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Title: St. Mary's Church, Gislingham, BLOMEFIELD
Post by: cathysm on Monday 24 March 14 18:54 GMT (UK)

I would be very grateful if anyone could look up the baptism of my 6x great-grandmother, Elizabeth Blomefield, which took place in Gislingham, Suffolk in 1734. I believe her parents may be William and Elizabeth.

Thanks,
Cathy.

Title: Re: St. Mary's Church, Gislingham, BLOMEFIELD
Post by: annes on Wednesday 02 April 14 20:13 BST (UK)

I looked at the Gislingham parish register but struggled to find Elizabeth Blumfield.

Some children of William and Elizabeth Blumfield:
William 15th May 1736
John 13th May 1740
Robert (2nd?) April 1743

Title: Re: St. Mary's Church, Gislingham, BLOMEFIELD
Post by: cathysm on Wednesday 02 April 14 20:44 BST (UK)

Thank you for looking this up for me. A Pedigree Resource File on the FamilySearch website gives the date of baptism of Elizabeth Bloomfield as being 16th January, 1734, in the parish of Gislingham, Suffolk.

It's unfortunate that this doesn't match with the information contained in the parish records for Gislingham.

Title: Re: St. Mary's Church, Gislingham, BLOMEFIELD
Post by: annes on Thursday 03 April 14 13:03 BST (UK)

I wouldn't 100% say it isn't there, just that I struggled to see it clearly  ???

Title: Re: St. Mary's Church, Gislingham, BLOMEFIELD
Post by: cathysm on Thursday 03 April 14 19:19 BST (UK)

I appreciate that the handwritten records from this time can often be very difficult to decipher!

William Bloomfield and Elizabeth Bret were married in Gislingham in October 1731, so a date of 1734 for Elizabeth's baptism fits with her being part of this family group, with William, John and Robert as siblings.

I seem to be coming across an increasing number of variations in the spelling of Bloomfield/Blomefield/Blumfield!

Many thanks for your efforts.

Title: Re: St. Mary's Church, Gislingham, BLOMEFIELD
Post by: youngtug on Thursday 03 April 14 22:25 BST (UK)

Although this may not help with your enquiry it may be of interest;  http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=368591.0

Title: Re: St. Mary's Church, Gislingham, BLOMEFIELD
Post by: cathysm on Friday 04 April 14 12:08 BST (UK)

Thanks for the link - what a lot of information to read through! I'm sure much of it will be useful in my research.

I am hoping to link my ancestors to a Blomfield of Mickfield pedigree, which I found online, and which would enable me to trace one of my ancestral lines back to the 11th century.