Brantham, Suffolk Genealogy

England   Suffolk     Suffolk Parishes   Brantham

Parish History
Brantham, is a parish in Samford district, Suffolk; it is on the river Stour, and on the Eastern Counties railway, 2 miles NNE of Manningtree station, and 7½ miles SSW of Ipswich. The post office is under Manningtree. Wilson, John Marius, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72) fckLR&lt;br&gt;fckLRfckLR== Resources ==fckLRfckLRIf you live in Suffolk you will have access to a variety of resources at local archives and libraries.&amp;nbsp; For those who live further afield, one can access microfilm and online records at LDS Family History Centres.&amp;nbsp; Refer to Suffolk_in_the_FHL_Catalog and in the Family History Library Catalogue for available records. fckLRfckLR==== Civil Registration ====fckLRfckLRBirth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD. fckLRfckLR==== Church records ====fckLRfckLRParish Registers began in the 1500's. They can be viewed at the Suffolk Record Office. There are Bishop Transcripts and Parish Registers that have been filmed for most parishes in the County. See the Suffolk Church Records article for further details. fckLRfckLR==== Census records ====fckLRfckLRa. &lt;br&gt;fckLRfckLR==== Probate records ====fckLRfckLRRecords 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. fckLRfckLR== Maps and Gazetteers ==fckLRfckLRMaps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.&lt;br&gt;fckLRfckLR*England Jurisdictions 1851 fckLR*Vision of BritainfckLRfckLR== Web sites ==fckLRfckLR== References&amp;nbsp; ==fckLRfckLR fckLRfckLR