Samford Registration District

SAMFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Suffolk.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Capel & Felixstowe, Capel St. Mary, Holbrook
GRO volumes : XII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1946), 4B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Suffolk (Ipswich).

Table 1: List of Places in Samford Registration District

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

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

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.

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