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From: "susan mccall" <>
Subject: Re: Help!!
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 11:46:18 -0000
References: <013001c2ec76$33568740$9b6ce150@dlamb>


Belchamp St Paul also in Sudbury, Suffolk, postal area but is in Essex.
Sue
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lamb" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: Help!!


> Hello,
>
> I've looked in the Essex Society for Family History Gazetteer, and there
is
> no mention in the entry for Belchamp St Paul that it is or ever was in
> Suffolk. It is clearly shown as a good mile within Essex in my 1996 road
> atlas, and I don't think the boundaries have changed since then. Could
the
> reason for the confusion possibly be that Belchamp St Paul comes (or at
> least came) within the Sudbury Registration District, and Sudbury is, of
> course, in Suffolk? There are many Essex places which are in the same
> situation, including Alphamstone, Borley, Bulmer, Mount Bures, Foxearth,
> Gestingthorpe, Great Henny, Lamarsh, Liston, Little Henny, Middleton,
North
> Wood, Pentlow, Twinstead, and Wickham St. Paul. If I am wrong, and
> Belchamp St Paul is or ever has been in Suffolk, please let me know, so
that
> I can advise Adrian Stockton, the editor of the ESFH Gazetteer.
>
> Regards,
> David Lamb (Paignton, Devon, UK)
> Interests (Essex): BAXTER, BERRY, EREY, GOLDSTONE, LAMB, MOTT, PARTRIDGE,
> SARGENT, TICHBORNE, WEBB, WILLSHER
> (Suffolk): BRYNGLOVE, CRISPE, FINCH, PARTRIDGE, PORTER, PRATT
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil & Heather" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 6:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Help!!
>
>
> > Hi Colleen,
> >
> > It *is* in Essex according to the Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish
> > Registers. The PR's date from 1538.
> >
> > Do not allow later county boundary changes confuse you! <grin>
> >
> > Family historians go by the founding of a church for the placement of
> > parishes in counties. I guess it only *moved* to Suffolk in the 20th
> > (possibly 19th) century. Likewise the "loss" of parts of Western Essex
to
> > London - West Ham etc.##HTH.
> >
> > Best wishes, Phil
> >
> > At 06:31 PM 3/15/2003, Colleen wrote:
> >
> > >Hello Annemarie,
> > >
> > >I would think your ancestor meant Belchamp St Paul, however that isn't
in
> > >Essex, its in Suffolk.
> > >
> > >Best wishes,
> > >
> > >Colleen
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Annemarie Shuttle" <>
> > >
> > >
> > > > I found a rellie on the 1851 he listed his birth place as did his
son
> as
> > > > Essex Paul Baulsham does anyone know what the area is as I don't
think
> it
> > > > exsisted and think it is an error.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> > Member of Kent FHS, NW Kent FHS, GLSFHS, CONFHS, DEVFHS, SoG, GOONS
> > I use and recommend CD's from ACDB for my One Name Study research
> > http://www.archivecdbooks.org/
> >
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