Excerpts from the Parish Records of Semer, Suffolk
This information has been extracted from microform copies of the
original Semer parish records
(FB85/D1/1-4)
held at the Suffolk Records Office in Bury St. Edmunds.
Whilst every care has been taken to make this listing as accurate and
complete as possible, no guarantee as to its fitness for any purpose
whatsoever is given.
Use of this data is entirely at your own risk.
- Ancestral Surnames
- Biles/Byles, Burman,
Chaplin, Crick,
Janning, Leeks,
Piper, Rowland,
Scott, Wilden
- Other Surnames
- Alston, Banham, Cage, Carter, Clark, Clayton, Driver, Fairweather, Green,
Grimwood, Hart, Howard, Ling, Payne, Ponder, Ruffle, Scawen, Smith, Stow,
Trigg, Tyler, Watson
- Not Found
- Elder, Game, Harrington, Middleditch, Notley
Baptismal Records: 1538-1900
Surname Forename Parents Date
Janning John 13 Aug 1560
Chaplyn Agnes William & Agnes 20 May 1582
Chaplyn Martha William 4 Feb 1583/4
Chaplyn William William 10 Jan 1585/6
Chaplyn Richard William 19 Feb 1587/8
Chaplyn Jane William & Agnes 11 Mar 1588/9
Chaplyn Samuel William & Agnes 26 Apr 1590
Chaplyn Thomas William & Agnes 21 Oct 1591
Chaplyn Clement William & Agnes 5 Jun 1593
Chaplyn Mary William & Agnes 4 Dec 1594
Chaplyn Dorathy William & Agnes 10 Jun 1596
Chaplyn Edmund William & Agnes 3 Feb 1599/
1600
Chaplyn Robert William 26 Sep 1602
Pyper John John & Anne 28 Sep 1617
Pyper Stephen John & Anne 21 Nov 1619
Chaplin Richard Edmund & Barbary 5 Nov 1637
Chaplin Anne Edmund & Barbary 15 Dec 1639
Chaplin Edmund Edmund & Barbary 2 Sep 1641
Chaplin Joseph Edmund & Barbary 24 Jun 1643
Chaplin Thomas Edmund & Barbary 3 Aug 1645
Chaplin Deborah Edmund & Barbary 5 Oct 1648
Scot John Thomas & Mary 13 Feb 1703/4
Chaplin John John & Dorothy 7 Nov 1704
Scott Benjamin Thomas & Mary 26 Mar 1709
Scott Margarett 12 Jan 1724/5
Scott Thomas 28 Oct 1725
Scott John 19 Jan 1728/9
Scott Mary John & Margaret 20 Nov 1730
Scott William Thomas & Ann 15 Jan 1731/2
Scott Anne Thomas & Anne 1 Jun 1733
Scott James John & Margaret 9 Mar 1733/4
Scott Mary John & Margaret 21 Sep 1735
Scott William Thomas & Anne 31 Oct 1735
Scott Samuel Thomas & Anne 9 Oct 1737
Scott Peter John & Margaret 20 Apr 1740
Scott Peter John & Margaret 30 Oct 1743
Leeks John Jeremiah & Susan 9 Feb 1749/50
Scott John John & Sarah 5 Nov 1751
Scott William John & Sarah 28 Jul 1753
Scott James John & Sarah 16 May 1756
Scott James John & Sarah 19 Feb 1758
Scott William John & Sarah 16 Mar 1760
Scott Thomas John & Sarah 21 Mar 1762
Scott Sarah John & Sarah 8 Apr 1764
Scott Peter John & Sarah 2 May 1767
Scott Mary John & Sarah 24 Dec 1769
Leeks Sarah John & Elizabeth 30 Sep 1770
Leeks Elizabeth John & Elizabeth 15 Jul 1772
Scott Robert John & Sarah 27 Mar 1774
Leakes Mary John & Elizabeth 17 Jul 1774
Leakes John John & Elizabeth 21 Jul 1776
Leakes Susan John & Elizabeth 11 Oct 1778
Leakes Dinah John & Elizabeth 26 Mar 1780
Scott John John & Elizabeth 20 Apr 1808
Piper Ellen George, labourer, & Lucy 21 Nov 1847
Scot Ellen William, labourer, & Mary 13 Jun 1852
Marriage Records: 1539-1711, 1714-1835, 1837-1900
Surname Forename Notes Date
Carter Robert 6 Dec 1741
Chaplin Mary
Clarke Henry 21 Dec 1743
Creak Mary
Leeks Jeremiah 21 Jun 1748
Scawen Susan
Ling John 28 Jun 1752
Scott Margaret
Chaplin John Both were single and illiterate. 9 Sep 1755
Cage Deborah Groom was from Nedging. Bride was
from Semer. Licence.
Driver John Both were single and illiterate. 13 Jul 1760
Scott Mary Groom was a labourer from Hadleigh.
Bride was from Semer. Banns.
Scott Thomas Both were widowed, illiterate and 4 Oct 1767
Banham Sarah from Semer. Banns.
Leakes John Both were single, illiterate and 3 Sep 1770
Ruffle Elizabeth from Semer. Banns.
Byles John Both were single and illiterate. 12 Apr 1780
Howard Elizabeth Groom was from West Mersea, Essex.
Bride was from Semer. Licence.
Chaplin William Both were single. Groom was from 16 Jul 1793
Watson Sarah Nedging. Bride was from Semer.
Licence.
Burman William Both were from Semer. Groom was 12 Dec 1799
Green Martha single. Bride was a widow. Licence.
Scott John Both were single and illiterate. 19 Oct 1806
Ponder Elizabeth Groom was from Whatfield. Bride was
from Semer. Banns.
Stow Joseph Both were single, illiterate and 7 Mar 1821
Jannings Christian from Semer. Banns.
Piper George Both were single, illiterate and 21 Nov 1845
Smith Lucy from Semer. Groom was a labourer.
Fathers: George Piper, labourer;
John Smith, labourer. Banns.
Green Nathaniel Both were single and illiterate. 9 Apr 1847
Crick Harriet Groom was 23 and a labourer from
Semer. Bride was 24 and from Hadleigh.
Fathers: Robert Green, labourer;
Samuel Crick, labourer. Banns.
Scott John Groom was 42 and a widowed labourer 5 Dec 1848
Alston Amelia from Aldham. Bride was 30, single
and from Semer. Fathers: Thomas
Scott, labourer; William Alston,
farmer. Banns.
Payne William Both were single, illiterate and 9 Nov 1862
Wilding Mary Ann from Semer. Groom was 25 and a
labourer. Bride was 22. Fathers:
Isaac Payne, labourer; William
Wilding, labourer. Banns.
Scott Alfred Both were 21, single and from Semer. 28 Apr 1863
Tyler Adelaide Groom was a gardener. Fathers:
William Scott, labourer; John Tyler,
labourer. Banns.
Grimwood William Both were illiterate and from Semer. 14 Oct 1864
Burman Eliza Groom was 40 and a widowed labourer.
Bride was 20 and single. Fathers:
John Grimwood, labourer; Richard
Burman, labourer. Banns.
Piper Haywood Both were 34 and widowed. Groom was 31 Mar 1882
Clayton Harriet a labourer from Kersey. Bride was
from Semer. Fathers: William Piper,
labourer; Frederick Fairweather, farm
bailiff. Witness: Ellen Piper. Banns.
Burial Records: 1539-1711, 1713-1900
Surname Forename Notes Date
Chaplyn Samuel son of William 17 Aug 1590
Hart Peter servant to William Chaplyn 4 Mar 1597/8
Trigg William servant to William Chaplyn 29 Aug 1600
Chaplyn Agnes wife of William 26 Sep 1602
Scot Anne widow 18 Dec 1618
Chaplin William 18 Oct 1629
Chaplin Anne widow 1 Mar 1630/1
Chaplin Richard 16 Oct 1645
Rowland Elizabeth 23 Mar 1646/7
Rowland Robert 24 Jan 1648/9
Chaplin William from Hitcham 18 Dec 1656
Chaplin Edmund 1 Jul 1660
Chaplin Barbary 14 Aug 1668
Chaplin widow 18 Jan 1669/70
Rawling widow 11 Apr 1671
Rawling Thomas 31 Dec 1695
Scott Benjamin son of Thomas 31 Mar 1709
Scott Thomas 25 Apr 1717
Scott Elizabeth 23 Apr 1729
Scott Sarah 14 Jul 1730
Scott Margarett 18 Jul 1730
Scott William 18 Jul 1732
Scott Mary widow 4 May 1735
Scott William son of Thomas & Anne 5 Nov 1735
Chaplin Dorothy wife of John 16 Dec 1741
Scott John son of John & Margaret 12 Mar 1741/2
Chaplin John 29 May 1743
Scott William son of John & Sarah 23 Sep 1753
Scott William 18 Feb 1755
Leeks Ann 18 Mar 1755
Scott James son of John & Sarah 1 Feb 1757
Scott Thomas infant 25 Feb 1765
Scott John 2 May 1768
Scott William age 12 25 Jun 1772
Scott Margarett widow 22 Mar 1773
Scott Sarah wife of Thomas 20 Jul 1773
Leakes Susan 17 Jan 1776
Scott Thomas widower 9 Jan 1778
Leakes Susan infant 10 Nov 1778
Leakes Jeremiah pauper 30 Jan 1789
Burman Martha age 76 19 Jul 1838
Scott Ann age 36, wife of John of Winslow, 6 Nov 1846
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