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

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

1811: Numbers of households, males, females, etc.
1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Ingworth, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
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

See Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel

Gazetteers and Directories

Alby is in South Erpingham hundred.

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

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Aylsham Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

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."

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