Mutford, Suffolk Genealogy

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

History
MUTFORD (St. Andrew), a parish, in the incorporation and hundred of Mutford and Lothingland, E. division of Suffolk, 3½ miles (E. S. E.) from Beccles. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Mutford, St Andrew is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Norwich and 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 Family History Centres. Refer to and  in the FamilySearch Catalog for available records.

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

To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the Suffolk Record Office.

Civil Registration
Mutford is in Mutford district. To search an index of Mutford district records go to FreeBMD. For further details refer to the Suffolk Civil Registration article. Civil Registration began in 1837.

Census Records
There are census records available for Mutford from 1841 to 1911. Census records are available on a variety of subscription and other websites. If you need to consult the 1841 to 1891 census on microfilm, refer to in the catalogue. There is statistical data available for the census years 1801 to 1931 that records the number of houses, families, people, and other statistical data for every parish in Suffolk. Refer to the Suffolk Census wiki article for details about the Census.

Poor Law Unions

 * Mutford   http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Mutford/Mutford.shtml

Taxation records

 * 1674 - Mutford 1674 Hearth Tax at Google Books - free.

Maps
England Jurisdictions 1851