12 August 2025
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John Constable's baptism register entry, 1776, East Bergholt, on Ancestry
Early in August 2025 a vast collection of nearly 9 million parish register records for Suffolk were made available on Ancestry. Spanning 1538-1999 they are a treasure trove for family history researchers with Suffolk connections
The Suffolk parish register collections on Ancestry include birth, baptism, marriage, banns, death and burial records, spanning the 16th to 20th centuries. Here's a breakdown of the 8.8 million parish register records for Suffolk, available now on Ancestry:
Suffolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1949
This collection includes 1,532,634 Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns between 1754 and 1940 from the historical county of Suffolk, England.
Suffolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1999
This collection includes 514,948 Church of England parish registers of deaths and burials between 1813 and 1995 from the historical county of Suffolk, England.
Suffolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924
This collection includes 2,213,998 Church of England parish registers of births and baptisms between 1813 and 1923 from the historical county of Suffolk, England.
Suffolk, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
This collection includes 4,576,549 Church of England parish registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials between 1538 and 1812 from the historical county of Suffolk, England.
Explore the record collections and find digitised copies of the original records.
See for example (shown above), the birth and baptism details for John Constable, born 11 June, and baptised 14 June 1776 in East Bergholt. This record is found in 'Suffolk, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812'.
In addition to searching the records, note that it is also possible to browse the collections by parish. This can be interesting to gain a richer understanding of the record collections, and can also be an invaluable, if time-consuming, tactic to take in instances were a record you feel must be there just cannot be found - due to misspellings or mistranscriptions for instance.
