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*Churchyard - A small portion of the people had headstones.&nbsp; There are inscriptions available for most parishes.&nbsp; In larger towns, public cemeteries were established and churchyard burials were discontinued.&nbsp; Ipswich Cemetery was opened in 1855.<br>  
*Churchyard - A small portion of the people had headstones.&nbsp; There are inscriptions available for most parishes.&nbsp; In larger towns, public cemeteries were established and churchyard burials were discontinued.&nbsp; 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].&nbsp;&nbsp; They can be searched by surname or parish.&nbsp; 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].&nbsp;&nbsp; They can be searched by surname or parish.&nbsp; This large collection of records provides clues as to where families were living in the county  
*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 Chest - [[England Church Records#Parish Chest 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  ===
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