Parish records from:-

Colchester St Mary Magdalen

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

Baptisms to 1841

  1. 1720  9 August, Abraham son of Abraham & Rebecca Fitch

  2. 1721  8 October, Rebecca daughter of Abraham & Rebecca Fitch, born 17 Apr.  Sponsors Thomas King, Mary Chignal, Martha Saunders

  3. 1722  30 May, Samuel son of Samuel & Mary Fitch, born 17 May.  Sponsors Peter Saunders, John Fenner, Susan Holloway

  4. 1723  5 November, Thomas son of Samuel & Mary Fitch, born 26 October.  Sponsors Thomas King, Daniel Lies, Sarah Stamford

  5. 1723  5 November, John son of Abraham & Rebecca Fitch, born 12 April.  Sponsors Thomas King, John Howell, Sarah Allen

  6. 1725  28 November, Rebecca daughter of Abraham & Rebecca Fithch (sic), born 2 November. Sponsors Robert Forster, Elizabeth Colman, Sarah Ruse.

  7. 1732  19 September, Rebecca daughter of John & Rebecca Fitcher, born 11 September.  Sponsors John Amyas, Rebecca Amyas, Mary Wheeler.

  8. 1786  10 December, Mary daughter of Thomas & Mary Fitch, born 6 November.

  9. 1823  13 September, Eliza daughter of Sarah Fitch of this parish

Marriages to 1841 

  1. 1789  25 September, William Garwood of this parish = Grace Fitch of St Botolph [Licence says they are bachelor & spinster. , both 21+; bond says W.G. is a fisherman].  Witnesses John Mannings, David Dennis

  2. 1826  21 August, John Brown widow = Sarah Fitch spinster, both of this parish.  Witnesses Jane Watson, Jeffery Byford

 Burials to 1841

  1. 1722  27 May, Rebecca Fitch a child

  2. 1723  20 December, Thomas Fitch

  3. 1742  2 April, Thomas Fitch

  4. 1747  14 July, Samuel Fitch

  5. 1764  16 November, Rebecca Fitch

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