Samford Registration District

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SAMFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Suffolk.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Ipswich registration district.)
Sub-districts : Capel & Felixstowe, Capel St. Mary, Holbrook
GRO volumes : XII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1946), 4B (1946–74).
Registers currently held at : Suffolk (Ipswich).

Table 1: List of Places in Samford Registration District

All the areas in Samford registration district became part of the county of East Suffolk on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Belstead	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (c), (e) and (l).
Belstead	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, notes (c), (e) and (l).
Bentley	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Bentley	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Brantham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Brantham	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Brightwell	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Bucklesham	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Burstall	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Burstall	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Capel St. Mary	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Capel St. Mary	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Chattisham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Chattisham	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Chelmondiston	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Chelmondiston	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Copdock	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Copdock	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
East Bergholt	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (h), (i) and (l).
East Bergholt	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, notes (h), (i) and (l).
Erwarton	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Erwarton. See also Table 2, note (l).
Erwarton	East Suffolk	1889	1974
Falkenham	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l)
Felixstowe	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l)
Foxhall	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l)
Freston	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Freston	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Great Wenham	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Wenham Magna. See also Table 2, note (l).
Great Wenham	East Suffolk	1889	1974
Harkstead	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Harkstead	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Hemley	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l)
Higham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Higham	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Hintlesham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Hintlesham	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Holbrook	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Holbrook	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Holton St. Mary	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Holton St. Mary	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Kirton	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l)
Levington	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l)
Little Wenham	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Wenham Parva. See also Table 2, note (l).
Little Wenham	East Suffolk	1889	1974
Nacton	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Newbourn	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l)
Purdis Farm	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g), (j), (k) and (l).
Raydon	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Raydon	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Rushmere St. Andrew	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g), (j) and (l).
Shelley	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (l).
Shelley	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (l).
Shotley	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Shotley	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Sproughton	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (d), (f), (j) and (l).
Sproughton	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, notes (d), (f), (j) and (l).
Stratford St. Mary	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Stratford St. Mary	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Stratton Hall	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l)
Stutton	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Stutton	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Tattingstone	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Tattingstone	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Trimley St. Martin	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l)
Trimley St. Mary	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l)
Waldringfield	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l)
Washbrook	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Washbrook	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Wherstead	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Wherstead	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).
Woolverstone	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (l).
Woolverstone	East Suffolk	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (l).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Samford Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1884	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Shelley, including Shelley Doles (which became part of the parish of Layham on 24.3.1884) to Cosford registration district.	21 in 1891
24.3.1884	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Shelley (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Layham) from Cosford registration district.	0 in 1891
1.6.1895	(c)	Lost the part of the parish of Belstead in Ipswich County Borough (which became part of the parish of St. Mary Stoke in 1894) to Ipswich registration district.	0 in 1891
1.6.1895	(d)	Lost the part of the parish of Sproughton in Ipswich County Borough (which became parts of the parishes of St. Matthew and St. Mary Stoke in 1894) to Ipswich registration district.	58 in 1891
1.4.1935	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Belstead (which became part of the parish of Ipswich on 1.4.1934) to Ipswich registration district.	0 in 1931
	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Sproughton (which became part of the parish of Ipswich on 1.4.1934) to Ipswich registration district.	46 in 1931
	(g)	Gained the parishes of Brightwell, Bucklesham, Falkenham, Felixstowe, Foxhall, Hemley, Kirton, Levington, Nacton, Newbourn, Purdis Farm, Rushmere St. Andrew, Stratton Hall, Trimley St. Martin, Trimley St. Mary, and Waldringfield, from Woodbridge registration district.	17389 in 1931
1.11.1938	(h)	Lost part of the parish of East Bergholt (which became part of the parish of Dedham on 14.10.1938) to Samford registration district.
1.11.1938	(i)	Gained part of the parish of East Bergholt (which until 14.10.1938 formed part of the parish of Dedham) from Samford registration district.
1.4.1952	(j)	Lost parts of the parishes of Nacton, Purdis Farm, Rushmere St. Andrew, and Sproughton (which became parts of the parish of Ipswich on 1.4.1952) to Ipswich registration district.
1.4.1952	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Purdis Farm (which until 1.4.1952 formed part of the parish of Ipswich) from Ipswich registration district.
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(l)	Lost the constituent parishes of Belstead, Bentley, Brantham, Brightwell, Bucklesham, Burstall, Capel St. Mary, Chattisham, Chelmondiston, Copdock, East Bergholt, Arwarton, Falkenham, Felixstowe, Foxhall, Freston, Great Wenham, Harkstead, Hemley, Higham, Hintlesham, Holbrook, Holton St. Mary, Kirton, Levington, Little Wenham, Nacton, Newbourn, Purdis Farm, Raydon, Rushmere St. Andrew, Shelley, Shotley, Sproughton, Stratford St. Mary, Stratton Hall, Stutton, Tattingstone, Trimley St. Martin, Trimley St. Mary, Waldringfield, Washbrook, Wherstead, and Woolverstone, to Ipswich registration district.	48695 in 1971

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