Wingfield Genealogical Records
Wingfield Birth & Baptism Records
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.
Baptism records list the names of people's parents, their occupations, abode and other details.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
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.
An index to births registered to British Army personal at home and abroad.
Wingfield Marriage & Divorce Records
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.
An index to marriages in Wingfield listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
A transcript of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. They typically record marital status and residence. Details may also be given on a party's parents, age and parish of origin.
Abstracts of marriage licences from the Sudbury Archdeaconry. These records may contain more details than marriage registers, including occupations, ages and parents' names.
Abstracts of marriage licences from the Sudbury Archdeaconry. These records may contain more details than marriage registers, including occupations, ages and parents' names.
Wingfield Death & Burial Records
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.
Transcriptions of records from burial registers. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.
An index of burials recorded at St Andrew, Wingfield_. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of burial, age (where available) and occasionally other notes.
An index to burials recorded at Quaker meetings. The records contain the name of the deceased, the date they were buried and their age.
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.
Wingfield Census & Population Lists
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.
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.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
A list of Suffolk householders and the number of hearths they possessed.
A list of taxes paid by heads of households.
Newspapers Covering Wingfield
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.
A newspaper covering Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. Around 50% of issues from 1814-1817. Original images, searchable by an OCR index.
A London newspaper that later became The Sun.
A left-wing, British daily that sold up to 2 million copies a day at its peak.
Digital images, searchable by text, of a British daily tabloid.
Wingfield Wills & Probate Records
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.
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.
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.
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.
Full transcriptions of several hundred early wills from the Archdeaconry of Sudbury in Suffolk.
Wingfield Immigration & Travel Records
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.
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.
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.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Wingfield Military Records
An introductory history to an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army.
A calendar that lists most of the important dates in the history of the Regiment.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Suffolk, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Suffolk, with some service details.
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.
Wingfield Court & Legal Records
A book recording people who voted, who they voted for and where the voter lived.
Transcriptions and translations of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes. A number of cases relate to Suffolk.
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.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Wingfield Taxation Records
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
A list of Suffolk householders and the number of hearths they possessed.
Wingfield Land & Property Records
A book recording people who voted, who they voted for and where the voter lived.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
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.
Wingfield Directories & Gazetteers
A directory of settlements in Suffolk detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
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..
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.
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.
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.
Wingfield Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Suffolk's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
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.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
Wingfield Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
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.
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.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Wingfield Histories & Books
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Describes the parishes in the three hundreds of Wangford, Mutford and Lothingland, in the north-east of the county.
Histories of Suffolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.
Histories of Norfolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.
A traveller's guide to four Southern counties.
Wingfield School & Education Records
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.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
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.
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.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Wingfield Occupation & Business Records
An introduction to smuggling on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the south of England.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.
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 Wingfield
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
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.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Wingfield Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and descriptions of Suffolk's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
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.
Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
Wingfield Church Records
Histories of Suffolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.
Histories of Norfolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.
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.
Photographs of churches of all denominations throughout England and part of Wales.
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at England. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Biographical Directories Covering Wingfield
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
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.
Wingfield Maps
A collection of maps plotting the counties of Essex and Suffolk, and some of their settlements.
Digital images of maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
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.
Wingfield Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
Wingfield, formerly having a castle which was a seat of the noble family that took their name from this village, before the Norman Conquest. The ruins of this structure denote its ancient grandeur.
About the year 1362 the executors of Sir John Wingfield, whose family has resided here several centuries, erected a college at the south-west corner of the church-yard, for a provost or master and nine priests. After the dissolution it was granted by Edward VI. to the Bishop of Norwich. The west side of its quadrangle was afterwards converted into a farmhouse. In the church of Wingfield was interred William de la Pole, whose murder of the good Duke Humphrey of Gloucester was so signally avenged in his own untimely fate. His head was struck off on the gunwale of a boat, and his body thrown into the sea; but being cast on shore, it was brought and buried in the Collegiate church here in 1450. His son and successor, John de la Pole Duke of Suffolk, Edward IV. was also interred here. His father was accused of having been concerned with the cardinal of Winchester in the murder before mentioned; and after the death of the other, as he governed every thing with uncontrolled sway, every odious and unsuccessful measure was attributed to him. He was charged with mismanagement, waste of the public treasure, the foul murder of Duke Humphrey, and the loss of divers provinces in France, with many other high crimes and misdemeanours, for which he was committed to the Tower. Though Queen Margaret interposed, and effected his release, the popular resentment against him was so strong, that to skreen him as much as possible, the king sentenced him to five years banishment. This was considered by his enemies as an escape from justice; and when the Duke left his castle at Wingfield, and embarked at Ipswich with an intention to sail for France, the captain of a vessel was hired to seize him near Dover; he was taken out to sea, and beheaded in the manner already specified.
WINGFIELD is a parish and pleasant village, 5 miles south from Harleston station on the Waveney Valley section of the Great Eastern railway, and 6 ½ north-east from Eye, in the North Eastern division of the county, Hoxne hundred, petty sessional division and union, rural deanery of Hoxne, archdeaconry of Suffolk and diocese of Norwich. The church of St. Andrew is a beautiful structure of flint and stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel with south chapel, nave with clerestory, aisles, south porch, and an embattled western tower containing 6 bells: in the chancel are three table monuments; one of which bears the effigies of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, d. 14 Sept. 1415, at the siege of Harfleur; and Catherine, his wife, daughter of the Earl of Stafford: on another is the effigy of William de la Pole, Earl, Marquess and Duke of Suffolk K.G. lord high admiral; he married Alice, daughter and heiress of Thomas Chaucer, and granddaughter of Geoffrey Chaucer, the poet, and was beheaded off Dover on his passage to France in May, 1450, and afterwards interred here; on the third tomb are the effigies of John de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk K.G. son of the preceding, and the Lady Elizabeth Plantagenet, his wife, sister to Edward IV.; he died in 1491: there are also monuments to the Wingfields, formerly resident here, and one to the Rev. John Bicker, incumbent of this parish from 1832: the chancel and nave were restored in 1866 at a cost of £1,732; the church was further restored in 1879 at a cost of £1,100, when it was re-seated with open benches, and now affords 350 sittings. The register dates from the year 1538. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £184, including 35 acres of glebe in the parish of Syleham, and residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich, and held since 1877 by the Rev. William Salter Price F.R.G.S. The charities arise from 35 acres of land now (1900) let at £40 yearly, which sum is applied to the repair of the church and to other expenses, and about £1 is given to the poor in bread at Easter.
Within half a mile of the village are the remains of Wingfield Castle, once the seat of the Wingfield family, an ancient crenellated structure with towers and turrets and surrounded by a deep moat, the drawbridge still remaining; it is now the property of Sir Hugh Edward Adair bart. of Flixton Hall, and part of the fabric mantled with ivy, has been converted into a farmhouse.
The parish comprises two manors, of which Sir Hugh Edward Adair bart. and Lady Bateman, are respectively owners. The principal landowners are Sir H. E. Adair bart. Miss Fairbrother, of Syleham, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich and Philip Edward Sewell esq. C.E. of Norwich. The soil is heavy; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley and beans. The area is 2,441 acres; assessable value, £1,637; the population in 1891 was 466.
National School (mixed), erected in 1875, for 100 children; average attendance, 70.
Most Common Surnames in Wingfield
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Hoxne Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barber | 31 | 1:15 | 3.28% | 28 |
| 2 | Brown | 15 | 1:31 | 0.58% | 2 |
| 3 | Hart | 14 | 1:33 | 1.88% | 53 |
| 4 | Feaveayear | 13 | 1:36 | 100.00% | 2,968 |
| 5 | Batley | 12 | 1:39 | 15.79% | 953 |
| 5 | Sowter | 12 | 1:39 | 23.53% | 1,277 |
| 7 | Mobbs | 11 | 1:42 | 12.79% | 857 |
| 8 | Martin | 10 | 1:46 | 1.15% | 34 |
| 8 | Reeder | 10 | 1:46 | 16.39% | 1,123 |
| 8 | Filby | 10 | 1:46 | 14.08% | 1,008 |
| 8 | Lefley | 10 | 1:46 | 37.04% | 1,975 |
| 12 | Woodcock | 9 | 1:51 | 9.18% | 765 |
| 12 | Ruse | 9 | 1:51 | 18.00% | 1,292 |
| 12 | Leathers | 9 | 1:51 | 9.00% | 755 |
| 12 | Stygall | 9 | 1:51 | 64.29% | 2,863 |
| 16 | Green | 8 | 1:58 | 0.53% | 11 |
| 16 | Watson | 8 | 1:58 | 1.47% | 93 |
| 16 | Mason | 8 | 1:58 | 1.57% | 103 |
| 16 | Bryant | 8 | 1:58 | 3.16% | 278 |
| 16 | Flegg | 8 | 1:58 | 9.76% | 894 |
| 16 | Muttick | 8 | 1:58 | 38.10% | 2,275 |
| 22 | James | 7 | 1:66 | 1.89% | 172 |
| 22 | Briggs | 7 | 1:66 | 3.80% | 411 |
| 22 | Farrow | 7 | 1:66 | 1.00% | 61 |
| 22 | Davy | 7 | 1:66 | 3.24% | 336 |
| 22 | Revell | 7 | 1:66 | 5.69% | 606 |
| 22 | Wingfield | 7 | 1:66 | 13.73% | 1,277 |
| 22 | Gobbett | 7 | 1:66 | 24.14% | 1,891 |
| 29 | Fox | 6 | 1:77 | 2.05% | 239 |
| 29 | Birch | 6 | 1:77 | 5.17% | 639 |
| 29 | Crisp | 6 | 1:77 | 1.39% | 129 |
| 29 | Girling | 6 | 1:77 | 0.90% | 67 |
| 29 | Gowing | 6 | 1:77 | 3.35% | 425 |
| 34 | Bullock | 5 | 1:93 | 1.98% | 284 |
| 34 | Tye | 5 | 1:93 | 2.34% | 343 |
| 34 | Coats | 5 | 1:93 | 20.00% | 2,072 |
| 34 | Masterson | 5 | 1:93 | 5.75% | 843 |
| 34 | Feavearyear | 5 | 1:93 | 45.45% | 3,281 |
| 39 | Read | 4 | 1:116 | 0.38% | 24 |
| 39 | Baxter | 4 | 1:116 | 0.86% | 120 |
| 39 | Rayner | 4 | 1:116 | 1.10% | 177 |
| 39 | Whiting | 4 | 1:116 | 0.84% | 114 |
| 39 | Bridges | 4 | 1:116 | 1.25% | 211 |
| 39 | Waterworth | 4 | 1:116 | 100.00% | 6,084 |
| 39 | Hurren | 4 | 1:116 | 1.61% | 291 |
| 46 | Collins | 3 | 1:154 | 0.50% | 76 |
| 46 | Howard | 3 | 1:154 | 0.42% | 59 |
| 46 | Moss | 3 | 1:154 | 0.48% | 72 |
| 46 | Kemp | 3 | 1:154 | 0.36% | 36 |
| 46 | Gardiner | 3 | 1:154 | 0.89% | 197 |
| 46 | Patrick | 3 | 1:154 | 2.59% | 639 |
| 46 | Bloomfield | 3 | 1:154 | 0.34% | 33 |
| 46 | Knights | 3 | 1:154 | 0.32% | 29 |
| 46 | Cracknell | 3 | 1:154 | 0.54% | 88 |
| 46 | Aldous | 3 | 1:154 | 0.60% | 107 |
| 46 | Fellingham | 3 | 1:154 | 5.88% | 1,277 |
| 46 | Walne | 3 | 1:154 | 13.04% | 2,163 |
| 58 | Harris | 2 | 1:232 | 0.66% | 230 |
| 58 | Price | 2 | 1:232 | 1.45% | 539 |
| 58 | Marsh | 2 | 1:232 | 0.55% | 175 |
| 58 | Noble | 2 | 1:232 | 1.46% | 545 |
| 58 | Bowen | 2 | 1:232 | 7.41% | 1,975 |
| 58 | Mortimer | 2 | 1:232 | 1.25% | 471 |
| 58 | Durrant | 2 | 1:232 | 0.26% | 49 |
| 58 | Balls | 2 | 1:232 | 0.24% | 35 |
| 58 | Ling | 2 | 1:232 | 0.25% | 42 |
| 58 | Warne | 2 | 1:232 | 1.02% | 378 |
| 58 | Allum | 2 | 1:232 | 1.63% | 606 |
| 58 | Blowers | 2 | 1:232 | 0.59% | 194 |
| 58 | Barney | 2 | 1:232 | 6.25% | 1,766 |
| 58 | Shank | 2 | 1:232 | 100.00% | 7,894 |
| 72 | Williams | 1 | 1:463 | 0.27% | 165 |
| 72 | White | 1 | 1:463 | 0.14% | 60 |
| 72 | Wright | 1 | 1:463 | 0.05% | 4 |
| 72 | Hall | 1 | 1:463 | 0.18% | 92 |
| 72 | Cooper | 1 | 1:463 | 0.06% | 10 |
| 72 | Clarke | 1 | 1:463 | 0.04% | 3 |
| 72 | Mills | 1 | 1:463 | 0.10% | 27 |
| 72 | Holmes | 1 | 1:463 | 0.25% | 154 |
| 72 | Dawson | 1 | 1:463 | 0.57% | 431 |
| 72 | Saunders | 1 | 1:463 | 0.21% | 118 |
| 72 | Reynolds | 1 | 1:463 | 0.16% | 73 |
| 72 | Burgess | 1 | 1:463 | 0.27% | 166 |
| 72 | Woods | 1 | 1:463 | 0.08% | 15 |
| 72 | Willis | 1 | 1:463 | 0.46% | 333 |
| 72 | Bond | 1 | 1:463 | 0.27% | 174 |
| 72 | Norman | 1 | 1:463 | 0.19% | 101 |
| 72 | Coates | 1 | 1:463 | 0.74% | 554 |
| 72 | Houghton | 1 | 1:463 | 0.78% | 579 |
| 72 | Clements | 1 | 1:463 | 0.40% | 286 |
| 72 | Roper | 1 | 1:463 | 0.26% | 160 |
| 72 | Keeble | 1 | 1:463 | 0.14% | 63 |
| 72 | Fisk | 1 | 1:463 | 0.17% | 79 |
| 72 | Garrod | 1 | 1:463 | 0.17% | 83 |
| 72 | Speller | 1 | 1:463 | 33.33% | 6,900 |
| 72 | Blomfield | 1 | 1:463 | 0.39% | 272 |
| 72 | Notley | 1 | 1:463 | 1.35% | 969 |
| 72 | Spaul | 1 | 1:463 | 4.55% | 2,213 |
| 72 | Hulks | 1 | 1:463 | 100.00% | 9,362 |
| 72 | Carradus | 1 | 1:463 | 100.00% | 9,362 |
| 72 | Dallenger | 1 | 1:463 | 8.33% | 3,101 |
| 72 | Connold | 1 | 1:463 | 10.00% | 3,464 |
| 72 | Preicious | 1 | 1:463 | 100.00% | 9,362 |