Framlingham, Suffolk Genealogy

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

Parish History
FRAMLINGHAM (St. Michael), a market-town and parish, in the union of Plomesgate, hundred of Loes, E. division of Suffolk, 18 miles (N. E. by N.) from Ipswich, and 87 (N. E.) from London.

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.

Civil Registration
Framlingham was in Plomesgate district. To search an index of Plomesgate district records go to FreeBMD. The Suffolk Civil Registration article provides more details about these records. Civil Registration began in 1837.

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


 * 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 Loes 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.
 * Framlingham Cemetery courtesy of John Pope

History

 * The History of Framlingham in the County of Suffolk; published in 1798 (free google ebook)

Probate records
Prior to 1858 the primary court that had jurisdiction over Framlingham 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 there was one National Index. 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 - see parish in context with surrounding parishes
 * Vision of Britain
 * Suffolk Gazetteers
 * - FRAMLINGHAM (St. Michael), a market-town and parish, in the union of Plomesgate, hundred of Loes, E. division of Suffolk, 18 miles (N. E. by N.) from Ipswich, and 87 (N. E.) from London. Here are places of worship for Independents, Wesleyans, and Unitarians.

Websites

 * Framlingham Castle
 * Framlingham Historical Archive