Dunwich, Suffolk, England Genealogy
Guide to Dunwich, Suffolk ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Suffolk |
| Hundred | Blything |
| Poor Law Union | Blything |
| Registration District | Blything |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1832; Separate registers exist for Dunwich St Peter beginning 1539 and for Dunwich All Saints beginning 1672 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | Not Known; Separate records exist for Dunwich All Saints beginning 1698 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Dunwich |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk |
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| Suffolk Record Office | |
Parish History
DUNWICH (All Saints),a sea-port and parish, and formerly a borough and market-town, in the union and hundred of Blything, E. division of Suffolk, 29 miles (N.E.) from Ipswich, and 98 (N.E.) from London. Dunwich contains a parish church of All Saints.[1]
Refer to the works listed in Suffolk Gazetteers or England Gazetteers for source material.
Resources
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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, Dunwich, Suffolk, England(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Cemetery Inscriptions, Dunwich, Suffolk, England (St. James)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil Registration
Dunwich was in Blything district. To search an index of Blything district records go to FreeBMD. The Suffolk Civil Registration article provides more details about these records. Civil Registration began in 1837.
Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist 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
| Dunwich 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
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.
Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Suffolk Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 105-110. Date accessed: 25 September 2013.
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