Norfolk: Thurgarton

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Thurgarton is about 5 miles N. of Aylsham.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of North Erpingham (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Thurgarton.
See Trunch

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Repps, 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 pictures.

Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts: Baptisms 1725-1812, Marriages 1725-1811 and Burials 1725-1812.
[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), Thurgarton was in Erpingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Entwistle, Keith: A century of faces and places: a history of Aldborough and Thurgarton, 1900-2000.
[ISBN 0954393503, Aldborough Village History Society, 2002]
Thurgarton Post Mill: Description, history and maps.

Directories

Historical Geography

Thurgarton is in North Erpingham Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for North Erpingham Hundred
Description of North Erpingham 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

Roll of Honour: World War 1.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Thurgarton became part of the Erpingham Union, and the workhouses were at Gimingham and Sheringham. These were replaced by a new workhouse at West Beckham in 1850.

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	44	47	224
1811	45	47	225
1821	45	47	248
1831	49	49	247
1841	53	--	247
1851	60	--	272

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	54	--	264
1871	53	57	229
1881	53	54	231
1891	49	58	234
1901	54	54	219
1911	--	57	236

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.

Voting Registers

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