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HASTINGLEIGH, KENT, ENGLAND
[St. Mary the Virgin]
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.)
Abbreviations:
MBL= Married by Licence
Baptisms
DATE
YEAR
NAME
Name of Father
Name of Mother
Notes 08-Nov 1640 Robert Browne Son of Mathew Browne & his wife Marye //
Marriages
DATE
YEAR
GROOM
BRIDE
NOTES
Banns/ MBL 05-Nov 1640 William Nathersall
&
Margrett Everden
15-Jan 1640 William Clark
&
Margaret Rofe
William is from Stelling
Burials
DATE
YEAR
NAME Notes 22-Nov 1640 John Traselye 09-Feb 1640 Thomas Mason 12-Feb 1640 John Taylor son of John Taylor, Parson of Hastingleigh