tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post3327832803682021740..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: Secrets of the Parish RegisterCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-16518790272488800622016-12-09T01:57:41.033+00:002016-12-09T01:57:41.033+00:00thank youthank youSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-25459213498855867882016-12-08T18:15:07.268+00:002016-12-08T18:15:07.268+00:00Thank you for reading!Thank you for reading!Helen Highwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087854313840436307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-67161153927394382232016-12-08T18:14:54.980+00:002016-12-08T18:14:54.980+00:00There are some fascinating things, and as you'...There are some fascinating things, and as you've found, some really moralistic comments sometimes! <br /><br />There was one I found once about a man who'd smashed up the pulpit, then I've also found the birth of a two-headed baby, an earthquake which split a spire in half, a detailed record of the damage done to a village after a massive storm.... In fact, in the case of Rev Merryweather in the 1940s, who was the incumbent of Langenhoe church, there were quotes from Harry Price's book about Borley Rectory, because Merryweather thought his own church was haunted! I really didn't expect to see that - he'd even written it into the register covering the late 1700s! Helen Highwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087854313840436307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-67388977513753844422016-12-08T18:11:52.222+00:002016-12-08T18:11:52.222+00:00Hello, Helen here.
I think they might have been. ...Hello, Helen here.<br /><br />I think they might have been. I drew up a list of dates that each regiment was in Weeley: http://essexandsuffolksurnames.co.uk/history/regiments-at-weeley-barracks/<br /><br />You're welcome to look at the baptism transcriptions which I've left in chronological order (rather than putting them in alphabetical order, which is the norm for genealogists!). That way, you can see them all there together. I can see in 1804, there's someone from the East Yorkshire Militia at Weeley Barracks at the same time as the 42nd and 92nd Regts were there, and also the 95th Rifle Regt: http://essexandsuffolksurnames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/weeley_baptisms_1787-1812_chronological.pdf<br /><br />Then the bulk of the militia entries fall in late 1805 and 1806, and they came from all over: Ayrshire, Oxfordshire, West Kent, all descending on a little Essex village! It's possible that the regulars went away for a bit, but then on 1 June 1806, there's three baptisms - one for a child of someone from the Oxfordshire Militia, and for a child of someone from the 11th Dragoons and the 92nd Regt. And on the 8th June, there's a child who's father is in the West Kent Militia. So there does appear to be an overlap. The vicar didn't state "Weeley Barracks" at that point, and it's possible by then that they had found lodgings in the village, but the sole purpose for them being in Weeley was the barracks being built there. Then after that baptism on 8 June 1806, the militia drop out and it's back to the 79th, 92nd, 11th Dragoons etc. The militia reappear in the baptism register in 1809, with dads who are in the 1st Surrey, and in September that year, the Berwick Militia turn up, but there's still 79th Reg, 5th Dragoons, 20th, and 43rd Regts. Then in 1810 the East Essex Militia roll into town - the Surreys are still there, and the 5th Dragoons and 79th Regt. Then in 1811, the Royal Berkshire Militia are there at the same time as the 5th Dragoon Guards. And in 1812, there's one baptism - and one only! - where the dad's in the South Mayo Militia!Helen Highwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087854313840436307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-91988766516901029822016-12-08T17:51:42.396+00:002016-12-08T17:51:42.396+00:00love itlove itSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-39438642758709796112016-12-08T12:02:45.817+00:002016-12-08T12:02:45.817+00:00Having looked in many registers some entries do ta...Having looked in many registers some entries do take the eye. One I noted was this: "In 1821/22 the Rev. J. Monkhouse wrote in the Parish Register of Bramshott, “Of 72 marriages in the last 10 years ending 1820, not less than 69 females have been unchaste before marriage. Those who gain husbands are more fortunate than those who bear bastards, but not more virtuous."<br /><br />Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-30901707146189301052016-12-07T11:31:30.645+00:002016-12-07T11:31:30.645+00:00A fascinating look into a very ephemeral period of...A fascinating look into a very ephemeral period of the history of the locale, thank you. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-86406889921290843492016-12-07T09:17:32.976+00:002016-12-07T09:17:32.976+00:00Fascinating. I have a question for Helen -- do you...Fascinating. I have a question for Helen -- do you have evidence that the regulars and militia were quartered together in the camp?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399203399159232910noreply@blogger.com