The old registers were lost in a great fire in 1728 so a new register book was bought and begun from Lady Day 1729. The earliest Bishops Transcripts for the whole county were also lost so this small transcript is created from the surviving BT’s which pre-date the register, but these too are lost for 1710 & 1714-17. Some entries have a “P” added and almost certainly stands for pauper.

All common Forenames e.g. William, John, Thomas, Mary, Elizabeth, are spelt in the modern English form and expanded if contracted in the register, but less common forenames and all Surnames are spelt as in the original. Before 1752 the Year is upgraded for January/March. In the index C = christened/baptised, N = born, M = married, B = buried, D = died.