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This line is back up through my great grandad, sorry it hasnt copied very well

George Finch
b: 06 May 1861
d: 06 Jan 1934
m: 27 Mar 1896 in The Parish Church Liverpool
Ada Lacey
b: 07 Oct 1878
d: 30 Nov 1949
John Finch
b: 23 Oct 1823
d: 15 Nov 1869
m: 27 May 1852 in Stepney, Middlesex (London)
Maria East
b: 1830
d: 1903
James Finch
b: 12 Oct 1783
d: 08 Mar 1851
m: 07 Feb 1810 in Great Bentley Essex
Susan(nah) Morris
b: 1788
d: 13 Jan 1846
Simon Finch
b: 07 Oct 1748
d: 05 May 1813
m: 28 Sep 1773 in Elmstead Essex
Elizabeth Gray
b: 1749
d: 21 Dec 1814
Edward Finch
b: 26 Jun 1721
d: Abt. 1797
Elizabeth
Simon Finch
b: Abt. 1694

SIMON FINCH:
On his burial records the Vicar has written " Simon Finch of Creighton" the only place written like this is in
Staffordshire near Uttoxeter and I have checked the Parish records and there are no Finches mentioned. All
spelling was done phonetically then so it could be the spelling of another village in Suffolk eg Groton, Kirton,
Creeting, Cretingham,Sproughton, however I have searched all these Parishes and cannot find any mention of
a Finch. If the vicar was not from Suffolk the local accent may have confused him. The village next to Kersey
is Hadleigh so this could explain the spelling of Creighton.
On the Parish records for his burial it states "buried in Woollen" This refers to the Burial in Woollen Acts of
1667 & 1678. These Acts were attempts to protect the English Wool Trade and required that all bodies
should be buried in wool with the exception of those who died from the
Plague. A Five pound fine was imposed for burials which did not comply with
the Acts. By 1814 the Acts were repealed
I have a feeling that this Simon could be related to Finches in Poslingford and Fressingfield as all three Parish
records first record a Finch entry around 1715 after the eldest Finch had moved there after being married and
born somewhere else. The details are
Fressingfield Baptisms
c1700 Simon Finch unknown place of birth
1713 5 MarchSimon Son of Simon Finch and ---- his wife was baptised
1715 8 DecemberFrancis Son of Simon Finch and ---- his wife was baptised
1718 7 FebThomas buried 1718 Son of Simon Finch and ---- his wife was baptised
1719 5 SeptSarahDaug of Simon Finch was baptised
1721 17 Dec Mary Daug of Simon finch was baptised
1723 13 March Jonathan Son of Simon Finch and ----- his wife was baptised
1726 Lydia Daug of Simon & Sarah Finch baptised
1728 7 AprilThomas & Edmund?Sons of Simon and Sarah Finch baptised
1729 12 Oct Samuel Son of Simon and Sarah Finch baptised
Poslingford Finches
C1700-1775 Thomas FinchUnknown place of birth
1724 Simon FinchSon of Thomas and Alice
1738 Elizabeth FinchDaughter of Thomas and Alice
1740 Samuel Finch Son of Thomas and Alice
1743 Thomas FinchSon of Thomas and Alice
1745 John Finch Son of Thomas and Alice
1748 William Finch Son of Thomas and Alice
1751 Ann FinchDaughter of Thomas and Alice
1753 Mary Finch Daughter of Thomas and Alice

Thanks for the reply
Val

Hi can anyone lookup the Creeton Parish records around 1680-1700 for a Simon Finch his marriage to Ann ? before 1717 and the birth of their daughter around 1713-1717. Also interested in any other Finches with the following family fornames. Samuel Edward Thomas John James Simon Joseph
thanks

Hi thanks, no I dont have a scan as I am working from the fiche at the moment, still waiting on the photocopy. The burial entry states "Simon Finch of Creighton".

Val