Excerpts from the Parish Records of Hessett, Suffolk

This information has been extracted from microform copies of the original Hessett parish records (FL584/4/1-11) 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
Chaplin, Crick, Game, Harrington, Janning, King, Notley, Peck, Scott
Other Surnames
Alderton, Avice, Barrett, Barrow, Bauly, Bulbrook, Bullett, Byford, Carver, Chinery, Churchill, Clark, Cocksedge, Collin, Cook, Crosby, Dennis, Dising, Durrant, Frost, Hensby, Horex, Hoo, Hoy, Hunt, Lilly, Mahurs, Manning, Mayhew, Mothersole, Pettit, Poole, Redman, Roise, Rose, Rouse, Rust, Sharpe, Stafford, Steggall, Swan, Thorn, Ward
Not Found
Biles/Byles, Burman, Leeks, Middleditch, Piper, Rowland
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: 1538-1900

Birth dates are in parentheses.
Surname      Forename     Parents                               Date

Scott        Dorothy      Thomas & Agnes                      L 10 Apr 1540
Scott        George       Thomas & Agnes                      L 23 Aug 1542
Scott        Thomas       Thomas & Agnes                      L 26 Sep 1544
Scott        Phillip      Thomas & Agnes                      L 26 Dec 1546
King         Agnes        John & Katherine                    L 11 Aug 1548
Scott        Agnes        Thomas & Agnes                      L 20 Aug 1549
Janning      Joan         Edmund                              L 21 Nov 1561
Scott        Edward       John & Margaret                     L 28 Dec 1575
Scott        Thomas       Thomas & Ann, first son             L 21 Jan 1581/2
Scott        Mary         George & Ann                        L  5 Aug 1582
Scot         Joan         John                                L 17 Apr 1608
Scot         John         John                                L 31 Oct 1611
Skott        Sarah        John                                L 21 Jul 1616
Skott        Susan        John                                L 20 Jan 1621/2
Scott        Ester        Robert                              L  1 Apr 1630
Scott        Ruth         Robert, junior                      L  1 Jan 1632/3
Scott        Elizabeth    Robert                              L 21 Oct 1634
Scott        Rebecca      Robert & Beatrice                   L 27 Aug 1637
Scott        Ann          Robert & Bettrice                   L 10 Nov 1639
Scott        Ann          Robert & Margaret                   L 29 Jun 1648
Cricke       Mary         Thomas & Mary                       L 18 Dec 1655
Skott        John         John & Mary                         L 24 May 1691
Skott        Thomas       John & Mary                         L 13 Sep 1696
Skott        Elizabeth    John & Mary                         L  9 Jul 1699
Skott        Roger        John & Mary                         L 13 Apr 1702
Crick        Robert       John & Mary                         L 16 Nov 1707
Cricke       Mary         John & Mary                         L 10 Dec 1711
Crick        Elizabeth    John & Mary                         L  6 Dec 1713
Crick        Jonathan     John & Mary                         L 24 Mar 1716/7
Crick        William      John & Mary                         L 14 Aug 1720
Crick        George       John & Mary                           13 Sep 1725
Scott        Thomas       Thomas & Mary                         26 Apr 1750
Scot         John         Thomas & Mary                         31 Mar 1752
Crick        George       George & Elizabeth                    26 Sep 1753
Crick        Elizabeth    George & Elizabeth                    20 May 1755
Crick        Mary         George & Elizabeth                     1 Aug 1756
Crick        William      George & Elizabeth                     6 Jan 1758
Crick        John         George & Elizabeth                    11 May 1762
Crick        Dorothy      George & Elizabeth                     1 Apr 1764
Crick        John         George & Elizabeth                     5 Jan 1766
Crick        Martha       George & Elizabeth                    28 Feb 1768
Crick        Robert       George & Elizabeth                     4 Mar 1770
Frost        Battina      James & Elizabeth (Mayhew)           (20 Sep 1781)
                          baptised privately                     4 Oct 1781
King         James        Samuel & Susannah (Barrow)             5 Jul 1784
Scot         Sarah        Sarah, spinster                      (21 Nov 1784)
                                                                 5 Dec 1784
Steggall     Susan        Robert & Sarah (Scott)               (17 Mar 1790)
                                                                21 Mar 1790
Steggall     Frances      daughter of Robert & Sarah (Scott)   (28 Jan 1792)
                          baptised privately                    31 Jan 1792
Steggal      Sarah        Robert & Sarah (Scott)               (12 Jun 1795)
                          baptised privately                    14 Jun 1795
Harrington   Eliza        William & Battina                    (10 Jun 1803)
                          baptised privately                    11 Jun 1803
Notley       James        Elizabeth, spinster                  (13 Feb 1804)
                          baptised privately                    15 Feb 1804
Clarke       John         Joseph & Mary (Frost)                ( 8 Jul 1805)
                          baptised privately                    21 Jul 1805
Herrington   John         William & Elizabeth (Notley)         (12 Aug 1807)
                          baptised privately                    14 Aug 1807
Game         Mary Anne    William & Sarah (Scott)              (30 Sep 1808)
                          baptised privately                     8 Oct 1808
Herrington   Susan        William & Elizabeth (Notley)         ( 9 Apr 1809)
                          baptised privately                    13 Apr 1809
Notley       William      John & Mary (Biford)                 (29 May 1810)
                                                                 1 Jun 1810
Harrington   John         William & Elizabeth (Notley)          10 Mar 1812
                          baptised privately
Harrington   Susan        William, labourer, & Elizabeth        15 May 1814
Alderton     Alfred       James, farmer, & Susan                 9 Nov 1815
Rouse        Mary Anne    illegitimate daughter of Elizabeth     2 Apr 1816
             Notley       baptised privately
Harrington   Mary Anne    William, labourer, & Elizabeth         4 Jan 1817
Game         James        William, labourer, & Sarah             8 Jun 1817
Alderton     Susan        James, farmer, & Susan                27 Nov 1817
Game         William      William, labourer, & Sarah            27 Oct 1818
Alderton     Elizabeth    James, farmer, & Susan                18 Apr 1819
Game         Thomas       William, labourer, & Sarah             4 Jun 1820
Alderton     Caroline     James, farmer, & Susan                18 Nov 1821
Game         Matilda      William, labourer, & Sarah             8 Dec 1822
Harrington   Sophia       William, labourer, & Elizabeth        30 Mar 1823
Game         George       William, labourer, & Sarah            19 Aug 1824
Alderton     James        James, labourer, & Susan               5 Jun 1825
Game         John         William, labourer, & Sarah             4 Jun 1826
Game         Sarah        James, labourer, & Sarah              19 Apr 1829
Game         Emma         illegitimate daughter of Mary Ann     25 Aug 1833
Notley       Mary Ann     James, labourer, & Ann (Peck)         25 Aug 1833
Notley       William      James, labourer, & Ann (Peck)         30 Aug 1836
Cook         Samuel       Samuel, labourer, & Elizabeth (Hoy)  (11 Jul 1837)
                                                                10 May 1840
Harrington   George       John, labourer, & Mary Anne (Game)    24 May 1838
Francis      Emma         John Francis & Susan Harrington       21 Jun 1838
             Harrington   (see next entry)
Harrington   Emma         Susan                                 21 Jun 1838 
Notley       Sarah        James, labourer, & Ann (Peck)         21 Jul 1839
Harrington   Anne         John, labourer, & Mary Anne (Game)    30 Jan 1840
Harrington   Frederick    John, labourer, & Mary Anne (Game)    17 Apr 1843
Notley       Susan        James, labourer, & Ann (Peck)         17 Jun 1844
Game         George       Thomas, labourer, & Elizabeth         27 May 1849
                          (Alderton)
Harrington   John         John, gamekeeper, & Mary (Game)       19 May 1850
Harrington   Mary         John, gamekeeper, & Mary (Game)       19 May 1850
Harrington   Sarah        John, gamekeeper, & Mary (Game)       19 May 1850
Game         Herbert      illegitimate son of Sarah             25 Aug 1850
             William
Game         John         Thomas, labourer, & Elizabeth         17 Aug 1851
                          (Alderton)
Harrington   William      John, gamekeeper, & Mary Anne (Game)  19 Aug 1851
Rose         George       John, labourer, & Sophy (Harrington)  21 Mar 1852
Alderton     Emma         James, labourer, & Sarah (Game)       15 May 1853
Game         Mary Ann     Thomas, labourer, & Elizabeth         22 Nov 1853
                          (Alderton), baptised privately
Notley       Sarah        James, labourer, & Ann, age 13        16 Apr 1854
Notley       Thomas       James, labourer, & Ann, age 7         16 Apr 1854
Harrington   Anna         John, gamekeeper, & Mary Anne (Game)   4 Jun 1854
Alderton     Frederick    James, labourer (deceased), &         23 Dec 1855
             John         Sarah (Game)
Bullett      George       Charles, labourer, & Mary Anne         4 Aug 1861
                          (Cocksedge)
Cook         William      Samuel, labourer, & Sarah Ann          4 Aug 1861
             James        (Notley)
Cooke        Sarah Ann    Samuel, labourer, & Sarah Ann         13 Aug 1865
                          (Notley), age 4 weeks
Cooke        George       Samuel, labourer, & Sarah Anne         6 Sep 1868
             Henry        (Notley), age 5 weeks
Cooke        Frederick    Samuel, labourer, & Sarah Ann                1873
             Henry        (Notley), age 10 months
                          baptised on the Feast of Purification
Bullett      Susan        George, labourer, & Sarah            (14 Aug 1888)
             Mariann                                             9 Sep 1888
Bullett      Susan        George, labourer, & Sarah            ( 3 Apr 1890)
             Mary-Ann                                           18 May 1890
Bullett      Edith May    George, labourer, & Sarah Ann         15 Aug 1893
Crick        Robert John  Henry, gamekeeper, & Mary Ann         28 Oct 1894
Bullett      William      George, labourer, & Sarah              2 Jul 1895
             Edward
Bullett      Georgiana    George, labourer, & Sarah            ( 3 Nov 1897)
                          baptised privately                    25 Jan 1898

Marriage Records: 1539-1900

Records of marriage banns run from 1754 to 1811, 1824 to 1894 and 1897 to 1900 only.
Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

King         John                                             L  2 Oct 1547
Roise        Katherine

Hunt         Henry                                            L 22 Jun 1555
Scott        Anna

Scott        John                                             L 20 Sep 1562
Carver       Margaret

Bulbroke     Thomas       Bride was a widow.                  L 26 Sep 1563
King         Katherine

Lylly        Martin                                           L 30 Oct 1563
Scott        Dorothy 

King         Richard      Groom was from Old Newton. Bride    L 23 Oct 1586
Churchale    Margaret     was single.

Sharpe       Richard                                          L  5 Jun 1587
Scott        Joan

Scott        Thomas                                           L  1 Oct 1587
Avice        Dorothy

Scott        James                                            L 29 Oct 1587
Thorne       Abelina

Scott        George                                           L  1 Nov 1598
Balley       Elizabeth

Notlye       Nicholas                                         L  1 Sep 1613
Carver       Elizabeth

Dizing       William      Licence.                            L 11 Jan 1614/5
Jennings     Maria

Scott        George                                           L  3 Jun 1617
Stafford     Susan

Rust         George                                           L 25 Apr 1620
Skott        Susan

Chenery      Thomas                                           L 29 Sep 1628
Scott        Audry

Crick        Thomas       Groom was from Rougham.             L 17 Jun 1652
Collin       Elizabeth

Hoo          Thomas       Groom was from Hessett. Bride was     17 Nov 1657
Chaplin      Ellen        from Combs. Father: Stephen Chaplin.
                          Marriage took place in Combs.

Durrant      Augustus     Groom was from Brettenham. Bride    L 12 Dec 1661
Chaplin      Mary         from Hessett.

King         Thomas       Groom was from Rushbrooke. Bride    L 23 Aug 1669
Hensby       Grace        was from Stansfield.

Skott        John         Groom was a widower.                L  3 Feb 1704/5
Redman       Ann

Dising       William      Licence.                            L 11 Jan 1714/5
Jennings     Mary

Skot         Thomas                                           L 25 Sep 1723
Petit        Elizabeth

Dennis       John         Groom was from Brancaster, Norfolk.    1 Aug 1726
Scotten      Mary

Swan         William                                             4 Oct 1739
Crick        Mary

Manning      William      Licence.                               9 Oct 1744
Scot         Elizabeth

Crick        George                                             19 Dec 1752
Pool         Elizabeth

Steggall     Robert       Both were from Hessett. Groom was      3 Nov 1789
Scott        Sarah        a widower. Bride was single and
                          illiterate. Banns.

Ward         Thomas       Both were single and illiterate.    B 13 Jun 1790
Crick        Dorothy      Groom was from Semer. Bride was     B 20 Jun 1790
                          from Hessett.                       B 27 Jun 1790
                                                                 4 Jul 1790

Mothersole   James        Both were single, illiterate and    B  4 Oct 1792
Crick        Martha       from Hessett.                       B 11 Oct 1792
                                                              B 18 Oct 1792
                                                                 1 Nov 1792

Frost        Thomas       Both were illiterate. Groom was a     19 Nov 1801
Scott        Sarah        widower from Rougham. Bride was
                          single and from Hessett. Banns.

Harrington   William      Both were single, illiterate and    B 12 Sep 1802
Frost        Battina      from Hessett.                       B 19 Sep 1802
                                                              B 26 Sep 1802
                                                                11 Oct 1802

Herrington   William      Both were illiterate and from       B 21 Jun 1807
Notley       Elizabeth    Hessett. Groom was a widower.       B 28 Jun 1807
                          Bride was single.                   B  5 Jul 1807
                                                                14 Jul 1807

Notley       John         Both were single, illiterate and    B 19 Nov 1809
Beyford      Mary         from Hessett.                       B 26 Nov 1809
                                                              B  9 Nov 1809
                                                                 4 May 1810

Notley       Nathaniel    Both were single, illiterate and      29 May 1817
Rouse        Elizabeth    from Hessett. Banns.

Clark        John         Both were single, illiterate and    B 10 Sep 1826
Harrington   Eliza        from Hessett.                       B 17 Sep 1826
                                                              B 24 Sep 1826
                                                                18 Oct 1826

Notley       James        Both were single, illiterate and    B 23 Dec 1832
Peck         Ann          from Hessett. Witnesses: Sarah      B 30 Dec 1832
                          Peck, Thomas Peck.                  B  6 Jan 1832
                                                                10 Jan 1833

Herrington   John         Both were single. Groom was an      B  1 Oct 1837
Game         Mary Anne    illiterate labourer from Hessett.   B  8 Oct 1837
                          Bride was from Creeting All         B 15 Oct 1837
                          Saints. Fathers: William              11 Nov 1837
                          Herrington, labourer; William Game,
                          labourer. Witnesses: William Game,
                          Susan Herrington.

King         Charles      Both were single and from Hessett.    30 Oct 1842
Frost        Maria        Groom was an underage labourer.
                          Bride was illiterate. Fathers:
                          Edward Kemp, mariner; [none].
                          Banns.

Game         Thomas       Both were single and from Hessett.  B  9 Jul 1848
Alderton     Elizabeth    Groom was an illiterate labourer.   B 16 Jul 1848
                          Fathers: William Game, labourer;    B 23 Jul 1848
                          James Alderton, labourer.             30 Jul 1848
                          Witnesses: James Alderton, Susan
                          Game.

Rose         John         Groom was single and from           B  8 Oct 1848
Harrington   Sophia       Drinkstone. Bride was from          B 15 Oct 1848
                          Hessett.                            B 22 Oct 1848

Game         George       Both were single and from Hessett.  B 26 Oct 1851
Barrett      Martha       Groom was an illiterate labourer.   B  2 Nov 1851
                          Bride was underage. Fathers:        B  9 Nov 1851
                          William Game, labourer; Isaac         15 Nov 1851
                          Barrett, shoe-maker. Witness: Emma
                          Game.

Alderton     James        Both were single, illiterate and    B 20 Jun 1852
Game         Sarah        from Hessett. Groom was a           B 27 Jun 1852
                          labourer. Fathers: James Alderton,  B  4 Jul 1852
                          labourer; William Game, labourer.     25 Jul 1852
                          Witness: William Alderton.

Cook         Samuel       Both were single, illiterate and    B 28 Oct 1860
Notley       Sarah Ann    from Hessett. Groom was a           B  4 Nov 1860
                          labourer. Fathers: Samuel Cook,     B 11 Nov 1860
                          labourer; James Notley, labourer.     26 May 1861

Bullett      George       Both were single, illiterate        B 19 Sep 1886
Cook         Sarah Ann    labourers from Hessett. Fathers:    B 26 Sep 1886
                          Charles Bullett, labourer; Samuel   B  3 Oct 1886
                          Cook, labourer. Witnesses: Eliza      16 Oct 1886
                          Cook, George Cook.

Horex        Alfred       Both were single. Groom was from    B  7 Oct 1894
             William      Bradfield St. George. Bride was     B 14 Oct 1894
Game         Mary Anne    from Hessett.                       B 21 Oct 1894

Burial Records: 1538-1900

Surname      Forename     Notes                                 Date

Scott        Margery      wife of Robert                      L 20 Apr 1540
Scott        Thomas       son of Thomas                       L  4 Oct 1546
Kyng         John                                             L 20 Jun 1556
Scott        Agnes        wife of Thomas                      L 15 Aug 1566
Scott        Thomas       yeoman                              L 15 Oct 1595
Kinge        William                                          L 19 Dec 1609
Scott        George                                           L  7 May 1610
Skott        John                                             L 13 Jun 1621
Skott        Ann          widow of George                     L 29 Jul 1623
Scott                     widow                               L 29 Dec 1627
Scott        Ann                                              L 12 Dec 1638
Scott        Robert                                           L  8 Jan 1638/9
Scott        Rebecca                                          L  5 May 1640
Scott        Beatris      wife of Robert                      L    Jul 1644
Cricke       Thomas                                           L 21 Sep 1661
Chaplin      Andrew       rector                              L 18 Jan 1662/3
Chaplin      Ann          widow                               L 13 Apr 1669
Crick        Robert       son of Robert, from Rougham         L 26 Sep 1698
Skott        Elizabeth    daughter of John & Mary             L 19 Oct 1702
Skott        Mary         wife of John                        L  1 Jul 1703
Skott        Roger        son of John & Mary                  L 27 Jan 1703/4
Scott        John                                             L 19 Nov 1713
Scot         Ann          widow                                  5 Sep 1737
Herrington   James                                              15 Aug 1744
Harrington   Ann          widow                                 11 Apr 1746
Crick        William                                             1 Jan 1746/7
Crick        John                                                3 Oct 1754
Crick        John         son of George & Elizabeth              4 May 1764
Scott        Rebecca      wife of John                           3 May 1770
Crick        Mary         widow                                 24 Apr 1771
Crick        Mary         daughter of George                    23 Nov 1771
Crick        Robert       son of George & Elizabeth             18 Jul 1777
Herington    Henry        "an aged Man"                          1 Apr 1782
Crick        George       age 60, married, son of John &        27 Apr 1786
                          Mary (Crosbie)
Peck         Sarah        age 37, wife of William                9 Jun 1795
King         Susan        age about 56, wife of Samuel          24 Jan 1796
                          "late Susan Barrow, widow, formerly
                          Susan Allen, spinster"
Notley       James        age 8, son of John & Martha (Mahurs)   8 Mar 1797
Harrington   Battina      age 23, wife of William               26 Jan 1806
Herrington   John         son of William & Elizabeth (Notley)   23 Mar 1808
                          age 7 months
Notley       John         age 77, widower                        4 Sep 1810
Harrington   Susan        daughter of William & Elizabeth       29 May 1811
                          age 2
Peck         Sarah        age 82                                 9 May 1816
Nottley      John         age 51                                21 May 1829
Harrintgon   Mary Anne    age 17                                12 Jan 1834
Harrington   Emma         age 20 days                            8 Jul 1838
Clarke       John         age 33                                 4 Apr 1839
Alderton     Caroline     age 18                                18 Jul 1840
Herrington   William      age 74                                11 May 1845
Notley       Ann          age 39                                21 Apr 1848
Notley       Elizabeth    age 60, from Drinkstone               12 Feb 1852
Game         James        age 36                                22 Feb 1852
Alderton     Alfred       age 37                                 7 Jul 1853
Game         Elizabeth    age 34                                18 Nov 1853
Alderton     James        age 75                                24 Nov 1853
Game         Mary Ann     infant                                26 Feb 1854
Game         Isaac        infant                                19 Mar 1854
             Barrett
Notley       Susan        age 10                                11 Apr 1854
Game         George       age 6                                 26 Apr 1855
Alderton     James        age 30                                31 Oct 1855
Herrington   Elizabeth    age 75, from Drinkstone               19 Aug 1856
Notley       Nathan       age 68                                 7 Dec 1856
Game         Sarah        age 82                                 6 Apr 1864
Game         William      age 80                                10 May 1865
Notley       Mary         age 52, from Stowmarket Union          3 Sep 1871
Bullett      Susan Mary   age 2 months                           7 Nov 1888
             Ann
Bullett      William      age 1 month                           10 Jul 1895
             Edward
Crick        Robert John  age 1                                 25 Sep 1895
Bullett      Georgiana    age 3 months                           3 Feb 1898

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