Excerpts from the Parish Records of Lindsey, Suffolk

This information has been extracted from microform copies of the original Lindsey parish records (FB59/D1/1-9) held at the Suffolk Records Office in Bury St. Edmunds. Whilst every care has been taken to make this listing as accurate and complete as possible, no guarantee as to its fitness for any purpose whatsoever is given. Use of this data is entirely at your own risk.
Ancestral Surnames
Burman, Chaplin, Crick, Game, Piper, Rowland, Scott, Wilden
Other Surnames
Clark, Clover, Cousens, Farthing, Hazel, Hicks, Masters, Paine, Vince, Wakefield, Wells
Not Found
Barker, Biles/Byles, Elder, Harrington, Janning, Leeks, Middleditch, Notley
The following abbreviations may appear before the date:
B : Marriage banns
L : Anglicised version of the original entry which was written in Latin
R : Entry which appeared only in the register bills (bishop's transcripts)

Baptismal Records: 1559-1647, 1652, 1639-1900

Surname      Forename     Parents                               Date

Piper        Robert       Peter                                 13 Sep 1569
Piper        William      Peter                                 20 Jan 1571/2
Crick        Robert       Thomas                                13 Jun 1573
Piper        Susan        Peter                                  5 Sep 1574
Rowland      Rose         Peter                                  8 Jan 1575/6
Creke        Hugh         Thomas                                19 Jan 1577/8
Chaplen      Elizabeth    Edmond                                 4 Aug 1587
Chaplen      Audry        Edmond                                25 Jan 1589/90
Rawlen       Robert       Anthonie                              27 Aug 1598
Chaplin      Sarah        Edmond                                11 Jun 1617
Scott        Giles        Giles                                 15 Mar 1628/9
Scot         Margery      Giles                                  3 Dec 1632
Scot         Alice        Giles                                 24 Apr 1636
Scot         Mary         Giles                                 30 Dec 1638
Scot         Sarah        Giles & Elizabeth                      9 Sep 1660
Scot         Elizabeth    Giles & Elizabeth                     22 Mar 1662/3
Scot         Giles        Giles & Elizabeth                     25 Jun 1665
Scott        Hannah       Giles & Elizabeth                     15 Sep 1667
Scott        Hester       Giles & Elizabeth                     26 Jun 1670
Scot         Susan        Joyles & Elizabeth                    14 Nov 1672
Rawlins      John         John & Mary                           27 Jul 1712
Rawling      Mary         John & Mary                            9 Sep 1716
Rawlings     Edward       John & Margery                        19 Nov 1721
Wilden       George       George & Ann                          19 Aug 1733
Rawling      William      William & Mary                        19 Sep 1736
Game         Rebecca      John & Rebecca                        22 Aug 1779
Game         Elizabeth    John & Rebecca                         4 Aug 1782

Marriage Records: 1559-1570, 1579-1644, 1664-1672, 1676-1679, 1682-1688, 1693-1750, 1753, 1755-1900

Records of marriage banns run from 1823 to 1900 only.
Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

Creake       William                                            13 Dec 1621
Wakefield    Margaret

Game         Roger                                              15 Sep 1644
Hickes       Margarett

Rawlan       Edward                                             11 Jun 1667
Clover       Susanna

Chaplyn      Joseph                                             30 Oct 1687
Pain         Susan

Wells        Charles                                            28 Jan 1693/4
Scot         Annar

Masters      George       Groom was from Kersey. Bride was      21 Oct 1697
Scot         Ester        from Lindsey.

Rawlins      John                                               25 Jul 1720
Clarke       Margaret

Wilden       George       Groom was a widower from Monks        17 Nov 1732
Vince        Ann          Eleigh. Bride was single and from
                          Lindsey. Banns.

Farthing     William      Banns.                                 9 Mar 1735/6
Rawling      Mary

Game         John         Both were single and from Lindsey.    20 Apr 1779
Cousens      Rebeckah     Groom was illiterate. Banns.

Chaplin      William John Both were single. Groom was 24 and  B  2 Aug 1896
Hazell       Sarah Ann    a groom from Great Wenham. Bride    B  9 Aug 1896
                          was 21 and from Lindsey. Fathers:   B 16 Aug 1896
                          Robert Chaplin, horseman; George      29 Aug 1896
                          Hazell, horseman.

Burial Records: 1559-1570, 1574-1648, 1657-1685, 1689-1690, 1692-1900

Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

Scot         Giles                                              12 Dec 1661
Scot         Ghyles       sexton                                 6 Jul 1676
Rowling      Margaret                                            9 May 1749
Game         John         pauper                                15 Feb 1784
Burman       Elizabeth    age 31, from Semer                    13 Mar 1828
Crick        Eliza        age 54                                21 Jun 1863
Scott        Lucy         age 67                                17 Aug 1876
Scott        Edward       age 56                                21 Oct 1887

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