Marriages 1572-1582 Burials 1572-1576 & 1579-1582
Baptisms 1572-1576 & 1579-1581
Transcribed by Helen Jones
Volume 17 pp.259-262 (1923) of Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries contains a transcript of the Bradford Abbas Church
Registers 1572-1576 and 1579-1581. 1577 and 1578 are missing.The transcripts were bought by George Fry of Sussex who
contributed the list to Notes and Queries. The surviving Bradford Abbas parish registers, deposited at the Dorset Record Office,
start from 1579. I have reproduced the entries below but have made no attempt to 'correct' or standardise spellings - there are
some interesting examples of how forenames and surnames changed from entry to entry in these days before spellings were
fixed. In most baptisms only the father's name is given - unless the child is illegitimate, in which case just the mother is names.
The dates are not always in the correct order.
BAPTISMS
Date; Child; Parent
14 May 1572; George PARSONS ; John
9 Aug 1572; Robarte CRYSE ; Roger
15 Oct 1572; George STERRE ; Harry
15 Oct 1572; Thomas POWNFOLS ; Thomas the yngr
1 Jan 1572/3; Thomas PARKER ; John
2 Feb 1572/3; Avis SOMMER ; Nicholas
29 Nov 1573; Avis GIRDLER ; John
20 Oct 1573; ? REDE ; son of Thomas
20 Oct 1573; Thomas HARRISON ; Thomas
6 Nov 1573; ? MEDE ; Nicholas
14 Nov 1573; ? WHITTLE ; Alice, a walking woman
25 Dec 1573; John COLLINS ; Christopher
18 Nov 1573/4; John Mede; William
20 April 1574; ? BAWE ; John the yngr
6 May 1574; ? ARNOLDE ; ?
20 May 1574; ? OKE ; ?
26 August 1574; Elizabeth MICHELL ; ?
12 Sept 1574; Alse GOODSONNE ; John
5 Feb 1574/5; Ysbell HOLDER ; Ysbell
14 Mar 1574/5; Albonne COLLINS ; Christover
23 April 1575; Edith SOMA %; Nicholas
8 June 1575; Margaret MASTER ; George
Nov 1575; Julian HARRISON ; Thomas
20 Nov 1575; William GIRDLER ; John
20 Nov 1575; Thomas GAPPER ; William
18 Jan 1575/6; Edith BURGS ; Nicholas
17 Feb 1575/6; Alse MASTER ; John
18 May 1576; Agnes ARNOLDE ; William
3 Sept 1576; Agnes REDE ; Thomas the yngr
28 Oct 1576; Alse PARKER ; John
5 Dec 1576; George PWWNDFOLD ; Thomas the yngr
10 Feb 1576/7; Agnes SOMMER ; Nicolas
13 Feb 1576/7; Richard COLLINS ; Marjorie
20 Feb 1576/7; George WILSON ; John
27 Feb 1576/7; Elizabeth GOODSONNE ; John
16 Mar 1576/7; Margaret BURGES ; Richard
20 Feb 1576/7; JESPER POWNDFOLD alias TANNER ; John
20 March 1576/7; John MYCHELL ; Thomas
29 June 1579; Thomas READ ; Thomas
12 July 1579; Alice STERRE ; Henry
8 Aug 1579; Alice POWNFOLD ; Jesper
29 Sept 1579; Pexin ASHEWATER ; Robert
October 1579; Robert BURGE ; Nicholas
9 Dec 1579; George MASTER ; George
9 Jan 1579/80; Elizabeth CRYSE ; Thomas
22 Jan 1579/80; Giles TOLERFYLD ; Robert
9 Feb 1579/80; John GARRETT ; George
20 Feb 1579/80; Robert EVANS ; Edith, singlewoman
20 April 1580; Robert SNOWE ; Robert
1 June 1580; John ARNOLD ; William
5 Nov 1580; Agnes COMMYN ; William
9 Nov 1580; John GOODSONNE ; John
9 Nov 1580; Regent MICHELL ; son of Thomas
9 Nov 1580; Alice MICHELL ; Thomas
3 Dec 1580; Mary STERRE ; Harry
9 Feb 1580/1; Mary SENOX ; Thomas
16 Feb 1580/1; Alexander SOMMER ; Nicholas
1 Mar 1580/1; Sibell GIRDLER ; John
10 Mar 1580/1; Edith MASTERS ; Mr.George
9 April 1581; Christian GARRETT ; John
28 April 1581; George HARRYSON ; Thomas
10 Sept 1572; John ADDAMS & Elizabeth BARRETT
20 April 1573; John SMART & ? D/o Robert and Eliz PARKINS
19 Oct 1573; Edmon SALWAYE & Magdalene NAPPER
21 Oct 1573; Roger HOLDER & Julian ANDROS
25 Oct 1573; Thomas MICHEL & Cisly TOLERFELD
15 Nov 1573; John PARSONS & ? COURTE
Nov 1573; John ? & Anne GERMAN
10 Oct 1574; John KINGE & Jone SELLER
13 Oct 1575; John LANE & Catherine CALWOR
15 Oct 1575; Richard STOCKER & Marie PHELIPES
7 Nov 1575; William ARNOLD & Isbell POWNDFOLD
Nov 1576; Robart TOLERFILD & Isbell BYDES
18 Jan 1576/7; Harrie BYDE & Eme PARSONS
23 April 1580; George GARRET & Avis CASE
25 April 1580; Thomas SENOX & Edith HARRIES
DATE ; NAME ; NOTES
17 April 1572; Joane VINCENTE ; W/o William
12 April 1572; William POWNDFOLD ; alias TANNER
7 Sept 1572; Elizabeth HARRISONNE ; -
2 Dec 1572; John RAYNOLDS ; -
1Jan 1572/3; Thomas POWNDFOLD ; S/o Thomas the yngr
23 Feb 1574/5; Nicolas CALWOR ; -
8 Mar 1574/5; William CALWOR ; S/o H.Calwor
28 Dec 1575; Marjorie POWNDFOLD ; Alias TANNER
18 May 1575; Jone REDE ; W/o Thomas, Thelder
1 June 1575; Nicolas SELLER ; -
18 Oct 1575; Abram PARKER ; S/o Edith
19 Jan 1575/6; Edith BURGS ; D/o Nicholas
16 Feb 1576; John BAWE ; the elder
17 May 1576; Thomas SOM 'ER; -
21 May 1576; William GAWLER ; Alias BAKER from Clifton
31 Oct 1576; John MASTER ; -
31 Oct 1576; Isbell BYDES ; -
23 Feb 1576/7; George WILSON ; S/o John
2 July 1579; Thomas BARTLET ; the elder
19 Feb 1579/80; Alse EVANS ; D/o Thomas, walking man
23 May 1580; Mary SOMMER ; D/o Nicholas
18 Sept 1580; Eme CALWOR ; Widow
1 Nov 1580; Richard BARONS ; -
9 April 1581; John POWNFOLD ; S/o Edward