Norfolk: Toftrees

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Toftrees is about 2 miles S.W. of Fakenham.
The name may also be spelled Toft Trees.
See also Bircham Tofts, Buckenham Tofts, Horningtoft, Toft Monks and West Tofts.

Cemeteries

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Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Toftrees, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Description, history and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Minister, services, location, etc.

Church Records

Marriages 1754-1837: See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 6.
Marriages: These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Toftrees was in Walsingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

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Gazetteers and Directories

Toftrees is in Gallow hundred.

History

Bradfer-Lawrence, Harry Lawrence: Some Notes on Toftrees.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.24, 1932]

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Walsingham Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Toftrees became part of the Walsingham Union, and the workhouse was at Great Snoring.

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   8 13 90

1811 13 13 90

1821   9 13 87

1831 13 13 78

1841 13 -- 84

1851 12 -- 68

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 12 -- 64

1871 16 16 71

1881 17 17 64

1891 21 21 97

1901 20 21 87

1911 -- 20 79

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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