Broomsthorpe, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk

Parish History
Broomsthorpe is a village within the county of Norfolk and is an extra parochial place. Use England_Jurisdictions_1851 to locate neighbouring parishes of East_Rudham,_Norfolk Helhoughton,_Norfolk Tattersett,_Norfolk

It's church was destroyed before the reign of Elizabeth I and is believed to have been dedicated to St John. The Guild of St John is recorded in association with the village and suggests the dedicatory name of the lost church.

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Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
Broomsthorpe is an extra parochial place Use England_Jurisdictions_1851 to locate surrounding parishes by clicking on options tab and conducting a search of contiguous parishes.

Census records
Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

Index for the Census may be searched at FamilySearch Historical Records

http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

Poor Law Unions
Docking_Poor_Law_Union,_Norfolk

Norfolk_Poor_Law_Unions

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Norfolk Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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