Baconsthorpe, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk



Parish History
Baconsthorpe St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the Ingworth deanery of 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.


 * Erpingham 1837-1938
 * North Walsham 1939-1974
 * The Register Office, 18 Kings Arms Street, North Walsham, NR28 9JX. Tel/Fax: 01692 406220. E-mail: registration.nwalsham@norfolk.gov.uk

Church records
Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection

Images of the parish registers may be viewed online in Historic Records (formerly Record Search) See England Norfolk Church of England Parish Registers and Bishops’ Transcripts Norfolk Record Office reference PD 334

Census records
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for details of public houses in the 1881 census

transcript of 1891 census]

Poor Law Unions
Erpingham Poor Law Union

Erpingham workhouse

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