Aldeburgh Genealogical Records

Aldeburgh Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Aldeburgh Baptism Registers (1558-1817)

Baptism records from people born in and around Aldeburgh between 1558 and 1817. Lists the name of people's parent's, their occupations and abode.

British Birth and Baptism Records (1400-2010)

A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.

FreeBMD Births (1837-1957)

An index to births registered at the central authority for England & Wales. The index provides the area where the birth was registered, mother's maiden name from September 1911 and a reference to order a birth certificate.

British Army Birth Index (1761-2005)

An index to births registered to British Army personal at home and abroad.

Aldeburgh Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Aldeburgh Marriage Registers (1813-1837)

An index to marriages in Aldeburgh listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Aldeburgh Marriage Registers (1558-1754)

Brief notes on marriages occurring in Aldeburgh from 1558 to 1754.

Aldeburgh Marriage Index (1654-1734)

Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1654 and 1734.

Aldeburgh Marriage Index (1558-1754)

Marriage records from people who married at the church between 1558 and 1754.

Aldeburgh Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

St Peter & St Paul, Aldeburgh Burial Records (1558-1900)

An index of burials recorded at St Peter & St Paul, Aldeburgh_. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of burial, age (where available) and occasionally other notes.

Suffolk Quaker Burials (1813-1837)

An index to burials recorded at Quaker meetings. The records contain the name of the deceased, the date they were buried and their age.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

British Death and Burial Records (1379-2014)

A collection of indexes and transcripts of death and burial records that cover over 140 million people. Includes digital images of many records.

Aldeburgh Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

Suffolk Hearth Tax Returns (1674)

A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.

Suffolk Hearth Tax Returns (1674)

A list of Suffolk householders and the number of hearths they possessed.

Suffolk Subsidy Returns (1568)

A list of taxes paid by heads of households.

Newspapers Covering Aldeburgh

Bury and Norwich Post (1801-1900)

A regional newspaper covering news and events in Norfolk and Suffolk. The newspaper contains numerous notices and articles useful to family historians, such as notices of birth, marriage and death.

The Colchester Gazette and General Advertiser (1814-1817)

A newspaper covering Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. Around 50% of issues from 1814-1817. Original images, searchable by an OCR index.

The Daily Herald (1926)

A London newspaper that later became The Sun.

Daily Herald (1914-1918)

A left-wing, British daily that sold up to 2 million copies a day at its peak.

Daily Mirror (1914-1918)

Digital images, searchable by text, of a British daily tabloid.

Aldeburgh Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

Norwich Diocese Probate Index (1751-1818)

A searchable index to early wills proved in the Court of the Bishop of Norwich. Contains the name of the testator, year of probate, residence and occupation.

Norwich Diocese Probate Index (1370-1603)

A searchable index to early wills proved in the Court of the Bishop of Norwich. Contains the name of the testator, year of probate, residence and occupation.

Sudbury Archdeaconry Will Transcripts (1630-1638)

Full transcriptions of around 1,400 17th century wills from the Archdeaconry of Sudbury in Suffolk. Contains an index of all the people and places mentioned in the wills.

Sudbury Archdeaconry Will Transcripts (1439-1474)

Full transcriptions of several hundred early wills from the Archdeaconry of Sudbury in Suffolk.

Aldeburgh Immigration & Travel Records

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

17th Century British Emigrants to the U.S. (1600-1700)

Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.

Aldeburgh Military Records

History of the Suffolk Regiment (1685-1959)

An introductory history to an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army.

A Suffolk Regiment Calendar (1685-1962)

A calendar that lists most of the important dates in the history of the Regiment.

Suffolk WWI Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War One monuments in Suffolk, with some service details.

Suffolk WWII Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Suffolk, with some service details.

Prisoners of War of British Army (1939-1945)

A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.

Suffolk, Eastern Division Poll Book (1832)

A book recording people who voted, who they voted for and where the voter lived.

Suffolk Eyre Roll Civil Pleas (1240)

Transcriptions and translations of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes. A number of cases relate to Suffolk.

Act Books of the Archbishops of Canterbury (1663-1859)

An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.

Home Office Prison Calendars (1868-1929)

Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.

Central Criminal Court After-trial Calendars (1855-1931)

Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.

Aldeburgh Taxation Records

Poll for the Knights of Suffolk (1830)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Poll Book for the County of Suffolk (1790)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Poll Book for the County of Suffolk (1710)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Suffolk Hearth Tax Returns (1674)

A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.

Suffolk Hearth Tax Returns (1674)

A list of Suffolk householders and the number of hearths they possessed.

Aldeburgh Land & Property Records

Suffolk, Eastern Division Poll Book (1832)

A book recording people who voted, who they voted for and where the voter lived.

Poll for the Knights of Suffolk (1830)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Poll Book for the County of Suffolk (1790)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Poll Book for the County of Suffolk (1710)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Aldeburgh Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Suffolk (1938)

A directory of settlements in Suffolk detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.

Kelly's Directory of Suffolk (1927)

Descriptions of physical and geological landmarks, a listing of government offices and descriptions of the villages & parishes, including a list of the private Descriptions of physical and geological landmarks, a listing of government offices and descriptions of the villages & parishes, including a list of the private residents..

Kelly's Directory of Suffolk (1925-1926)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

Kelly's Directory of Suffolk (1916)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

Kelly's Directory of Suffolk (1912)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.

Aldeburgh Cemeteries

Suffolk Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Suffolk's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Mausolea and Monuments (1500-Present)

Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.

Maritime Memorials (1588-1950)

Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.

Aldeburgh Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Aldeburgh Histories & Books

Victoria County History: Suffolk (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Suckling's History and Antiquities of Suffolk (1066-1846)

Describes the parishes in the three hundreds of Wangford, Mutford and Lothingland, in the north-east of the county.

Suffolk Church Histories (1000-Present)

Histories of Suffolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.

Norfolk Church Histories (1000-Present)

Histories of Norfolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.

Handbook: Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk & Cambridgeshire (1892)

A traveller's guide to four Southern counties.

Aldeburgh School & Education Records

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge Alumni Database (1198-1910)

A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.

Aldeburgh Occupation & Business Records

Smuggling on the East Coast (1600-1892)

An introduction to smuggling on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.

South England Mines Index (1896)

Profiles of coal and metal mines in the south of England.

Lost Pubs of Suffolk (1750-Present)

Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.

British Trade Union Membership Registers (1870-1999)

An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.

UK Medical Registers (1859-1959)

Books listing doctors who were licensed to operate in Britain and abroad. Contains doctor's residencies, qualification and date of registration.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Aldeburgh

Victoria County History: Suffolk (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Aldeburgh Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Victoria County History: Suffolk (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Suffolk Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Suffolk's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Visitation of England and Wales (1700-1899)

Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.

Aldeburgh Church Records

Aldeburgh Parish Registers (1558-1817)

The parish registers of Aldeburgh are a collection of books documenting baptisms, marriages and burials from 1558 to 1817.

Suffolk Church Histories (1000-Present)

Histories of Suffolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.

Norfolk Church Histories (1000-Present)

Histories of Norfolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.

Act Books of the Archbishops of Canterbury (1663-1859)

An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.

British Church Albums (1990-Present)

Photographs of churches of all denominations throughout England and part of Wales.

Biographical Directories Covering Aldeburgh

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

The Concise Dictionary of National Biography (1654-1930)

A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.

Aldeburgh Maps

Essex and Suffolk Maps (1360-1910)

A collection of maps plotting the counties of Essex and Suffolk, and some of their settlements.

Maps of Suffolk (1607-1886)

Digital images of maps covering the county.

UK Popular Edition Maps (1919-1926)

Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.

Ordnance Survey 1:10 Maps (1840-1890)

Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Aldeburgh Reference Works

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

British Family Mottoes (1189-Present)

A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.

Historical Description

Aldborough, or Aldeburgh, a sea-port town, both strongly and pleasantly situated in the valley of Slaughden, having a grand and an extensive view of the German Ocean on the east, and the river Ald on the west. It is a commodious harbour for seamen and fishermen, upon which account it is fully inhabited by these sort of people. It is a town corporate, governed by two bailiffs, twelve capital burgesses, and twenty-four inferior officers. It sends two members to parliament: it has a market weekly on Saturday, and a fair annually on the first Tuesday in Lent. It had formerly three streets in a row, and nearly a mile in length; but is now reduced to two streets by the encroachment of the sea: it is reckoned by the physicians to be one of the most healthy places along the coast, and as remarkable for longevity, being subject to cooling and refreshing breezes from the sea, on which account a great deal of company resort to the town in summer for the benefit of their health and sea-bathing, to which the pleasantness of the spot invites; and is growing into much repute. The shore is also much admired for its evenness and regular declivity for the bathing machines, which are upon a remarkably safe and commodious construction. The hills at the back of the town are likewise much esteemed for the pleasant, walks, and for the fine and beautiful prospects of the surrounding country for many miles.

There are no manufactories except the drying of red sprats, which are caught and dried in great abundance, and exported to Holland. It is equally famous for soals and lobsters, which are caught in great quantities, and far surpass any other for fine flavour. Fish of all sorts is in great plenty, as well as every other commodity.

Aldborough is situated 94 miles from London, and the population in 1821 consisted of 258 houses, and 1212 persons.

A plan of the town, as it appeared in 1559, proves it to have been a place of considerable magnitude, and represents the church as being more than ten times its present distance from the shore. From the same plan it is evident, there were then denes or downs of some extent, similar to those at Yarmouth between the town and the sea; but which have been long ago swallowed up. Aldborough, depopulated and impoverished by the encroachments of the sea, was till within the last thirty years hastening to complete decay; but several families of distinction wishing for a greater degree of privacy and retirement than is usual at a watering place, having made this town their summer residence, has totally changed its appearance. Instead of deep sands that once led to this place, we now approach it by excellent turnpike-roads; and in lieu of the clay-built cottages, and their frequent concomitants of dirt and misery, we now see many neat and tasteful mansions, the comfortable retreat of persons of rank or fortune. The manners and morals of the lower classes are likewise very much improved; and the lines of Mr. Crabbe, who is a native of this place, have long ceased to be applicable. ‘

Here joyless roam a wild amphibious race,

With sullen woe display’d in every face;

Who far from civil arts and social, fly

And scowl at strangers with suspicious eye.

The church is a good ancient structure, though very much intermixed with modern work. Some stones in the church-yard appear to be of considerable antiquity, though there are no remarkable monuments in the interior. Here is a magnificent and extensive view of the ocean; and near the church is a marine villa, upon the Italian model, by L. Vernon, esq. which is much admired for a singularly beautiful octagonal room. On the brow of the hill at the same end of the town, is the mansion of the Hon. Percy Wyndham; near this is a romantic cassino, the favourite summer residence of the Marquis of Salisbury; and C. F. Crespigny, esq. has a seat at the further extremity of the terrace.

The strand at Aldborough is not more than forty or fifty yards from most of the lodging-houses; and during ebb-tide, and frequently for weeks together, is peculiarly adapted for walking and bathing.

The magnificent terrace on the summit of the hill behind the town, not only commands the boundless expanse of the ocean, including Aldborough and Hollesley bays, which are richly studded with their moving treasures, and separated from each other by Orfordness; but also the view of a rich country through which flows the capacious Ore, adding beauty of no common kind. This majestic river, after approaching within a few hundred yards of the sea, south of the town, suddenly turns towards Orford, below which place it suddenly discharges itself into the ocean. The width and depth of its channel, and the easy flow of its tides, render it peculiarly adapted for pleasure-yachts and boats, several of which are kept by the inhabitants of the town, which is well supplied with the necessaries, and even the luxuries of the table.

The following may be taken as a well-merited compliment to this charming river.

Orwell, delightful stream! whose waters flow,

Fring’d with luxurious beauty, to the main!

Amid thy woodlands taught, the muse would fain

On thee her grateful eulogy bestow;

Smooth and majestic though thy current glide,

As bustling commerce ploughs thy liquid plain,

Though grac’d with loveliness thy verdant side,

While all around enchantment seems to reign;

These glories still with filial love I taste,

And feel their praise; yet thou hast one beside,

To me more sweet, for on thy banks reside

Friendship and Truth combin’d, whose union chaste

Has sooth’d my soul, and these shall bloom sublime

When fade the fleeting charms of nature and of time.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

ALDEBURGH is a municipal borough, parish and bathing-place, pleasantly situated in the valley of Slaughden, sheltered by a steep hill, with the river Alde on the west, whence the town derives its name, and is the terminus of a branch line of the Great Eastern railway from Saxmundham, 99 miles from London, 24 north-east from Ipswich and 7 south-east from Saxmundham, in the North Eastern division of the county, Plomesgate union and hundred, Blything petty sessional division, Framlingham and Saxmundham county court district, rural deanery of Orford, archdeaconry of Suffolk and diocese of Norwich. The river Alde runs south by Orford and parallel with the sea for about 10 miles before entering the German ocean; it is tidal for 20 miles. A considerable fleet of fishing vessels belongs to this place, some of which run as far north as the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Immense quantities of sprats and other fish are landed by the long-shore boats and forwarded to London, 70 tons having been caught in one day.

The town was incorporated by charter in the reign of Charles I. and its government vested in two bailiffs, ten capital and twenty-four inferior burgesses, with other officers. The borough was included in Schedule I. of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1883 (46 and 47 Vict. c. 18), and in pursuance of that Act the then existing corporation petitioned the Privy Council for a new charter applying the Municipal Corporations Acts to the borough, and a scheme was accordingly settled by the Privy Council under Part XI. of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, by which the old corporation was abolished and its property vested in the corporation elected under the fresh charter; this charter incorporating the inhabitants and extending the Municipal Corporations Acts to the parish and former borough was granted 20th July, 1885. The present corporation consists of a mayor, four aldermen and twelve councillors; its revenues are about £600 yearly, arising from rents of marshes and leasehold building estate and sundry investments; at present only a small rate is levied either for borough or sanitary purposes. Separate petty sessions have been granted to the borough, and a court is held every fortnight. The Lord Chancellor has also given a Commission of the Peace to two resident magistrates. The insignia of the Corporation comprise four early silver maces and a handsome gold chain and badge, presented for the use of the mayors by members of the Garrett family upon the passing of the new charter. The borough returned two members to Parliament from the 14 Eliz. (1572) until the passing of the Reform Act of 1832 (2 and 3 Wm. IV. &. 45), by which it was disfranchised. The town is lighted with gas from works erected in 1858, the property of a company, and supplied with water from a company from works established in 1870, and including a water tower, which stands on the Park estate. The church of SS. Peter and Paul, standing on the top of a hill westward of the town, is an edifice of flint with stone dressings, in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower containing a clock and 6 bells: the tower and north aisle were restored in 1881—2 and the chancel, nave and south aisle in 1891: the whole edifice has since been covered with lead and fitted with hot water apparatus: a memorial window was erected in 1891 by the Hon. Mrs. Maule, in memory of two daughters, and there is another erected in 1882 by Sir Francis Roxburgh Q.C. to his 1st wife, d. 1876, and one to Mrs. Kendall, d. 1851: among the many fine monuments is one to the poet Crabbe, borne here 24 Dec. 1754, and died Tector of Trowbridge, Wilts, 8 Feb. 1832; it consists of a tableted pedestal, surmounted by a bust of the poet, executed by Mr. Thurlow, of Saxmundham: there is also a replica hero of the memorial erected in Westminster Abbey to the Right Hon. Henry Fawcett P.C., M.P. d. 6 Nov. 1884 and a tablet to seven lifeboat men who lost their lives Dec. 7th 1899: the organ was erected in 1884, at a cost of nearly £400: there are 840 sittings; the churchyard, from its elevated situation, commands a fine view of the North sea. The register commences in the year 1558. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £175, including 11 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of T. F. C. Vernon-Wentworth esq. and held since 1874 by the Rev. Henry Thompson B.A. of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, rural dean of Orford, hon. Canon of Norwich and surrogate. A mortuary was built in 1886, adjoining the graveyard, at the expense of the parish. There is a Baptist chapel, holding 100, and a Union Congregational chapel, erected in 1822 and seating 400. The Wesleyan chapel is a small iron building. Several small charities, amounting in all to £13, are distributed in bread and coal to the poor: a benefaction of £100, given by Captain Hawes, of London and Aldeburgh, is for binding out two apprentices. The Moot Hall, or Town Hall, on the beach, is a small but remarkable specimen of an Early Tudor building of brick and flint with timber insertions, and is two stories in height, the upper floor being reached by an exterior staircase; the building, the wood-work of which is richly carved, was restored in 1855 under the superintendence of the late Mr. R. N. Phipson, architect, and is used for the meetings of the Corporation. The county police station is used as a court house. The public subscription library and reading room, on the Parade, contains many standard works and has a good supply of daily and weekly newspapers and is open to visitors. Adjoining the library is the Jubilee Hall, erected in 1888 by subscription and seating 700 persons. A lifeboat named the “Aldebrough,” given in 1890 by an anonymous donor, was lost on the 7th Dec. 1899: at present a temporary boat is stationed on the beach near the reading room. The Adair Lodge of Freemasons (No. 936) holds its meetings in the White Lion hotel on the first Friday in every month. The Odd Fellows’ Lodge (Ocean’s Pride) now (1900) numbers 255 members and meets at the reading room. There is a good local golf club now consisting of over 200 members: there is also a tennis ground of about one acre: the Club house has been enlarged and new rooms for ladies added. There is also a Yacht club consisting of 100 members. Aldeburgh Mere is a large but shallow lake, north of the town, on which during the winter season valuable specimens of different wild birds may be met with. The Aldeburgh Park estate, the fee simple of which belongs to the Corporation, has been laid out for building purposes with a road direct from the railway station to the south end of the town, and is now under the management of the Aldeburgh Land Company. Little Casino is the property of Sir Hugh Edward Adair bart. of Flixton Hall, Great Casino is the residence of Col. Arthur John Bethel Thellusson J.P. and Alde House of Mrs. Garrett. T. F. C. Vernon-Wentworth esq. who is lord of the manor and principal landowner, has also a marine residence, called Aldeburgh Lodge, to the north of the town and a shooting box at Blackheath, in Friston parish, some three miles up the river. In this parish the crag formation peculiar to Suffolk and Norfolk is very fully developed. The parish contains 1,608 acres of land, 21 of water, 74 of tidal water and 115 of foreshore; rateable value, £9,195; the population in 1871 was 1,990 and in 1881 was 2,106, and in 1891, 2,159.

Kelly's Directory of Suffolk (1900)

Most Common Surnames in Aldeburgh

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Plomesgate Hundred
1Ward1151:189.30%14
2Smith651:320.85%1
3Pallant531:4019.92%265
4Fisher481:447.21%69
5Block331:6419.76%457
6Butcher271:782.59%23
6Self271:787.05%159
8Burwood241:8817.91%558
9Gibson231:9215.54%509
9Knights231:922.45%29
11Collis221:9650.00%1,403
12Taylor211:1001.07%7
13Wilson201:1053.45%82
14Cooper191:1111.16%10
14King191:1110.96%6
14Chatten191:11138.00%1,292
17Barley171:12432.69%1,263
17Felgate171:12411.72%519
19Balls161:1321.90%35
20Mann151:1402.20%64
20Lovett151:14013.51%676
20Churchyard151:1407.04%349
23Read141:1501.34%24
23Downing141:1505.88%308
23Crisp141:1503.25%129
23Thorp141:15024.56%1,182
23Gooding141:1503.30%130
23Cable141:1508.75%471
23Bye141:15015.73%831
30Green131:1620.87%11
30Goodchild131:1623.38%158
30Easter131:16210.83%623
30Allerton131:16214.94%843
34Wilkinson121:1768.70%539
34Harvey121:1761.12%21
34Whistler121:17646.15%2,023
34Haken121:17633.33%1,620
38Brown111:1910.43%2
38Thompson111:1911.44%52
38Hammond111:1910.88%13
38Burrell111:19111.83%800
38Smyth111:19111.46%776
43Cook101:2110.50%5
43Hunt101:2111.01%26
43Alexander101:2113.23%226
43Aldridge101:2115.52%421
43Barns101:21171.43%2,863
43Barham101:2114.67%343
43Pryke101:2112.09%114
43Scarlett101:2116.45%488
43Poppy101:21125.00%1,498
52White91:2341.26%60
52Baker91:2340.55%9
52Barber91:2340.95%28
52Kemp91:2341.08%36
52Lambert91:2341.16%48
52Buck91:2343.23%247
52Sawyer91:2342.26%153
52Laws91:2344.81%404
52Tilbury91:23439.13%2,163
52Gathwaite91:234100.00%3,717
62Collins81:2631.33%76
62Foster81:2632.42%203
62Dale81:2632.55%218
62Norton81:2633.46%319
62Drew81:26314.81%1,231
62Fish81:2636.84%633
62Tye81:2633.74%343
62Kersey81:2633.57%326
62Ing81:263100.00%4,007
62Marjoram81:2632.89%251
62Podd81:2636.61%615
62Ferrand81:263100.00%4,007
62Parnel81:263100.00%4,007
62Barly81:263100.00%4,007
62Sicely81:263100.00%4,007
62Tattersell81:263100.00%4,007
78Hardy71:3014.24%460
78Coe71:3011.84%161
78Almond71:30125.93%1,975
78Reading71:30143.75%2,667
78Spinks71:30110.94%1,080
78Girling71:3011.04%67
78Moyse71:3013.89%423
78Banyard71:3014.70%503
78Brame71:3018.97%935
78Kesappatt71:301100.00%4,408
88Parker61:3510.56%22
88Hart61:3510.80%53
88Stone61:3511.87%211
88Waller61:3513.41%431
88Salter61:3512.22%262
88Bridges61:3511.87%211
88Judd61:35185.71%4,408
88Jay61:3512.47%300
88Joy61:35127.27%2,213
88Cutts61:3516.32%782
88Stannard61:3510.82%57
88Harling61:35114.63%1,472
88Dickerson61:3514.26%533
88Woolnough61:3511.42%132
88Spurling61:3515.36%668
88Neath61:35175.00%4,007
88Lucock61:35110.53%1,182
88Spindler61:3515.77%726
88Bedingfield61:3516.06%759
88See61:351100.00%4,877
88Ashbey61:351100.00%4,877
88Orvis61:35123.08%2,023
88Peade61:351100.00%4,877
88Lovete61:351100.00%4,877
112Clark51:4210.53%29
112Turner51:4210.29%8
112Martin51:4210.57%34
112Moore51:4210.42%17
112Stewart51:4218.06%1,106
112Mason51:4210.98%103
112Day51:4210.60%39
112Francis51:4210.98%104
112Gilbert51:4211.81%251
112Fuller51:4210.83%74
112Wade51:4211.29%155
112Chandler51:4212.33%338
112Bush51:4214.39%654
112Roper51:4211.31%160
112Markham51:4212.01%291
112Seager51:4213.88%579
112Aldous51:4210.99%107
112Chater51:42141.67%3,101
112Gillibrand51:42171.43%4,408
112Wythe51:4214.95%747
112Ramsbotham51:42111.90%1,451
112Grammer51:421100.00%5,441
112Chatter51:421100.00%5,441
112Haker51:421100.00%5,441
112Rabbet51:421100.00%5,441
112Lynwold51:421100.00%5,441
138Hall41:5270.73%92
138Richardson41:5270.97%144
138Griffiths41:52711.43%1,649
138Mills41:5270.41%27
138Holmes41:5271.01%154
138Cole41:5270.66%75
138Rose41:5270.48%36
138Carr41:5271.68%308
138Chambers41:5271.03%155
138Osborne41:5270.79%106
138Howe41:5270.78%100
138Finch41:5270.78%101
138Griffith41:52780.00%5,441
138Keen41:5275.97%1,046
138Fryer41:52712.50%1,766
138Peck41:5270.52%50
138Easton41:52726.67%2,754
138Christian41:52736.36%3,281
138Ashford41:5272.45%464
138Parnell41:5277.69%1,263
138Wightman41:5273.60%676
138Butters41:52710.53%1,562
138Shears41:527100.00%6,084
138Allsopp41:52766.67%4,877
138Elvin41:5273.92%742
138Springett41:5274.88%894
138Hurry41:5279.76%1,472
138Dowler41:527100.00%6,084
138Howel41:527100.00%6,084
138Pead41:5276.45%1,106
138Alloway41:527100.00%6,084
138Hele41:527100.00%6,084
138Pendred41:52740.00%3,464
138Aldus41:527100.00%6,084
138Conney41:527100.00%6,084
138Allaston41:527100.00%6,084
138Puritan41:527100.00%6,084
138Brickerdike41:527100.00%6,084
138Strounger41:527100.00%6,084
138Thellison41:527100.00%6,084
178Jones31:7020.84%181
178James31:7020.81%172
178Miller31:7020.53%84
178Simpson31:7020.40%55
178Barker31:7020.37%40
178Knight31:7021.85%467
178Pearce31:7021.09%253
178Whitehead31:7025.26%1,182
178Todd31:7020.78%157
178Norris31:7023.75%911
178Coates31:7022.22%554
178Head31:7022.26%562
178Rouse31:7020.89%194
178Sharman31:7020.64%117
178Doughty31:7027.32%1,472
178Newby31:7022.97%747
178Pettit31:7020.74%148
178Fisk31:7020.51%79
178Cutting31:7020.88%191
178Alderton31:7020.94%214
178Ashwell31:70211.11%1,975
178Turrell31:7025.00%1,146
178Reeder31:7024.92%1,123
178Tann31:70250.00%4,877
178Keef31:70275.00%6,084
178Hillen31:7029.09%1,731
178Birdseye31:702100.00%6,900
178Ellingford31:70218.75%2,667
178Catmore31:70260.00%5,441
178Tibenham31:702100.00%6,900
178Hasling31:702100.00%6,900
178Huken31:702100.00%6,900
178Wilmote31:702100.00%6,900
178Fier31:702100.00%6,900
178Oxe31:702100.00%6,900