Ashfield with Thorpe, Suffolk Genealogy

Guide to Ashfield with Thorpe, Suffolk ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
Ashfield or Ashfield-with-Thorpe, is a parish in Bosmere district, Suffolk; it is 2 miles ESE of Debenham, and 9 miles NE of Needham railway station. 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. Commonly referred to as Ashfield. There is also a parish named Great Ashfield elswhere in the county.

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

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

The Parish Registers begin in 1693. They can be viewed at the Suffolk Record Office. For pre 1813 Bishop Transcript entries you will need to look in Bosmere Deanery, Archdeaconry of Suffolk. Parish Chest records are lacking for Ashfield. 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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain