St Giles Church, Desborough
Parish Register Snippets
15 Jul 1609
Robt Warre & Eliz Watson [where married] : and it rained almost all that
day (being St Swithin's Day) and 6 weeks after so that we had 8 great floods
in August following: water so cheap* and malt so dear
25 May 1673
Thomas Bayley of Broughton and Jane Faulkner of Thorp Malsor were married one Trinity Munday at
which time there were such a flood at Rowell Bridge that the bridegroome and bride and many hundred more faint
be caried over. never any saw such a water at the ford. plenty of water little good beere.
13 Oct 1676
Elizabeth the daughter of Joseph Bayley a poore traveller having no abiding came to this[?] town[?] with his family & the infant died in Robert Warr's
Barn being ill before .
31 Aug 1678
Elizabeth Haseldine Widdow buried the first that
was buried in Wollan
according to the late Act of Parliament.
5 May 1678
George Burk of Littleberry near Safforn Waldon in the County of Norforck, coming from Leice Faire Mistaking his way rode into
the river & was drowned May the 2nd. And after inquisition made was buried May the 5: 1678.
15 May 1811
A man found in the Brook dead was buried.
