Born
1606
Birthplace
St Decumans (baptised there)
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John Chedsey's immediate family as we have it so far. Tap a relative to follow the line up or down. Slots without a link are people we still have to research or connect to a record.

Source: FreeREG record

Baptism record

Set out in the style of a baptism record from the facts we hold. This is our own transcription of the public record, not an official certificate and not the original document. Fields we do not yet hold show as "---", and fill in as research comes in.

Record of Baptism Parish Register · Transcription
Name of ChildJohn Chedsey
When Baptised1606
AbodeSt Decumans
Name of FatherJames Chedsey
Name of Mother---
Father's Quality, Trade or Profession---
This is our own transcription of the public-record facts, presented in the style of a register entry. It is not an official certificate, and not the original document. Source: parish register (FreeREG)

Sources & research

Child of James Chedsey and , baptised 20 Jul 1606 at St Decumans. Siblings: Dorothy, Grace, James, John, Mary, Richard, Thomas, Thomasine. Parents confirmed from the FreeREG baptism record. Baptised 1606 St Decumans [FreeREG, Chedsey spelling - the older west-Somerset form of the name]. Documented Chedsey, not yet linked to parents. [probable-parents note, 14 Jun 2026] Probable parents (NOT linked, awaiting confirmation): father James Chedsey (record #1444), married Joane Govey 1603 at St Decumans [FreeREG]. Inferred from matching forename, parish and baptism date; recorded as research only, no tree link applied. (probable) [sibling-group note, 14 Jun 2026] Probable siblings (same recorded parents James @ St Decumans, baptised within one generation; NOT yet linked, parents have no record yet): James Chedsey b.1611 (#1207); Dorothy Chedsey b.1614 (#1210); Mary Chedsey b.1616 (#1213); Grace Chedsey b.1619 (#1214); Thomas Chedsey b.1622 (#1219). PARKED 15 Jun 2026: captured to baseline - sourced FreeREG baptism with parents named, plus sibling-group / probable-parent notes. Pre-1837, so census & civil registration do not apply; further work is BLOCKED pending deeper parish research (FreeREG marriage/burial, will, bishop's transcript) to confirm and create the parent records. NOT un-started - researched to the limit of the single available record.

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