Northwold, Norfolk Genealogy

Norfolk

Parish History
Northwold St Andrew is an Ancient parish in the diocese of Norwich.

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.


 * Thetford 1837-1938
 * Downham 1939-1974

Church records
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Norfolk Nonconformist Chapel Survey undertaken by the Norfolk Archaeological and Historical Research Group Norwich Record Office reference SO 197/14/1-10, 900X8 Date 1988-1992 Description 1 Narborough Wesleyan Methodist 2 Neatishead Baptist, including memoranda of memorial inscriptions. 3 Neatishead Primitive Methodist. Demolished. No photographs. 4 Necton Baptist 5 Necton Wesleyan Methodist 6 Newton St Faith Primitive Methodist 7 Nordelph Wesleyan Methodist 8 Northwold Wesleyan Methodist 9 Northwold Primitive Methodist

Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Thetford     http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Thetford/Thetford.shtml

Norfolk Poor Law Unions

Thetford_Poor_Law_Union

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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