Lowestoft, Suffolk Genealogy

England   Suffolk     Suffolk Parishes

Parish History


LOWESTOFT (St. Margaret), a sea-port, markettown, and parish, in the incorporation and hundred of Mutford and Lothingland, E. division of Suffolk, 44 miles (N. E. by N.) from Ipswich, and 115 (N. E. by N.) from London. Here are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, and Wesleyans.

Lowestoft St Margaret is an Ancient parish in the Diocese of Norwich and the county of Suffolk.

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 Family History Library Catalog for available records.

Civil Registration
Lowestoft is in Mutford district. To search an index of Mutford district records go to FreeBMD. The Suffolk Civil Registration article tells more about these records. While the district had been created in 1837 for the purpose of recording births, deaths, and marriages, the Hundreds had been in existence for hundreds of years for administrative, military, and judicial purposes.

Church records
The Parish Registers begin in 1561. They can be viewed at the Suffolk Record Office. For pre 1813 Bishop Transcript entries you will need to look in ????? Deanery, Archdeaconry of Suffolk. See Suffolk Church Records for further details.

Census records
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Probate records
Prior to 1858 the primary court that had jurisdiction over Lowestoft 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.

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