Information about the Parish Register from St Mary of Gissing in Norfolk
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Register Type : | Parish Register |
| Quality : | |
| Source : | Norfolk Records Office |
| Copyright : | |
| Special acknowledgement to : | |
| Status of the transcriptions : | |
| Latest date a transcription changed: | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Number of entries | 5750 |
| First actual year of entries | 1540 |
| Last actual year of entries | 1941 |
| First year in register : | 1540 |
| Last year in register: | |
| Register notes : | Original registers Bap: 1540-1542 1562-1639 1684-1983 Mar: 1562-1639 1705-1992 Bur: 1539 1551 1562-1639 1702-1935 The registers were seriously damaged by fire at the old rectory in 1702. |
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| Period |
Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcribed by | Julie Harold,Debra Annis | Julie Harold,Debra Annis | Julie Harold | Julie Harold,Debra Annis |
| 1530–1539 | ||||
| 1540–1549 | 19 | 19 | ||
| 1550–1559 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1560–1569 | 69 | 11 | 20 | 100 |
| 1570–1579 | 69 | 17 | 32 | 118 |
| 1580–1589 | 56 | 13 | 25 | 94 |
| 1590–1599 | 56 | 12 | 25 | 93 |
| 1600–1609 | 59 | 21 | 30 | 110 |
| 1610–1619 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 1620–1629 | 44 | 11 | 34 | 89 |
| 1630–1639 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 35 |
| 1640–1679 | ||||
| 1680–1689 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1690–1699 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1700–1709 | 73 | 13 | 40 | 126 |
| 1710–1719 | 122 | 33 | 60 | 215 |
| 1720–1729 | 111 | 34 | 91 | 236 |
| 1730–1739 | 131 | 20 | 57 | 208 |
| 1740–1749 | 86 | 13 | 33 | 132 |
| 1750–1759 | 146 | 25 | 79 | 250 |
| 1760–1769 | 165 | 34 | 130 | 329 |
| 1770–1779 | 140 | 31 | 99 | 270 |
| 1780–1789 | 110 | 35 | 83 | 228 |
| 1790–1799 | 139 | 45 | 71 | 255 |
| 1800–1809 | 171 | 27 | 80 | 278 |
| 1810–1819 | 182 | 26 | 68 | 276 |
| 1820–1829 | 173 | 33 | 81 | 287 |
| 1830–1839 | 159 | 31 | 106 | 296 |
| 1840–1849 | 114 | 23 | 109 | 246 |
| 1850–1859 | 117 | 33 | 57 | 207 |
| 1860–1869 | 129 | 24 | 94 | 247 |
| 1870–1879 | 104 | 28 | 83 | 215 |
| 1880–1889 | 133 | 24 | 53 | 210 |
| 1890–1899 | 103 | 20 | 43 | 166 |
| 1900–1909 | 57 | 24 | 45 | 126 |
| 1910–1919 | 62 | 15 | 44 | 121 |
| 1920–1929 | 60 | 16 | 28 | 104 |
| 1930–1939 | 17 | 16 | 33 | |
| 1940–1949 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1950–2029 |
Please note: due to different methods of record counting there may be discrepancies in the record totals on this page