Norfolk: Filby

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Filby is about 6 miles north west of Great Yarmouth.

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

The parish is in the deanery of Flegg, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Tooke, Colin S.: Filby Dissenters Chapel, 1705-1940.
[The Author, 1992]
Tooke, Colin S.: Filby Unitarian Chapel.
[Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth and District Archaeological Society, in "Yarmouth Archaeology", 1995]

Church Records

Filby Marriages 1561-1837: See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 7.

Gazetteers and Directories

Filby is in East Flegg hundred.

History

Skelton, Philip N.: Historical Notes on the Manors of Filby, Norfolk.
[King's Lynn, Norfolk, Filby Association, 1975]

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Filby Inclosure Act, 1802.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing, the open fields, commons, doles, and waste grounds, within the parish of Filby in the county of Norfolk.
[1802]

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Flegg Registration District, 1836
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Names, Personal

Filby: See Norfolk People and Families

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Thrigby became part of the East and West Flegg Incorporation, and the workhouse was at Rollesby.

Population

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

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1801   58   78 332

1811   64   84 367

1821   71 101 424

1831 105 105 464

1841 120   -- 553

1851 117   -- 531

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 120   -- 517

1871 140 140 573

1881 136 148 578

1891 144 148 581

1901 132 132 541

1911   -- 137 532

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.

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