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Holbeach Parish Registers.
This is a scanned transcription of the "Holbeach Parish Register of
Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials," by Rev. Grant W. Macdonald, M.A. it was
published by James Williamson, Printer, Lincoln, in 1892. The publication
was kindly loaned to me by Dr. Margaret M. Smith, of Canberra, to whom I
extend a sincere thank you.
Holbeach church, with it's spacious interior, has a tower with huge
stepped buttresses, clerestory, a valted roof, and tracery which dates
back to the early 15th century. The spire has four tiers of louvre
windows, and is 180 feet high. Sheltering the fine old door, the south
porch is very high with a narrow entrance arch, the gable being the
same height as the aisle roof.
Scenes of the Nativity, the Crucifiction, and Ascension appear on the
carved oak reredos below the East Window, and is adorned with statues of
saints, bishop and angels, angels also decorate the ancient font. The
colourful east and west windows depict the Last Supper and the
Ascension. The table tomb of Sir Humphrey Littlebury, of Penny Hill, in
the north aisle, shows a finely sculptured figure in rich armour with a
belt of medaLlions. He is said to have died c1400, at the time of the War
of the Roses.
The transcription of this book is made available for the use of
individuals, for their own personal research purposes ONLY, and must not
be copied, sold or used for commercial or profit purposes. All references to, or
quotations from this publication, must give full credit to the original
author.
No attempt has been made to amend, alter or update the spelling, or
punctuation. The only change has been to format the text to the
requirements of the programmes used. Therefore throughout these registers
unusual spellings will be found, and often depend on the person who made
the entry. June and July are frequently spelt Jvne, Jvly, November
sometimes Nouember, note too names begining with F, are usually written
as ff, in low case.
As those who have read and handled originals will know, this is common
in all early registers, and while some are on parchment, others are on
mere scraps of paper. All are fragile, and some so faded they can no
longer be read. It is advisable for researchers to check the original
registers, or if this is not possible, order the films to ensure the
information is correct. Errors are made in transcription, and if the
research is worth doing, it is well worth the extra effort to verify
records.
For those unfamiliar with Roman Numerals the following table may be of
assistance in reading the registers:-
1 = i 11 = xi 21 = xxi 31 = xxxi
2 = ii 12 = xii 22 = xxii
3 = iii 13 = xiii 23 = xxiii
4 = iv 14 = xiv 24 = xxiv
5 = v 15 = xv 25 = xxv
6 = vi 16 = xvi 26 = xxvi
7 = vii 17 = xvii 27 = xxvii
8 = viii 18 = xviii 28 = xxviii
9 = ix 19 = xix 29 = xxix
10 = x 20 = xx 30 = xxx
While the above are standard Roman numerals, in this volume other
variations have been used, here are few examples:-
iiii = 4; xiiii = 14; xviiii = 19.
If the above table is used as a reference these variations should cause
few problems to readers, a full table of Roman numerals can be found in
most old encyclopedias.
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