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Mendham Baptisms
« on: Monday 10 May 10 08:18 BST (UK) »
I'm looking for the baptism of a John Smith who said that he was born in Mendham c.1735. He had a brother Charles also said to be born there c.1728. A third brother William gave his birthplace as Harleson c.1726.

Their father was William Smith the rector of St Mary and St Cross South Elmham 1722-1767. To be honest it would seem more logical to me that he would have baptised his own children in his own parish, but Mendham and Harleston are the villages they named as their birthplaces.

I'd really like to find out the name of William's wife - searching for John and William Smiths is like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack  ::)

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Carole
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Re: Mendham Baptisms
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 15 May 10 20:17 BST (UK) »
Carole,

The following is from Mendham PR's

William Smith bap. 18/10/1725                  William (clerk) and Frances
Charles Smith bap 5/12/1726                    Mr Wm Smith Esq and Frances
Frances Smith bap 1/2/1726/7                  Mr Wm Smith Esq and Frances
James Smith bap 29/7/1729                     William and Frances
James Smith bap 20/10/1732                   William (clerk) and Frances

There is no mention of John, I am afraid.

Hope that helps.

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Re: Mendham Baptisms
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 15 May 10 23:16 BST (UK) »
Thank you very much - that's brilliant information, even if John wasn't baptised there, that's the family and I now know his mother was called Frances - it narrows things down a bit  :)

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Re: Mendham Baptisms
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Re: Mendham Baptisms
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 26 April 12 08:21 BST (UK) »
Thank you. I'm still interested in the family and other documents do show the relationships, I just haven't found the missing baptism yet.

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Re: Mendham Baptisms
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 28 April 12 19:04 BST (UK) »
Shrink Link shortens that long link to

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0loq/

 ;D

Pat ...

Every time I find an ancestor,
I have to find two more!

SUFFOLK - Pendle, Stygall, Pipe, Fruer, Bridges, Fisk, Bellamy, Sparham - all link to  Framlingham 
DERBY - Bridges and Frost (originally Framlingham/Parham)
NOTTINGHAM - Lambert & Selby
BERKSHIRE/then Hammersmith LDN - Fulker
LDN/MDX - Murray, Clancy, Broker, Hoskins, Marsden, Wilson, Sale
 
GGfather Michael Wilson born Cork, lived Fulham London - moved to Boston USA 1889, what happened next?

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Re: Mendham Baptisms
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 02 April 14 22:52 BST (UK) »
Hi looking at the Mendham/Harleston confusion.  Due to the strange drawing of Parish boundary you could be born more or less in the center of Harleston and still be in the parish of Mendham - the parish boundary coming right up to the south west boundary of the market place.

Even though Mendham is a Suffolk Village this means the parish boundary travels over a mile into Norfolk!  i.e you can be simultaneously and accurately both be born in Mendham and in Harleston!

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Re: Mendham Baptisms
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 03 April 14 09:25 BST (UK) »
Which is why the parish officials would annually walk the parish bounds so that each new generation learnt exactly where the parish boundaries lay - I wonder how many people today, especially in towns, are even aware of the concept of the word 'parish' let alone where the boundaries are?

Carole
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Re: Mendham Baptisms
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 03 April 14 19:11 BST (UK) »
Many parishes here in Suffolk still 'beat the bounds', as we do in Framlingham.

There are photographs of beating the bounds in the 1960s using a tractor, which is often the case nowadays to get around the farm lands.
www.framlinghamarchive.org.uk

SM
Every time I find an ancestor,
I have to find two more!

SUFFOLK - Pendle, Stygall, Pipe, Fruer, Bridges, Fisk, Bellamy, Sparham - all link to  Framlingham 
DERBY - Bridges and Frost (originally Framlingham/Parham)
NOTTINGHAM - Lambert & Selby
BERKSHIRE/then Hammersmith LDN - Fulker
LDN/MDX - Murray, Clancy, Broker, Hoskins, Marsden, Wilson, Sale
 
GGfather Michael Wilson born Cork, lived Fulham London - moved to Boston USA 1889, what happened next?