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*Churchyard - A small portion of the people had headstones. There are inscriptions available for most parishes. In larger towns, public cemeteries were established and churchyard burials were discontinued. Ipswich Cemetery was opened in 1855.<br> | *Churchyard - A small portion of the people had headstones. There are inscriptions available for most parishes. In larger towns, public cemeteries were established and churchyard burials were discontinued. Ipswich Cemetery was opened in 1855.<br> | ||
**Burials - Over one million burials have been published on CD by the [http://www.suffolkfhs.co.uk/ Suffolk Family History Society]. They can be searched by surname or parish. This large collection of records provides clues as to where families were living in the county | **Burials - Over one million burials have been published on CD by the [http://www.suffolkfhs.co.uk/ Suffolk Family History Society]. They can be searched by surname or parish. This large collection of records provides clues as to where families were living in the county | ||
*Parish Chest - [[ | *Parish Chest - [[England Church Records|Parish Chest Records]] are documents created by the parish other than the parish registers. The most important records for a genealogist will be the ''OverSeer Records'' which record settlements, removals, apprenticeships, etc. Many of these record have been indexed by personal name and can be searched online at the website, [http://www.suffolkheritagedirect.org.uk/SRODServe/dserve.exe?dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Search.tcl Suffolk Heritage Direct], also at the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1 National Archives of England] website. | ||
=== Parish Records Online === | === Parish Records Online === | ||