Parish records from:-

Colchester St James

 (Thanks to John Fitch for providing the extracts for this parish)

Baptisms to 1841

  1. 1618/9  10 January, Nathaniel Fish son of Nathaniel & Anne

  2. 1636/7  18 March, John Ficher son of William Ficher

  3. 1713  21 May, Ann daughter of Joseph & Anne Fitch

  4. 1714  22 November, Mary daughter of Joseph & Ann Fytch

  5. 1716/7  18 February, Joseph son of Joseph Fitch & Anne of All Saints

  6. 1723  6 June, John son of Joseph Fitch & Anne

  7. 1727/8 12 February, Mary daughter of Joseph & Anne Fitch [also recorded at St Nicholas]

  8. 1833  20 January, Thomas son of Thomas & Mary Fitch of this parish, publican

  9. 1834  3 August, Elizabeth Cater d. Thomas & Mary Fitch of this parish, victualler

  10. 1836  21 August, John son of Thomas & Mary Fitch of this parish, victualler Kings Arms

  11. 1838  24 April, Mary daughter of Thomas & Mary Fitch of this parish, innkeeper

Marriages to 1841 

  1. 1654  18 April, Thomas Hatfield bachelor = Marie Fitch spinster, both of this parish

  2. 1681  22 November, William Fitch = Anne Stager

  3. 1687  11 October, Peter Fitch = Anne Corbold

  4. 1689/90 13 February, John Partridge = Virtue Fish

  5. 1698  10 September, Charles Tayspill = Elizabeth Fitzer both of St Mary, by licence. [I.e. St Mary Walls. The licence is not in Browne’s Marriage Licence Index.]

  6. 1781  1 May, Robert Harrison bachelor = Mary Fitch widow, both of this parish.  Witnesses Thomas Staines, Sarah Skoulding

  7. 1796  16 May, George Collett bachelor = Hannah Fitch spinster, both of this parish.  Witnesses Thomas Rand, Richard Weatherly

  8. 1817  6 May, John Fitch bachelor of St Mary Magdalen = Sarah Cole spinster of this parish.  Witnesses Daniel Linsel, Mary Pretty

 Burials to 1841

  1. 1677  3 December, The wife of Daniel Fitch

  2. 1678  20 April, Daniel Fitch

  3. 1684  20 August, Elizabeth Fitch; affidavit by Mary Kilburne

  4. 1687  4 April, Mary Fitch

  5. 1687/8  3 January, Thomas Fitch

  6. 1691  23 April, Mary Fitch

  7. 1692  4 May, Thomas Fitch

  8. 1694  19 July, James Fitch

  9. 1694/5  16 January, Mary Fitch

  10. 1694/5  2 February, Elizabeth wife of John Fitch

  11. 1695  19 June, John Fitch housholder (sic)

  12. 1704  14 October, John Fitch

  13. 1705  4 November, Mary Fitch

  14. 1778  28 August, Ann Fitch was buried at St Martins

  15. 1821  21 May, Parmenter Fitch, age 72

Though these records have been transcribed with care, no responsibility in any form can be held for their accuracy or completeness.