Excerpts from the Parish Records of Thurston, Suffolk

This information has been extracted from microform copies of the original Thurston parish records (FL640/4/1-13) 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
Crick, Game, Harrington, Janning, King, Leeks, Notley, Peck, Piper, Scott
Other Surnames
Andrews, Ayer, Barnes, Bauly, Bradley, Byford, Chinery, Clark, Cockerill, Cornell, Cross, Cullum, Dyster, Ellinger, Hailstone, Halls, Hammond, Harvey, Jolly, Kersey, Mulley, Offord, Ranson, Rogers, Salmon, Scutcher, Simpson, Smith, Stiff, Wiard
Not Found
Biles/Byles, Burman, Chaplin, Middleditch, Rowland
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: 1707-1900

Birth dates are in parentheses.
Surname      Forename     Parents                               Date

Crick        James        James & Mary                          22 Mar 1761
Crick        James        James & Mary                           1 Jun 1762
Jannings     Charles      Robert & Ann                           9 Jun 1764
Scott        Ann          Robert & Ann                          25 May 1766
Jennings     Charles      Robert & Ann                           5 Jan 1767
Jennings     John         Robert & Ann                           5 Jan 1767
Jennings     Mary         Robert & Ann                          26 Apr 1768
Jennings     Elizabeth    Robert & Ann                           1 Nov 1769
Jannings     Frances      daughter of Robert & Judith            4 Oct 1782
Jannings     Robert       Robert & Judith                       30 Oct 1783
Jannings     Charles      Robert & Judith                       27 Feb 1785
Jannings     John         Robert & Judith                       11 Apr 1786
Jannings     William      Robert & Judith (Cockrill)            21 Oct 1787
King         John         Thomas & Anne (Clarke)                25 Jan 1789
Jannings     Frances      daughter of Robert & Judith           31 May 1789
                          (Cockrill)
Crick        Mary         James & Mary (Clarke)                 28 Jun 1789
King         Thomas       Thomas & Anne (Clarke)                 7 Oct 1790
Jannings     Mary         John & Mary Ford (Cross)              21 Oct 1791
Jannings     John         John & Mary Ford (Cross)               1 Oct 1792
King         Anne         Thomas & Anne (Clarke)                11 Feb 1793
Jannings     Robert       John & Mary Ford (Cross)              18 Jun 1794
Jannings     Thomas       John & Mary Ford (Cross)              18 Mar 1796
Jannings     Charles      John & Mary Ford (Cross)              22 Jun 1797
King         Joseph       Thomas & Anne (Clarke)                 3 Dec 1797
King         William      Thomas & Ann (Clarke)                  7 Jun 1799
Jannings     Elizabeth    John & Mary Ford (Cross)              22 May 1801
Jannings     Thomas Cross John & Mary Ford (Cross)               5 Jul 1805
Jannings     Ann          John & Mary Ford (Cross)               8 May 1808
King         Thomas       John & Frances (Jolley)               22 Apr 1810
Jannings     Henry        John, farmer, & Mary                   1 Apr 1817
Hailstone    Jemima       William, labourer, & Harriet          19 Jul 1840
             Caroline
King         Esther       Joseph, labourer, & Caroline          29 Jun 1845
King         Elizabeth    Joseph, labourer, & Caroline           8 Mar 1847
King         Anne         Joseph, labourer, & Caroline          19 May 1850
             Elizabeth
King         Mary         Joseph, labourer, & Caroline          27 Oct 1850
Crick        Elizabeth    Charles, servant, & Elizabeth          9 Feb 1851
King         James Baker  Robert, farmer, & Anne                24 Oct 1851
King         Mary         Joseph, labourer, & Caroline           7 Mar 1852
Piper        Walter       William, labourer, & Frances          18 Jul 1852
                          from Beyton
King         William      Robert, farmer, & Anne                 9 Dec 1852
             Thomas
Hailstone    Mary Anne    Jemima                                19 Nov 1857
Peck         Ellen        Alfred, labourer, & Susan             23 Apr 1859
Peck         Mary Frances Alfred, thatcher, & Susan              5 Feb 1860
Peck         Alfred       Alfred, thatcher, & Susan             29 Dec 1861
Piper        Mary Ann     George, labourer, & Fanny             16 Nov 1862
Peck         Charles      Alfred, thatcher, & Susan              8 Jun 1863
             Rushbrook
Piper        Walter       George, labourer, & Fanny             11 Dec 1864
             George
Peck         Eleanor      Alfred, thatcher, & Susan             14 Dec 1864
Notley       Charles      Charles, railway porter, & Anna       10 Sep 1865
             Edward
Piper        Emma         John, plate-layer, & Fanny             2 Sep 1866
Notley       Lucy Anna    Charles, railway porter, & Anna        8 Sep 1867
Game         Charles      Louisa                                23 Feb 1868
             Wyard
Piper        Maria        George, railway plate-layer, & Fanny (30 Mar 1869)
                                                                17 Jul 1870
Notley       Margaret     Charles, railway porter, & Anna       12 Sep 1869
             Mary
Game         Charles      Thomas, labourer, & Lucy             (19 Aug 1870)
             Robert                                             31 Mar 1878
Scutcher     William      William Henry, railway labourer, &     7 May 1871
             Henry        Sophia
Piper        David        George, labourer, & Fanny            ( 1 Dec 1871)
                                                                11 Feb 1872
Game         Thomas       Thomas, labourer, & Lucy             (28 Jul 1874)
                                                                 3 Aug 1874
Piper        John         George, plate-layer, & Fanny         ( 4 Sep 1874)
                                                                 8 Nov 1874
Game         Kate         Thomas, labourer, & Lucy             (13 Jan 1878)
             Elizabeth                                          31 Mar 1878
Notley       Florence     Frederic, farmer, & Annie Jane       (17 Oct 1879)
             Gertrude                                           21 Sep 1882
King         Florence     Robert, shopkeeper, & Sarah Jane     (21 May 1880)
             May                                                28 Aug 1889
King         Anna Jane    Robert, shopkeeper, & Sarah Jane     (26 Jul 1881)
                                                                28 Aug 1889
Notley       Annie        Frederic, farmer, & Annie Jane       (12 Dec 1881)
             Elizabeth                                          21 Sep 1882
King         Minnie       Robert, shopkeeper, & Sarah Jane     (28 Nov 1882)
             Hustler                                            28 Aug 1889
King         Susanna      Robert, shopkeeper, & Sarah Jane     (17 Mar 1884)
             Matilda                                            28 Aug 1889
King         Lottie       Robert, shopkeeper, & Sarah Jane     (24 Jan 1886)
             Beatrice                                           28 Aug 1889
Simpson      Florence     George, labourer, & Emma             (29 Jan 1887)
             Amelia       from Pakenham                          3 Apr 1887
King         Dora Ethel   Robert, shopkeeper, & Sarah Jane     (30 Jun 1887)
                                                                28 Aug 1889
Simpson      Ettie Ethel  John, labourer, & Maryann            ( 3 Jul 1887)
                                                                 4 Sep 1887
Piper        Alice Maude  Maria, singlewoman                   (29 Jul 1887)
                                                                 4 Sep 1887
King         Mary         Robert, shopkeeper, & Sarah Jane     ( 1 Jun 1889)
             Elizabeth                                          28 Aug 1889
Simpson      William      John, labourer, & Mary Ann           (12 Apr 1890)
                                                                12 May 1890
Piper        Kate         Maria, singlewoman                   (20 Sep 1890)
                                                                 7 Jun 1891
Notley       Frederic     Frederic, farmer, & Annie Jane        17 Aug 1891
             William
King         William      Robert, shopkeeper and farmer, &     (19 Aug 1892)
             Francis      Jane                                   6 Nov 1892
Salmon       Louisa Annie Thomas, labourer, & Maria            (16 Dec 1893)
                                                                 4 Mar 1894
Simpson      Charles      George, labourer, & Emma             ( 7 Jan 1894)
             Walter                                              4 Mar 1894
             George
Salmon       Thomas       Thomas, labourer, & Maria            ( 4 May 1895)
             Arthur                                             11 Aug 1895
Simpson      John Raymond George, platelayer, & Emma           (16 Mar 1896)
                                                                 7 Jun 1896
Salmon       William      Thomas, labourer, & Maria            (16 Jun 1896)
             George                                             13 Sep 1896
Scutcher     Ellen        William Henry, gamekeeper, & Eliza   (27 Jun 1896)
             Beatrice                                           26 Jul 1896
Scutcher     Edith May    William Henry, gamekeeper, & Eliza     7 Nov 1897
Salmon       Dorothy      Thomas, labourer, & Maria             31 Jul 1898
             Violet
Simpson      Elizabeth    John, labourer, & Mary Ann            31 Jul 1898
Scutcher     William      William Henry, gamekeeper, & Eliza   (28 Oct 1898)
             Charles                                            11 Dec 1898
Game         Maud Olive   Charles, labourer, & Agnes           (24 May 1899)
                                                                 6 Aug 1899
Scutcher     George       William Henry, gamekeeper, & Eliza   (19 Oct 1899)
             Henry                                               3 Dec 1899
Salmon       Gertrude May Thomas, labourer, & Maria             26 Aug 1900

Marriage Records: 1707-1791, 1800-1900

Records of marriage banns run from 1784 to 1812 and 1824 to 1900 only.
Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

Jannings     Charles      Groom was a widower from Pakenham.    13 Jul 1732
Hammond      Mary         Bride was single and from Thurston.

King         Henry        Both were single. Groom was from      27 Apr 1751
Bolley       Mary         Bury St. Edmunds St. Mary. Bride
                          was from Thurston.

Crick        James        Both were single and from Thurston. B  3 Feb 1760
Dyster       Mary         from Thurston.                      B 10 Feb 1760
                                                              B 17 Feb 1760
                                                                18 Feb 1760

King         Thomas       Both were single, illiterate and    B 14 Oct 1787
Clark        Anne         from Thurston.                      B 21 Oct 1787
                                                              B 28 Oct 1787
                                                                 1 Nov 1787

Stiff        William      Both were single, illiterate and    B 21 Dec 1788
King         Susan        from Thurston.                      B 28 Dec 1788
                                                              B  4 Jan 1789
                                                                 5 Jan 1789

Crick        James        Both were single, illiterate and    B 22 Feb 1789
Clark        Mary         from Thurston.                      B  1 Mar 1789
                                                              B  8 Mar 1789
                                                                20 Mar 1789

Hammond      Thomas       Both were single. Groom was from    B  8 Jan 1797
King         Sarah        Thurston. Bride was from            B 15 Jan 1797
                          Gehlingham All Saints.              B 22 Jan 1797

Chenery      John         Both were illiterate and from       B 16 Sep 1798
King         Sarah        Thurston. Groom was a widower.      B 23 Sep 1798
                          Bride was single.                   B 30 Sep 1798
                                                                 9 Oct 1798

Jennings     John         Both were single. Groom was from      22 Nov 1814
Ranson       Harriet      Pakenham. Bride was from Thurston.
                          Licence.

Harvey       William      Both were single. Groom was from      17 Nov 1825
Jannings     Elizabeth    Fornham St. Martin. Bride was from
                          Thurston. Witnesses: [?] Jannings,
                          Charles Jannings, James Jannings,
                          John Jannings, Mary Jannings. 
                          Licence.

Kersey       Alfred       Groom was from Halesworth. Bride      30 Oct 1827
             Frederick    was from Thurston. Witnesses: John
Jannings     Ann          Jannings, Mary Jannings. Licence.

Halls        John         Both were single. Groom was from    B 30 Sep 1832
Scott        Sarah        Thurston. Bride was from Bradfield  B  7 Oct 1832
                          St. Clare.                          B 14 Oct 1832

Jannings     William      Both were single. Groom was a draper  23 Apr 1840
Andrews      Mary         from Thurston. Bride was from
                          Ipswich. Fathers: John Jannings,
                          farmer; John Andrews, inn-keeper.
                          Witnesses: [?] Jannings, John
                          Jannings. Licence.
                                      
Game         Joseph       Both were 20, single, illiterate    B 30 Oct 1842
Mulley       Patience     and from Thurston. Fathers: John    B  6 Nov 1842
                          Game, labourer; Thomas Mulley,      B 13 Nov 1842
                          labourer.                             14 Nov 1842

King         Joseph       Both were single and from Thurston. B  9 Jun 1844
Stiff        Caroline     Groom was an illiterate labourer.   B 16 Jun 1844
                          Fathers: Thomas King, labourer;     B 23 Jun 1844
                          John Stiff, labourer.                 28 Jul 1844

Crick        Charles      Both were single. Groom was from    B  3 Jan 1847
Ellinger    Elizabeth     Thurston. Bride was from Bury St.   B 10 Jan 1847
                          Edmunds St. James.                  B 17 Jan 1847

Harington    William      Groom was a widower and coachmaker  B 30 Sep 1855
Offord       Emma         from Chevington. Bride was single   B  7 Oct 1855
                          and from Thurston. Fathers:         B 14 Oct 1855
                          Zachariah Harington, labourer;        15 Nov 1855
                          Nathaniel Offord, labourer.

Piper        George       Both were single, illiterate        B  9 May 1858
Hailstone    Jemima       minors from Thurston. Groom was a   B 16 May 1858
                          labourer. Bride was illiterate.     B 23 May 1858
                          Fathers: William Piper, labourer;     26 May 1858
                          William Hailstone, labourer.

Game         Thomas       Both were single and from Thurston. B 25 Dec 1859
Rogers       Lucy                                             B  1 Jan 1860
                                                              B  8 Jan 1860

Game         Thomas       Both were single and from Thurston. B 31 Mar 1861
Rogers       Lucy         Groom was a labourer. Bride was     B  7 Apr 1861
                          illiterate. Fathers: William Game,  B 14 Apr 1861
                          labourer; John Rogers, labourer.      19 Apr 1861

Wiard        Herbert      Both were single and from Thurston. B 27 Jan 1867
             Lionel       Groom was 24 and a labourer. Bride  B  3 Feb 1867
Game         Louisa       was 20. Fathers: John Wiard, lath   B 10 Feb 1867
                          river; John Game, thatcher.           20 Apr 1867

Smith        James        Both were single, illiterate and    B  6 May 1867
Leeks        Lucy         from Thurston. Groom was 31 and a   B  2 Jun 1867
             Cornell      horse-keeper. Bride was 32.         B  9 Jun 1867
                          Fathers: Samuel Smith, gardener;      10 Jun 1867
                          Samuel Cornell, labourer.

Bradley      Cyril John   Both were 24, single and from       B  5 May 1872
Crick        Elizabeth    Thurston. Groom was a blacksmith.   B 12 May 1872
                          Fathers: Robert Bradley,            B 19 May 1872
                          blacksmith; Charles Crick, butler.    22 May 1872
                          Witness: Charles Crick.

Simpson      John Smith   Both were 22, single and from       B  4 May 1884
Piper        Mary Ann     Thurston. Groom was an illiterate   B 11 May 1884
                          railway labourer. Fathers: John     B 18 May 1884
                          Smith Simpson, gardener; George       31 May 1884
                          Piper, plate-layer. Witnesses:
                          Emma Piper, George Simpson.

Simpson      George       Both were single. Groom was 21 and  B 12 Jul 1885
Piper        Emma         and a labourer from Pakenham.       B 19 Jul 1885
                          Bride was 20 and a domestic servant B 26 Jul 1885
                          servant from Thurston. Fathers:        9 Aug 1885
                          John Smith Simpson, gardener;
                          George Piper, plate-layer. Witness:
                          Mary Ann Simpson.

Salmon       Thomas       Both were single. Groom was 27,     B 22 Jan 1893
Piper        Maria        illiterate and from Pakenham.       B 29 Jan 1893
                          Bride was 25 and from Thurston.     B  5 Feb 1893
                          Fathers: William Salmon, gardener;    26 Feb 1893
                          George Piper, plate-layer.
                          Witness: David Piper, Emma Simpson.

Scutcher     William      Both were single. Groom was from    B 18 Aug 1895
             Henry        Thurston. Bride was from Beyton.    B 25 Aug 1895
Piper        Eliza                                            B  1 Sep 1895

Game         Charles      Both were 25, single and from       B 27 Oct 1895
             Robert       Thurston. Groom was a labourer.     B  3 Nov 1895
Ayre         Agnes        Bride was a domestic servant.       B 10 Nov 1895
                          Fathers: Thomas Game, labourer;       16 Nov 1895
                          Amos Ayre, blacksmith. Witnesses:
                          Harry Game, Kate Game.

Game         Harry        Both were single. Groom was from    B 20 Sep 1896
Barnes       Ada          Thurston. Bride was from Barton.    B 27 Sep 1896
             Rebekah                                          B  4 Oct 1896

Cullum       Edward       Both were 21 and single. Groom was  B 29 Nov 1896
             Frederick    a bricklayer from Beyton. Bride     B  6 Dec 1896
             William      was a laundrywoman from Thurston.   B 13 Dec 1896
             Goldsmith    Fathers: William Goldsmith Cullum,    25 Dec 1896
Piper        Elizabeth    bricklayer; George Piper,
                          plate-layer. Witnesses: David
                          Piper, Ellen Piper.

Burial Records: 1707-1974

Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

Scott        Susan        widow                                 30 Nov 1708
King         Samuel       son of Samuel of Bury                 27 Apr 1728
Jannings     Charles                                            16 Apr 1747
Jannings     Charles                                            25 Dec 1754
Crick        James        infant                                21 Apr 1761
Crick        James                                              20 Jan 1768
Jannings     Ann                                                24 Nov 1776
Jannings     Mary                                                4 Aug 1779
Jannings     Ann                                                 9 May 1780
Jannings     Elizabeth                                          29 Jan 1788
Jannings     Frances                                             3 Mar 1789
Jannings     John         age 34, bachelor son of Charles &        Feb 1790
                          Mary (Hammond)
Jannings     Robert       age 57, son of Charles & Mary         12 Sep 1794
                          (Hammond)
King         William      age 23 days, son of Thomas & Ann      27 Jun 1799
                          (Clarke)
Jannings     Nathaniel    age 3, son of Robert & Judith         29 Nov 1801
                          (Cockrill)
Jannings     Thomas       age 6, son of John & Mary Ford         9 Apr 1802
                          (Cross)
King         Thomas       age 4, son of John & Elizabeth        16 Apr 1810
                          (Byford)
Jannings     Mary Anne    age 26                                16 Jun 1817
Peck         Robert       age 14                                 2 Jun 1828
Jannings     Judith       age 76, relict of Robert, from         3 Jun 1836
                          Pakenham
Jannings     Ann Amelia   age 14, from Norton                   14 Sep 1840
Jannings     Mary Anne    age 55, from Norton                   23 Feb 1843
Jannings     Judith       age 50, from Pakenham                 27 Jan 1846
King         Elizabeth    age 1 week                            13 Mar 1847
Jannings     John         age 57                                11 Mar 1850
Jannings     Eliza        age 49, from Pakenham                 21 Jun 1850
King         Mary         infant                                20 Oct 1850
King         William      infant                                 2 Feb 1853
             Thomas
Jannings     Thomas       age 60                                13 Jan 1854
Jannings     Elizabeth    age 59                                15 Mar 1855
Jannings     Mary Ford    age 84                                10 Aug 1855
Hailstone    Mary Anne    infant                                22 Nov 1857
King         Emma         infant                                24 Jan 1858
Jannings     John         age 92                                12 Apr 1859
Peck         Ellen        infant                                28 Apr 1859
Peck         Mary Frances infant                                18 Feb 1860
Jannings     William      age 48, from Ipswich                  20 Apr 1861
Peck         Alice        age 83                                 8 Jan 1863
Peck         Charles      age 3 weeks                           22 Jun 1863
             Rushbrook
Piper        Walter       age 6 months                           9 Apr 1865
             George
Peck         William      age 88                                 6 Jul 1865
Jannings     Thomas Cross age 61                                 5 Nov 1866
Jannings     Mary Ford    age 78, from Ipswich                  18 Dec 1869
King         Francis      age 64                                30 May 1874
Game         Thomas       age 2 weeks                           14 Aug 1874
Piper        John         age 6 months                          13 Mar 1875
Jannings     William      age 89, from Bury St. Edmunds         18 Sep 1877
Crick        Elizabeth    age 65                                18 Oct 1884
Scott        William      age 73, from Bradfield St. Clare       4 May 1885
Simpson      Edward       age 1                                 19 Apr 1886
Jannings     Charles      age 89, from Ixworth                  13 May 1886
King         William      age 43, from Beyton                   17 Aug 1886
Jannings     Mary         age 82, from Ipswich                  22 Mar 1889
King         Dora Ethel   age 2                                 11 Oct 1889
Simpson      William      age 1 month                           20 May 1890
             Charles
King         Robert       age 15 months                         22 Feb 1892
             Francis
Piper        Annie        age 15                                14 Oct 1893
             Louisa
King         Mary         age 4                                  1 Dec 1893
             Elizabeth
King         William      age 15 months                          1 Dec 1893
             Francis
Simpson      Bertha Vioet age 2                                 26 Oct 1894
Game         Lucy         age 58                                 4 May 1897
Scutcher     Ellen        age 18 months                         10 Jan 1898
             Beatrice
Scutcher     William      age 14 months                         26 Dec 1899
             Charles
Crick        Charles      age 79                                24 Jan 1900
King         Charles      age 68                                 6 Jan 1906
Salmon       Maria        age 39                                22 Apr 1908
King         Jane         age 96, from Bradon                   22 Jul 1909
King         Emma         age 75                                15 Jan 1916
Piper        George       age 82                                24 May 1920
Scott        Margery      age 37, from New Cross                24 Feb 1922
             Eleanor
Piper        Fanny        age 81                                17 Dec 1926
Peck         Annie Maria  age 33, from Guy's Hospital, London   27 May 1927
Salmon       Thomas       age 69                                 2 Dec 1931
Crick        Ada Rhoda    age 63                                24 Jan 1955
Harrington   Cuthbert     age 66, from Stockhold Green,         31 Jan 1974
                          Thurston

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