Family Research

Useful Links for Family Researchers

Essex Record Office
A wonderful place to find out about your Essex ancestors with an on-line catalogue which has a 'reserve ahead' facility for documents. The site is user-friendly and there are links to many other sites for researchers. Plenty of microfiche and film readers as well as computers with access to Ancestry. The staff are friendly and always willing to help - a great facility.
Wharf Road
Chelmsford, CM2 6YT
Tel. 01245 244 644 From overseas: +44 1245 244 644

History House

At the Essex Record Office many of the early Essex parish records have been digitalised and this site provides a guide to using them.

Coggeshall Parish Registers

A list of the registers for Coggeshall available at Essex Record Office

1811 - 1856

Coggeshall Burial Records
New: Burials 1811 to 1856 in St Peter's churchyard
The museum has transcribed the burial records for the 'Old Burial Ground' which was opened in 1856. Burials continued here until 1916 when the new cemetery opened, although there were still interments in family graves up until the 1970s.
These are contained in 3 volumes and are lodged at the ERO, although these transcriptions give all details. They are in PDF format and Adobe reader is required.

1856 - 1866

1866 - 1879

1879 - 1916

1916 - 1979

Burial Ground Plan
This shows the areas of the 1800s burial ground. The lettered sections are Church of England burials. There is no lettered plan for the non-conformist section

Alphabetical Register of Graves in Coggeshall Cemetery
The museum has transcribed the register of graves for Coggeshall cemetery. This register started in 1916 and is still in use. The register notes if a memorial is present on the grave. It does not record the interment of cremated remains in the Garden of Remembrance

Marriages 1754 -1851

Coggeshall Marriages
Outline transcription the register of marriages for Coggeshall for the dates shown

Baptist Records

Coggeshall Baptist Records
The museum has transcribed the records of baptisms for the Baptist Chapel 1829 to 1852. There are also notes of deaths contained in the book. The ERO reference is D/NB 26/1/1. They are in PDF format and Adobe reader is required

Methodist Baptisms 1861 - 1984

Coggeshall Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms
The museum has scanned the Register of Baptisms for this church with the kind permission of the pastor who has kindly agreed that it may be made available on the web for family research. They are in PDF format and Adobe reader is required

Congregational Church Baptisms

Coggeshall Congregational Baptisms
The museum has transcribed the records of baptisms for the Congregational Church 1856 to 1867, plus 1890. The ERO reference is D/NC 1/1/6. They are in PDF format and Adobe reader is required

Location of other Congregational Records