Framlingham, Suffolk Genealogy

England   Suffolk     Parishes   Framlingham

Parish History
FRAMLINGHAM, a small but thriving and well-built.market town, distinguished for its stately church and the extensive remains of its ancient castle, is pleasantly situated 18 miles N.N.E. of Ipswich ; 10 miles N. of Woodbridge ; 8 miles W. of Saxmundham; 8 miles E. of Debeuham; 13 miles S.E. of Eye; and 87 miles N.E. of London. It is partly on the west and mostly on the east bank of the small river Ore, upon an acclivity, about three miles below the source of that river, which flows south-east and joins the Aide, near Snape, from which place it is supposed to have been anciently navigable for small craft to this town ; and it might be made so again at a small expense, compared with the great benefit that this fertile portion of Suffolk would derive from such an easy transit for its agricultural produce, which has now to be sent by land carriage for shipment, either to Snape Bridge or Woodbridge, both distant more than nine miles from Framlingham. The Parish encreased its population from 1854 souls in 1801, to 2523 in 1841....

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

Church records
The Parish Registers begin in 1560. They can be view at the Suffolk Record Office. A copy of the registers from 1560 to 1900 can be purchased from the Suffolk Record Office. For pre 1813 Bishop Transcript entries you will need to look in Plomesgate Deanry, Archdeaconry of Suffolk. Parish Chest records are considerable for Framlingham. See Suffolk Church Records for further details. The Suffolk Family History Society has published a transcript of Framlingham Parish Register from 1560 to 1920 on CD.

Census records
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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.

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