Introduction
Like many Family History Societies, the North West Essex (Saffron Walden) Branch of the Essex Society for Family History (ESFH) transcribed old records so that the data is available for researchers and family historians. Before closure in September 2021, their last 10 year project was the transcription of the Baptism Register of St Mary’s Saffron Walden.
Accessing the Database
The Adobe Acrobat “pdf” format is universally accepted for presentation and, provided you have Adobe Acrobat loaded on your computer, the file should automatically open on your PC. You can set the magnification to suit yourself and scroll as you wish.
Searching is a simple task. Scroll down the ALPHABETICAL database until you get to the desired letter and then review the Surnames of interest.
Click here to open the ALPHABETICAL sorted database in Adobe Acrobat “pdf” Format.
Version 9 (final)
Version 9: Contains over 19,200 transcribed records of Baptisms for the period 21 November 1558 to March 1814. These records were taken from images of the Original Parish Registers held at the Essex Record Office (ERO) as well as the Victorian transcripts held in the church archives.
A more comprehensive database is available from the Essex Society for Family History. This now includes the baptism data for 1558 to 1630. Once you have established the name and year of baptism for the person you are seeking you can join the Society and search the entries which currently exceed 1.76 million Essex Records. An electronic membership is only £10 per person per annum. To join click here: ESFH membership.
CDs Available
The North West Essex Branch released CDs through the ESFH for the period 1630-1800. If you want to see mother’s name, SEAX page & reference numbers, day & month of baptisms or additional database categories, you will need to purchase a CD covering the period you are researching and this can be achieved by going here & scrolling down to Saffron Walden, St. Mary’s.
The transcribed data is Copyright © 2025 Essex Society for Family History, North West Essex Branch. All Rights Reserved.
With Thanks
Essex Society for Family History wishes to thank the SWHS website for hosting the transcription of the Baptism Register. SWHS acknowledges with gratitude the sterling work of the Saffron Walden Branch of the ESFH for making the data available at no cost.