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Beeston St Lawrence

Baptisms 1813 to 1880

The small parish of Beeston St Lawrence sits in north-eastern Norfolk about 3 miles north-east of Wroxham and the same west of Stalham. The parish, a small scatter of farms around the eponymous Hall, is situated on the A1151 road linking Norwich to Stalham. This parish had a tiny population mostly estate workers of less than a hundred souls. The evidence for the paltry population is writ large in the register which is astonishingly short for the 64 years of the period covered by the project.

St Lawrence church sits right beside the A1151 on a raised site. It is an old church for Norfolk as evidenced by its round "Saxon" tower. In reality the fabric largely dates from the 12th century with the later nave being added in the 14th century when most Norfolk churches were expanded. The church has one minor claim to fame - the parapet which previously adorned the tower was blown off in 1945 by a German V2 rocket, this must have been one the most exciting episodes in the long history of a small country church.
Given the tiny population it is not surprising a single register book covers not only the period of the transcript but indeed right up to 1971, at which point it was deposited still unfilled. The register is filmed on Microfiche 3 in the collection of the Norfolk Record Office and from which this transcript was prepared. At less then 50 entries to describe the transcript as anything other than straightforward would be an exaggeration!

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Event Ref No Event Date Individual Given Individual Surname Father's Given Father's Surname Father's Occupation Mother's Given Mother's Maiden Surname Birth Note
1 12/09/1813 Anne HAINE William HAINE Husbandman Sarah   20/08/1813
2 23/12/1816 Thomas Edward PRESTON Thomas PRESTON Baronet Jane   17/11/1816
3 20/03/1818 Leonard SHORT John SHORT Labourer Jemima   18/03/1818
4 14/06/1818 Joshua LOVEDAY Henry LOVEDAY Labourer Maria   09/06/1818
5 24/01/1819 John GOWN Richard GOWN Labourer Mary   07/12/1818
6 12/11/1820 Henry LOVEDAY Henry LOVEDAY Labourer Maria   11/11/1820
7 11/05/1823 Benjamin LOVEDAY Henry LOVEDAY Labourer Maria   04/05/1823
8 23/10/1825 Anna Maria LOVEDAY Henry LOVEDAY Labourer Maria   12/10/1825
9 29/01/1826 Robert Mallett STROLGER John STROLGER Servant Sarah Hilton LOVEDAY 20/01/1826
10 11/03/1827 Almera SANDLE Martin SANDLE Game Keeper Hannah   28/01/1827
11 24/05/1829 William Brown MILES William MILES Butler Rebecca    
12 14/06/1829 William Harrison SANDLE Martin SANDLE Game Keeper Hannah    
13 21/02/1831 William MILES William MILES Servant Rebecca    
15 14/07/1833 Anne SMITH James SMITH Servant Mary    
16 14/07/1833 James NEAVE William NEAVE Servant Anne    
17 09/10/1838 Caroline Thomazina BAGGE William BAGGE Esquire Frances    
18 22/09/1839 Benjamin CUBITT Horatio CUBITT Farmer Mary Ann LANGHAM  
19 16/05/1841 Sarah Ann CUBITT Horatio CUBITT Farmer Mary Ann   10/05/1841
20 16/05/1841 Mary CUBITT Horatio CUBITT Farmer Mary Ann   10/05/1841
21 27/10/1844 Maria GAY James GAY Labourer Julia    
22 17/04/1845 Edith Mary BAGGE William BAGGE Esquire Frances    
23 10/09/1845 Louisa Elizabeth EYRE Edward EYRE Clerk Octavia Thomazina    
26 25/04/1846 John NEALE John NEALE Labourer Elizabeth    
24 08/07/1846 Edward Henry THURSTON Thomas Edward THURSTON Esquire Caroline    
25 06/09/1846 Sarah Anne GAY James GAY Labourer Julia    
27 02/05/1847 Edwin TERRY Edwin TERRY Gardener Elizabeth    
28 26/12/1847 James GAY James GAY Labourer Julia    
29 05/06/1848 Emily Caroline PRESTON Jacob Henry PRESTON Baronet Amelia   12/04/1848
30 23/01/1849 Edward PRESTON Jacob Henry PRESTON Baronet Amelia   21/01/1849
31 23/01/1849 Henrietta PRESTON Jacob Henry PRESTON Baronet Amelia   21/01/1849
32 18/02/1849 Lizzy TERRY Edwin TERRY Gardener Elizabeth   21/11/1848
49 06/03/1850 Frances Amelia PRESTON Jacob Henry PRESTON Baronet Amelia    
50 06/03/1850 Ellen Carolina PRESTON Jacob Henry PRESTON Baronet Amelia    
51 17/03/1850 Rebecca GAY James GAY Labourer Julia    
52 25/05/1851 Sarah TERRY Edwin TERRY Gardener Elizabeth    
53 29/10/1851 Henry Jacob PRESTON Jacob Henry PRESTON Baronet Amelia    
54 29/10/1851 Francis William PRESTON Thomas Edward PRESTON Esquire Caroline    
55 22/08/1853 Eleanor Jane PRESTON Jacob Henry PRESTON Baronet Amelia    
56 11/09/1853 Henry TERRY Edwin TERRY Gardener Elizabeth    
57 10/12/1855 Elizabeth Sophia PRESTON Jacob Henry PRESTON Baronet Amelia    
58 18/01/1857 Jane BLACKBURNE George BLACKBURNE Labourer Elizabeth   13/12/1856
59 26/03/1858 William Thomas PRESTON Jacob Henry PRESTON Baronet Amelia    
60 31/07/1861 George Edward PRESTON Jacob Henry PRESTON Baronet Amelia   12/06/1861
61 01/09/1862 Mary Ann SMITH John SMITH Labourer Mary Ann   14/04/1862
62 05/09/1862 George BLACKBURN George BLACKBURN Labourer Elizabeth   14/07/1861
63 13/01/1864 William BLACKBURN George BLACKBURN Labourer Elizabeth    
64 19/12/1875 Mary Laura PRESTON Henry Edward PRESTON Gentleman Mary Row   16/10/1875

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