Belstead, Suffolk, England Genealogy
England 
Suffolk Suffolk Parishes
Parish History
Belstead, is a parish in Samford district, Suffolk county; it is near the Eastern Union railway, 3½ miles SW of Ipswich. There is an Independent chapel.[1]
Refer to the works listed in Suffolk Gazetteers or England Gazetteers for source material.
Resources
If you live in Suffolk you will have access to a variety of resources at local archives and libraries. For those who live further afield, one can access microfilm and online records at LDS Family History Centres. Refer to Belstead and Suffolk in the Family History Library Catalogue for available records.
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church records
Belstead, Suffolk, England Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
| 1813 = Suffolk Marriage Index (1813-37) (FindMyPast) - (£)[2] | |||||
| BOYD = Boyd's Marriage Index (FindMyPast) - (£)[3] | |||||
| NBI = National Burial Index (FindMyPast) - (£)[4] |
| Belstead, Suffolk, England Genealogy Parish Online Records | ||||||
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| Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
| 1813 | 1814-1837 | |||||
| BOYD | 1539-1753 | |||||
| NBI | 1540-1902 | |||||
Parish Registers began in the 1500's. They can be viewed at the 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. Template:Expand section
Census records
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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.
Web sites
References
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72). Adapted. Date accessed: 20 February 2014.
- ↑ 'Suffolk Marriage Index (1813-37) Coverage', Find My Past, accessed 9 December 2013.
- ↑ Percival Boyd, A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
- ↑ 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage', Find My Past, accessed 4 December 2013.
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