Norfolk: Whissonsett

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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 Family History Society, 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.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
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 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.

Directories

Historical Geography

Whissonsett is in Launditch Hundred.

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

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

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

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 single 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."

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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