Parish Register St Mary the Virgin Great Bentley Essex information

**Details about the register**
Field	Value
Register Type :	Parish Register
Quality :
Source :	SEAX
Copyright :
Special acknowledgement to :
Status of the transcriptions :
Latest date a transcription changed:	05 Apr 2026
Number of entries	9223
First actual year of entries	1581
Last actual year of entries	1931
First year in register :	1558
Last year in register:
Register notes :	The early register is very damaged

**Number of records by decade**
Period Those periods with zero data may span several decades. The first may include pre 1530 records.	Baptisms	Marriages	Burials	Total
Transcribed by	Arnold Webb,Julie Harold,Jenny Hoar	Arnold Webb,Helen Barrell,Julie Harold,Jenny Hoar	Arnold Webb,Julie Harold,Jenny Hoar	Arnold Webb,Helen Barrell,Julie Harold,Jenny Hoar
1530–1579
1580–1589		1		1
1590–1659
1660–1669	47			47
1670–1679	32	6	52	90
1680–1689	102	17	121	240
1690–1699	97	14	126	237
1700–1709	99	20	131	250
1710–1719	93	15	78	186
1720–1729	102	24	122	248
1730–1739	164	38	144	346
1740–1749	197	51	159	407
1750–1759	183	61	142	386
1760–1769	187	57	187	431
1770–1779	133	61	115	309
1780–1789	186	71	153	410
1790–1799	223	66	147	436
1800–1809	183	83	146	412
1810–1819	266	76	134	476
1820–1829	306	60	148	514
1830–1839	296	60	185	541
1840–1849	235	62	198	495
1850–1859	276	63	219	558
1860–1869	249	57	224	530
1870–1879	212	58	147	417
1880–1889	208	37	151	396
1890–1899	198	43	137	378
1900–1909	212	49	88	349
1910–1919	16	51		67
1920–1929		47		47
1930–1939		9		9
1940–2029

Please note: due to different methods of record counting there may be discrepancies in the record totals on this page

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