England
& Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Mildenhall lies in the extreme northwest of Suffolk, indeed it not only forms part of the boundary with neighbouring Cambridgeshire but also is only a mile or two from neighbouring Norfolk. Mildenhall is a small market town lying roughly midway between Thetford and Newmarket and it sits just west of the busy main A11 road which connects Norwich with London. Mildenhall originally was a riverside market town sitting on the northern banks of the River Lark, in recent times it has expanded northwards as a result of modern developments. Mention of Mildenhall would be incomplete without mentions its air-base, created in 1930 its was an important bomber base during World War 2 and in recent times it became the operational centre for US Strategic Air Command; today the base is experiencing decline as intentions to close in the future begin to take effect. It's impact on this small market town is immeasurable, a little slice of the USA in East Anglia. During the period of this transcript Mildenhall would have acted as a market town for its hinterland as well as having extensive farming within the broader parish, its location at the border between the sheep & rabbit ranges of Breckland and the extensive deep peat soils of The Fens would have guaranteed a diverse farming economy. The River Lark drains the parish westwards, making its way across The Fens to join the Great Ouse and reach the North Sea through The Wash and the port of King's Lynn. Mildenhall is sited at just 10 metres above the sea and the landscape around it is low-lying and only gently undulating to local heights of less than 30 metres. Mildenhall parish was extensive, the largest by area in Suffolk, with extensive acreage of Fenland, it covered 16,000 acres and would have supported around 3,700 parishioners. In Domesday times Mildenhall was shared 3 ways, the majority in the hands of King William, himself, as well as smaller holdings for Gilbert son of Richere and Richard his son; collectively the parish was an extremely wealthy place, it could boast 24 ploughs, meadows, had 2 mills and 3 fisheries. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 1st September 1754 - 28th October 1777 | Suffolk Record Office - Bury St Edmunds - Reference - FL/606/4/5 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
2 | 3rd November 1777 - 7th May 1797 | Suffolk Record Office - Bury St Edmunds - Reference - FL/606/4/6 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 3 entries per page | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
3 | 23rd May 1797 - 10th November 1812 | Suffolk Record Office - Bury St Edmunds - Reference - FL/606/4/7 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 3 entries per page | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
4 | 3rd January 1813 - 19th July 1828 | Suffolk Record Office - Bury St Edmunds - Reference - FL/606/4/11 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
5 | 18th August 1828 - 6th June 1837 | Suffolk Record Office - Bury St Edmunds - Reference - FL/606/4/12 | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
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Mary, Cambridgeshire
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Lakenheath
St Mary
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Soham
St Andrew, Cambridgeshire
Isleham St Andrew, Cambridgeshire |
Lakenheath
St Mary
Eriswell St Laurence |
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Isleham
St Andrew, Cambridgeshire
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Freckenham
St Andrew
Worlington All Saints Barton Mills St Mary |
Icklingham
St James
Tuddenham St Mary |
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