Norfolk: Irstead

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Irstead is about 11 miles N.E. of Norwich.
See also Kirstead.

Cemeteries

Not all memorials may be included, even when a transcription is marked as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be read or photographed.

Church of St Michael: Monumental Inscriptions in the church and churchyard, with plan of the churchyard.
The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Tunstead (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Irstead.
See Ashmanhaugh
Church of St Michael: Transcriptions and photographs of gravestones in the churchyard.

Census

Church Directories

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

Church History

Fox, Dennis: What to look for in Irstead Church.
Updated by Norman E. Mitchell.
[Irstead, The Church, 1980s]
Church of St Michael: Description and pictures.
Church of St Michael: Services, parish magazine, pictures, etc.
Church of St Michael: Paintings in the Church.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.
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 1869 (and for the censuses in 1851 and 1861), Irstead was in Tunstead and Happing Registration District.

This district was renamed on 1st January 1870 and, from then until 1930, Irstead was in Smallburgh Registration District for civil registration and for the censuses of 1871 to 1901.

Description and Travel

Irstead Turf Fen Drainage Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Irstead is in Tunstead Hundred.

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

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Ashmanhaugh.

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

In 1785 Irstead became part of the Tunstead and Happing Incorporation, and the workhouse was at Smallburgh.
In 1869 the incorporation became the Smallburgh Union.

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	26	27	117
1811	26	26	124
1821	27	27	152
1831	30	31	169
1841	34	--	170
1851	33	--	155

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	34	--	149
1871	37	37	142
1881	35	35	148
1891	31	32	136
1901	28	28	103
1911	--	26	119

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.

1821 Census: "One female in Irstead Parish upwards of 100 years or age."
1861 Census: "TUNSTEAD. The decrease of population in most of the parishes comprised in the Tunstead District, which forms the "Tunstead and Happing Incorporation" for the support of the poor, is attributed to emigration and the migration of young persons to other parts."

Societies

Neatishead, Irstead and Barton Turf Community Heritage Group: Projects, membership, etc.

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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