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  1. Baptism Register 1599 Robert Francis baptized.
  2. 1747 "John Wix discharged of the rent of the Guildhall from 1741/7 without paying any rent being a poor man of this parishof Tibbenham signed John R. Francis, James Lincoln, Henry Long, John Smith, Edward Duffield, Jas. Chapman. Thos Taylor. dated 28th Sept 1747" 
  3. Register Susanna daughter of Robert & Anne Francis, baptized 18 May 1760 
  4. Churchwardens a/cs. paid Robert Francis for work 5s.0d. 1767. 
  5. Churchwardens a/cs. 1772. Churchwardens were Michael Beverley and Thomas Kemp Townsmen. J. Betts, I Elsegood, J. Smith, Rbt. Francis. T.Cann. J.Bott and K. Forster. Also named as a Townsman in 1775. 
  6. Register John Barnard m. Elizabeth Francis 5 December 1774 
  7. Churchwardens a/cs. Paid to Robert Francis for mending gates and poles 1.13s.9 d 
  8. Churchwardens a/cs. Paid to Frances for 10 dz. Sparrows.3s.4d. 6 June 1784 
  9. Paid a carpenters bill to Francis 1.17s.0d.,for work done to Town Farm where Isaac Daines lived from year 1780. 6 June 1784 
  10. Register Thomas Francis of Winfarthing m. Alice Frances 23.4.1787 
  11. Overseers a/c books Paid Francis a bill for mending Townhouse 11s.0d. Paid Francis a bill for making a coffin for widow Dixerson 8s.0d. dated March 1791.
  12.  Register Rbt. Francis widower married Mary Woodcraft 16 Jan 1792 
  13. Overseers a/c books 1793 Francis carpenters bill 15s.6d. Register Maria Francis buried May 14 1820 aged 6 months. 
  14. Register George Francis bur. October 16 1828 aged 43 
  15. Register Jacob Ashfield of Winfarthing m. Eliza Francis 28 Aug 1834 
  16. Banns of Marriage Book Rbt. Francis to Ann Baker of Forncett January 1840 
  17. Register Sarah Francis bur. July 5 1849 aged 25. 
  18. Surveyors of Highways a/c books. G Francis paid 3s.3d. breaking stones at 7d per load. 1849.
  19. Register Eliza Francis bur. Feb 20 1851 aged 7 
  20. Register George Francis bur. Feb 26 1851 aged 4
  21.  Banns of Marriage Book Rbt.Francis to Ester Ann Elvin of Moulton Nov 1861
  22.  Banns of Marriage Book John Francis to Martha Moore October 1863 Banns of Marriage Book Rueben Francis to Susan Tyrell December 1869 
  23. Register Arthur Francis of Bunwell June 11 1869 aged 9 months. 
  24. Banns of Marriage Book Lazarus Francis to Mary Ann Everett of Bunwell Sept 1871 
  25. Register Amos Francis of Bunwell April 12 1872 aged 6 weeks bur. 
  26. Register Lydia Francis bur.April 18 1875 aged 91 
  27. Register Wm.. Francis bur Dec 7 1879 aged 48 
  28. Register Robert Francis bur Dec 9 1879 aged 63

Memorial in Churchyard at All Saints' Tibenham reads. In affection remembrance of ROBERT FRANCIS who died at Tibenham December 3rd 1879 aged 62 years. "Ye are come unto Mount Zion and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem and to an innumerable company of angels. To the general assembly of the Church of the first born, which are written in heaven and to God the judge of all to the spirits of the just men fade perfect." 

I was unable to finish copying the Baptismal Register in 1981, so my details end at 1858. I made note of unusual entries, and this is one." August 28 1864 Baptism notice of Eliza Homes and Charles Francis, ceremony performed by Sam W. Browne Curate of Winfarthing."

Next door to us, is the Old Chapel. It was opened in 1848, as a Primitive Methodist Chapel and closed 1968, one of the Everett family is buried their, so it is possible that Lazarus Francis may have worshiped their with his wife Mary Ann. There are also several Everett family memorials in All Saints' Churchyard, they were blacksmiths.