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Brunstead St Peter

Baptisms 1813 to 1880

The tiny parish of Brunstead lies in northeastern Norfolk about a mile north of the large village of Stalham. There is not much to Brunstead (also rendered Brumstead in some documents) other than the hall which is set back from the B1159 road (Stalham to Walcott road) which passes from north to south through the parish. Most housing is in the form of scattered cottages and farms along this road and the half-circular lane which runs to the west of it across Brunstead Common. Brunstead is little more than 3 miles from Norfolk's North Sea coast, a coast that is rapidly eroding and getting closer by the decade. The area around Brunstead is dominated by agricultural land, as it would have been at the time of this transcript. Arable agriculture, together with a little wildfowling in the valley of the River Ant to the west, would have occupied most of the parishioners.

St Peter's church sits on the eastern side of the B1159 and is accessed down a tarred track, The Avenue, a village sign marks this turn on the B road. What remains untouched from St Peter's extensive 19th century restorations is from the Perpendicular period typical of a Norfolk church. The western tower and nave are probably the earliest parts surviving and they are firmly dateable to 14th or 15th centuries. The chancel is largely a rebuild from 1827 styled to suit the remainder. The whole church was extensively restored in 1867.

This transcript was originally prepared using BTs but following the deposit of the relevant baptismal register it has now been re-prepared correcting misreads, differences between the two record sets and the missing additional records added. The transcript was prepared directly from the original un-filmed register held at Norfolk Record Office.

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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 18/04/1813 Thomas LEAK William LEAK Husbandman Elizabeth

2 09/01/1814 Robert BALES Abraham BALES Husbandman Elizabeth HOWARD
3 03/07/1814 Samuel DURRANT John DURRANT Farmer Mary
24/06/1814
4 17/07/1814 William GRAY Isaac GRAY Husbandman Ellen

5 05/12/1814 William WILEY


Hannah WILEY 07/11/1814
6 15/01/1815 James GOTTS William GOTTS Husbandman Charlotte

7 13/03/1815 Ann FISHER John FISHER Husbandman Elizabeth

8 25/10/1815 John DURRANT John DURRANT Farmer Mary
25/10/1815
9 31/03/1816 John RICHES Isaac RICHES Smith Elizabeth

10 25/08/1816 William GOTTS William GOTTS Husbandman Charlotte

11 04/06/1817 James FISHER James FISHER Husbandman Sarah

12 19/01/1818 Elizabeth GOTTS William GOTTS Labourer Charlotte

13 03/01/1819 William LEAK William LEAK Husbandman Elizabeth
25/12/1818
14 25/06/1819 Samuel FABB


Elizabeth FABB
15 04/07/1819 John DEXTER Golder DEXTER Husbandman Sarah GOOSE 06/06/1819
16 18/07/1819 Richard FISHER James FISHER Husbandman Sarah FISHER 11/03/1819
17 24/10/1819 Charlotte FORD Paul FORD Husbandman Jane

18 07/11/1819 George GOTTS William GOTTS Husbandman Charlotte STIMPSON 03/10/1819
19 15/07/1821 Hannah GOTTS William GOTTS Husbandman Charlotte
04/06/1821
20 15/12/1822 Mary GOTTS William GOTTS Husbandman Charlotte
14/11/1822
21 15/12/1822 Cubitt Howes NEWMAN John NEWMAN Husbandman Hannah
10/12/1822
22 14/07/1823 Elizabeth FISHER James FISHER Husbandman Sarah
30/04/1823
23 14/07/1823 Phillis DEXTER Golder DEXTER Husbandman Sarah
02/05/1823
24 01/08/1824 Robert ALLARD William ALLARD Husbandman Ann
06/06/1824
25 14/11/1824 John GREY John GREY Husbandman Elizabeth
23/10/1824
26 23/10/1825 Mary Ann Burton PEGGS Thomas PEGGS Husbandman Elizabeth
17/10/1825
27 16/04/1826 James ALLARD William ALLARD Husbandman Anne
10/03/1826
28 22/10/1826 Henry GREY John GREY Husbandman Elizabeth
17/10/1826
29 01/04/1827 William FISHER James FISHER Husbandman Sarah
09/03/1827
30 01/07/1827 Martha PEGGS Thomas PEGGS Husbandman Elizabeth

31 06/07/1828 Sarah Postal RICHES Thomas RICHES Blacksmith Hannah POSTAL
32 20/07/1828 James GRAY John GRAY Labourer Elizabeth

33 20/07/1828 James BALLS Alexander BALLS Labourer Sarah

34 08/03/1829 Sarah PEGGS Thomas PEGGS Labourer Elizabeth

35 31/05/1829 Hannah NEWMAN John NEWMAN Farmer Hannah

36 15/11/1829 James SALMON Thomas SALMON Labourer Ann

37 29/11/1829 Thomas DEXTER Golden DEXTER Labourer Sarah

38 07/03/1830 Mary BURTON George BURTON Labourer Mary

39 18/04/1830 Hannah BALLS Saunders BALLS Labourer Sarah

40 15/08/1830 Mary GREEN Samuel GREEN Labourer Elizabeth

41 12/12/1830 George Barber SHEPHERD Abel SHEPHERD Labourer Dinah

42 28/08/1831 Sarah Ann Willimot SALMON Thomas SALMON Labourer Ann

43 26/02/1832 Matthew GREY John GREY Labourer Elizabeth MARSHAM 20/02/1832
43 26/02/1832 Mark GREY John GREY Labourer Elizabeth MARSHAM 20/02/1832
44 23/09/1832 James DEXTER Golden DEXTER Labourer Sarah
27/05/1825
45 23/09/1832 Mary DEXTER Gilden DEXTER Labourer Sarah

46 11/11/1832 William BALLS Alexander BALLS Labourer Sarah

47 31/05/1835 Phoebe GREY John GREY Labourer Elizabeth

48 17/01/1836 Samuel CHAPMAN Samuel CHAPMAN Labourer Mary

49 29/05/1836 Frances BURTON George BURTON Labourer Mary

50 31/07/1836 William BALLS Alexander BALLS Labourer Sarah

51 21/08/1836 Hannah RICHES Thomas RICHES Blacksmith Hannah

52 28/05/1837 Mary DURRANT Cubitt DURRANT Farmer Ann

53 14/10/1838 Julia GRAY John GRAY Labourer Lizy

54 17/02/1839 Sarah BESFORD Richard BESFORD Labourer Ann
Age 5
55 17/02/1839 Frederick BESFORD Richard BESFORD Labourer Ann
Age 3
56 17/02/1839 Harriet BESFORD Richard BESFORD Labourer Ann

57 03/03/1839 Elizabeth STORY John STORY Bricklayer Sarah Ann

58 29/03/1840 Richard GRAY John GRAY Labourer Elizabeth

59 04/04/1841 Mary Ann FISHER John CLEMENTS
Elizabeth FISHER 02/12/1840
60 04/04/1841 Mary Willamite SALMON Thomas SALMON Labourer Ann

61 12/09/1841 William BREEZE William BREEZE Labourer Ann

62 28/11/1841 Benjamin LACEY Robert LACEY Labourer Sarah

63 05/06/1842 Emily BARFOLD Richard BARFOLD Labourer Ann

64 25/06/1843 Eliza SALMOND Thomas SALMOND Labourer Elizabeth
07/04/1843
65 24/09/1843 Thomas LACEY Robert LACEY Labourer Sarah
10/06/1826
66 24/09/1843 William LACEY Robert LACEY Labourer Sarah
07/06/1828
67 24/09/1843 Mary LACEY Robert LACEY Labourer Sarah
10/08/1831
68 24/09/1843 Ann LACEY Robert LACEY Labourer Sarah
23/12/1834
69 24/09/1843 James LACEY Robert LACEY Labourer Sarah
18/04/1837
70 24/09/1843 Benjamin LACEY Robert LACEY Labourer Sarah
03/10/1841
71 08/10/1843 Ellinor BURTON George BURTON Labourer Mary
09/03/1833
72 08/10/1843 Ann BURTON George BURTON Labourer Mary
27/11/1835
73 08/10/1843 Frances BURTON George BURTON Labourer Mary
Age 21 weeks
74 15/06/1845 George BURTON George BURTON Labourer Mary
21/04/1845
75 19/10/1845 Valentina HEWITT Charles HEWITT Gentleman Maria
28/09/1838
76 17/12/1845 William DURRANT Cubitt DURRANT Farmer Ann
16/09/1843
77 25/04/1847 Harriett BECKET James BECKET Labourer Hannah
01/04/1847
78 12/12/1847 Sarah Ann DEXTER James DEXTER Labourer Mary
09/11/1847
79 04/04/1848 George COOPER Henry COOPER Labourer Sarah
Age 16
80 21/06/1848 Elizabeth DURRANT Cubitt DURRANT Farmer Ann
11/07/1846
81 16/12/1849 John Golder DEXTER James DEXTER Labourer Mary

82 15/09/1850 Ellen BESFORD Robert HUNN
Anna BESFORD
83 23/11/1851 Elizabeth LAKE William LAKE Labourer Harriet
24/07/1844
84 23/11/1851 William LAKE William LAKE Labourer Harriet
12/02/1846
85 23/11/1851 Thomas LAKE William LAKE Labourer Harriet
06/10/1847
86 23/11/1851 David LAKE William LAKE Labourer Harriet
06/09/1849
87 23/11/1851 Sarah Ann LAKE William LAKE Labourer Harriet
20/10/1851
88 30/05/1852 Robert William ALLARD Robert ALLARD Labourer Jemima
18/01/1850
89 30/05/1852 Walter ALLARD Robert ALLARD Labourer Jemima
27/04/1852
90 08/08/1852 William READ John READ Labourer Phoebe
12/07/1852
91 29/05/1853 Benjamin LACEY Thomas LACEY Labourer Caroline
23/01/1853
92 29/05/1853 John HARRIS Robert HARRIS Labourer Harriet
30/04/1853
93 24/07/1853 Hannah Howes Newman FAULKE William FAULKE Farmer Hannah
11/11/1852
94 16/10/1853 Elizabeth ALLARD Robert ALLARD Labourer Jemima
01/12/1852
95 26/02/1854 Israel LAKE William LAKE Labourer Harriet
11/01/1854
96 11/06/1854 Mary Ann WALPOLE John WALPOLE Labourer Ann
31/01/1854
97 07/01/1855 Louisa DEXTER James DEXTER Labourer Mary
13/11/1854
98 15/04/1855 Mary Ann ALLARD Robert ALLARD Labourer Jemima
16/02/1855
99 15/04/1855 James LACEY Thomas LACEY Labourer Caroline
18/03/1855
100 17/06/1855 Mary Allen LOWN David LOWN Labourer Ann
29/04/1855
101 19/08/1855 Ann Margaret LAKE William LAKE Labourer Harriet
15/07/1855
102 06/07/1856 William ALLARD Robert ALLARD Labourer Jemima
05/06/1856
103 24/05/1857 James LAKE William LAKE Labourer Harriet
09/04/1857
104 01/11/1857 John ALLARD Robert ALLARD Labourer Jemima
09/10/1857
105 06/06/1858 Mary Ann LACEY Thomas LACEY Labourer Caroline
31/05/1857
106 11/07/1858 Mary Ann RICHES Charles RICHES Carpenter Mary Ann
Age 16
107 10/10/1858 Christiana Elizabeth GRAVER James LACY
Emily GRAVER
108 10/04/1859 George LAKE William LAKE Labourer Harriet
07/03/1859
109 30/10/1859 George LACEY Thomas LACEY Labourer Caroline
06/10/1859
110 29/07/1860 William FAULKE William FAULKE Farmer Hannah
04/07/1860
111 06/01/1861 Jesse LAKE William LAKE Labourer Harriet
18/11/1860
112 02/06/1861 Elizabeth GLADDEN George GLADDEN Farmer Elizabeth
03/11/1860
113 19/04/1863 William LACEY Thomas LACEY Labourer Caroline
16/04/1862
114 01/11/1863 Clara NOCKLES Jacob LONG
Ann NOCKLES Age 5
115 01/11/1863 Louisa SPARKS Stephen SPARKS Gardener Ann
Age 3
116 01/11/1863 John Thomas SPARKS Stephen SPARKS Gardener Ann
02/03/1863
117 29/05/1864 Emma SADLER Samuel SADLER Labourer Elizabeth
1848
118 29/05/1864 Elizabeth MACOWEENEY Francis MACOWEENEY Clerk Elizabeth

119 29/05/1864 Hannah GRAY Henry GRAY Labourer Elizabeth

120 29/05/1864 Robert FRENCH John FRENCH Labourer Mary

121 18/09/1864 William Golden WILSON William Golden WILSON Labourer Mary Golden
14/04/1864
122 19/03/1865 William BACON John BACON Carter Harriet
20/09/1846
123 29/10/1865 John GLADDEN George GLADDEN Farmer Elizabeth
20/05/1862
124 29/10/1865 Anna GLADDEN George GLADDEN Farmer Elizabeth
09/08/1864
125 03/06/1866 Harriet May LAKE William LAKE Labourer Harriet
02/05/1866
126 12/08/1866 John PALMER James PALMER Labourer Jane
03/07/1863
127 12/08/1866 James PALMER James PALMER Labourer Jane
06/07/1865
128 14/10/1866 John Golden WILSON William WILSON Labourer Mary
25/06/1866
129 28/07/1867 Arthur LACEY Joseph TUCK
Caroline LACEY 17/02/1867
130 29/09/1867 George Henry SPANTON Robert SPANTON Fisherman Rachel
21/04/1867
131 29/09/1867 Hannah Amelia NOCKELS John NOCKELS Labourer Hannah
December 1860
132 29/09/1867 Hannah NOCKELS John NOCKELS Labourer Hannah
11/09/1863
133 29/09/1867 Mary Anne NOCKELS John NOCKELS Labourer Hannah
15/02/1867
134 24/05/1868 Mary Ann BELL William BELL Labourer Charlotte
08/04/1866
136 09/08/1869 Robert Golden WILSON William WILSON Labourer Mary
06/06/1869
137 29/08/1869 Gertrude Louisa GLADDEN George GLADDEN Farmer Elizabeth Ann
22/01/1866
138 29/08/1869 Marion GLADDEN George GLADDEN Farmer Elizabeth Ann
28/10/1867
139 09/08/1869 Ellen GLADDEN George GLADDEN Farmer Elizabeth Ann
13/07/1869
140 07/05/1870 Mary Ann PALMER James PALMER Labourer Jane
06/04/1870
141 15/05/1870 Robert BOND James BOND Gardener Mary
08/03/1870
142 23/10/1870 Sarah NOCKELS John NOCKELS Labourer Hannah
22/09/1870
143 09/07/1871 George Golden WILSON William Golden WILSON Labourer Mary
17/05/1871
144 13/08/1871 John SPANTON Robert SPANTON Fisherman Rachel
26/11/1868
145 13/08/1871 Mary Ann SPANTON Robert SPANTON Fisherman Rachel
11/04/1870
146 24/09/1871 Frederick William GLADDEN George GLADDEN Farmer Elizabeth
13/04/1871
147 01/10/1871 Mary Ann CURTIS William CURTIS Labourer Sarah
25/08/1871
148 12/11/1871 Charles William PLUMMER Charles PLUMMER Carpenter Elizabeth
15/10/1871
149 08/09/1872 Samuel WALPOLE John WALPOLE Labourer Ann
08/06/1868
150 08/09/1872 Robert WALPOLE John WALPOLE Labourer Ann
08/06/1868
151 08/09/1872 William WALPOLE John WALPOLE Labourer Ann
10/09/1870
152 24/11/1872 Robert LACEY Benjamin LACEY Labourer Alice
Age 6
153 24/11/1872 Boardman Samuel LACEY Benjamin LACEY Labourer Alice
Age 2
154 01/06/1873 George BOND James BOND Gardener Mary
13/03/1873
155 01/02/1874 Edith Alice LACEY Benjamin LACEY Labourer Alice
02/07/1873
156 01/02/1874 George BACON John BACON Labourer Harriet
Age 19
157 26/04/1874 Arthur POWELL Peter POWELL Farmer Agnes
02/12/1873
158 02/08/1874 Louisa Jane SPANTON Robert SPANTON Fisherman Rachel
05/01/1872
159 02/08/1874 Hannah SPANTON Robert SPANTON Fisherman Rachel
12/02/1873
160 02/08/1874 Eliza SPANTON Robert SPANTON Fisherman Rachel
12/02/1873
161 02/08/1874 Jeremiah Robert HAMMOND James HAMMOND Boat Man Elizabeth WATERS 01/04/1871
162 02/08/1874 Selina Rebecca HAMMOND James HAMMOND Boat Man Elizabeth WATERS 04/01/1873
163 02/08/1874 Mary Ellen BACON William BACON Labourer Mary
05/05/1872
164 14/02/1875 Elizabeth PLUMMER Charles PLUMMER Carpenter Elizabeth
16/06/1874
165 06/06/1875 Mary Charlotte BACON George BACON Labourer Alice
04/11/1874
166 13/06/1875 George Barker Flaxman RICHES Thomas RICHES Labourer Mary
Age 22
167 13/06/1875 Edward Jillium RICHES John RICHES Labourer Harriet
Age 18
169 27/06/1875 Anna Elizabeth Rose ADAMS John ADAMS Farmer Hannah
Age 26
170 27/06/1875 Harriet Elizabeth BACON John BACON Labourer Harriet
Age 15
171 27/06/1875 Hannah Elizabeth Rose PAGE William PAGE Labourer Hannah
26/01/1875
172 27/06/1875 Joseph PALMER James PALMER Labourer Jane
22/02/1873
173 27/06/1875 John Thomas NOCKELS John NOCKELS Labourer Hannah
19/05/1875
174 27/06/1875 Eliza WALPOLE John WALPOLE Labourer Ann
18/07/1873
175 11/07/1875 Sarah Ann HAZEL William HAZEL Labourer Jane
11/12/1874
176 23/01/1876 Aaron THOMAS Aaron SAMMON


01/12/1875
193 07/05/1876 William John JOHNSON George JOHNSON Grocer's Assistant Elizabeth
03/04/1876
194 09/07/1876 Charlotte RUMP William RUMP Servant Sarah
Age 17
195 09/07/1876 Robert Samuel RICHES Robert RICHES Labourer Eliza
Age 7
196 09/07/1876 Elizabeth Louisa RICHES Robert RICHES Labourer Eliza
Age 4
197 09/07/1876 Horatio RICHES Robert RICHES Labourer Eliza
07/01/1876
198 09/07/1876 George Robert CURTIS George RICHES
Sarah CURTIS Age 2 1/2
199 16/07/1876 Sarah BURTON Charles BURTON Labourer Charlotte
Age 16
201 30/07/1876 Mary Ann Curtis BACON John BACON
Emily BACON Age 12
202 30/07/1876 Elizabeth BACON John BACON Labourer Emily
Age 8
203 30/07/1876 Alice BACON John BACON Labourer Emily
Age 7
204 30/07/1876 Sarah BACON John BACON Labourer Emily
Age 4
205 30/07/1876 Rebeccah CURTIS William CURTIS Labourer Sarah
22/06/1876
206 30/07/1876 Emma CURTIS Thomas MASON
Elizabeth CURTIS Age 8
207 14/09/1876 Agnes Alma POWELL Peter POWELL Farmer Agnes
09/09/1875
208 31/12/1876 Amelia Alice BACON George BACON Labourer Alice
19/11/1876
209 18/11/1877 Elizabeth PALMER James PALMER Labourer Jane
28/03/1877
210 25/11/1877 Alice Ann PLUMMER Charles PLUMMER Carpenter Elizabeth
27/03/1877
211 02/12/1877 Sarah Susanna LACEY Benjamin LACEY Labourer Alice
12/12/1875
212 09/06/1878 Alfred John PLUMMER John PLUMMER Blacksmith Louisa
17/01/1878
213 08/09/1878 William STOREY Charles STOREY Bricklayer Anna Maria
03/07/1878
214 22/09/1878 Dorothea LACEY Benjamin LACEY Labourer Alice
07/05/1878
215 24/11/1878 Maude May BARGEWELL Charles BARGEWELL Labourer Phoebe
Age 9
217 24/11/1878 Ellenor Ann LARKINS Edward LARKINS Labourer Sarah
Age 10
217 24/11/1878 Mary Ann May BARGEWELL Charles BARGEWELL Labourer Phoebe
Age 4
218 24/11/1878 Amelia Mary LARKINS Edward LARKINS Labourer Sarah
Age 8
219 24/11/1878 Frederick John LARKINS Edward LARKINS Labourer Sarah
Age 4
220 22/06/1879 John George BACON George BACON Labourer Alice
Age 7 months
221 22/06/1879 William LAKE George LAKE Labourer Amy
Age 6 months
222 22/06/1879 George LAKE George LAKE Labourer Amy
Age 6 months
223 03/08/1879 George William LACEY Benjamin LACEY Labourer Emma
28/06/1879
224 26/10/1879 Hellen Susannah CURTIS William CURTIS Labourer Sarah
Age 5
225 26/10/1879 Ruth CURTIS William CURTIS Labourer Sarah
Age 7 weeks
226 08/02/1880 Jane SLAUGHTER William SLAUGHTER Labourer Maria
09/01/1880
227 07/03/1880 James BACON Charles Edward BACON Labourer Eliza
12/02/1880
228 27/08/1880 Thomas Etheldred PLATTEN John Robert PLATTEN Carpenter Elizabeth Ann
26/02/1880

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