Earl Soham, Suffolk Genealogy

Guide to Earl Soham, Suffolk ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
Soham, Earl (St. Andrew), is a parish in the union of Plomesgate, the hundred of Loes, and E division of Suffolk, it is 12 miles N. W. from Woodbridge. There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans.

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.

Civil Registration
Earl Soham was in Plomesgate district. To search an index of Plomesgate district records go to FreeBMD. The Suffolk Civil Registration article provides more details about these records. Civil Registration began in 1837.

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

The Parish Registers begin in 1558. They can be viewed at the Suffolk Record Office. For pre 1813 Bishop Transcript entries you will need to look in Loes Deanery, Archdeaconry of Suffolk. Parish Chest records are lacking for Earl Soham. See Suffolk Church Records for further details.

Probate records
Prior to 1858 the primary court that had jurisdiction over Earl Soham (Catalogued Soham Earl) 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.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851 - see parish in context with surrounding parishes
 * Vision of Britain