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GREAT MONGEHAM, KENT, ENGLAND
[St. Martin]
Bishop's Transcripts 1640 - 1641
NB: These records are from the Canterbury Cathedral Bishop's Transcripts
seized in 1641 when the Archbishop William Laud was arrested by the "Long Parliament".
[Click] for wikipedia information about his arrest, trial and execution.
The records for the year 1640 are now archived in the Parliamentary Archives at
the Palace of Westminster, London. [Click] [Note: These are external links]
The original church records for this parish at this time are missing.
This is the only record of these BMDs for 1640-1641, (and they use the Julian Calendar
with 25 March being the start of each new year.)
The Bishops Transcripts for this parish in other years, will still be held at Canterbury Cathedral Archives.
Abbreviations:
MBL= Married by Licence
Baptisms
DATE
YEAR
NAME
Name of Father
Name of Mother
Notes 03-May 1640 Joane Tiler Dau of Thomas Tiler & his wife Eillen 10-May 1640 Joane Ffriend Dau of John Ffriend & his wife Joane 14-May 1640 Margaret Sackett Dau of John Sackett & his wife Sarah 31-May 1640 John Pope Son of Roger Pope & his wife Margaret 19-Jul 1640 Margarett Parker Dau of John Parker & his wife Ellen 30-Aug 1640 Edward Hammon Son of Henry Hammon & his wife Marie 20-Sep 1640 Marie Ffriend Dau of William Ffriend & his wife Marie 27-Sep 1640 William Ffriend Son of Thomas Ffriend & his wife Elsabeth Nov 1640 John Kingsford Son of John Kingsford & his wife Mary 31-Jan 1640 Richard Sampson Son of Richard Sampson & his wife Elisabeth
Marriages
DATE
YEAR
GROOM
BRIDE
NOTES
Banns/ MBL 03-Aug 1640 John Green
&
Marie Foad
. 15-Sep 1640 Edward Adams
&
Joane Smith
Burials
DATE
YEAR
NAME Notes 27-Jul 1640 widow Crambrooke 10-Sep 1640 Jeffery Portlocke 01-Oct 1640 William Ffriend son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ffriend