Dew, Jary, and associated families of the Norfolk coast; circa 1600s through 1800s

Findmypast: “When England play, you don’t pay!” (0)

June 11, 2010 • Category: General Genealogy

This is a brilliant idea: findmypast.co.uk are providing FREE access to most of the data in their Full subscription data (including the 1911 census) during the England World Cup matches.

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More on the 1841 Blakeney Census – Susan Starling (1)

Bob Price asked the following question on the post I made about the 1841 Blakeney census:

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Smallpox in Cley: 1742/3 (3)

This is a transcript of the burials recorded in Cley Next the Sea from 1739 through 1743. In 1742 & 1743, notations were made in the register to indicate the deaths that resulted from smallpox.

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Thank you FreeREG! (0)

I had a very pleasant surprise the other day. A visitor to this site, who volunteers for FreeREG, contacted me to tell me that there is a transcription of a marriage record for William Jeary of Stiffkay (sic) and Elizabeth Lane of Binham, both single, by licence on 15 Feb 1738/39 in Baconsthorpe.

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The family of William Jary & Elizabeth his wife, of Stiffkey (3)

A chart showing the children of William Jary (ca 1702-1788) and Elizabeth his wife, of Stiffkey.

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Ruling out Shipdham as the place of William & Elizabeth Jary’s wedding (0)

Since the Norfolk parish register images are now online, I decided to try to find the Shipdham marriage of William Jairy & Elizabeth Sherey, the couple which some researchers think may have been the same William & Elizabeth Jary who baptised many children in Stiffkey beginning in 1739.