Norfolk:Alby

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Alby is about 5 miles N. of Aylsham.
It may also be found as Alby with Thwaite.
See also Thwaite All Saints.
See also Alburgh, Aldborough and Aldeby.

Cemeteries

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Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Ingworth, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
The parish church is dedicated to St Ethelbert.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Ethelbert: Description and pictures.
Church of St Ethelbert: Services, etc.

Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts: Alby with Thwaite Baptisms 1675-1812, Marriages 1675-1811 and Burials 1675-1812.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Alby was in Aylsham Registration District.

Description and Travel

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Directories

Historical Geography

Alby is in South Erpingham Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for South Erpingham Hundred
Description of South Erpingham Hundred: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Land and Property

Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners: Statement of claims: West Beckham (18) and Alby (42).
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1839.
[1839]
Great Britain: Statute: West Beckham and Alby Inclosure Act, 1839.
An act for inclosing lands in the parishes of West Beckham and Alby in the county of Norfolk: 1st July 1839.
[London, George Edward Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1839]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World Wars 1 and 2.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Alby became part of the Aylsham Union, and the workhouses were at Buxton and Oulton. These were replaced by a new workhouse at Aylsham in 1849.
Overseers' Rates
Principal property occupiers and the amounts paid.
1778, 1790, 1801, 1815, and 1827.
Overseers' Payments, or Disbursements
Payments for outrelief, medical expenses, clothes, etc.
1790-1791.

Population

These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and single occupiers.

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1801	32	47	217
1811	33	54	227
1821	59	59	303
1831	73	74	346
1841	63	--	299
1851	57	--	272

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	58	--	231
1871	65	65	253
1881	59	60	256
1891	89	89	375
1901	87	92	399
1911	--	91	404

There may be more people living in detached parts of the parish (if there were any) and, if so, the number may or may not be included in the figures above. It is quite difficult to be sure from the population tables.

1891, 1901 and 1911 Censuses: The figures are for Alby with Thwaite, not for Alby only.
1901 Census: "Including Alby Hill, Low Common, and Thwaite Common."

Other population figures

Population in 1811

Voting Registers

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