Essex parish records online - project

[helvissa]

Oh - sorry! Those are baptism, not marriages. I haven't done the marriages yet, but I think there's some coverage in the marriages on findmypast.co.uk

If you know the names and have a rough idea of the time frame, I don't mind having a look for you.

[beales999]

Hi Helen

many thanks for your links, but alas no success

I am looking for the marriage of
Robert Beales from Combs, Suffolk b 1783
to
Hannah ? b 1783
Marriage date approx 1819/20

I did find a Robert Beales at Gt Bromley but he came from Doneyland ( Rowhedge area) but I have no record of the Robert I am seeking ever living there

When you get the time, a glance at your records would be much appreciated

alan

[helvissa]

Had a look at the marriage register just now and no Beales marriages 1813 to 1826.

Could I ask what makes you think they may have married there? Did they have children born there?

[helvissa]

Ah! If you search on www.freereg.org.uk choosing baptisms, Essex, St Osyth, you'll find the baptisms for Robert and Hannah's children:

06 May 1810 Hannah
08 Oct 1814 James (surname is spelt "Balls" but probably "Beales")
19 Oct 1820 Eliza (born 17 Aug 1820)
16 Jan 1825 Rebecca
16 Sep 1827 Benjamin & Elizabeth (both buried a month later)

Robert was buried on    06 Dec 1854 in St Osyth, aged 77.

Is this Robert Beales the same Robert who's in St Osyth in 1851, married to Mary Ann, with a son who's a Chelsea pensioner? (and also 1841?)

Ah... I've found a marriage in Great Bromley on 6th February 1809 between Robert Beales, bachelor of Donyland, and Hanah May (of Gt Bromley, marital status not given). Robert signs, Hanah marks. Witnesses both mark: Will Rolf, Sarah May. Although it says Robert is "of Donyland", it still could be your man as he may have moved around. The "of" parish isn't necessarily where he was born.

[chiddicks]

Hi,

Is there a way of finding out which parishes are covered?

[beales999]

Helen

That will do nicely.
The confusion was that dates given on Ancestry were "born" dates
After looking at you freereg site, I now see them as Baptism dates.

As we know born and baptised can mean many years apart.
Now the dates makes a lot more sense

Many thanks for your kind help.
You are doing a great job with these parish records, keep up the good work

alan

[Scrabble]

Chiddicks - I presume you mean what parishes are on FreeReg?

Go to FreeReg home page and click on Counties & Parishes http://www.freereg.org.uk/parishes/index.shtml

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