MOUNTNESSING
Parish Records. D/P 73/1/3 St. Giles is the patron saint of beggars and cripples
Original name Ging Mountney.
1536.Parishes were responsible for their own poor.
1601. Relief to paupers only in parish of legal settlement. (1 month long)
1601-1834 Levying of a poor rate and distribution by the overseers to the needy.
A copy of the parish registers of Mountnessing was written in order in a clear hand and with remarks at the end lamenting the loss of the previous records. These records started in1654 in accordance with the law passed during the Rebellion which placed the registration of births, marriages and burials in the hands of a Lay Register. Previous records may be held by the Petre family.
1665 Third plague of seventeenth century. “We do not know how they fared in this parish during this dreadful visitation but it was very bad in Chelmsford.” No burials recorded 1664-1678
1678 Woollen act
1707 John Salmon came armed with a “Certificate,” probably from the Rector of his own parish.
1723 40 families lived here. Essex at Work A.F.J. Brown Pub. ECC 1967
1737 Four wandering people buried.
1775. Vicar John Newman.
1778. 40 houses in the village.
1783 -1794 Stamp Duty Act. Duty of 3d on every parish register of birth, marriage and death.
1801 85 families resident, living in 74 houses.
1861 Population 844
1866 Vicar Thomas Martin Ready.
1867 Weather being very severe distributed 5 tons of coal at twenty four shillings to 16 widows and 12 large families.
1867 Sun. 8th Dec. As the weather at this season of the year deters people from attending the ParishChurch, with the Bishops full consent, the Vicar commenced afternoon service in the village school room. To be kept on until after Easter. Mr. Isaac Crush, the Parish Churchwarden, strongly objected to this innovation. The people were pleased with it.
1873 The Vicar felt how inconvenient it was for aged people to get from the village to the ParishChurch (2 miles) and indeed for all classes in bad weather. An Iron church seating 250+was opened May 4th 1873.
1873. Addition to the school for 40 more children to meet the requirements of the 1870 Education Act.
1874. Charities. £22 distributed in bread for the poor residents-given fortnightly in winter. Charity school.
1875 Start of long depression in agriculture due to import of cheap American wheat.
1877 First Schoolmaster, Mr. Henry Watson was appointed. Previous to this the school had been run by the Misses Alexander assisted by their niece, Miss Silversides. An inspector reported that needlework was especially well taught. The teachers were paid £20 per annum but Miss Silversides received nothing.
1884 A Reading Room was opened, with members paying one shilling a quarter. It was hoped that it would keep the inhabitants out of the public houses.
1885 Vicar Macnamara tried to get the labourers good cottages to live in. Some were demolished and comfortable red brick buildings were put up by Lord Petre.Waterloo Cottages next to the Weslyan chapel were repaired. Isabel Doe, daughter of Darby and Hannah Wright lived at 4, Waterloo Cottages in 1903. Leonard Wright lived at No. 3 in 1907.
1889 Shenfield to Southend line completed. George Samuels was a plate layer on this line.
1905 scarlet fever epidemic
1906 typhoid epidemic
1907 diphtheria epidemic
MOUNTNESSING, a parish in the hundred of CHELMSFORD, county of ESSEX, 2 miles (S.W.) from Ingatestone, containing 728 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Essex, and diocese of London, rated in the king's books at £11, endowed with £400 private benefaction, and £400 royal bounty. F.B. Bramston, Esq. was patron in 1802. The church is dedicated to St. Giles. Richard Beyley, in 1743, bequeathed a house and land in support of a school for teaching poor children. A priory of Augustine canons was founded, in the reign of Stephen, at Thoby in this parish, by Michael Capra, Roise his wife, and William their son: it was dedicated to St. Mary and St. Leonard, and, at the dissolution, had a revenue of £75. 6. 10. A Topographical Dictionary of England : Volume 3
M. Preface page 333View Full Context
SAMUEL BMD
BLACKMORE BAPTISMS
1814 Sep 1st Rhoda dau of Samuel and Elizabeth Samuel. Bricklayer.
1817 Feb 2nd Rebecca dau of Samuel and Elizabeth Samuels. Bricklayer.
1820 Jan 24th Archer son of Samuel and Elizabeth Samuels. Bricklayer.
1821 Apr 29th Sarah dau of Samuel and Elizabeth Samuels. Bricklayer.
1823 Nov 2nd Phoebe dau of Samuel and Elizabeth Samuels. Bricklayer
1829 Aug 2nd Emma dau of Samuel and Elizabeth Samuels Bricklayer
BLACKMORE MARRIAGES
1845 Jun 28th Archer Samuel son of Samuel Samuel and Amy Manning dau of James Manning
BLACKMORE BURIALS
1832 May 29th Elizabeth Samuel Blackmore
1838 Apr 28th Sarah Samuel age 18 Blackmore
1869 Apr 29th Samuel Samuel 79 years
1886 May 22nd Emma Samuel age 56
BRENTWOOD BAPTISMS
1713 Mar 10thElizabeth ye dau of Benjamin Samuell and Elizabeth his wife.
HUTTON
1686 Feb 20thGrace the dau of James and Mary SamuelBap
1690 Apr 13thMary the dau of James and Mary Samuel Bap
GREAT PARNDON St Mary the Virgin MARRIAGES
1811 Nov 10th James Samuel and Sarah Candle
1870 Oct 3rd 10th 17th banns George Samuel and Mary Ann Bell
GREAT PARNDON Burials
1836 Mar 23rdCharles Samuel aged 15
INGATESTONE BAPTISMS reached image 31 going backwards.
1599 April Phebe Samell daug of Richard Samell
1688 Aug 12thFrancis son of Alexander Samel and his wife
1704 Aug 20th Alexander son of Ephraim Samell of Fryerning
1705 Jul 29thElizabeth daug of John Samel and Elizabeth his wife
INGATESTONE MARRIAGES
1591 Oct xij Richard Samell and Elizabeth Bors?
1597 Apr Hammon Shane and Elizabeth Samell
1597 Oct 31stRichard Samell and Suzam Deanon/Danson
1616 June 28thNathaniel Samell and Elisabeth Joselyn
1680 Oct 5thThomas Salmon and Rebekah Hart widow marryd
1736 Jan 6th John Samuel of Much Easton singleman and Priscilla Wray of Little Leighs singlewoman were married by license
INGATESTONE BURIALS not seen images 53-54
1609 Apr 11th John Samell buried
1611 Sept 22nd Ellyn Samell daug of Peter Samell buried
1616 Aug 7th Peter Samell and his wife Maria buryed
1616 Aug 27th Ellen Samell buryed, daug of Peter
1626 Nov 28thJohn Samon of John and Frances buryd
1671 Jun 18th Frances Salmon, widdow, buried
1690 Apr 14th Elizabeth Sammond almswoman buried
1695/6 Feb 5th Elizabeth Samell buried
1719 Mar 3rdThomas Salmon buried
CHELMSFORD St Mary the Virgin
1659 20 Jan Buried John Samuell Inn holder of Chelmsford.
MOULSHAM, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX St John the Evangelist DP/511/1/5
1908Jul 31stborn Bap 14thOct 1908 Frederick William Samuel
1917 May 15thborn Alexander William Samuel at 6, Cables Yard, Chelmsford, Essex bap 17thJun 1917
MOUNTNESSING BAPTISMS Also used BT DCR 2 52 Mountnessing
1606 Nov 3rdWilliam Samuel son of John
1607 Jun 14thJames Samuel son of John and Mary bap.
1702 Mary Ann dau John and Mary Samuell
1733 Mar 18th Thomas son of John and ------Samuel?
1746 May 11th Catherine dau of Samuel and Mary
1747 Jan 17thWilliam Salmon son John and Elizabeth
1749 Feb 25thSarah Salmon dau John and Elizth
1765 Apr 7th Edward son of Thomas and Jane
1768 Dec25thJane dau of William and Elizabeth bap.
1770 Apr 15th Thomas son of William and Elizabeth
1772 May 10thJohn son of William and Elizabeth bap.
1774 Jan 30thSarah dau of William and Elizabeth bap.
1776 Feb. 11thSamuel son of William and Elizabeth bap.
1777 July 18thEdward son of William and Elizabeth bap. Or 13th
1779 May 2nd James son of William and Elizabeth bap.
1781 Feb 25thCharles son of William and Elizabeth bap.
1783 Apr 18th bornElizabeth dau of Wm and Eliz. Samuel. Bap. 4th May 1783
1796 May 15th----- Samuel dau Will and Grace
1798 May 27thTrufsu Samuel dau of Willm and Grace
1798 Henry Samuel
1799 May 17thSarah Samuel was born
1801 Nov 28thWilliam Samuel son Willm and Grace
1802 Apr 25th Mary Ann dau of John and Mary Samuell
1803 Oct 30th Edward Samuel son of Edward and Frances
1804 Jan 22nd John son of John and Mary Samuels
1804 May 14th Thomas son of Edward and Frances
1804 Sep 17th Jane Samuel was baptised
1805 Sep 22ndJamimah Samuell dau of Edward and Frances
1805 Jun 16th Martha dau of Abraham Bacon by Elizabeth his wife privately being ill.
1805 Oct 24thor 26th in BT Charles Samuell son Charles and Mary born Jan 23rd
1805 Nov 8th William son of John and Mary Samuel
1806 Mar 2nd George son of William and Grace 7th in BT
1807 Jun 14th James son of John and Mary
1807 Jun 28th Benjamin William son of Edward and Frances
1808 Samuel Samuel son William and Grace (priv) 19th Sep Received 14th Oct 1810
1808 John Samuel son William and Grace (priv) 19th Sep Received 14th Oct 1810 twin or name change? BT record
1809 William Samuel son Charles and Mary (priv) 23rd Jan Received 25th Jan
1809 Mar 5th Sarah dau of John and Mary
1809 May 16thThomas Samuel son Edward and Frances bornMay 14th
1810 Nov 4th John son of Charles and Mary
1811 May 19th Lazell son of Edward and Frances, privately
1812 May 24th Thomas Day Samuel son of William and Grace, privately baptised
1813 Feb 7thJane Samuell dau Edward and Frances
1813 Jun 20thAnn Samuell dau James and Sarah
1815 May 21st Susanna dau of Edw. and Frances. Lab.
1816 Jan 21stSarah dau of James and Sarah Samuel. Lab
1817 Mar 16th Jesse of William and Grace. Thatcher
1817 Apr 20th Charles son of Edward and Frances. Lab. and thatcher
1818 Apr 12th Eliza dau of James and Sarah. Lab.
1819 Apr 4th Mary Ann dau of Edward and Frances. Lab.and thatcher.
1820 Dec 24th Charles son of James and Sarah. Farmer.
1821 Sept 30thSusan daug of James and Susan (poss Sarah)
1822 Feb 17th George son of George and Lucy. Lab. Samuel
1831 Oct 2nd Amelia dau of Georgeand Lucy. Lab. b. Sep. 8th
1833 Aug 18th William son of George and Lucy. Lab. b. July 21st
1836 Sep 11thThomas son of Samuel and Anne. Groom b. Aug. 18thSamnel
1838 May 6th William Michael son of Sarah. Single woman b. Apr. 5thRef June 12 8 Billericay 1838
1839 July 7th William son of William and Lucy. Lab. Ref June 12 8 Billericay 1839
1841 Male Samuels Ref Jun 12 8 Billericay 1841Poss death June 1841
1842 Feb 6th James son of William and Lucy. Lab.Ref Mar12 7 Billericay 1842
1842 Female Ref Mar 12 8 Billericay 1842 Death Mar 1842 12 6
1842 June 9th Emma Elizabeth dau of George and Lucy. Lab. Ref June 12 7/9 Billericay 1842
1843 John Ref Dec 12 4 Billericay 1843
1844 Henry Ref Dec 12 5 Billericay 1844 Born 9 Sep 1844
1845 June 22nd Sarah Elizabeth dau of William and Lucy. Lab. b. 20th May.Ref June 12 9 Billericay 1845
1846 Thomas Ref Mar 12 7 Billericay 1846
1846 Thomas George Ref Mar 12 7 Billericay 1846
1846 Male Ref Jun 12 1 Billericay 1846Possibly William bap 1846 in Shenfield
1847 July 25th George son of William and Lucy b. June 20thRef Sep 12 6 Billericay 1847
1847 Oct 31st Henry Isaac son of George and Lucy b. Oct 6thRef Dec 12 8 Billericay 1847
1850 June 15thEliza, d. of Wm & Lucy, lab. born 23 May 1850Ref Jun 12 8 Billericay 1850
1850 Dec 12th George Alfred son of George and Lucy.Ref Dec 12 8 Billericay 1850
1851Benjamin George Ref Mar 12 10 Billericay 1851
1851 Edward Ref Mar 12 10 Billericay 1851
1853 Jan 30thEllen dau of William and Lucy Lab. Ref Mar 4a 104 Billericay 1853
1853 Feb 26th George son of George and Lucy Ref Mar 4a 104 Billericay 1853
1853 Mar 13th Harriet Matilda dau Benjamin and Frances Samuel. Labb. Feb 8 Mar 4a 105 Billericay 1853
1855 Feb 25thGeorge son of Benjamin and Frances Samuel. Labourer. b.Dec 8th 1854Ref Mar 4a 121 1855
1857 Dec 20th Emma dau of William and Lucy Samuel. Labourer b. Nov 9th 1857 Ref Mar 4a 124 1857
1858 Sep 5th Charles Aden son of Benjamin and Frances Samuel. Haybinder. b. Jul 6th 1858
1859 Ref as Annie Dec 4a 117 1859
1860 Mar 10th Eliza dau of William and Sarah Samuel. Lab b. 30th Dec 1859 Ref Mar 4a 130 1860 Billericay
1861 May 12th Annie Maria dau of Benjamin and Frances SamuelLab. b. 20th Mar 1861 Ref Jun 4a 130 1853
1861 Nov 10th Alfred ---- son of William and Lucy Samuel. Labourer. b. 8th Oct 1861 Ref Dec 4a 128 1861
1862 Apr 20th John William son of William Michael Sarah Samuel Lab.b.11Mar1862 Ref Mar 4a 124 1862
1864 Apr 3rd Louisa dau of Richard and Emma Elizabeth Samuel. Lab. Ref Dec 4a 126 Billericay 1860 Born Dec 8 1860
1865 Nov 26th George Henry son of William Michael and Sarah Samuel. Labourer Ref Mar 1864 Billricay
1865 Nov 26th Emma Annie dau of William Michael and Sarah Samuel. Lab.Ref Dec 4a 138 1865 as E. Ann
1867 Apr 17th Arthur William son of William and Emma Wright b. 9th Feb 1867
1868 Jan 5th Willy of William and Sarah Samuels. Labourer b. 16 Nov 1867Ref Dec 4a 153 1867 Billericay
1868 Jul 12th Charles son of Charles and Sarah Emily Samuel. B. June 1st 1868 Haybinder Ref Sep 4a 167 1868 Billericay
1869 Nov 14th Sarah dau of Charles and Sarah Emily Samuel. HaybinderRef Dec 4a 174 1869 Billericay
1871 Jan 8th Charles Thomas son of William and Sarah Samuel b. 20thDec 1870 Ref Mar 4a 178 1871
1871 Apr 23rd Ellen dau of (Charles)George and Sarah Emily Samuel b.18th Mar1871 HaybinderRef Jun 4a 162 1871
1873 Sep 21stClara dauof Charles and Sarah Emily Samuel. Haybinder b. 23 AugRef Sep 4a 195 1873
1873 Dec 21st Arthur Joseph son of William and Sarah Samuel. Lab. b 26 NovRef Mar 4a 201 1874 Samuels
1876 Jan 30thEdward son of Charles and Sarah Emily Samuel. Haybinder b. Nov 1875
1876 Feb 27th Rosa Ellen dau of William Sarah Samuel. Lab.b.28 Feb 1875 Ref Mar 4a 231 1876 Samuels
1877 Aug 26 Matilda dau of Charles and Sarah Emily, haybinder. Ref Sep 4a 228 1877 Billericay
1878 Sep23rdAlice Elizabeth dau William and Sarah Samuel. Lab. Samuels Ref Mar 4a 254 1878 Billericay
1881 Feb 22nd Albert Harry son of William and Clara Samuel. Platelayer Ref Mar 4a 294 1881 Samuels
1884 Feb 24th Fred son of William and Sarah Samuel. Platelayer. B 29th Jan 1884 Ref Mar 4a 355 1884
1886 Jan 31st William Charles Arthur son of Charles and Florence Samuel. Sweep b 29th Nov 1885 Mar 4a 368 1885
1886 Jun 27th Alfred Ernest son of William and Sarah Samuel. Labourer b 26 May 1886Reg as A. PercyRef Mar 4a 380 1886 Billericay
1886 Dec 26th Harry son of Edward and Emily Jane Samuels. Haybinder Ref Dec 4a 391 1886 Billericay
1887 May 31st Annie Florence dau of Charles Hayden and Florence Samuels. SweepRef Jun 4a 396 1887
1889 Feb 24th Brallygan Ernest son of Charles Hayden and Florence Samuels. Sweep Ref Mar 4a 406 1889
1889 Mar10th William James son of Charles William and Rosetta Kate Samuel of 48 Offord Rd.London
1890 Nov 23rd Urban Merrick son of Charles Hayden and Florence Samuels. SweepRef Dec 4a 381 1890
1891 Jun 7th Hurry dau of Edward and Emily Jane. Hay Cutter. AKA Harriett or MillieRef Jun 4a 471 1891
1892 Nov 6th Maud Elizabeth dau of Florrie and Charles Samuel. Sweep Ref Dec 4a 435 1892 Billericay
1894 Jul 29thGertrude Florence MaySamuels 4a 447 Sep b. 27thMay 1894 Billericay.
1894 Oct 28thAlice May Ref Dec 4a 492 Billericay. Born 23rdSep 1894. Samuels
1899 Oct 15thEdward George to Edward and Bessie Ref Dec 4a 579 Billericay
1908 May 3rdClifford Albert to Albert Harry and Alice Ellen. Born 7 Mar 1908Billericay Jun / 4a / 687Births reg in Billericay but not yet looked for baps.
1896 Mary Jane Ref Dec 4a 520 Billericay
1898 Frederick Joseph Ref Sep 4a 547 Billericay
1900 Joseph Edward Samuels Sep 4a 623
1903 Margaret Frances / Billericay Mar / 4a / 6771904 Gertrude Samuels / Billericay Dec / 4a / 665
1906 Grace Frances / Billericay Dec / 4a / 672
1909 Eliza / Billericay Mar / 4a / 662
1911 Laurence J / Byrne / Billericay Sep / 4a / 1272 born 16 Jul 1911
1916 George / Buryne / Billericay Mar / 4a / 1203 born 31 Dec 1915
1926 Donald U M / Ducker / Billericay Jun / 4a / 1054
1930 Constance E F / Keeling / Billericay Dec / 4a / 991
1935 Dawn R / Goodman / Billericay / Sep 4a / 1030
Pa Frederick b 1848, his pa James b 1811 Dunmow so not yet connected.
MOUNTNESSING BANNS
1831 Thomas Gate and Ann Samuel 19th 26th Jun 3rd July
1835 John Beard bach and Jessie Samuel sp 28th Dec 1834 4th 11th Jan 1835
Publicly forbidden on 4th Jan 1835 by father John Beard on the grounds of his ------
1835 John Beard and Jessie Samuel 18th 25th Jan 1stFeb. 1835
The opposition to this marriage being afterwards withdrawn by the father of the minor the parties were again published on the above mentioned days and married 14thFeb
1835 William Collins bach and Susan Samuel sp 27th Sep 4th 11th Oct
1835 William Samuel bach and Lucy Riley sp 27th Sep 4th 11th Oct marr 26th Oct
1842 Henry Sutton bach and Sarah Samuel sp 3rd 10th 17th Apr Did not marry.
1859 William Michael Samuel bach and Sarah Harvey sp Nov. 5th
1877 Redgrave James Reader bach and Emma Samuel sp Mar 5th 10th 17th
MOUNTNESSING MARRIAGES
1707 Dec 8thThese are to certify yt John Salmon and Martha Wright
1802 Feb 23rdEdward Samuel and Frances Haward both of this parish, witnesses Elizabeth Samuell, Charles Samuell and Ann Backs.
1831 Jul 25thThomas Gate and Ann Samuel Banns by John Thomas. Ann signed. Banns by John Thomas. Ann signed. witnesses: Joseph Brookes, Jessie Samuel and Maria Campbell Newman.
1835 Feb 14thJohn Beard to Jessie Samuel, They were both minors.
1835 Nov 23rdSusan Samuel to William Collins. Both otp, after banns, witness Mary Samuel,George Buck
1835 Oct 26thWilliam Samuel to Lucy Riley. Wm otp, both signed, after banns. Witnesses Sarah Samuel and James Aylett
1839 Sep 21stStephen Arthur Swan to Sarah Emily Samuels Father Charles Samuels Labourer
1839 Sep 21st George Young to Ellen Samuels Father Charles Samuels Labourer
1840 Dec 6thBenjamin Samuel to Frances (Fanny) Mays Father Edward Samuels Thatcher
Witness Thomas Samuels and Susan Samuels Billericay 4a201
1847 Jul 27thJames John Burr age 24 bach servant Father Henry Burr labourer and Eglentine Beard age 20 spinster servant father John Beard Carpenter Witness John Hawknery and Amelia Samuel
1859 Nov 5th William Michael Samuel age 22 bach lab Father unknownSarah Harvey age 19 spinster living with parents Father John Harvey labourer Witness George Stubbs and Hannah Norris 4a193
1874 May 4th James Samuel age 24 bach labourer of Dagenham Father Ke------Hampshire Samuel Clockmaker and Lydia Johnson age 21 spinster Domestic Servant Father William Johnson labourer4a228
Witness Thomas Hampshire Samuel and Emma Willers NOT OURS
1876 Jul 17th Robert Marshall Miller full age bach cabinet maker of Ronald Street Macleod Paisley Glasgow Father David Miller farmer Eliza Samuel full age spinster Domestic Servant Father William Samuel assistant Gamekeeper Witness James Reader and Emma Samuel 4a 249
1877 Mar 15thJohn Richard Akars 36 B coachbuilder of 49, Grafton Place, St Pancras, father John Richard, coach trimmer, to Ellen Samuel 25, sp, domestic, father William, assistant gamekeeper.
Witnesses were Emma Samuel, her sister and James Reader.4a179
1878Mar18thRedgrave James Reader age 27 bach gamekeeper father Joseph Reader labourer. Emma Samuel age 20 spinster Housemaid Father William Samuel assistant gamekeeper Witness George Reader and Ellen Akars 4a 203
1883 Dec 25thGeorge Samuel age 26 bach platelayer Father Benjamin Samuel hay binder,
Armonella Adala Wright age 22 spinster Father Derby Wright tailor.
Witnesses: Peter Wright Ada Wright Isabel Wright. No dates for Banns.
1889 Aug 21stStephen Arthur Swan age 26 bach soldier Father William Swan.4a458