Oulton, Suffolk Genealogy

England   Suffolk     Suffolk Parishes   Oulton

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

Parish History
OULTON (St. Michael), a parish, in the incorporation and hundred of Mutford and Lothingland, E. division of Suffolk, 3 miles (W.) from Lowestoft.

Oulton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Suffolk.

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

Civil Registration
Oulton is in Mutford district. To search an index of Mutford district records go to FreeBMD. The Suffolk Civil Registration article provides more details. Civil Registration began in 1837.

Church records

 * Parish Records: 1564
 * Bishop Transcripts: 1698

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

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