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Thuxton St Paul

Baptisms 1813 to 1880

The parish of Thuxton lies in eastern central Norfolk about 5 miles southeast of the market town of East Dereham. Thuxton is a tiny place, little more than a hamlet with a scatter of farms and cottages either side of its halt on the heritage rail line of the Mid-Norfolk Railway from East Dereham to Wymondham. Thuxton sits just off, to the east, the B1135 which connects those two towns. Thuxton sits on a fairly level plain amongst the headwaters of the infant River Yare and would have been almost totally devoted to arable farming, as it still is today. The parish was also small, in an area of small parishes, covering just over 1,000 acres and with a half dozen other churches within 3 miles it had a tiny congregation of barely 100 folk too.

St Paul's church sits alongside the Mid-Norfolk railway line at the eastern end of Station Lane which runs down from the B1135. The church has a slightly curious look with its small octagonal top to an otherwise normal tower base, the work on this top is well documented as happening in the early 15th century. Pevsner, however, notes Norman style masonry is the tower base and also in the north wall of the nave which gives an 11th century origin for the building. Very little of that date remains as the church received two significant refreshes, the first in that great church building era of the Perpendicular from whence much of the remaining fabric dates and the second in the 1890s when the church was rather drastically restored by the Victorians. Pevsner does note, however, that a drawing of 1823 shows much the same detail as today so perhaps it was restoration rather than direct replacement. Heading down Station Lane one comes to a semicircular village green with sign, the church is to the east through wooden gates and accessed by a long gravel path. The churchyard is open and with few obstructions to photography.

A single standard 800-entry register book covers not only the period of this transcript but runs onward up to the start of the 21st century reflecting the low incidence of baptisms in this small congregation. This register, only recently deposited, is filmed on Microfilm MFRO776 in the collection of Norfolk Record Office which was used to prepare this transcript. A modern film with clear and crisp images making for a relatively straightforward read.

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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 02/09/1813 Charles RIX Charles RIX Labourer Sarah    
2 15/10/1815 Ann KNIGHTS William KNIGHTS Labourer Ann    
3 31/03/1816 Mary BUDELL       Elizabeth BUDELL  
4 28/04/1816 Sarah RIX Charles RIX Labourer Sarah    
5 12/10/1816 William Hardy TURNER       Elizabeth TURNER  
6 30/08/1818 Margaret KNIGHTS William KNIGHTS Labourer Ann    
7 30/12/1818 William ALLEN John ALLEN Labourer Susanna    
8 07/11/1819 James PITCHERS John PITCHERS Labourer Sarah    
9 23/04/1820 Elizabeth GANT James GANT Labourer Mary    
10 08/04/1821 Robert KNIGHTS William KNIGHTS Labourer Ann    
11 17/06/1821 William TUTTLE Thomas TUTTLE Labourer Frances    
12 01/07/1821 Mary TWAITS James TWAITS Labourer Ann    
13 07/10/1821 Elizabeth CHAPMAN William CHAPMAN Labourer Frances    
14 16/12/1821 Charles ALLEN John ALLEN Labourer Susanna    
15 26/03/1822 William Stagg FORMAN Edward FORMAN Labourer Mary    
16 01/12/1822 Lydia GANT James GANT Labourer Mary    
17 01/06/1823 Marianne CHAPMAN William CHAPMAN Labourer Frances    
18 10/08/1823 Susan TUTTLE Thomas TUTTLE Labourer Frances    
19 29/11/1823 William ANDERSON Robert ANDERSON Labourer Rebecca    
20 30/05/1824 Marianne ALLEN John ALLEN Labourer Susanna    
21 09/08/1824 John TWAITS James TWAITS Labourer Ann    
22 14/11/1824 Harriet GANT James GANT Labourer Mary    
23 15/05/1825 John TUTTLE Thomas TUTTLE Labourer Frances    
24 02/10/1825 Sarah Anne MAYES William MAYES Labourer Sarah    
25 09/12/1825 Elizabeth ANDERSON Robert ANDERSON Labourer Rebecca    
26 01/03/1826 William Rufus PALMER William PALMER Farmer Ann    
27 04/09/1826 Palmer HOLMAN George HOLMAN Farmer Mary    
28 16/09/1827 Robert TUTTLE Thomas TUTTLE Labourer Frances    
29 16/09/1827 John ALLEN John ALLEN Labourer Susanna    
30 15/06/1828 Jabez William PALMER William PALMER Farmer Ann    
31 20/07/1828 Elizabeth MIDDLETON       Mary Ann MIDDLETON  
32 02/11/1828 Sarah Anne CARMAN Ambrose CARMAN Labourer Elizabeth    
33 09/11/1828 Hannah CARMAN Ambrose CARMAN Labourer Elizabeth    
34 18/01/1829 John HOLLAND Thomas HOLLAND Labourer Susan    
35 15/03/1829 Ruth MAYES William MAYES Labourer Sarah    
36 15/03/1829 Maria MAYES William MAYES Labourer Sarah    
37 26/04/1829 Eliza GANT James GANT Labourer Mary    
38 19/07/1829 Jael HOLMAN George HOLMAN Farmer Mary    
39 07/03/1830 Alfred William PALMER William PALMER Farmer Ann    
40 05/09/1830 Frederick BIDEWELL John BIDEWELL Labourer Sarah    
41 17/10/1830 Elizabeth ALLEN John ALLEN Labourer Susanna    
42 02/01/1831 Emily ANDERSON Robert ANDERSON Labourer Rebecca    
43 13/02/1831 Lois HOLMAN George HOLMAN Farmer Mary    
44 17/04/1831 Blytha HOLLAND Thomas HOLLAND Labourer Susan    
45 05/02/1832 Carolina GANT James GANT Labourer Mary    
46 08/04/1832 Hebe Lucy Ann PALMER William PALMER Farmer Ann    
47 11/07/1832 Emily BIDEWELL John BIDEWELL Labourer Sarah    
48 16/12/1832 John BREEZE William BREEZE Farmer Mary Ann    
49 30/12/1832 Walter VASSAR Caleb VASSAR Farmer Jane    
51 26/05/1833 William Palmer HOLMAN George HOLMAN Farmer Mary    
50 19/08/1833 Hannah HOLLAND Thomas HOLLAND Labourer Susan    
52 06/04/1834 Hannah ALLEN John ALLEN Labourer Susanna    
53 04/05/1834 Betsy Ann Lucy PALMER William PALMER Farmer Ann    
54 04/05/1834 James BREEZE William BREEZE Labourer Mary Ann    
55 21/09/1834 James BIDEWELL John BIDEWELL Labourer Sarah    
56 04/01/1835 Dalton VASSAR Caleb VASSAR Farmer Jane   21/11/1834
57 17/05/1835 Mary HOLLAND Thomas HOLLAND Labourer Susan WILSON  
58 01/11/1835 Stephen William PALMER William PALMER Farmer Anne REYNOLDS  
59 15/05/1836 Mary HOLLAND Thomas HOLLAND Labourer Susan WILSON  
60 07/08/1836 Martha Anne PARSLEY Henry PARSLEY Shopkeeper Marianne STANLEY 28/06/1836
61 14/08/1836 Robert HOLMAN George HOLMAN Farmer Mary    
62 22/12/1836 Jesse VASSAR Caleb VASSAR Farmer Jane   07/11/1836
63 14/05/1837 George BREAME George BREAME Bricklayer Mary    
64 14/05/1837 Isaac BREAME George BREAME Bricklayer Mary    
65 13/08/1837 Ellis BIDEWELL John BIDEWELL Labourer Sarah JESSUP 14/06/1837
66 10/12/1837 Palgrave William PALMER William PALMER Farmer Anne REYNOLDS 04/11/1837
67 04/03/1838 Susan EDWARDS James EDWARDS Farmer Mary HOLLAND 31/01/1838
68 03/06/1838 Johnathan HOLLAND Thomas HOLLAND Labourer Susan WILSON 05/05/1838
69 24/02/1839 Susan GAFF Thomas GAFF Labourer Margaret   18/01/1839
70 09/05/1839 James CROSS James CROSS Labourer Mary Ann   17/04/1839
71 09/06/1839 Harriet BREAM George BREAM Mason Mary   15/05/1839
72 01/03/1840 Joseph WARD Charles WARD Labourer Mary   01/02/1840
73 10/05/1840 Sophia EDWARDS James EDWARDS Farmer Mary   16/03/1840
74 07/06/1840 Robert ALLEN John ALLEN Labourer Susan   August 1839
75 15/11/1840 Tabitha Placida Jane Ann PALMER William PALMER Farmer Ann   03/05/1840
76 13/12/1840 Stephen HOLLAND Thomas HOLLAND Labourer Susan   03/11/1840
77 23/05/1841 Thomas GAFF Thomas GAFF Labourer Margaret   21/05/1841
77 23/05/1841 Ann GAFF Thomas GAFF Labourer Margaret   21/05/1841
78 30/05/1841 Susan Sarah Ann ALLEN John ALLEN Labourer Susan   26/12/1840
79 13/06/1841 Mary Ann THWAITES William THWAITES Labourer Letitia   12/06/1841
80 22/08/1841 William BREAM George BREAM Mason Mary   22/08/1841
81 23/01/1842 Benjamin EDWARDS James EDWARDS Farmer Mary    
82 12/06/1842 William WARD Charles WARD Labourer Mary    
83 25/09/1842 Henry THWAITES William THWAITES Labourer Letitia   19/09/1842
84 09/11/1842 Alice Thirza Ann PALMER William PALMER Farmer Ann   26/06/1842
85 05/12/1842 Sarah HOLLAND Thomas HOLLAND Labourer Susan   15/11/1842
86 08/01/1843 John WARD John WARD Labourer Sarah   08/01/1843
87 08/01/1843 Edward WOODS William WOODS Miller Mary Ann   28/12/1842
88 30/04/1843 Elizabeth GAFF Thomas GAFF Labourer Margaret   19/04/1843
89 15/10/1843 James THWAITES William THWAITES Labourer Letitia   13/10/1843
90 19/10/1843 Charlotte SPARKE James SPARKE Innkeeper Margaret   02/10/1843
91 14/01/1844 Martha Ann HOOD William HOOD Carpenter Mary Ann   01/01/1844
92 18/02/1844 Elizabeth HARDY Perry HARDY Farmer Mary Ann   15/01/1844
93 20/04/1844 Robert WARD John WARD Labourer Sarah   13/04/1844
94 21/05/1844 Ann MAYES William MAYES Labourer Sarah   11/09/1843
95 26/05/1844 Caroline HOLLY William HOLLY Labourer Ellen   26/05/1844
96 30/06/1844 Mary Anne WARD       Sarah WARD 01/04/1844
97 15/06/1845 William HOWES Charles HOWES Labourer Elizabeth    
98 29/06/1845 Ann Maria BOWLES John BOWLES Labourer Emily   05/06/1845
99 25/01/1846 James GAFF Thomas GAFF Labourer Margaret    
100 03/02/1846 Ann MAYES William MAYES Labourer Sarah    
101 08/02/1846 Elizabeth MAYES       Ruth MAYES  
102 22/02/1846 Charles Alfred WARD Charles WARD Labourer Mary    
103 10/04/1846 Walter William PALMER William PALMER Farmer Ann   18/03/1845
104 24/05/1846 Harriot HARDY Perry HARDY Farmer Mary Ann   29/11/1845
105 24/05/1846 Ann HOLLAND Thomas HOLLAND Labourer Susanna    
106 15/11/1846 Sarah Ann HOOD William HOOD Carpenter Mary Ann    
107 17/02/1847 Henry THWAITES William THWAITES Labourer Letitia    
108 02/04/1847 Sophia GAFF Thomas GAFF Labourer Margaret    
109 09/05/1847 Robert WARD John WARD Labourer Sarah   18/12/1846
110 05/12/1847 Betsy HOLLAND Thomas HOLLAND Labourer Susan    
111 05/01/1848 James HOWES Charles HOWES Labourer Elizabeth    
112 14/05/1848 Dora Manning WRIGHT Henry WRIGHT Clerk Rector Susanna   10/02/1848
113 25/12/1848 Elizabeth GAFF Thomas GAFF Labourer Margaret    
114 10/06/1849 Roger John WRIGHT Henry WRIGHT Clerk Rector Susanna   31/03/1849
115 19/08/1849 Thomas Alfred HOOD William HOOD Carpenter Marianne    
116 24/02/1850 James NORTON William NORTON Fish Dealer Eliza HARDY  
117 24/02/1850 Anna Maria HARDY       Eliza HARDY 12/02/1848
118 14/03/1850 Susanna HOWES Charles HOWES Labourer Elizabeth    
119 21/10/1850 Thomas GAFF Thomas GAFF Labourer Margaret    
120 12/01/1851 John HUDSON William HUDSON Labourer Emily    
121 10/04/1851 Charles HOLLAND       Hannah HOLLAND  
122 21/09/1851 Lucy CHAMBERLANE Henry CHAMBERLANE Labourer Lucy    
123 13/03/1853 John HOWES Charles HOWES Labourer Elizabeth    
124 05/06/1853 Jael HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Emma GAPP 29/01/1853
125 26/06/1853 Charles Samuel BECKETT Samuel BECKETT Gardener Harriett    
126 26/06/1853 Emma GAFF Thomas GAFF Labourer Margaret    
127 04/05/1854 Elizabeth Mary HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Emma GAPP  
128 04/05/1854 Lois HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Emma GAPP  
129 04/05/1855 George HOWES       Caroline HOWES  
130 22/08/1855 Margaret CHAMBERLANE James CHAMBERLANE Labourer Sarah    
131 22/08/1855 James MAYES Robert MAYES Labourer Emily    
132 19/09/1855 Henry William TWAITES William TWAITES Labourer Letitia    
133 22/06/1856 Hannah WARNER Robert WARNER Farmer Blytha    
134 10/08/1856 George HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Emma GAPP 18/10/1855
135 27/04/1857 Susan FOX William FOX Bricklayer Hannah    
136 31/05/1857 Harry HOWES Charles HOWES Labourer Elizabeth    
137 20/09/1857 James CHAMBERLANE James CHAMBERLANE Labourer Sarah    
138 16/10/1857 William MAYES Robert MAYES Labourer Emily    
139 17/01/1858 Frederick WARNER Robert WARNER Farmer Blytha    
140 17/01/1858 Marshall WARNER Robert WARNER Farmer Blytha    
141 04/04/1858 Edmund William GATH Thomas GATH Labourer Margaret GAFF 28/10/1857
142 06/06/1858 Herbert William HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Emma GAPP 03/10/1857
143 11/09/1859 Susan FOX William FOX Bricklayer Hannah   25/04/1857
144 11/09/1859 Louisa FOX William FOX Bricklayer Hannah   16/08/1859
145 18/11/1859 Mary Ann HOLMAN Palmer HOLMAN Farmer Charlotte SPRINGHALL  
146 02/02/1860 Walter LINGWOOD Isaac LINGWOOD Labourer Marianne    
147 29/04/1860 Blytha HOLLAND John HOLLAND Labourer Elizabeth    
148 02/07/1860 Sophia MAYES Robert MAYES Labourer Emily    
149 07/07/1860 Ellen WARNER Robert WARNER Farmer Blytha    
150 05/08/1860 Anna HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Emma GAPP 15/07/1859
151 31/03/1862 Robert HOLLAND John HOLLAND Shepherd Elizabeth TILNEY  
152 10/05/1862 Bertha MAYES Robert MAYES Labourer Emily TUCK  
153 15/06/1862 Hebe Elizabeth HOLMAN Palmer HOLMAN Farmer Charlotte SPRINGHALL  
154 15/06/1862 Albert HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Emma GAPP  
155 22/06/1862 Marianne GATH Thomas GATH Labourer Margaret GAFF 17/06/1855
156 22/06/1862 Bertha MAYES William MAYES Labourer Sarah   06/08/1848
157 29/03/1863 Palmer HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Emma GAPP  
158 19/07/1863 Edward PALMER Thomas PALMER Labourer Rachel HOLMAN  
159 13/09/1863 William BREEZE James BREEZE Farmer Emily   13/10/1862
160 25/10/1863 John Odin Howard TAYLOR John Oddin TAYLOR Solicitor Elizabeth BREWER 02/03/1837
161 10/01/1864 Anna Elizabeth STIRMAN       Susan STIRMAN 12/11/1863
162 20/06/1864 Hannah HOLLAND John HOLLAND Shepherd Elizabeth TILNEY  
163 09/12/1864 Robert MAYES Robert MAYES Labourer Emily TUCK  
164 15/01/1865 Georgiana GATH       Sarah Anne GATH 10/05/1863
165 03/09/1865 Alice HOLMAN Palmer HOLMAN Farmer Charlotte SPRINGHALL  
166 01/04/1866 Valentine Henry GOFF James GOFF Labourer Susanna    
167 13/05/1866 Sarah Anne SKIPPER John SKIPPER Labourer Letitia    
168 19/08/1866 Florence Edith CLARKE John CLARKE Farmer Jael HOLMAN 19/01/1866
169 02/09/1866 Jesse Albert HOLMAN Stephen Palmer HOLMAN Coal Merchant Sarah Ann HUDSON 30/06/1866
170 25/11/1866 William Durrant WYMER Samuel WYMER Labourer Jane   04/10/1866
171 31/01/1867 Susanna HOLLAND John HOLLAND Shepherd Elizabeth    
172 31/01/1867 Charles BREEZE James BREEZE Farmer Emily    
173 31/01/1867 Marianne BREEZE James BREEZE Farmer Emily    
174 03/01/1868 Charles SEAMAN Richard SEAMAN Labourer Susan   28/09/1867
175 03/01/1868 Marianne GOFF James GOFF Labourer Susanna    
176 30/08/1868 Walter Durrant WYMER Samuel WYMER Labourer Jane   08/07/1868
177 30/08/1868 Stephen Albert CULLINGTON Henry CULLINGTON Station Master Matilda Jane   08/07/1868
178 20/09/1868 Frederick William BLYTH Edward BLYTH Labourer Susan Sarah Ann   05/02/1868
179 01/11/1868 Robert MAYES       Elizabeth MAYES 26/01/1864
180 25/07/1869 Walter HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Emma GOFF 01/05/1866
181 25/07/1869 Frederick HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Emma GOFF 19/10/1867
182 25/07/1869 Robert HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Emma GOFF 05/05/1869
183 01/08/1869 Eliza HOLLAND John HOLLAND Shepherd Elizabeth    
184 01/08/1869 Sarah Elizabeth SEAMAN Richard SEAMAN Labourer Susan   03/04/1869
185 29/08/1869 Emma GARNER James GARNER Railway Porter Sarah   28/07/1860
186 08/05/1870 Blanche Mary HOLMAN Stephen Palmer HOLMAN Coal Merchant Sarah Ann HUDSON 17/02/1870
187 22/05/1870 Alfred GRAVES George GRAVES Labourer Bertha   01/06/1869
188 12/06/1870 Charles BLYTH Edward BLYTH Labourer Susan Sarah Ann    
189 20/07/1870 Berthalena GOFF James GOFF Labourer Susanna    
190 19/11/1870 George Arthur WYMER Samuel WYMER Labourer Jane   19/07/1870
191 11/12/1870 Blanche Mary CULLINGTON Henry CULLINGTON Station Master Matilda Jane   01/10/1870
192 12/03/1871 Francis Oddin TAYLOR Frederick Garratt TAYLOR Farmer Susan ROBERSON 13/07/1842
193 11/02/1872 Bessie Valentia HOLMAN Stephen Palmer HOLMAN Coal Merchant Sarah Ann HUDSON  
194 14/07/1872 Francis Bertram Oddin TAYLOR Francis Oddin TAYLOR Farmer & Land Owner Elizabeth Mary Catherine PADDON 05/06/1872
195 22/09/1872 Mary Elizabeth BLYTH Edward BLYTH Labourer Susan Sarah Ann   05/06/1872
196 03/11/1872 Tabitha Mary PALMER Stephen William PALMER Farmer Susan   04/10/1872
197 24/04/1873 Herbert BREEZE James BREEZE Farmer Emily    
198 22/06/1873 William Herbert CULLINGTON Henry CULLINGTON Station Master Matilda Jane    
199 29/06/1873 Harry TASH Robert TASH Farmer Susan    
200 29/06/1873 Fred SEAMAN Richard SEAMAN Labourer Susan   05/12/1871
201 29/06/1873 Alice Mary WYMER Samuel WYMER Labourer Jane    
202 11/09/1873 Gordon Ernest Oddin TAYLOR Francis Oddin TAYLOR Farmer & Land Owner Elizabeth Mary Catherine PADDON 27/08/1873
203 09/02/1874 Emile Ernest WICKS Henry WICKS Waiter Eliza    
204 13/12/1874 Fanny Flora GOFF James GOFF Labourer Susanna    
205 10/01/1875 Emma Beatrice WICKS Robert WICKS Labourer Jael HOLMAN 06/04/1873
206 10/01/1875 Marianne Dora WICKS Robert WICKS Labourer Jael HOLMAN  
207 07/03/1875 William PALMER Stephen William PALMER Farmer Susan   24/10/1874
208 18/04/1875 Ada Millicent TAYLOR Francis Oddin TAYLOR Farmer & Land Owner Elizabeth Mary Catherine PADDON 04/02/1875
209 02/05/1875 Mary Anne HOWARD Thomas HOWARD Labourer Mary Anne    
210 13/06/1875 Florence Mary SEYMOUR Henry SEYMOUR Farming Steward Clara   24/03/1875
211 17/12/1875 Frank SEAMAN Richard SEAMAN Parish Clerk Susan    
212 10/02/1876 Herbert Fred WYMER Samuel WYMER Labourer Jane   12/10/1875
213 02/04/1876 Charles Arthur HOWARD Thomas HOWARD Labourer Mary Anne   10/02/1876
214 16/04/1876 Alice Elizabeth BALDWIN       Caroline BALDWIN 28/12/1871
215 16/04/1876 Polly Matilda WALKER John WALKER Coal Carter Caroline   21/06/1874
216 01/10/1876 William John HOLMAN William HOLMAN Farmer Alice NORTON 08/09/1875
217 01/10/1876 Katie PALMER Stephen William PALMER Farmer Susan   13/07/1876
218 22/10/1876 Philip William BEAN William BEAN Miller Marianne   17/08/1876
219 24/12/1876 Martha May WALKER John WALKER Coal Carter Caroline   02/11/1876
220 30/12/1876 Arthur Ernest GOFF James GOFF Labourer Susanna   06/09/1876
221 24/06/1877 Esther Beatrice TAYLOR Francis Oddin TAYLOR Farmer & Land Owner Elizabeth Mary Catherine PADDON 10/03/1877
222 17/03/1878 Annie Blytha HOWARD Thomas HOWARD Labourer Mary Anne   27/12/1877
223 01/09/1878 Mary Anna GOFF James GOFF Labourer Susanna   06/06/1878
224 13/10/1878 Herbert Henry Matthew FINCH Matthew FINCH Farm Steward Emily Jane   03/09/1878
225 19/01/1879 John William HOLLOND       Blytha HOLLOND 22/12/1878
226 29/03/1879 Beatrice Louisa STOCKING David STOCKING Labourer Edney   18/08/1878
227 22/06/1879 William Richard WALKER John WALKER Coal Carter Caroline   10/01/1879
228 06/07/1879 Emma HOWARD Thomas HOWARD Labourer Mary Anne   18/05/1879
229 28/09/1879 Lionel Hugh Oddin TAYLOR Francis Oddin TAYLOR Farmer & Land Owner Elizabeth Mary Catherine PADDON 06/08/1879
230 23/05/1880 Marianne SCASE Henry SCASE Labourer Sarah Anne   10/01/1880

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