Norfolk: Shelfanger

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Shelfanger is about 2 miles N. of Diss.

Cemeteries

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Redenhall, 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 All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Description and picture.
Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Services, etc.
Baptist Chapel: Description.
Methodist Church: Description.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1813-1880
Down, Jonathan; and Farrow, Charles W.: The Parish Registers of Norfolk, no.25: Shelfanger: 1686-1837.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Genealogical Society, 1988]
Parish Register Transcripts: Marriages 1687-1699,1729-1837.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Miscellaneous Series of IHGS Parish Registers, 2000?]
Marriages: These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
Bodle, A.N.; and Palgrave-Moore, Patrick: Norfolk Nonconformist Registers no.4: Shelfanger Particular Baptist Chapel: Births 1795-1837.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Genealogical Society, 1987]

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1902 (and for the censuses of 1851 to 1901), Shelfanger was in Guiltcross Registration District.

This district was abolished on 1st April 1902 and, from then until 1930, Shelfanger was in Depwade Registration District for civil registration.

Description and Travel

Shelfanger Village Pages: Description, events, history, churches, pictures, etc.
Shelfanger Women's Institute: Shelfanger: a Norfolk village past and present.
[Shelfanger, Shelfanger Women's Institute, 1984]

Directories

Historical Geography

Shelfanger is in Diss Hundred.

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

Land and Property

See Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Shelfanger became part of the Guiltcross Union, and the workhouse was at Kenninghall.

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	42	72	382
1811	47	73	398
1821	52	79	440
1831	57	92	435
1841	85	--	445
1851	94	--	424

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	82	--	370
1871	91	100	392
1881	85	96	341
1891	80	80	308
1901	72	72	307
1911	--	82	360

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 male upwards of 100 years of age at Shelfanger."
1861 Census: "GUILTCROSS. The decrease of population in most of the parishes of this District is attributed partly to the migration of labourers to towns and manufacturing districts. In some parishes it has also been consequent upon the failure of hand-loom hemp-cloth weaving."

Schools

Village School: Description, history and picture.

Voting Registers

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