1813 to 1880 Baptism Project Redenhall St Mary |
Baptisms 1813 to 1880
The parish of Redenhall lies in southern Norfolk and forms
a substantial portion of the boundary with neighbouring Suffolk. Redenhall
lies roughly midway between the Norfolk market town of Diss and the Suffolk
one of Bungay, just north of the River Waveney, that forms the border,
and crossed by the A143 road which heads eastwards along the border of
the two counties. Redenhall, itself, is rather small but as the parish
also includes the village of Wortwell and the substantially larger one
of Harleston (before it obtained its own church) the parish held a substantial
population. The parish was previously plagued by the traffic along the
A143 but a new road which bypasses the main settlements has left the three
villages peaceful and prosperous. Harleston, itself, is the major settlement
and its centre rivals the larger towns for its shops, pubs and other businesses.
Altogether Redenhall parish holds a thriving community. |
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Three registers cover the period of the transcript, the first (a 1600-entry book) covers 1813 to 1841 and is filmed on Microfilm MFRO522, the second (an 800-entry book) covers 1841 to 1863 this is covered by Microfilms MFRO522 and finished on MFRO523 and the third (also 800-entry) covers from 1863 to beyond the end of the project period and is also on Microfilm MFRO523. These two films, in the collection of the Norfolk Record Office, are both relatively recent filmings and benefit from the good quality images attainable today. This is somewhat necessary as the standard of cleric is highly variable. Whilst the first book is extremely good that of the later entries (roughly corresponding to the period when birth dates are not given) is rather poor being scruffy and difficult to read at times. Whilst every effort has been made to minimise error they cannot be totally ruled out during this poor clerical period. |
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