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SMEETH, KENT, ENGLAND
[St. Mary's]
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
20-Sep 1640   Raignold Francis Son of   Leonard Ffrancis & his wife   Joane
11-Oct 1640   Catherine Terry Dau of   William Terry & his wife   Anne
03-Dec 1640   Elizabeth Halke Dau of   Norton Halke & his wife   Elizabeth of Bircholt
13-Dec 1640   John Allen Son of   Christopher Allen & his wife   Elizabeth
10-Jan 1640   Edward Suckling Son of   Peter Suckling & his wife   Grace

Marriages

DATE

YEAR

  GROOM

 

BRIDE

NOTES 

 Banns/ MBL
09-Jun 1640

  Richard Hopper

&

  Joane Hearnden

25-Jun 1640

  Edward Harrison

&

  Amy Bedingfield

19-Jun 1640

  James Kingsford

&

  Margaret Mount

21-Jul 1640

  Richard Bachilour

&

  Katherine Willard

21-Jul 1640

  Edward Steed

&

  Alice Halke

28-Jul 1640

  John Bracefield

&

  Elizabeth Howling

13-Aug 1640

  Mathew King

&

  Elizabeth Struggle

06-Oct 1640

  Alexander Snodd

&

  Anne Gardner

15-Oct 1640

  Robert Ashton

&

  Anne Browning

22-Oct 1640

  Richard Cheesman

&

  Katherine Ffag

26-Oct 1640

  Thomas Tyler

&

  Mary Cheesman

10-Nov 1640

  Henry Collet

&

  Elizabeth Harrison


Burials

DATE

YEAR

   NAME Notes
11-Apr 1640   widow Argar
09-May 1640   Goodwife Shock
30-Jul 1640   Uriscilla Harrison dau of Hugh Harrison
13-Nov 1640   Katherine Terry
02-Dec 1640   Elizabeth Cosby
12-Jan 1640   Mary Harrison
14-Jan 1640   Goodwife Bromley
14-Jan 1640   Goodwife Onion