The following is a press release written by the folks at  Findmypast:

• Over half a million new baptism, marriage, and records now available to search online

• Exclusive to Findmypast, this huge new addition will give users a fresh opportunity to uncover their East Anglian ancestors

• Records indexed in partnership with the Suffolk Family History Society, part of Findmypast's exclusive partnership with the Family History Federation

• Plus, brand new Suffolk newspaper title, the East Suffolk Gazette comes online 

Family historians with roots in Suffolk can look forward to delving deeper into their past with over 554,000 new parish records launched on Findmypast this week, alongside thousands of new newspaper pages from the county.

This bumper set of new records are exclusive to Findmypast and offer users a fresh opportunity to uncover their East Anglian ancestors. Whether you're just starting your family tree or trying to knock down a stubborn brick wall, these additions open up exciting possibilities for discovering Suffolk roots.

The new collections include:

Suffolk Baptisms (1722–1855) – 364,307 records

Added to the Suffolk Baptism Index, created by Suffolk Family History Society, which includes 351 parishes and 747,204 records across the East Anglian county. Records can be searched by name, baptism date, parish, place, father’s name, mother’s name, relationship, father’s occupation, notes county and country, source, and entry number.

Suffolk Marriages (1753–1816) – 190,030 records

Added to the Suffolk Marriage Index, Suffolk Family History Society, which includes 576 parishes with records that date back to 1536 and stretch through to the twentieth century. Records can be searched by name, marital status, parish, marriage date and place, spouse’s name, spouse’s marital status and spouse’s parish.

Suffolk Graves and Memorial Inscriptions – 20,837 records

This new collection includes over 20,000 new records relating to burials in the county, searchable by name, birth date, death date, location and cemetery. 

New Suffolk newspaper pages

With a special Suffolk focus this week, Findmypast has published one brand new title from the county and updated several of our existing Suffolk titles. The East Suffolk Gazette has been published online for the first time, with an initial run of 1,256 pages covering the years 1870, 1896 and 1897. The East Suffolk Gazette was established in the Suffolk market town of Beccles, in the east of the county, as its name belies. The paper was launched in 1857, and it was owned by Messrs William Clowes & Sons. 

Updates include over 4,000 brand new pages from the late 1800s added to the Suffolk Mercury and new years added to the East Anglian Daily Times, Haverhill Echo, and the Newmarket Journal.

Mary McKee, UK Archives Manager at Findmypast, said:

“We’re delighted to bring these records online with the help of the Suffolk Family History Society. These kinds of parish records are absolute gold dust for anyone tracing their family back before civil registration began. They offer new leads, fresh insights, and the chance to delve deeper into your ancestors’ lives.”

Transcribed by local experts, these records bring centuries of Suffolk history right to users' fingertips, revealing names, dates, and places that can transform research.

They’re available now to search and explore at www.findmypast.co.uk