Woodbridge, Suffolk Genealogy

Parish History
WOODBRIDGE (St. Mary), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Loes, E. division of Suffolk, 7½ miles (E. N. E.) from Ipswich, and 76½ (N. E. by E.) from London.

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; however, for those who live further afield, one can access microfilm and online records at Family History Centers. Refer to and  in the FamilySearch Catalog for available records.

Churchyard - Cemetery
The Cemetery was formed in 1856, when the burial grounds of the Parish Church and Beaumont Chapel were closed by Order in Council. It is situated in a small valley at the south-west side of the town, near the Ipswich road, and consists of about 5 acres of land, 3 of which are set apart for Episcopalians, and 2 acres for Nonconformists. There are two mortuary chapels, one on either side. They are exactly alike, and built of white brick and stone, in the Norman style... William White, 1874 Gazetteer of Suffolk, page 420

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

Church records
Woodbridge St Mary parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

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.

Woodbridge St John parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Census records
There are census records available for Woodbridge from 1841 to 1911. Census records are available on a variety of subscription and other websites. If you need to consult the 1841 to 1891 census on microfilm, refer to in the catalogue. There is statistical data available for the census years 1801 to 1931 that records the number of houses, families, people, and other statistical data for every parish in Suffolk. Refer to the Suffolk Census wiki article for details about the Census.

Genealogy From Periodicals
Squire, David. The Stockburn Family of Kettering. History of Richard Stockburn originally from Wellingborough, and Joyce Jones married 1734, moving to Kettering in 1737, and the history of the family there. One of the descendants moves to Northampton, All Saints, also Boddington, and Suffolk, Woodbridge, Surnames: Joy, Witlark, Turner, Linnell, Wallis and Smith. Article is dated from 1737-1978, and is found in Footsteps, (Northamtonshire Family History Society Mag.) vol14.no.1.page26-30, Family History Library Ref. 942.55 D25fo vol.14

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
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