1813 to 1880 Baptism Project Diss St Mary |
Baptisms 1813 to 1880
The parish of Diss lies in southern Norfolk forming part
of the border with neighbouring Suffolk. Diss is one of Norfolk's larger
market towns, one of a number both in Norfolk and adjacent Suffolk that
like the banks of the River Waveney. Diss was granted its market in the
12th century at the behest of Robert Fitzwalter and it has been an important
trading location ever since. The town also became important for the weaving
trade, in particular sacking and during the period of this transcript
mat weaving. The town sits just west of the A140 road which connects the
city of Norwich with Ipswich (Diss being some 22 miles south of the city
of Norwich), it also sits on the main railway line between Norwich and
London having a well-served station. The hinterland of the parish, which
has been much built-over by expansion of the town, was largely an arable
agricultural area albeit with pastures along the Waveney valley. A notable
feature of the town is its six-acre mere which together with its well-preserved
timber-framed buildings make it something of an attraction for visitors
too. Modern day Diss is still a thriving market town, notably added to
by commuters using the convenience of the railway to commute both to Norwich
but also increasingly to London. |
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Three standard 1600-entry register books cover the period of this transcript. The first runs from 1813 to 1835, the second from 1835 to 1859 and the third from 1860 to finish beyond the project date in 1886. The first two register are filmed on Microfilm MFRO379, the latter one on Microfiche 24 to 26 all in the collection of the Norfolk Record Office. MFRO379 is a relatively recent re-filming whilst the fiche are rather ancient and of a poor quality. The registers have suffered quite noticeably from fading so the online copy image on Familysearch were extensively used to ensure an accurate transcript. These images can be downloaded and manipulated by software to make them more readable a characteristic which was required extensively in 1st and 3rd registers. Despite the poor images it is hoped that an accurate transcript has been produced but there remains a small caveat due to the image quality. |
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