Purdis Farm, Suffolk Genealogy

Parish History
PURDIS, an extra-parochial farm in Woodbridge district, Suffolk; 4¼ miles S E of Ipswich.

Alnesbourn Priory and Purdies Farm form an extra-parochial district on the north side of Nacton, about 3 miles S.E. of Ipswich, and contain about 777A. of land, (belonging to Sir Philip Broke,) eight houses, and 39 inhabitants. This district is said to have had three churches, viz., Hallowtree, St. Petronille, and Bixley, but their sites are unknown. Alnesbourn Priory was a small house of Augustine monks, which was added as a cell to Woodbridge in 1452.....William White, 1844, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Suffolk, page 125-126

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Civil Registration
Purdis Farm is in Woodbridge district. To search an index of Woodbridge district records go to FreeBMD. The Suffolk Civil Registration article says more about these records.

Church Records
Purdis Farm is an extra parochial area and the closest ecclesiastical parish is Ipswich St Clement.
 * Extra-parochial areas were not attached to parish churches.
 * The residents went to a church of their choosing outside of the parish boundaries.

Census Records
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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.

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