Pakefield, Suffolk Genealogy

Parish History
PAKEFIELD (All Saints), a parish, in the incorporation and hundred of Mutford and Lothingland, E. division of Suffolk, 2¼ miles (S. S. W.) from Lowestoft.

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 Family History Centres. Refer to and  in the FamilySearch Catalogue for available records.

Civil Registration
Pakefield is in Mutford district. To search an index of Mutford district records go to FreeBMD. For further details refer to the Suffolk Civil Registration article. Civil Registration began in 1837.

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

To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the Suffolk Record Office.

Local Record Office
The local record office is at Lowestoft (Pakefield is a suburb of Lowestoft) and this holds parish records, transcribed and indexed, In addition it holds a unique collection of Fishing records (Crew Contracts) plus an excellent range of photographs of fishing boats etc. The staff are experts on Lowestoft and Pakefield and are always helpful, often being able to recommend an additional source of research. Practical resources include an in house cafe plus adjacent or rooftop parking. A visit is recommended as there is so much information, mainly available on a self service basis, from shelves and filing cabinets, which includes local parish records, census and newspapers. For more recent research try the extensive range of Kelly's street directories.

For location see

http://www.bing.com/maps/?where1=NR321DR,GB&amp;lvl=16&amp;FORM=MMREDR

For services available see

http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryAndHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice/Wheretofindus.htm

Census records
There are census records available for Pakefield 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.

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.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain