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Title: Bungay Lookup Request - FORD/CLARKE
Post by: chris359 on Wednesday 23 April 08 19:19 BST (UK)
Carolyn, thanks for the generous offer.

When you have time could you please look for the following?

Baptism of Abigail FORD about 1803

Baptisms of children of Samuel CLARKE and Letitia FAIRWEATHER:
Ann Letitia CLARKE c 1829
George CLARKE c 1832
Alfred CLARKE c 1834
James CLARKE c 1837

(If you should spot any other baptisms for this family I'd be grateful for those too, if you have time.)

Many thanks,
Chris
Title: Re: Bungay Lookup Request - FORD/CLARKE
Post by: CarolynWinterburn on Saturday 10 May 08 10:27 BST (UK)
Hi Chris,

I have searched both the St Mary and Holy Trinity Parish records and have found no baptisms of the children of Samuel and Letitia. Nor are there any records of Letitia or of Abigail Ford. There were no Fords at all at that time, only later. The only births at that time were from Jeremiah and Sarah Clark.

Looking at the IGI I see it says "Prod St Mary Chapel" whatever that is. I do know that "Prod" is a slang word for Protestant, but I can`t understand why the IGI would use it.

In Genuki it says there were several small chapels apart from the main Churches so I feel it must refer to one of these. There was a small Catholic chapel built in 1823.

I´m sorry I can be of no help but if you need anything else please ask.

Regards

Carolyn
Title: Re: Bungay Lookup Request - FORD/CLARKE
Post by: Suffolk Mawther on Wednesday 14 May 08 01:55 BST (UK)
Just a thought  ;)

There was a chapel to St Mary Magdalen which was probably part of the hospital of St John.  I am not sure when this became a house but by the mid 1800s it was home to Mr Everson, a millowner.

SM ...