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Bixley St Wandregeselius

Baptisms 1813 to 1880

 The parish of Bixley just a couple of miles southeast of the city of Norwich and barely a half mile away from the city's southern bypass. The parish has always been small and today's Ordnance Survey maps fail to show it at all there being no population centre not even a collection of houses and farms that could merit the term hamlet. Bixley St Wandregeselius sits a few hundred yards east of the B1332 road which connects Norwich through to the Suffolk market town of Bungay. Even by the standards of its county Bixley parish was tiny, covering just 640 acres of farmland with the majority set to arable. Early gazetteers place its population as close to 100, an optimistic figure and much lower today.

As can be seen from the images St Wandregeselius is a ruin having been subject to a senseless arson attack in 2004, plans were announced in 2021 to turn the former church into a private home. Access to the church was always difficult and is likely to become more so following deconsecration, its access track is unmarked, on the busy B1332, and narrow with no option for turning around once within making for a tricky exit. The dedication is unique amongst English churches and refers to a 7th century French abbot from the Abbey of Fontanella. The fabric of the little damaged western tower is 14th century whilst much else dated either from a rebuild in the 16th century or the Victorian restoration of the 1860s. It's tiny churchyard is surrounded closely by trees and is a difficult subject for the photographer without the additional restrictions which might soon follow.

 
 
 A single standard 800-entry register book covers the period of this transcript and runs onwards to the early 20th century whence it was abandoned less than half used. This register is a very recent deposit with Norfolk Record Office yet despite this good quality digitised imagery is available to view for those with a subscription to the major commercial sites. A straightforward piece to prepare as a result.

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Event Ref No Event Date Individual Given Individual Surname Father's Given Father's Surname Father's Occupation Mother's Given Mother's Maiden Surname Birth Note
1 14/08/1814 James HARRINGTON William HARRINGTON Game Keeper Hannah 11/08/1814
2 29/10/1815 Frederic FIDDY John FIDDY Farmer Ann 23/10/1815
3 12/05/1816 Eliza HARRINGTON William HARRINGTON Game Keeper Hannah 07/04/1816
4 11/11/1818 William ARTHURTON James ARTHURTON Gardener Mary 25/10/1818
5 30/05/1819 Charlotte OAKLEY Robert OAKLEY Husbandman Elizabeth 10/09/1805
6 30/05/1819 Robert OAKLEY Robert OAKLEY Husbandman Elizabeth 08/08/1809
7 --/04/1820 Henry SOUTER James SOUTER Husbandman Hannah 19/07/1819
8 10/09/1820 Harriet PALMER William PALMER Game Keeper Elizabeth 11/08/1820
9 29/11/1820 Maria ARTHURTON James ARTHURTON Gardener Mary 20/10/1820
10 01/04/1821 Joseph RICHES William RICHES Labourer Elizabeth 02/03/1821
11 06/01/1822 Elizabeth PALMER William PALMER Game Keeper Elizabeth 10/12/1821
12 10/03/1822 Anthony COOK Anthony COOK Labourer Susannah
13 01/06/1823 Honor FOX Thomas FOX Labourer Sarah 29/05/1823
14 28/09/1823 Elizabeth SOUTER James SOUTER Husbandman Hannah 27/09/1823
15 10/10/1824 George Amos HALL Amos HALL Carpenter Ann
16 07/08/1825 William DANT Dowson DANT Game Keeper Ann
17 20/12/1825 George St Leger Gordon MATCHETT William MATCHETT Esquire Mary 19/12/1825
18 02/07/1826 Mary Ann MINNS Henry MINNS Labourer Anne 27/06/1826
19 08/10/1826 Thomas DENT Dowson DENT Game Keeper Ann 02/10/1826
20 17/12/1826 Mary Anne COOK Anthony COOK Labourer Susan 16/12/1826
21 25/12/1826 William LANE Harriet LANE 23/12/1826
22 25/03/1827 Martha RANDAL William RANDAL Labourer Ann 22/02/1827
23 25/08/1827 Anastasia FOSTER Lambert Blackwell FOSTER Clerk Mary Green 19/08/1827
24 09/12/1827 Mary Anne COOK Anthony COOK Labourer Susan 04/12/1827
26 29/07/1828 William FOSTER Lambert Blackwell FOSTER Clerk Mary Green 24/07/1828
25 10/08/1828 Eliza DENT Dowson DENT Labourer Ann
27 09/11/1828 Jonathan SEAMAN George SEAMAN Labourer Susan HARROD 18/10/1828
28 04/01/1829 Sarah Ann Fiddy WILLIAMSON William WILLIAMSON Cordwainer Mary 20/12/1828
29 08/03/1829 Robert RANDALL William RANDALL Labourer Ann 15/02/1829
30 03/05/1829 James RUMSBY John RUMSBY Labourer Mary 27/04/1829
31 17/06/1830 Ann FORSTER Valentine FORSTER Labourer Mary 07/06/1830
32 20/06/1830 Elizabeth COOK Anthony COOK Labourer Susan 07/06/1830
33 26/09/1830 Hannah RUMSBY John RUMSBY Labourer Mary 04/09/1830
34 11/09/1831 Mary PALMER Robert PALMER Labourer Elizabeth 19/07/1831
35 13/09/1831 Elizabeth COOK Anthony COOK Labourer Susan 02/09/1831
36 05/02/1832 Edwin HURRY Thomas HURRY Labourer Hannah 16/12/1831
37 21/10/1832 Anne RANDALL William RANDALL Labourer Anne 10/10/1832
38 30/12/1832 Susanna FOX Robert FOX Labourer Phoebe 26/12/1832
39 21/02/1833 George SPINKS William Hagon SPINKS Labourer Sarah 18/02/1833
40 14/07/1833 George RUMSBY John RUMSBY Labourer Mary 18/06/1833
41 17/07/1833 Edward SPALL William SPALL Labourer Sarah 07/07/1833
42 04/08/1833 William SEAMAN George SEAMAN Labourer Susan HARROD 19/04/1833
43 02/02/1834 Sarah Jemima THURSTON John THURSTON Shoemaker Charlotte 18/01/1834
44 16/03/1834 Edward BROCK Mary BROCK 04/02/1834
45 13/04/1834 Esther COOK Anthony COOK Labourer Susan 30/03/1834
46 25/01/1835 Mary RANDALL William RANDALL Labourer Ann 22/01/1835
47 25/01/1835 William RANDALL William RANDALL Labourer Ann 22/01/1835
48 25/01/1835 Hannah FOX Robert FOX Labourer Phoebe 24/01/1835
49 05/07/1835 Anthony COOK Anthony COOK Labourer Susan 20/06/1835
50 05/07/1835 George SEAMAN George SEAMAN Labourer Susan 03/06/1835
51 19/06/1836 Sarah Jemima THURLOW John THURLOW Shoemaker Charlotte 16/06/1836
52 16/10/1836 John Wortley FIDDY Henry FIDDY Farmer Sophia 11/10/1836
53 26/02/1837 Henry FOX Robert FOX Labourer Phoebe 20/02/1837
54 30/04/1837 William RANDALL William RANDALL Labourer Ann 01/04/1837
55 08/10/1837 Anthony COOK Anthony COOK Labourer Susan 30/09/1837
56 07/06/1840 Mary THURLOW John THURLOW Shoemaker Charlotte 27/05/1840
57 08/11/1840 Arthur RANDALL William RANDALL Labourer Ann 07/10/1840
58 19/04/1841 Mary Anne STURMAN George STURMAN Labourer Ruth 10/04/1841
59 04/07/1841 Priscilla FROST George FROST Labourer Maria 13/05/1839
60 22/08/1841 Phoebe FOX Robert FOX Labourer Phoebe 07/08/1841
61 06/02/1842 George Richard PARKER George PARKER Farmer Emily 09/01/1842
62 29/07/1842 Edward MARTIN William MARTIN Gentleman Susannah Cubitt 08/12/1841
63 04/06/1843 Jehosaphat FROST George FROST Labourer Maria 14/01/1842
64 10/11/1843 William PEGG James PEGG Game Keeper Mary Ann 06/11/1843
65 07/07/1844 John FOX Robert FOX Labourer Phoebe 11/06/1844
66 07/07/1844 Sarah HARRIS John HARRIS Labourer Elizabeth 17/06/1844
67 07/07/1844 Mary Anne HARRIS John HARRIS Labourer Elizabeth 09/08/1842
68 25/12/1845 John HARRIS John HARRIS Labourer Elizabeth 22/11/1845
69 22/02/1846 Jane CULLING Isaac CULLING Labourer Susan
70 26/07/1846 Landaur JARMY Charles JARMY Farming Steward Mary
71 26/07/1846 Leonard JARMY Charles JARMY Farming Steward Mary
72 19/03/1848 John Valentine CULLING Isaac CULLING Game Keeper Susannah 14/02/1848
73 08/10/1848 Landar JARMY Charles JARMY Farm Steward Mary 15/09/1848
74 22/04/1849 Louisa WHITMORE James WHITMORE Labourer Sarah 05/03/1849
75 27/05/1849 James HARRIS John HARRIS Labourer Elizabeth 30/04/1849
76 21/04/1850 Rose Edith MARTIN William MARTIN Gentleman Susannah Cubitt 28/02/1845
77 19/05/1850 Mary Ann SHELDRAKE Harriet SHELDRAKE 18/03/1848
78 16/11/1850 Mary Ann JERMY Charles JERMY Farm Servant Mary
79 09/02/1851 Phillis PYLE William PYLE Labourer Charlotte
80 12/05/1851 Susanah YALLOP Robert YALLOP Labourer Elizabeth
81 22/06/1851 Robert Goldsmith PALMER Mary PALMER
82 20/07/1851 Thirza Martha HOUSEAGO Richard HOUSEAGO Railway Porter Mary Manett 01/10/1840
83 20/07/1851 John Isaac HOUSEAGO Richard HOUSEAGO Railway Porter Mary Manett 27/01/1842
84 20/07/1851 Richard HOUSEAGO Richard HOUSEAGO Railway Porter Mary Manett 21/08/1843
85 20/07/1851 William Mower HOUSEAGO Richard HOUSEAGO Railway Porter Mary Manett 12/06/1845
86 20/07/1851 Moses Samuel HOUSEAGO Richard HOUSEAGO Railway Porter Mary Manett 17/11/1846
87 20/07/1851 Janson HOUSEAGO Richard HOUSEAGO Railway Porter Mary Manett 18/05/1848
88 20/07/1851 Henry Mower HOUSEAGO Richard HOUSEAGO Railway Porter Mary Manett 10/02/1851
89 05/10/1851 Susanna COOK Elizabeth COOK
90 01/02/1852 Mary Lucy PARKER Thomas PARKER Game Keeper Maria
91 14/03/1852 Lucy WRIGHT James WRIGHT Coachman Sarah 25/09/1851
92 08/10/1852 Robert John HINSLEY John HINSLEY Gardener Elizabeth Age 1
93 24/04/1853 Francis Thomas PARKER James PARKER Game Keeper Maria
94 25/05/1853 James WISEMAN William WISEMAN Labourer Sarah
95 22/10/1853 Maria COOK Elizabeth COOK
96 23/10/1853 Alfred James HINSLEY John HINSLEY Gardener Elizabeth
97 11/12/1853 Julia Mary PARKER Charles PARKER Farmer Ruth Harvey
98 11/12/1853 Robert LONG Joseph LONG Labourer Hannah
99 19/03/1854 Henry WRIGHT James WRIGHT Coachman Sarah 07/07/1853
100 26/11/1854 James WRIGHT James WRIGHT Coachman Sarah
101 05/03/1855 Emily Elizabeth SAUNDERS Robert SAUNDERS Labourer Eliza
102 16/06/1855 John Henry PARKER Charles PARKER Farmer Ruth Harvey
103 11/11/1855 John LONG Joseph LONG Labourer Hannah
104 23/12/1855 Georgianna KING George KING Shoemaker Susanna
105 20/01/1856 George MINGAY Alfred MINGAY Blacksmith Elizabeth
106 02/03/1856 Rebecca ARTHURTON James ARTHURTON Gardener Mary
107 16/03/1856 Mary Anne SAUNDERS Robert SAUNDERS Labourer Eliza
108 25/05/1856 Henry SHINGLES Robert SHINGLES Labourer Abi
109 26/04/1857 Rosina SAUNDERS James SAUNDERS Miller Charlotte
110 09/05/1857 Joseph LONGE Joseph LONGE Labourer Hannah
111 26/07/1857 Henry WHITMORE Stephen WHITMORE Labourer Catherine
112 27/09/1857 Georgianna SAUNDERS Robert SAUNDERS Labourer Eliza
113 21/02/1858 Amelia MINGAY Alfred MINGAY Blacksmith Elizabeth
114 18/07/1858 James Robert SHINGLES Robert SHINGLES Labourer Abi
115 12/09/1858 Harriet WISEMAN William WISEMAN Labourer Sarah
116 04/10/1858 George Frederick RIX George Thomas RIX Labourer Julia
117 06/10/1858 Sarah Catharine WRIGHT James WRIGHT Coachman Sarah
118 27/02/1859 Georgianna KING George KING Shoemaker Susanna
119 04/03/1859 James HOWARD James HOWARD Labourer Sarah
120 05/06/1859 Samuel SAUNDERS Robert SAUNDERS Labourer Eliza
121 17/07/1859 Pamela Elizabeth LONGE Joseph LONGE Labourer Hannah
122 04/09/1859 George WHITMORE Stephen WHITMORE Labourer Catherine
123 18/09/1859 Ada Mary DOWSON Henry DOWSON Susannah
124 29/02/1860 George Frederick RIX George Thomas RIX Labourer Julia
125 23/04/1860 Ann Elizabeth MINGAY Alfred MINGAY Labourer Elizabeth
126 03/06/1860 William Walter DUNCAN James DUNCAN Miller Sarah
127 19/04/1861 John Henry SAUNDERS Robert SAUNDERS Labourer Eliza
128 05/05/1861 Anne Elizabeth WHITMORE Stephen WHITMORE Labourer Catherine
129 24/01/1862 Julia Mary RIX George Thomas RIX Labourer Julia
130 24/01/1862 Frederick James WISEMAN Ebbi WISEMAN
131 08/06/1862 Jonathan DUNCAN James DUNCAN Miller Sarah
132 08/06/1862 Willie Anthony MINGAY Alfred MINGAY Labourer Elizabeth
133 08/06/1862 Georgiana JARVIS George JARVIS Labourer Jane Ann Age 7
134 08/06/1862 Julia Amelia JARVIS George JARVIS Labourer Jane Ann Age 4
135 08/06/1862 George JARVIS George JARVIS Labourer Jane Ann Age 12 weeks
136 09/11/1862 James Reeve HUNT James Reeve HUNT Gardener Harriet
137 07/02/1863 John Henry SAUNDERS Robert SAUNDERS Labourer Eliza
138 15/02/1863 Sarah Ann WHITMORE Stephen WHITMORE Labourer Catharine
139 21/06/1863 Marian MATHEWS John MATHEWS Steward Sophia
140 21/06/1863 Martha MATHEWS John MATHEWS Steward Sophia
141 21/06/1863 Caroline FOLKARD William FOLKARD Labourer Marianne
142 05/07/1863 Rosa Jane NORMAN Isaac NORMAN Labourer Martha Ann
143 04/10/1863 Sarah Jane WATSON John WATSON Labourer Frances
144 05/12/1863 Ruth FOX George FOX Labourer Mary Ann
145 19/06/1864 Amelia Anne MINGAY Alfred MINGAY Labourer Elizabeth
146 19/06/1864 Kezia Sarah RIX George RIX Labourer Julia
147 19/07/1864 Eleanor Charlotte FOX Henry FOX Labourer Hebe
148 16/07/1865 Walter FOLKHARD William FOLKHARD Labourer Mary Anne
149 30/07/1865 Emily WHITMORE Stephen WHITMORE Labourer Catharine
150 13/08/1865 Edward MATHEWS John MATHEWS Steward Susannah
151 13/08/1865 Hannah Phoebe FOX Henry FOX Labourer Hebe
152 10/12/1865 Mary Anne FORSTER John FORSTER Labourer Harriet
153 10/12/1865 Harriet FORSTER John FORSTER Labourer Harriet
154 01/01/1866 Harriet Louisa HANNENT Thomas HANNENT Miller Pleasance Fanny
155 21/06/1867 Herbert James BETTS Elizabeth BETTS
156 28/07/1867 George James RIX George RIX Labourer Julia
157 04/08/1867 Anna Elizabeth SLAIGHTER Henry SLAIGHTER Labourer Charlotte
158 12/08/1867 Charles Edward BUCK Philip BUCK Farm Engineer Maria
159 03/08/1868 Alfred George MINGAY Alfred MINGAY Labourer Elizabeth
160 22/08/1869 Emma SHINGLES John SHINGLES Labourer Priscilla
161 26/11/1869 Katharine Mary MARTIN William MARTIN Clerk In Holy Orders Catherine Rachel
162 09/01/1870 Emma Mary SHINGLES Robert SHINGLES Labourer Helen
163 05/06/1870 Mary Anne Lydia PITCHER James PITCHER Labourer Lydia 12/05/1870
164 07/08/1870 Emma Elizabeth RIX George RIX Labourer Julia 27/06/1870
165 05/02/1871 Albert MATTHEWS John MATTHEWS Farm Bailiff Sophia
166 05/02/1871 James Hubbard MATTHEWS John MATTHEWS Farm Bailiff Sophia
167 11/04/1871 Maria MARTIN Age 23
168 01/05/1871 Elizabeth HARRISON Age 22
169 01/05/1871 Eliza KNIVETT Age 15
170 14/05/1871 Emily WHITMORE Stephen WHITMORE Labourer Catharine
171 14/05/1871 James WISEMAN Ebbe WISEMAN
172 28/05/1871 Rosamond COURTEIS Thomas Spencer COURTEIS Clerk In Holy Orders Mary L Margaret 21/04/1871
173 30/07/1871 George GOODSON Benjamin GOODSON Labourer Anna
174 06/08/1871 Edward Walter LITTLEWOOD William LITTLEWOOD Labourer Anna Maria 06/05/1870
175 30/11/1871 Walter LITTLEWOOD William LITTLEWOOD Labourer Anna Maria
176 26/03/1872 Elisabeth GOODSON Benjamin GOODSON Labourer Anna 16/03/1872
177 24/11/1872 Walter HARROWING John HARROWING Labourer Susan
178 05/10/1873 Emily Elizabeth SAUNDERS William SAUNDERS Labourer Emma 15/07/1872
179 27/01/1874 William BAKER William BAKER Labourer Lydia
180 08/03/1874 Laura MATTHEWS John MATTHEWS Farm Bailiff Sophia 20/09/1871
181 08/03/1874 John MATTHEWS John MATTHEWS Farm Bailiff Sophia 29/01/1874
182 04/04/1874 Samuel Robert SHINGLES John SHINGLES Labourer Priscilla 13/05/1873
183 05/04/1874 Robert WATSON Albert WATSON Gardener Alice 01/02/1874
184 05/04/1874 William WATSON Albert WATSON Gardener Alice 01/02/1874
185 19/04/1874 George FULCHER Age 23
186 19/04/1874 Anna Maria FULCHER Age 17
187 19/04/1874 Emma MURRELL Age 19
188 12/07/1874 Priscilla SANDAY Priscilla SANDAY 16/03/1867
189 12/07/1874 Elizabeth SHINGLES John SHINGLES Labourer Priscilla 13/08/1870
190 12/07/1874 George William SAUNDERS William SAUNDERS Labourer Emma 24/05/1874
191 12/07/1874 Robert James EWING Henry EWING Labourer Sarah Ann 06/06/1874
192 29/11/1874 Ellen Maria MACE John MACE Labourer Ann 19/10/1874
193 07/03/1875 Frederick William SHINGLES John SHINGLES Labourer Priscilla
194 01/08/1875 Isaac BAKER William BAKER Labourer Lydia
195 08/08/1875 Evelyn Ann Elisabeth HARVEY Richard HARVEY Labourer Rebecca 17/06/1875
196 02/04/1876 Edith Emily MACE John MACE Labourer Mary Anne 10/01/1876
197 14/01/1877 Agnes Maude MATTHEWS John MATTHEWS Steward Sophia 27/12/1876
198 28/01/1877 Alfred SAUNDERS William SAUNDERS Miller Emma 02/09/1876
199 28/01/1877 Emilie SHINGLES John SHINGLES Labourer Priscilla 26/12/1876
200 17/06/1877 Mary May HARROWING John HARROWING Labourer Susan 16/05/1877
201 21/10/1877 Rebecca Jane HARVEY Richard HARVEY Labourer Rebecca
202 18/11/1877 Ellen Mary BAKER William BAKER Labourer Lydia
203 25/12/1877 William Henry Aspital ADAMS William Edward John ADAMS Tailor Lucy
204 13/01/1878 Frederick John GOLDSPINK John GOLDSPINK Labourer Clara Maria 08/11/1875
205 13/01/1878 Alfred George GOLDSPINK John GOLDSPINK Labourer Clara Maria 14/09/1877
206 10/02/1878 Albert John PITCHER John PITCHER Groom Georgianna
207 09/04/1878 Alfred Charles GOODWIN John GOODWIN Team Man Georgianna
208 21/04/1878 Arthur WISEMAN Aby WISEMAN
209 08/12/1878 Herbert MATTHEWS John MATTHEWS Steward Sophia
210 26/01/1879 Robert SHINGLES John SHINGLES Labourer Priscilla
211 06/04/1879 Robert John SAUNDERS William SAUNDERS Labourer Emma
212 11/04/1879 Thomas EWING Henry Nathan EWING Smith Sarah Ann
213 04/05/1879 Florence Edith HANNENT Alfred HANNENT Gardener Edith
214 29/06/1879 Ellen Maria KIBETT James KIBETT Labourer Honor
215 05/10/1879 Robert James BALES John BALES Labourer Fanny
216 11/01/1880 James Henry BAKER William BAKER Labourer Lydia
217 11/01/1880 William John HARVEY Richard HARVEY Labourer Rebecca
218 22/02/1880 Florence May PITCHER John PITCHER Groom Georgianna
219 25/07/1880 Emma BECKETT Charles BECKETT Labourer Mary Ann
220 27/07/1880 Albert Herbert GOLDSPINK John GOLDSPINK Labourer Clara Maria
221 06/09/1880 Richard GOODWIN John GOODWIN Labourer Anna
222 31/10/1880 Eliza KIBITTS James KIBITTS Labourer Honor

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