Thurning, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk   Norfolk Parishes

Parish History
THURNING (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Aylsham, hundred of Eynsford, E. division of Norfolk, 14 miles (N. E. by N.) from East Dereham.

Thurning St Andrew is an Ancient parish in the diocese of Norwich.

In 1659, Peter Elwin of Thurning (1623–1695) married Anne Rolfe, the elder daughter of Thomas Rolfe, who was the son of John Rolfe and his wife Pocahontas. John Rolfe was originally from Heacham in Norfolk, and his granddaughter Anne was brought up there.

Thurning, Norfolk, is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and district of North Norfolk, near the border with Broadland district. Thurning lies near Corpusty, seven miles (11 km) south of Holt, and nine miles (14 km) north-west of Aylsham.

The parish has no substantial settlements and consists chiefly of farms and houses which are well spaced from each other. It includes the small hamlet of Craymere Beck.

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
parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Norfolk Record Office reference PD 714

Parish registers for Thurning Baptisms, burials, 1715-1812; marriages, 1715-1740. Marriages, 1758-1812; banns, 1758-1812, 1822. Marriages, 1816-1903. Burials, 1813-1902. Banns, 1829-1903. FHL BRITISH Film 2262380 Items 7 - 13

Archdeacons transcripts Baptisms and burials 1600-1610, 1622-1633, 1665-1812 Marriages 1600-1610, 1628-1633, 1665-1811 FHL BRITISH Film 1526783 Item 1

Poor Law Unions
Aylsham Poor Law Union

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

 * Norfolk: Thurning on GenUKI
 * for images of the church