Eaton, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk



Parish History
Eaton St Andrew and Christchurch is an Ancient parish in the Diocese of Norwich.

The medieval thatched church is the only thatched church in Norwich and has a dramatic modern extension added to it.

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.


 * Norwich

Church records
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection

Images of the parish registers for Eaton St Andrew with Christchurch are available online in FamilySearch Historical Records Collection (formerly Record Search)

Eaton St Andrew Norfolk record Office reference PD 72/ 1-11, 13-14

Archdeacons Transcripts have not yet been converted from microfilm for publication

Archdeacons transcripts, 1706-1812

Census records
Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

Poor Law Unions
For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: www.workhouses.org.uk and http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Norwich/Norwich.shtml

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
http://www.eatonparish.com/ for church and parish information

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/eaton-st-andrew/

http://wikimapia.org/6771701/St-Andrew-s-Church-Eaton map view of the church

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/eaton/eaton.htm Norfolk Churches photos of church and extension