Coltishall, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk

Parish History
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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
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Norfolk_Record_Office reference PD 598

Parish registers of Coltishall, 1558-1902 Microreproduction of original records at the Norfolk Record Office, Norwich. Norfolk Record Office nos.: PD598/1-5, 7-10, 14-17.

General registers of marriages and baptisms, 1558-1812, and burials, 1558-1725. FHL BRITISH Film 2149814 Items 18 - 19 General register burials (contd.), 1725-1812; Baptisms, 1813-1901; Marriages and banns, 1754-1812 (includes one set of banns for 1818 in the pages for 1759); Marriages, 1813-1901; Burials, 1813-1902; Banns, 1823-1901. Note that the baptism and burials for 1813-1814 contain an unusual amount of detail. FHL BRITISH Film 2149815 Items 1 - 12

Archdeacons transcripts

Microfilm copies of original records in the Norfolk Record Office, Central Library, Norwich, Norfolk, England. Early entries in latin.

Baptisms and burials 1600-1610-1623-1633, 1666-1721, 1764-1812 Marriages 1602-1610, 1628-1630, 1684-1721, 1764-1812 FHL BRITISH Film 1526780 Item 1

See also

England_Norfolk_Church_of_England_Parish_Registers_and_Bishops’_Transcripts_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)

Census records
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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
Aylsham Poor Law Union

Norfolk Poor Law Unions

Parish poor law records, 1818-1827 Norfolk Record Office no.: PD 598/43

Overseers' account book, including rates &amp; assessments, 1818-1827 FHL BRITISH Film 1702279 Item 2

See Also

England_Norfolk_Poor_Law_Union_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)

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
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Web sites
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