Burnham Norton, 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

Parish registers Microfilm copies of original records in the Norfolk Record Office, Central Library, Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Item 28 Baptisms 1559-1665 Marriages 1565-1642 Burials 1565-1649 Item 29 Baptisms, marriages, burials 1653-1725 Item 30 Baptisms and burials 1725-1801 Marriages 1725-1798 Banns 1754-1798 Item 31 Baptisms and burials 1802-1812 Item 32 Baptisms 1813-1904 Item 33 Marriages 1800-1812 Banns 1800-1833 Item 34 Marriages 1837-1903 FHL BRITISH Film 1565274 Items 28-34 Item 35 Marriages 1837-1908 Item 36 Burials 1813-1905 FHL BRITISH Film 1565274 Items 35-36

Archdeacons transcripts, 1725-1812

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

Baptisms and burials 1725-1812 Marriages 1725-1810 FHL BRITISH Film 1526789 Item 16

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
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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