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Norfolk parishes 1700's (& Presbyterian baptisms)
« on: Thursday 14 August 14 00:27 BST (UK) »
Does anyone know where St Margaret's parish was around 1700?  I have a Presbyterian/ Unitarian baptism in 1704.  I have reason to believe the person was from Walsoken (now attached to Wisbech, Lincs?) but this baptism record is from the Octagon Chapel in Norwich.  The different entries record the name of the child, their parents and also the parish (either where they resided or were baptised, I'm not sure which).  Would the minister have travelled around to different parishes for baptisms? Or have I just got the wrong person  :(

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Re: Norfolk parishes 1700's (& Presbyterian baptisms)
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 28 August 14 14:26 BST (UK) »
Kemp. Bloom. Reynolds. Saul. Norfolk
Cathie Durham.Ireland.London
Walker. London
Cutts. Rawlinson. Suffolk
Langmead. London Dorset. Cornwall

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Re: Norfolk parishes 1700's (& Presbyterian baptisms)
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 28 August 14 14:31 BST (UK) »
Do Presbyterian/Unitarians have parishes? 

The parish of St Margaret (as in the link) refers to a C of E parish.
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

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Kemp. Bloom. Reynolds. Saul. Norfolk
Cathie Durham.Ireland.London
Walker. London
Cutts. Rawlinson. Suffolk
Langmead. London Dorset. Cornwall

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from
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk


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Re: Norfolk parishes 1700's (& Presbyterian baptisms)
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 02 September 14 15:26 BST (UK) »
They have  Non-conformist records for Norfolk on Ancestry 1613-1901 several of them are listed as
Circuits which may answer your question
Kemp. Bloom. Reynolds. Saul. Norfolk
Cathie Durham.Ireland.London
Walker. London
Cutts. Rawlinson. Suffolk
Langmead. London Dorset. Cornwall

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Re: Norfolk parishes 1700's (& Presbyterian baptisms)
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 02 September 14 16:18 BST (UK) »
Circuits is a term used for groups of Methodist Churches within an area.
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

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Re: Norfolk parishes 1700's (& Presbyterian baptisms)
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 02 September 14 17:48 BST (UK) »
Hi all, I've been off-line and just seen your replies.  Thanks for the inputs, which I'll follow up asap.  The record I have was a baptism (not christening) in The Ocatagon Chapel, Norwich, hence my assumption that it was not C of E. There are references to parish in various records, for example,  "...in St James' parish baptised..." although not my one.  It might be useful if I attach the record.

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Re: Norfolk parishes 1700's (& Presbyterian baptisms)
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 02 September 14 17:53 BST (UK) »
The Octagon Chapel appears to be Unitarian.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octagon_Chapel,_Norwich

And this is what they say their practice for baptism is-
http://www.unitarian.org.uk/pages/frequently-asked-questions-faq
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

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Re: Norfolk parishes 1700's (& Presbyterian baptisms)
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 02 September 14 17:56 BST (UK) »
PS, as I indicated in my earlier post, my expectation/ hope was a reference to Walsoken, but this record is in Norwich, some way away.  Unless this is some sort of central record of baptisms or there was indeed a circuit for baptisms, this is probably not my Elizabeth Cook.  It seems unlikely a circuit would cover such a wide area from Norwich?