Mendham, Suffolk Genealogy

England   Suffolk     Parishes   Mendham

Parish History
Mendham is an Ancient Parish partly in Norfolk and partly in Suffolk with Suffolk being the greater part of Mendam. It is located mostly in the hundred of Hoxne and partly in the hundred of Earsham, Norfolk County. Genuki.org.uk provides a more detailed description.

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Resources

 * Mendham in the Family History Library Catalog

Civil Registration
Mendham is in &lt;a href="http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/RegDists.shtml#Hoxne"&gt;Hoxne district&lt;/a&gt;. To search an index of Hoxne district records go to &lt;a href="http://freebmd.org.uk/"&gt;FreeBMD&lt;/a&gt;. The &lt;a href="Suffolk Civil Registration"&gt;Suffolk Civil Registration&lt;/a&gt; article tells more about these records.

Church records
The Parish Registers begin in 1678. They can be view at the Suffolk Record Office. A copy of the registers from 1678 to 1900 can be purchased from the Suffolk Record Office. For pre 1813 Bishop Transcript entries you will need to look in Hoxne Deanry, Archdeaconry of Suffolk. &lt;a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=173-fc96&amp;cid=0#0"&gt;Parish Chest records are lacking for Mendham&lt;/a&gt;. See &lt;a href="Suffolk Church Records"&gt;Suffolk Church Record&lt;/a&gt; for further details.

Census records
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Probate records
Prior to 1858 the primary court that had jurisdiction over Mendham 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
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851 *Vision of Britain

Web sites
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