Corton, Suffolk, England Genealogy
Guide to Corton, Suffolk ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Suffolk |
| Hundred | Mutford and Lothingland |
| Poor Law Union | Mutford and Lothingland |
| Registration District | Mutford |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1579 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1698 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Lothingland |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk |
| Archive | |
| Suffolk Record Office | |
Parish History
CORTON, a parish in Mutford district, Suffolk; on the coast, near the East Suffolk railway, 3 miles N by W of Lowestoft. [1]
Refer to the works listed in Suffolk Gazetteers or England Gazetteers for source material.
Resources
If you live in Suffolk you will have access to a variety of resources at local archives and libraries. For those who live further afield, one can access online records available at a FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library. Refer to Corton and Suffolk in the FamilySearch Catalogue for available records.
Find Neighboring Parishes
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Cemeteries
- Cemetery Inscriptions of Corton(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, Corton, Suffolk County, England(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, Suffolk, Corton, England (St. Batholomew)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
NonConformist Records refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Corton Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Suffolk | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers – Suffolk | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Suffolk ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England BMD-Suffolk ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Suffolk ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Suffolk ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
Registration District
Corton is in Mutford district. To search an index of Mutford district records go to FreeBMD. The Suffolk Civil Registration article tells more about these records. Civil Registration began in 1837.
Poor Law Unions
- Mutford and Lothingland http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Mutford/
Probate Court
Suffolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C
Maps
References
- ↑ 1870-72, John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Date accessed: 24 September 2013.
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