Brandeston, Suffolk Genealogy

England   Suffolk     Suffolk Parishes   Brandeston

Parish History
Brandeston, is a parish in Plomesgate district, Suffolk county; it is on the river Deben, 3½ miles SW of Framlingham railway station, and 5 miles NW of Wickham-Market. The post office is under Wickham-Market. There is an Independent chapel.

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 Suffolk_in_the_FHL_Catalog and 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
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.

Census records
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Probate records
Prior to 1858 the primary court that had jurisdiction over Brandeston was the Archdeaconry of Suffolk; however, a person’s will or administration may have been probated in nearby courts or even in London. After 1858 it was in Ipswich District. Refer to the Suffolk Probate Records article for further details.

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