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The Blaker Society © period for which Cuckfield parish registers do not survive. Joan was buried
CUCKFIELD B

Richard Blaker senior and his wife Joan will have married before 1580, a

there in 1610:

Joan wyfe of Richard blaker, Sinyer.
Oct. 6
1610.

and Richard there in 1623: 18

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1623. Apr. 4 Richard Blaker, an old man.

Richard was therefore still alive at the time of the compilation of John
Rowe’s book. Rowe’s collection of notes on the maintenance of bridges locally,
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states:

r
Northwortleford bridge hath bene often p sented to be repayred sometimes by more,
t
sometimes by fewer ten s as 41. El./2. 5. 11. Ja: but it was finally resolued and agreed vppon
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at a Lawday holden 30. Sept. 15. Ja. that it ought to be made by the persons & in respect of
the landes hereafter named viz.
1. Thomas Geere for landes called Westvpp
2. John Burtenshawe Misbrookes
3. Richard Bartlye Haselinges pcell.
4. Widow Nye Haselinges pcell.
5. Richard Bartlye. Lowfildes.
6. Richard Blaker Blakers.
7. Tho: Ansty als ffeild Wylles.
8. Thomas West Hodesherve.
9. Richard Ansty Westland pcell.
10. Richard Dumbrell Westland pcell.
11. Richard Dumbrell Scarons.
12. Richard Myles ffurners crofte
13. Will’m Woldred Woldredges.

Cuckfield Parish Registers

Although parish registers were instituted in England in 1538, those for
Cuckfield survive only from 1598 onwards . The printed edition of the first
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two extant registers was edited by W. C. Renshaw, who remarks that:

In the oldest of them is a note to the effect that “Marriages, Christenings, and Burials
registered in the old register bookes before this” began in the year 1538, and ran to 1597.
These older register books are traditionally supposed to have been appropriated by Sir
William Burrell, and they are not now to be found.

18 p. 138 of the printed transcript
19 p. 151 of the printed transcript
20 f. 84v, p. 129 of the printed text
21 30 September 1617
22 1598 to 1699 printed Sussex Record Society xiii, 1911, London.
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