Sapiston, Suffolk, England Genealogy
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| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Suffolk |
| Hundred | Blackbourn |
| Poor Law Union | Thetford |
| Registration District | Thetford |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1680 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1568 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Blackbourn |
| Diocese | Pre-1837 - Norwich; Post-1836 - Ely |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury |
| Archive | |
| Suffolk Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
SAPISTON (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Thetford, hundred of Blackbourn, W. division of Suffolk, 3¼ miles (N. by W.) from Ixworth.[1]
Sapiston St Peter is an ancient parish in the county of Suffolk.
Refer to the works listed in Suffolk Gazetteers or England Gazetteers for source material.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- 1680-1812 Parish Register Transcripts(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
- Thetford 1837-1935
- Bury St Edmunds
Church Records[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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
| Sapiston 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 ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Refer to the Suffolk Census wiki article for general details about the census.
FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through FamilySearch Center Portal Computers here have access to the FamilySearch Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
See also England Norfolk Poor Law Union Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 15-20. Date accessed: 08 October 2013.
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