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Coston St Michael

Baptisms 1813 to 1880

The tiny parish of Coston lies in central Norfolk about 5 miles northwest of the market town of Wymondham. Coston sits, in lanes, about a mile north of the B1108 road which connects the city of Norwich with Watton. There is not much to Coston, merely a scatter of farms and cottages with no obvious village centre. The area is intensively arable with large fields on the higher ground and smaller pastures of the River Yare which runs through the parish, here a rather small river indeed. Coston parish was small indeed, it covered just 345 acres making it one of Norfolk's smaller by area and possibly one of the smallest rural parishes in the county.

St Michael's church sits, appropriately enough, on the western side of Church Lane, this lane connects Coston with the B1108. The church has been declared redundant and is now in the hands of the Churches Conservation Trust. St Michael's is a rare example of a church that has survived almost untouched from its original build and that is quite early for a Norfolk church as evidenced by the Decorated style of architecture used within it. Pevsner dates the church almost to a single build of the late 13th and early 14th centuries, only the 16th century brick & flint southern porch being noticeably later. The church is well screened from view behind large oak trees but is accessed by a grassy pathway between them, the churchyard being almost enclosed but with adequate photographic views.

A single standard 800-entry register book covers not only the period of this transcript but runs onwards to finish in 1968. This register is filmed on Microfiche 3 in the collection of Norfolk Record Office but images of the register are also freely available to view on Familysearch and these were used to prepare this transcript in place of the rather inadequate fiche. This short transcript reflects the low population of the parish which would have held around 50 parishioners.

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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 17/02/1813 Sarah BALLS Henry BALLS Husbandman Elizabeth    
2 03/10/1813 John BROWNE John BROWNE Husbandman Isabel BASINGWEIGHTE 25/09/1813
3 03/10/1813 Mary Ann TUTTHILL Thomas TUTTHILL Husbandman Elizabeth SANDALL 20/09/1813
4 14/02/1814 Mary Ann PAYNE John PAYNE Husbandman Sarah GATHERCOLE 12/01/1814
5 13/11/1814 Susanna BAYES Edward BAYES Husbandman Mary PAUL 09/11/1814
6 26/02/1815 Mary BALLS Henry BALLS Husbandman Elizabeth PITCHER 21/02/1815
7 31/03/1816 Elizabeth BROWNE John BROWNE Husbandman Isabel BASINGWEIGHTE 29/03/1816
8 28/04/1816 George PAYNE John PAYNE Husbandman Sarah GATHERCOLE 22/04/1816
9 06/10/1816 Elizabeth SAUNDERS James SAUNDERS Husbandman Elizabeth GATHERGOOD 30/09/1816
10 09/03/1817 Robert HAMMOND       Mary HAMMOND 06/03/1817
11 07/09/1817 Diana BALLS Henry BALLS Husbandman Elizabeth PITCHER 31/08/1817
12 26/04/1818 Anna BAYES Thomas Henry BAYES Farmer Anna HART 25/04/1818
13 07/06/1818 John BLEASY Abraham BLEASY Husbandman Ann PAYNE 06/06/1818
14 01/08/1819 Martha ORTON Thomas ORTON Husbandman Martha PULL 27/07/1819
15 17/10/1819 John SAUNDERS James SAUNDERS Husbandman Elizabeth GATHERGOOD 11/10/1819
16 19/12/1819 Sarah BROWNE John BROWNE Husbandman & Victualler Isabel BASINGWEIGHTE 13/12/1819
17 09/01/1820 Matilda Mary BAYES Thomas Henry BAYES Farmer Anna HART 07/01/1820
18 06/02/1820 Caroline SAFFERY James SAFFERY Carpenter Tabitha THILTHORPE 05/04/1819
19 29/10/1820 James BLEASY Abraham BLEASY Husbandman Ann PAYNE 27/10/1820
20 28/01/1821 Thomas Henry BAYES Thomas Henry BAYES Farmer Anna HART 26/01/1821
21 20/05/1821 Martha ORTON Thomas ORTON Husbandman Martha PULL 15/05/1821
22 16/12/1821 Benjamin SAFFERY James SAFFERY Carpenter & Whip Maker Tabitha THILTHORPE 21/11/1821
23 19/05/1822 Sarah Ann SAUNDERS James SAUNDERS Husbandman Elizabeth GATHERGOOD 10/05/1822
24 29/12/1822 Anna Ruth Hart BAYES Thomas Henry BAYES Farmer Anna HART 27/12/1822
25 11/08/1823 Gisleham BROWNE John BROWNE Husbandman & Victualler Isabel BASINGWEIGHTE 16/07/1823
26 28/03/1824 Thomas ORTON Thomas ORTON Husbandman Martha PULL 23/03/1824
27 04/07/1824 Robert PITCHER       Honour PITCHER 09/02/1824
28 19/09/1824 William DUFFIELD Robert DUFFIELD Husbandman Maria BRIGHTY 08/09/1824
29 21/11/1824 Gisleham BROWNE John BROWNE Husbandman & Victualler Isabel BASINGWEIGHTE 09/11/1824
30 09/01/1825 Mary Ann SAUNDERS James SAUNDERS Husbandman Elizabeth GATHERGOOD 28/12/1824
31 27/02/1825 Jane Le Gryse BAYES Thomas Henry BAYES Farmer Anna HART 20/02/1825
32 30/10/1825 Thomas ORTON Thomas ORTON Husbandman Martha PULL 29/10/1825
33 18/06/1826 Frederick William BAYES Thomas Henry BAYES Farmer Anna HART 17/06/1826
34 31/12/1826 Thomas ORTON Thomas ORTON Husbandman Martha PULL 30/12/1826
35 04/02/1827 Sarah Ann TUTTHILL John TUTTHILL Husbandman Elizabeth WHITE 31/01/1827
36 19/10/1828 James BALLS Henry BALLS Husbandman Elizabeth PITCHER 17/10/1828
37 17/05/1829 Thomas ORTON Thomas ORTON Husbandman Martha PULL 11/05/1829
38 12/07/1829 John TUTHILL John TUTHILL Husbandman Elizabeth WHITE 10/07/1829
39 29/08/1830 George TUTHILL Thomas TUTHILL Husbandman Frances PEASE 25/08/1830
39 29/08/1830 Henry TUTHILL Thomas TUTHILL Husbandman Frances PEASE 25/08/1830
40 13/02/1831 William TUTHILL John TUTHILL Husbandman Elizabeth WHITE 03/02/1831
41 13/03/1831 Isabel CUNNINGHAM Caleb CUNNINGHAM Husbandman Mary Ann BROWN 07/03/1831
42 08/05/1833 William HORTON Thomas HORTON Husbandman Martha    
43 22/09/1833 Eliza Mary Augusta HARTY Richard William HARTY Clerk Eliza Swinnerton   20/07/1833
44 23/11/1833 Henry DUFFIELD Robert DUFFIELD Labourer Maria   05/10/1833
45 24/11/1833 Mary TUTHIL John TUTHIL Labourer Elizabeth    
46 22/02/1835 Mary Anne BRIGHTY James BRIGHTY Labourer Lydia   28/01/1835
47 08/03/1835 Anna FORKES John FORKES Labourer Mary Anne   25/01/1835
48 29/11/1835 Mary Anne BAYES       Mary BAYES 12/12/1828
49 04/06/1837 William TUTHILL Thomas TUTHILL Husbandman Frances    
50 10/12/1837 Henry John DUFFIELD Robert DUFFIELD Husbandman Maria   03/12/1837
51 13/10/1839 James HAMMOND Robert HAMMOND Labourer Sarah   26/09/1839
52 13/10/1839 John DUFFIELD Robert DUFFIELD Labourer Maria   22/09/1839
53 18/06/1840 Sarah Ann PAYNE       Harriet PAYNE 08/06/1840
54 26/12/1840 Christmas ORTON James ORTON Labourer Mary Ann   25/12/1840
55 08/05/1841 William HAMMOND Robert HAMMOND Labourer Sarah   08/04/1841
56 22/10/1843 Edward BROWNE       Sarah BROWNE 24/09/1843
57 07/01/1844 Rufus TUTHILL       Susan TUTHILL  
58 23/02/1844 Alfred ORTON James ORTON Labourer Mary Ann   21/01/1844
59 06/04/1845 John HAMMOND Robert HAMMOND Labourer Sarah   11/03/1845
60 03/05/1846 John SAUNDERS John SAUNDERS Labourer Matilda    
61 04/10/1846 Horace YEOMANS John YEOMANS Gardener Susanna    
62 11/07/1847 James Betts SAUNDERS John SAUNDERS Labourer Matilda    
63 22/10/1847 Arthur Charles ATKINS Charles Cadywold ATKINS Agriculturist Emma Weeds   19/09/1847
64 12/12/1847 Robert HAMMOND Robert HAMMOND Labourer Sarah    
65 01/10/1848 Mary Ann ORTON James ORTON Labourer Mary Ann    
66 26/08/1849 Mary Ann SAUNDERS John SAUNDERS Labourer Matilda    
67 09/12/1849 Elizabeth BLAZEY James BLAZEY Labourer Elizabeth    
68 17/02/1850 Sarah Ann HAMMOND Robert HAMMOND Labourer Sarah    
69 18/08/1850 Arthur John OLLEY William OLLEY Labourer Elinor    
70 08/12/1850 Amelia ORTON James ORTON Labourer Mary Ann    
71 27/04/1851 George SAUNDERS John SAUNDERS Labourer Matilda    
72 05/09/1851 Horace John ATKINS Charles Cadywold ATKINS Land Agent Emma Weeds   05/08/1851
73 14/10/1851 Harriett BLAZEY James BLAZEY Labourer Elizabeth    
74 18/07/1852 Anna HAMMOND Robert HAMMOND Labourer Sarah Anne    
75 13/11/1852 Harriett BLAZEY James BLAZEY Labourer Elizabeth    
76 03/04/1853 Matilda SAUNDERS John SAUNDERS Labourer Matilda    
77 03/07/1853 Thomas ORTON James ORTON Labourer Mary Ann    
78 17/07/1853 Marianne OLLEY William OLLEY Labourer Ellen    
79 23/10/1853 Alice Jane ATKINS Charles Cadywold ATKINS Land Agent Emma Weeds   19/09/1853
80 09/04/1854 Marianne STEARMAN Robert STEARMAN Labourer Marianne    
81 05/11/1854 Emma HAMMOND Robert HAMMOND Labourer Sarah Anne    
82 07/02/1855 Eliza BLAZEY James BLAZEY Labourer Elizabeth    
83 28/06/1855 Sydney George ATKINS Charles Cadywold ATKINS Land Agent Emma Weeds   28/05/1855
84 28/10/1855 Robert SAUNDERS John SAUNDERS Labourer Ann    
85 09/06/1857 Robert DUFFIELD Charles DUFFIELD Labourer Maria    
86 27/07/1857 Robert HAMMOND Robert HAMMOND Labourer Sarah    
87 13/02/1858 Henry DUFFIELD Charles DUFFIELD Labourer Maria    
88 18/02/1858 Percy Charles ATKINS Charles Cadywold ATKINS Land Agent Emma Weeds    
89 18/04/1858 Edward James HOLLY       Maria HOLLY  
90 27/11/1859 Edward HAMMOND Robert HAMMOND Labourer Sarah Anne    
91 23/12/1860 John William FIELDS Charles FIELDS Labourer Maria    
92 20/04/1862 Mary Anne HAMMOND Robert HAMMOND Labourer Sarah Anne    
93 20/01/1865 Charles DUFFIELD Charles DUFFIELD Labourer Maria    
94 04/10/1865 Mary Ellen BLOMFIELD       Louisa BLOMFIELD  
95 04/11/1866 Isaac DUFFIELD Charles DUFFIELD Labourer Maria    
96 11/11/1866 William Edward BUTCHER Charles BUTCHER Labourer Rachel    
97 21/04/1867 Lena Elizabeth GREEN Lewis Frederick GREEN Butler Anna   07/03/1867
98 05/05/1867 Thomas HAMMOND James HAMMOND Labourer Mary Ann    
99 25/03/1868 Charles Jeremiah CARR Jeremiah CARR Labourer Louisa    
100 12/07/1868 Emma YEOMANS       Sarah Anne YEOMANS  
101 10/10/1869 Sabrina Maria DUFFIELD       Henrietta DUFFIELD  
102 12/03/1871 Sarah Elizabeth SAUNDERS James SAUNDERS Labourer Clarissa    
103 09/07/1871 John Joseph KNIGHT Robert KNIGHT Carpenter Hannah Matilda    
104 08/10/1871 Alice Louisa GREEN Lewis Frederick GREEN Butler Anna   11/05/1871
105 12/01/1873 Frederic DUFFIELD       Henrietta DUFFIELD  
106 28/02/1873 Frederic George HAMMOND James HAMMOND Labourer Mary Ann    
107 04/05/1873 Mary Ann DREW William DREW Drover Rebecca    
108 01/03/1874 Lilia Mary FROST Thomas FROST Labourer Sophia    
109 05/09/1875 Alice Maud ORTON Alfred ORTON Steward Eliza    
110 19/04/1876 Edward DUFFIELD       Henrietta DUFFIELD  
111 07/05/1876 George Frederic SAUNDERS James SAUNDERS Labourer Clarissa    
112 18/11/1877 Anna Elizabeth SAUNDERS John SAUNDERS Labourer Ann   05/10/1877
113 29/09/1878 Mary Jane SAUNDERS James SAUNDERS Husbandman Clarissa   21/08/1878
114 16/03/1879 Agnes Emma SAUNDERS John SAUNDERS Husbandman Ann   13/01/1879
115 11/04/1880 Georgiana DREW William DREW Drover Rebecca    

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