Helme was baptized on 24 July 1603 in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England, the son of William Elme and Griselda Spratt, daughter of Richard Spratt of Barney, Norfolk, England.
Helme's baptism on July 24, 1603, in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England, is documented as the son of William Elme and Griselda Spratt, daughter of Richard Spratt of Barney, Norfolk, England.