St. Mary's Church, Gislingham, BLOMEFIELD

[cathysm]

I would be very grateful if anyone could look up the baptism of my 6x great-grandmother, Elizabeth Blomefield, which took place in Gislingham, Suffolk in 1734. I believe her parents may be William and Elizabeth.

Thanks,
Cathy.

[annes]

I looked at the Gislingham parish register but struggled to find Elizabeth Blumfield.

Some children of William and Elizabeth Blumfield:
William 15th May 1736
John 13th May 1740
Robert (2nd?) April 1743

[cathysm]

Thank you for looking this up for me. A Pedigree Resource File on the FamilySearch website gives the date of baptism of Elizabeth Bloomfield as being 16th January, 1734, in the parish of Gislingham, Suffolk.

It's unfortunate that this doesn't match with the information contained in the parish records for Gislingham.

[annes]

I wouldn't 100% say it isn't there, just that I struggled to see it clearly 

[cathysm]

I appreciate that the handwritten records from this time can often be very difficult to decipher!

William Bloomfield and Elizabeth Bret were married in Gislingham in October 1731, so a date of 1734 for Elizabeth's baptism fits with her being part of this family group, with William, John and Robert as siblings.

I seem to be coming across an increasing number of variations in the spelling of Bloomfield/Blomefield/Blumfield!

Many thanks for your efforts.

[youngtug]

Although this may not help with your enquiry it may be of interest;  http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=368591.0

[cathysm]

Thanks for the link - what a lot of information to read through! I'm sure much of it will be useful in my research.

I am hoping to link my ancestors to a Blomfield of Mickfield pedigree, which I found online, and which would enable me to trace one of my ancestral lines back to the 11th century.