Suffolk

Find your Suffolk ancestors and relatives with this directory of family history resources, including parish records, archives, directories, military records and more.

Archives

• Suffolk Archives

  See what collections are available, how to view them and arrange a visit.

Births, Marriages & Deaths

• Free BMD

  Has a lot of coverage for Suffolk births, marriages and deaths from 1837 onwards.

• Suffolk Baptism Index 1538–1911
• Suffolk Marriage Index

  The transcription consists of tens of thousands of entries, between 1536 and 1902, and covering over 433 out of approximately 500 parishes of the County of Suffolk.

• Suffolk Marriage Licences 1613–1674

  Arranged in chronological order, the records are from the official note books of the archdeaconry of Suffolk deposited at the Ipswich probate court.

• Suffolk Early Burials Index

Parish Records

• Brundish Parish Records 1562–1780
• Bury St Edmunds
  • Baptisms 1558–1800
  • Marriages 1562–1800
• Chevington
  • Baptisms 1700–1880
  • Burials 1700–1900
• Cockfield Parish Registers 1595–1859
• Denham
  • Baptisms 1548–1850
  • Marriages 1566–1850
  • Burials 1550–1850
• Earl Stonham Baptisms
  • 1654–1690
  • 1691–1720
  • 1721–1750
  • 1800–1806
• Felsham Baptisms 1835–1841 PDF
• Frostenden Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
• Haverhill Independent Baptisms
• Hollesley
  • Baptisms 1623–1812
  • Marriages 1623–1812
  • Burials 1637–1812
• Horringer Parish Registers 1558–1850
• Hundon Church Registers Archived
  • Baptisms 1674–1837
  • Baptisms 1837–1913
  • Burials 1674–1836
  • Burials 1837–1900
• Ipswich St. Nicholas Parish Records 1539–1710
• Little Saxham
  • Baptisms 1559–1850 PDF
  • Marriages 1560–1850 PDF
  • Burials 1560–1850 PDF
• Long Melford, Holy Trinity

  Baptisms 1560–1771, marriages 1570–1771, and burials 1559–1765 are available as PDF files at the bottom of their page.

• Pentlow Church
  • Births 1539–1814
  • Deaths 1539–1852
• Rickinghall
  • Rickinghall Superior Burial Register 1876–2008 PDF
  • Rickinghall Inferior Burial Register 1921–2012 PDF
  • Rickinghall Inferior Memorial Inscriptions 1670–2008 PDF
• Steeple Bumpstead Baptisms 1676–1907 Archived
• Thornham Magna Baptisms
  • 1555–1600
  • 1601–1650
  • 1651–1700
• Walton
  • Baptisms 1813–1890
  • Marriages 1800–1837
  • Marriages 1837–1859
  • Burials 1814–1899
• Wickham Skeith
  • Baptisms 1813–1900
  • Marriages 1813–1900
  • Burials 1813–1900
• Woodbridge Church Records

  Birth, marriage and death records for Beaumont Baptist Church and Quay United Reformed Church.

• Woolpit Parish Records

Burials & Cemeteries

• Suffolk Gravestones

  Photos and indexes of gravestones of many places around Suffolk.

• East Suffolk Cemeteries

  View burial records from the Beccles, Belle Vue Park, Bungay, Halesworth, Kirkley, Lowestoft, Southwold and Wrentham cemeteries.

• Ellough Monumental Inscriptions

  Printed in 1889.

Electoral Registers

• Electoral Registers 1832–1932

  Search the names of over 300,000 eligible voters in Suffolk. The registers can reveal where your ancestor lived and possibly some information about the property.

• Suffolk Hearth Tax 1674

  Individual names of those taxed separated into parish/hundred.

• Freemen of Ipswich

  Explore the records of over 7,400 Freemen of the Borough of Ipswich, Suffolk during the period 1320–1996.

Historical Directories

View historical Suffolk street directories which could give details about your ancestors' address and occupation.

• Suffolk Directories
• History, Gazetteer and Directory of Suffolk 1855

  Over 800 pages of information about people and places of Suffolk.

• Kelly's Post Office Directory of Suffolk 1854

  Lists people and places of Suffolk.

Local History

The Street, Coddenham.

• Memorials of Old Suffolk 1908

  An old book from 1908 which contains some interesting stories and facts.

• Suffolk Parish Histories

  The Survey of Suffolk Parish History summarises the history of each parish in the county, covering administration, landscape, social, religious and economic characteristics from the earliest archaeology to modern times.

• Suffolk Pubs

  The Suffolk Pubs Guide has comprehensive details about thousands of Suffolk pubs which no longer exist.

Miscellaneous

• GENUKI Suffolk

  A free family history & genealogy resource which lists links and resources for the English county of Suffolk.

• RootsChat Suffolk

  Ask a question about your Suffolk ancestors or just browse the previous posts to see info and links to help with your research.

• Old Suffolk Maps

  Many old maps from the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s.

• School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870–1914

  Search over 164,000 records of Suffolk students, their parents' names and possibly occupations.

• Suffolk Family History Society

  Founded at Lowestoft in 1975. Promotes the public study of British family history, genealogy, heraldry and local history with particular reference to Suffolk.

Military Records

• Suffolk War Memorial Roll of Honour

  View or search thousands of Suffolk war dead by surname or parish. Details include rank, parish and unit.

• The East Suffolk Regiment of Foot

  Historical record of the Twelfth, or the East Suffolk, Regiment of Foot, containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685 and its subsequent services to 1847.