Norfolk Parish Links
Here are more links for Norfolk parishes.
They are in this separate page - which is linked from every
parish page - to give a common format, and so that it is not necessary to
add direct links from the parish pages. Such links are often very long,
with multiple parameters which tend to change, and there are other sites
which are not arranged in such a way that links can be made directly to
individual parishes. This collection of links lets you explore
the sites yourselves, and you may find more information by exploring
than by following a direct link.
The links will also be found under their appropriate topic headings in
Genuki Norfolk, where there is more information. You can access the rest
of Genuki Norfolk (and the Genuki England pages) via the icons at the top
of this page. You can also use the Contents & Search icon to
search for names, places and topics.
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Copyright Notice.
Copyright © Pat Newby.
August 2011
- Norfolk censuses may be seen on fiche and film at some libraries,
family history centres, and record offices, or ordered at LDS centres.
- They are available on CD, for purchase from various suppliers.
- These census years are being transcribed for FreeCEN:
FreeCEN Norfolk 1861 Coverage
FreeCEN Norfolk 1871 Coverage
FreeCEN Norfolk 1891 Coverage
FreeCEN Cambridgeshire 1891 Coverage for some parishes in the
west of Norfolk.
- The 1891 census has a
Surname List for each parish.
Many parishes already have a direct link. If not, please follow the
link above and search for your parish.
- All census years have been indexed, transcribed, and put online for
searching, often with images of the original documents. This is
usually on a pay-to-view basis, and the census years covered
vary depending on the supplier. The main ones, in alphabetical
order are:
- See also Norfolk Censuses.
- A Gazetteer of Norfolk Parishes
This shows all the parishes of Norfolk, with their churches,
and the dates at which their parish registers start. It also shows the
deaneries and hundreds which they are in. The churches
are mostly those of the Church of England.
- Search FreeBMD
This project is to transcribe the Civil Registration indexes of
births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales. The scans of
the original index pages are online.
- See also Norfolk Civil Registration.
- Historical Maps of Norfolk Places
(Old-Maps - Landmark Information Group)
Online Ordnance Survey Maps, from 1846 to 1899, for individual
towns and parishes.
Search for the parishes you want to see.
- Norfolk Record Office Map of Norfolk Parishes.
The Norfolk Record Office (NRO) publishes a map of Norfolk, showing
all parishes. It was online as part of the Norfolk FHS parish register
transcription project, and this is a link to an archived copy.
You will need to search for your parish, though the image is in PDF
format and can be enlarged for easier viewing.
- See also Norfolk Maps
- Norfolk Poor Law Unions
- The Workhouse
Covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, with history,
locations, pictures, etc.
- Institutions
Covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, with history,
locations, pictures, etc.
Voting registers produced by different printers may contain different
information, such as the spellings of names.
- 1734: Norfolk
- The poll for the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk,
22 May 1734
[No printer given, 1734]
Transcription of the Poll Book
- 1768: Norfolk
- The poll for the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk,
23 March 1768
[Norwich, W. Chase, 1768]
Transcription of the Poll Book
- 1768: Norfolk
- The poll for the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk,
23 March 1768
[Norwich, J. Crouse, 1768]
Transcription of the Poll Book
- 1802: Norfolk
- The poll for the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk,
12-20 July 1802
[Norwich, Stevenson and Matchett, 1802]
Transcription of the Poll Book
- 1832: Eastern Division of Norfolk
- The poll for two knights of the shire for the eastern division of the
county of Norfolk, 20-21 December 1832
[Norwich, Matchett and Co, 1833]
- 1835: Western Division of Norfolk
- The poll for two knights of the shire for the western division of the
county of Norfolk, 15-16 January 1835
[Norwich, Matchett, Stevenson and Matchett, 1835]
- 1837: Western Division of Norfolk
- The poll for two knights of the shire for the western division of the
county of Norfolk, 1-2 August 1837
[Norwich, Matchett, Stevenson and Matchett, 1837]
- 1841: Eastern Division of Norfolk
- The register of electors for the eastern division of the county of
Norfolk, November 1840 to November 1841
[Norwich, J. Lemmon, 1841]
- 1858: Eastern Division of Norfolk
- The poll for a knight of the shire for the eastern division of the
county of Norfolk, 29 June 1858
[Norwich, Matchett and Stevenson, 1858]
- 1865: Eastern Division of Norfolk
- The poll for two knights for the eastern division of the county of
Norfolk, 18 July 1865
[Norwich, Matchett and Stevenson, 1865]
- See also Norfolk Voting Registers.
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