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Waxham St John

Baptisms 1813 to 1880

 The parish of Waxham lies on the eastern coast of Norfolk about 5 miles east of the small market town of Stalham. Stalham is also the place of the closest significant road in the vicinity, this part of Norfolk's coast being accessed by a narrow and meandering lane. There is not much to Waxham, the nearby North Sea has repeated attacked and much of the parish and the small village of Little Waxham now lies beneath said sea. The present hamlet grouped around its epnonymous Hall was much further inland in the 16th century as yards of land has been eroded away. Despite the barrier of dunes, which is all that protects the parish, there has been breaches notably in 1953 when much of the area was inundated. A consequence of the the low lying land is a varied farming regime with pastoral grazing on the marshy ground while on slightly higher land the normal arable prevails, the lack of a harbour means there are few connected to the sea but some boats left the beach for fishing. A great attraction in more recent times is the colony of birthing seals between here and Winterton which attracts many visitors.

St John's church sits adjacent to the Hall and just inland of the meagre sea protection, it shows the damage of earlier inundations. The chancel is a mere ruin attached loosely to an end wall of the nave now closed to the elements. The nave shows the church's earliest fabric, a blocked window on the southern face and a round-headed window on the northern both show traces of the 12th century Norman Romanesque style whilst that northern wall also has a small lancet window of the Early English Gothic period. Much else is typical Perpendicular shown in particular in the western tower despite the obliteration of many details bemoaned by Pevsner. Church Road is an out-and-back lane leading in an oblong around church & hall, there is a broad verge for parking outside the churchyard. Little remains of the typical flint & brick wall, it is nowadays intermittent due to the flooding in the past, the churchyard is open, uncluttered and with no obstacles for the photographer.

 
 
 A single standard 800-entry register book covers not only the period of this transcript but runs onward to completion in the late 20th century. This register is filmed on Microfilm MF709 in the collection of Norfolk Record Office which was used to prepare this transcript. In recent times digitised images have also become available on the major subscription sites for those with such a subscription, the combination of these resources made this a straightforward piece to prepare.

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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 01/02/1813 Robert TUCK John TUCK Farmer Mary
2 28/08/1814 Sarah TUCK John TUCK Farmer Mary
3 17/07/1815 George CUBITT Robert CUBITT Farmer Rebecca
4 19/07/1818 Charles CUBITT Robert CUBITT Farmer Rebecca
5 27/02/1820 William KING James KING Labourer Susannah
6 30/07/1820 Elizabeth CUBITT Robert CUBITT Farmer Rebecca
7 03/03/1822 John KING James KING Labourer Susannah
8 03/03/1822 Robert KING James KING Labourer Susannah
9 25/01/1824 Anne KING James KING Labourer Susannah
10 27/03/1825 Robert KING James KING Labourer Susannah
11 10/09/1826 John SADLER Mary Ann SADLER
12 27/04/1828 Harriet LINWOOD James FAIRHEAD Mary LINWOOD
13 20/07/1828 Hannah BISHOP Robert KERRISON Mary BISHOP
14 05/04/1829 Susannah PORRETT John PORRETT Labourer Mary Anne
15 31/05/1829 William Edmund CATER William CATER Farmer Mary 02/05/1829
16 02/05/1830 Elizabeth FRANCIS William FRANCIS Labourer Sarah
17 14/11/1830 Harriet GAZE Samuel CUBITT Martha GAZE
18 20/05/1832 Mary Elizabeth CATER William CATER Farmer Mary 22/04/1832
19 02/12/1832 Samuel SADLER James MARTIN Anne SADLER
20 13/01/1833 Elizabeth PORRETT John PORRETT Labourer Mary Anne
21 06/10/1833 Sarah Anne POSTLE John POSTLE Labourer Susannah
22 08/12/1833 William NICHOLLS Robert NICHOLLS Labourer Phyllis
23 21/09/1834 Marianne BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Elizabeth
24 05/04/1835 James Hicks DANIELS Stephen DANIELS Labourer Ann
25 28/06/1835 Mary Anne PORRETT John PORRETT Labourer Mary Anne
26 10/01/1836 James POSTLE John POSTLE Labourer Susan
27 05/06/1836 Elizabeth BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Elizabeth
28 29/10/1837 Mary MARTINS James MARTINS Labourer Anne
29 18/03/1838 Robert BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Elizabeth
30 10/06/1838 William POSTLE John POSTLE Labourer Susan
31 05/08/1838 Hezekiah NICHOLS Robert NICHOLS Labourer Phillis
32 07/10/1839 John CATER William CATER Farmer Mary 26/08/1839
33 01/12/1839 Eliza BARKER Edward BARKER Labourer Mary Ann
34 04/12/1839 William Frowstic PORRETT John PORRETT Labourer Mary Ann
35 26/04/1840 Robert BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Elizabeth
36 26/09/1841 Edwin CATER William CATER Farmer Mary 22/08/1841
37 06/03/1842 Benjamin BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Elizabeth
38 15/06/1842 Benjamin MYHILL Benjamin MYHILL Labourer Ann
39 31/07/1842 Elizabeth POSTEL John POSTEL Labourer Susan 06/07/1842
40 12/02/1843 Mary Ann WATTS William WATTS Labourer Susan
41 18/05/1843 Charles MYHILL Benjamin MYHILL Labourer Ann
42 01/09/1844 Sophia BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Elizabeth
43 01/09/1844 Charles MYHILL Benjamin MYHILL Labourer Ann
44 11/05/1845 Emily POSTLE John POSTLE Labourer Susan
45 11/10/1846 Frances PORRET John PORRET Labourer Mary 14/09/1842
46 13/12/1846 Harriet BLACKBURN Benjamin BLACKBURN Labourer Mary
47 24/01/1847 James BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Elizabeth
48 16/03/1847 Storer Martin READY Henry READY Clerk Emily 10/11/1846
49 28/03/1847 Mary Ann NICHOLS Harriet NICHOLS
51 19/09/1847 Mary Ann MYHILL Benjamin MYHILL Labourer Ann
52 06/11/1848 William Harris CRANE John CRANE Labourer Sarah
53 21/01/1849 Obediah BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Elizabeth
54 21/01/1849 Rosetta DANIELS Stephen DANIELS Labourer Ann
55 16/06/1850 Clarissa BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Elizabeth
56 18/07/1850 Emily READY Henry READY Clerk Emily
57 06/04/1851 Robert Jeremiah NICHOLLS John NICHOLLS Labourer Margaret
58 13/04/1851 Robert POSTLE John POSTLE Labourer Susan
59 13/04/1851 James FISHER Robert FISHER Labourer Maria
60 13/04/1851 Robert FISHER Robert FISHER Labourer Maria
61 03/05/1853 Martha Elizabeth CUBITT Martin CUBITT Architect Emma
62 16/10/1853 William NICHOLS John NICHOLS Labourer Margaret
63 14/05/1854 Ann Eliza DANIELS Stephen DANIELS Labourer Ann
64 14/05/1854 Emily BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Elizabeth
65 03/09/1854 Enoch GIBBS Robert GIBBS Labourer Mary Ann
66 20/01/1856 Thomas NICHOLS John NICHOLS Labourer Margaret
67 07/11/1856 Harry George OWLES Henry OWLES Farmer Maria 13/10/1856
68 22/02/1857 Elizabeth DANIELS Stephen DANIELS Labourer Ann
69 24/05/1857 James ROUNCE William ROUNCE Labourer Mary Ann
70 26/09/1858 Mark DEBBAGE John DEBBAGE Mill Man Sarah 10/07/1858
71 27/02/1859 Jeremiah William Nicholls BROWN Hezekiah NICHOLS Happy BROWN
72 04/03/1860 Mary Ann Elizabeth DANIELS James DANIELS Labourer Eliza
73 01/12/1861 William HAYWOOD John HAYWOOD Labourer Mary Ann
74 01/12/1861 John Hezekiah NICHOLLS John NICHOLLS Labourer Margaret
75 30/03/1862 Lavinia NICHOLLS Hezekiah NICHOLLS Labourer Happy
76 27/07/1862 Anna Elizabeth NICHOLLS William NICHOLLS Labourer Sarah Ann
77 30/08/1863 Emily GIBBS Samuel GIBBS Labourer Emily
78 19/10/1863 William Doughty MARTINS Susan MARTINS
79 23/02/1864 Selina BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Hannah
80 26/06/1864 Henry HAYWOOD John HAYWOOD Labourer Mary Ann 19/11/1863
81 26/06/1864 Robert NICHOLLS William NICHOLLS Labourer Sarah Ann
82 07/08/1864 William DANIELS John DANIELS Fisherman Keziah
83 30/07/1865 Thomas NICHOLLS Hezekiah NICHOLLS Labourer Happy 23/04/1864
84 03/06/1866 Hezekiah William NICHOLLS Hezekiah NICHOLLS Labourer Happy
85 14/10/1866 William NICHOLLS William NICHOLLS Labourer Sarah Ann
86 14/10/1866 Ann HAYWOOD John HAYWOOD Labourer Mary Ann
87 11/07/1869 James HAYWOOD John HAYWOOD Labourer Mariann
88 11/07/1869 Thomas NICHOLLS William NICHOLLS Labourer Sarah Ann
89 14/05/1871 Mary Jane NICHOLLS William NICHOLLS Labourer Sarah Ann
90 14/05/1871 Mary Ann NICHOLLS Margaret NICHOLLS
91 02/07/1871 Edith Mary PARDON Martha PARDON
92 28/01/1872 Jemima DYBAL William DYBAL Fisherman Eliza
93 09/06/1872 Anna BARGEWELL John BARGEWELL Labourer Harriet
94 30/06/1872 Alice KNIGHTS John KNIGHTS Labourer Margaret 05/05/1872
95 07/07/1872 Alice Charlotte BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Charlotte
96 08/06/1873 Henry Robert HULBARD Richard HULBARD Labourer Rebecca
97 08/06/1873 Harriet Ellen HULBARD Richard HULBARD Labourer Rebecca
98 15/06/1873 William OSBORN John OSBORN Labourer Letitia
99 15/06/1873 Thirsa KERRISON John KERRISON Labourer Elizabeth
100 05/04/1874 Arthur Robert BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Charlotte
101 03/10/1875 Earnest Edward OSBORNE Edward OSBORNE Labourer Jane 16/10/1873
102 03/10/1875 Henry OSBORNE Edward OSBORNE Labourer Jane 29/08/1875
103 03/10/1875 Barnard BACHELOR Charles BACHELOR Labourer Mary Ann 05/01/1875
104 08/10/1876 William Charles NICHOLLS William BRIGHTWEN Happy NICHOLLS 05/09/1869
105 08/10/1876 William Robert NICHOLLS Thomas NICHOLLS Fisherman Rebecca 18/07/1876
106 15/04/1877 Laura Elizabeth BISHOP Robert BISHOP Labourer Charlotte 25/03/1877
107 20/01/1878 Agnes Coralie JOHNSON William JOHNSON Labourer Elizabeth 22/11/1876
108 05/05/1878 Emily Elizabeth Watson BISHOP Emily BISHOP 02/04/1878
109 26/01/1879 Walter James BARNARD John BARNARD Labourer Sarah Ann
110 23/02/1879 Emma Mahala NICHOLLS Thomas NICHOLLS Labourer Rebecca 10/10/1879
111 11/05/1879 George OSBORN Edward OSBORN Labourer Jane 30/03/1879
112 29/02/1880 Mabel Mary JOHNSON George Randall JOHNSON Gentleman Elizabeth 17/11/1879
113 27/06/1880 Margaret Jane BARNARD John BARNARD Labourer Sarah Ann 06/04/1880
114 11/07/1880 Elizabeth Jane OSBORN Edward OSBORN Labourer Jane 14/06/1880

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