Suffolk memorial inscriptions
Would you like some memorial inscriptions from Suffolk, including all the churches in Ipswich? As well as East Bergholt, Bramford, etc etc? In the late 1800s an...
Author: Helen Barrell
Suffolk accents
If you have ancestors from Suffolk and you’re curious about how they spoke, check out this wonderful video!
Belstead baptisms and burials
Nearly 2,000 baptisms and burials for Belstead, Suffolk – just outside Ipswich – from 1538-1812 online now. Marriages 1539-1857 to follow!
New Suffolk burials CD!
This looks good! The Suffolk Family History Society have released a new version of their Suffolk burials CD, with nearly 1,500,000 burials. It’s also avai...
The Essex Wills Beneficiaries Index – what it is and how to use it
I first heard about the Essex Wills Beneficiaries Index (EWBI) in a newsletter from the Essex Society for Family History. It’s a remarkable index compiled...
Some notes on the Mannock family
Do you have Mannock ancestors in your tree? The line of Mannocks who lived at Gifford’s Hall in Stoke-by-Nayland, the descendants of George Mannock’...
Don’t diss Frinton’s church!
I’m transcribing records for Frinton at the moment. It once had a tiny population and an equally tiny church. In trying to find out more about life in a t...
The Griffin family
I decided on a whim to make use of the Buckinghamshire records on Findmypast and research my Griffin ancestors who come from that county. I wasn’t sure I&...
Pinching out sweet peas
No, this has nothing whatsoever to do with family history, other than the fact that my grandparents grew sweet peas and I wanted to grow some too. My reason for...
Tracing Suffolk wills for Suffolk folk
I’ve recorded a Facebook Live about finding wills for people who lived in Suffolk. There’s several handy links I mention, so here goes… Prerog...