Fritton, Suffolk Genealogy

Parish History
Fritton St Edmund is an Ancient parish in the Lothingland deanery of the Diocese of Norwich and the historical  county of Suffolk. Following 1974 local government boundary changes the parish became part of the county of Norfolk.

It is not to be confused with Fritton St Catherine, Norfolk and the change of county can also confuse researchers.

A Norman round tower church with thatched roof and surviving wall painting (see web sites below)

Civil Registration
Registration events post 1837 can be searched online at Free BMD


 * Mutford 1837-1935
 * Lothingland 1935-1974
 * Waveney St Margaret's House Gordon Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1JQTelephone: 01502 405096 Fax: 01502 508170 Email: waveney.registrars@suffolk.gov.uk

Church Records
Images of the parish registers for this parish are available on Record Search. The Norfolk Record Office reference is PD 71/ 1-7

Census Records
http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

Poor Law Unions
Mutford and Launditch http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/suffolk/mutford_workhouse.htm

Probate records
Suffolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through G

Maps
England Jurisdictions 1851

Web Sites
http://www.achurchnearyou.com/fritton-st-edmund/ for information about the parish

http://www.paintedchurch.org/frited.htm Church Painting

http://www.roundtowers.org.uk/toptwenty.html Top Twenty Round Tower churches website

http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-227767-church-of-st-edmund-fritton-and-st-olave British listed building

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/frittonedmund/frittonedmund.htm Norfolk Churches website images of church and explanation of county boundary change

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1918774 for images of the church

http://www.kent.ac.uk/library/specialcollections/mills/r.php/22719/show.html for 1911 image of the church