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== Parish History  ==
Guide to '''Great Waldingfield, Suffolk ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


WALDINGFIELD, GREAT (St. Lawrence), a '''parish''', in the union of Sudbury, hundred of Babergh, W. division of Suffolk, 3¼ miles (N. E. by E.) from Sudbury.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51369#s7 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 436-439. Date accessed:  30 September 2013.</ref>  
{{Infobox England Jurisdictions
| image =
| caption =
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Suffolk
| Hundred = Babergh
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Sudbury/ Sudbury]
| Registration District = Sudbury
| PRbegin = 1539
| BTbegin = 1565
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Pre-1837 - Norwich; Post-1836 - Ely
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Sudbury
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Suffolk Record Office]]
}}
 
== Parish History ==
 
WALDINGFIELD, GREAT (St. Lawrence), a '''parish''', in the union of Sudbury, hundred of Babergh, W. division of Suffolk, 3¼ miles (N.E. by E.) from Sudbury.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51369#s7 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 436-439. Date accessed:  30 September 2013.</ref> <br>


Refer to the works listed in [[Suffolk Gazetteers]] or [[England Gazetteers]] for source material.  
Refer to the works listed in [[Suffolk Gazetteers]] or [[England Gazetteers]] for source material.  


== Resources ==
== Resources ==


If you live in '''[[Suffolk]]''' you will have access to a variety of resources at [[Suffolk Archives and Libraries|local archives and libraries]].&nbsp; For those who live further afield, one can access microfilm and online records at [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|LDS Family History Centres]].&nbsp; Refer to {{H:title|copy and paste Parish link from FHL Catalogue to this place. |Suffolk_in_the_FHL_Catalog|label= the parish |link=yes|dotted=yes|external=no}} and {{FHL|England%2C+Suffolk%2C|subject|disp=Suffolk }} in the Family History Library Catalogue for available records.
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


==== Civil Registration  ====
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ 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<br>


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].
=== Cemeteries ===


==== Church records  ====
* {{FSC|117806|title-id|disp=Monumental Inscriptions at Great Waldingfield}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* {{FSC|268059|title-id|disp=Cemetery Inscriptions}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
=== Civil Registration ===


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Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>
 
=== Church Records ===
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
 
==== Church of England ====
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''1813''' = [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/marriages?tab=2 Suffolk Marriage Index (1813-37) (FindMyPast) - (£)]<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/marriages#suffolkMarriages 'Suffolk Marriage Index (1813-37) Coverage'], ''Find My Past,'' accessed 9 December 2013.</ref>
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Great Waldingfield Online Parish Records'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''BOYD''' = [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series Boyd's Marriage Index (FindMyPast) - (£)]<ref>Percival Boyd, ''A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index'' (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at {{FSbook|1727134}}.</ref>
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''IGI''' = [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free]<ref>Hugh Wallis, [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySuffolk.htm#PageTitle 'IGI Batch Numbers for Suffolk, England,'] ''IGI Batch Numbers,'' accessed 10 December 2013.</ref>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''NBI''' = [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/burials National Burial Index (FindMyPast) - (£)]<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage'], ''Find My Past,'' accessed 4 December 2013.</ref>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Suffolk
|}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSuffolk 1500s-1900s]</center>
 
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
{| width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSuffolk 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSuffolk 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers – Suffolk
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1473014|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1473015|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1473016|1500s-1900s}}</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''{{PAGENAME}} Parish Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Suffolk ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/suffolk-baptism-index-1538-1911 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/suffolk-marriage-index 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-''' </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/suffolk-early-burials-index 1500s-1900s]</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Church of England BMD-Suffolk ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61545/ 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61545/ 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61545/ 1500s-1800s]</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1813'''
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/marriages?tab=2 '''1813-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''BOYD'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series '''1539-1812''']  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''IGI'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.familysearch.org '''1539-1876''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.familysearch.org '''1663-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1500s-1800s]</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''NBI'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/burials '''1750-1885''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|}
|}
'''''Other Websites'''''
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Suffolk/ Joiner Marriage Index - Suffolk] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/suffolk-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Suffolk] ($)
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records


Parish Registers began in the 1500's. They can be viewed at the [[Suffolk Archives and Libraries#Suffolk_Record_Office|Suffolk Record Office]]. There are Bishop Transcripts and Parish Registers that have been filmed for most parishes in the County. See the [[Suffolk Church Records]] article for further details. {{expand section|Information about parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, parish chest records, non conformist and other types of church records.  Also add links to online parish collections. Make reference to records found in the [[FHLC]].  To locate resources, look at  [[Suffolk in the FHL Catalog|Suffolk Parishes in the FHL catalogue]]}}
====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.<br>
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast ($), index and images; coverage may vary


==== Census records  ====
=== Census Records ===


a. {{British Census|474634}}<br>  
{{British Census|474634}}<br>  


==== Probate records ====
=== Probate Records ===


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Suffolk Probate Records|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.  
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Suffolk Probate Records|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.  
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  


*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Web sites ==
== Websites ==


{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}}
*[[Suffolk Archives and Libraries|Local archives and libraries]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/about FamilySearch Centres]


== References  ==
== References  ==
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{{reflist}} {{Suffolk}}  
{{reflist}} {{Suffolk}}  


[[Category:Suffolk]]
[[Category:Suffolk_Parishes]]

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Great Waldingfield

Guide to Great Waldingfield, Suffolk ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Great Waldingfield, Suffolk
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Babergh
County Suffolk
Poor Law Union Sudbury
Registration District Sudbury
Records begin
Parish registers: 1539
Bishop's Transcripts: 1565
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Sudbury
Diocese Pre-1837 - Norwich; Post-1836 - Ely
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury
Location of Archive
Suffolk Record Office
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Parish History

WALDINGFIELD, GREAT (St. Lawrence), a parish, in the union of Sudbury, hundred of Babergh, W. division of Suffolk, 3¼ miles (N.E. by E.) from Sudbury.[1]

Refer to the works listed in Suffolk Gazetteers or England Gazetteers for source material.

Resources

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

Civil Registration

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

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

Great Waldingfield Online Parish Records
Collections
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Suffolk
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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FamilySearch Parish Registers – Suffolk
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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FreeREG
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Suffolk ($)
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Ancestry Church of England BMD-Suffolk ($)
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1500s-1800s
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1500s-1800s
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1500s-1800s
Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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1500s-1800s
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National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
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1500s-1800s

Other Websites These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

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.

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

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 436-439. Date accessed: 30 September 2013.
v • d• e
Links to Suffolk-related articles
Topics
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