Norfolk: Whissonsett

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Whissonsett is about 5 miles S. of Fakenham.

Cemeteries

Pegg, Lesley: Memorial Inscriptions, St Mary the Virgin, Whissonsett, with plan of church and churchyard, and index.
[Mid-Norfolk FHS, 1998]
Surnames in Church Memorials: With names from the War Memorial for WW1 and WW2.

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Brisley, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of the Virgin Mary: Description, history and pictures.
Church of the Virgin Mary: Description, history and pictures.

Church Records

Marriages 1700-1837: See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 8.
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), Whissonsett was in Mitford and Launditch Registration District.

Description and Travel

Whissonsett Village Pages: Description, history, people, events, organisations, pictures, village archives, etc.
Whissonsett North Post Mill: Description.
Whissonsett South Post Mill: Description.

Gazetteers and Directories

Whissonsett is in Launditch hundred.

History

Whissonsett - A Norfolk Village.: The history of the village from Saxon days to families in the present century, with illustrations and surname index.
[Privately published, 2000]
List of Surnames
The Changing Face of Whissonsett.: The development of the village over the centuries, how buildings and streets have altered, the agriculture and people, etc. With illustrations.
[2003]

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Horningtoft

Maps

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

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World War 1.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Whissonsett became part of the Mitford and Launditch Union, and the workhouse was at Gressenhall.

Population

These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and separate occupiers.

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1801   55   82 387

1811   55   95 434

1821 124 124 522

1831 140 141 628

1841 138   -- 702

1851 149   -- 666

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 156   -- 692

1871 154 155 626

1881 143 147 608

1891 133 136 577

1901 116 116 450

1911   -- 114 433

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.

1851 Census: "The decrease of population in the Parish of Whissonsett is attributed to several families having removed to other parts."
1901 Census: "Including Hamrow."

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