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 *'''1017''' East Anglia was absorbed into the kingdom of England.  Norfolk and Suffolk became part of the new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_East_Anglia  earldom of East Anglia]
 *'''1531''' Henry VIII recognized as head of the newly created Church of England. All ties with the Pope and the church in Rome severed.
-*'''1538''' Thomas Cromwell ordered all parish ministers to keep records of christenings, marriages, and burials. These records became known as parish registers.
+*'''1538 to 1812''' For [[Suffolk Church Records#Events Effecting Church Records| Events Effecting Church Records]]
-*'''1598''' Parish ministers were required to keep their registers on parchment, and previous registers were copied onto parchment. Parish ministers were also required to send copies of their registers to the bishop of the diocese. These became known as bishops' transcripts.
+*'''1642-1660''' Civil War took place in England. Charles I was executed in 1649. Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of England. Bishop's courts were abolished. Civil war caused political and religious upheaval. Parish registers were poorly kept. Many other changes affected record keeping.
-*'''1642-1660''' Civil War took place in England. Charles I was executed in 1649. Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of England. Bishop's courts were abolished. Civil war caused political and religious upheaval. Parish registers were poorly kept. Many other changes affected record keeping. During this period an attempt was made to create a civil registration of births and marriages but it was not very successful.
 *'''1660''' Charles II was restored as monarch, ending civil strife. Bishop's courts were restored.
-*'''1695-1706''' A tax was assessed on parish register entries. To avoid the tax, some people did not register events.
 *'''1733''' English replaced Latin in official records.
-*'''1754''' Lord Hardwicke's Act outlawed marriage outside the Church of England (except for Quakers and Jews) and required that separate registers for marriages be kept. Common law marriages were also outlawed.
 *'''1756-1765''' The first English navigation canals appeared. The industrial revolution began, and cities grew with the invention of the steam engine and the spinning jenny.
-*'''1778''' Laws against Roman Catholics were repealed, and many priests started to keep records.
-*'''1783-1794''' The Stamp Duty Act again assessed a tax on parish register entries. Only paupers were exempt, so many people were recorded as paupers when they were not. Others did not have their children baptized until after the act was repealed.
 *'''1803-1815''' The Napoleonic Wars occurred. Numerous battles across Europe involved 365,000 British soldiers and 300,000 seamen. These battles included the Peninsular Wars in Portugal and Spain. When the wars ended, the soldiers returned to Britain to find that many traditional occupations had been eliminated by the Industrial Revolution.
-*'''1812''' The George Rose Act required Church of England christening, marriage, and burial records to be kept in separate registers on preprinted forms, starting 1 January 1813.
 *'''1830''' The first railways appeared in England.
 *'''1834''' Poor law unions took poor relief responsibilities away from parishes. Workhouses were established.