of William 24 Aug 1742
Game Mary age 14 20 Jul 1826
Game Keziah age 27 3 Aug 1832
Game Ann age 63 9 Oct 1833
Game James age 85 (24 Dec 1850)
29 Dec 1850
Crick John age 38, typhus fever ( 5 Jul 1852)
9 Jul 1852
Crick Amos John age 9 months (25 Feb 1874)
3 Mar 1874
Crick Susannah age 37, from Dean Farm, Hawkedon 16 Nov 1883
Crick Ann age 75, widow of John Crick who (13 Jun 1891)
died in 1852 7 Jun 1891
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