Trowse, Norfolk Genealogy

Guide to Trowse, Norfolk ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
TROWSE-NEWTON (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union and hundred of Henstead, E. division of Norfolk, 1 mile (S. E. by S.) from Norwich.

Trowse St Andrew is an Ancient Parish in the Brooke deanery of the Diocese of Norwich.

Here is an excellent 19th century historical perspective by the famous topographer, Samuel A. Lewis:

"TROWSE [or Trowse-Newton] (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union and hundred of Henstead, E. division of Norfolk, 1 mile (S. E. by S.) from Norwich; containing 562 inhabitants. It is bounded on the north by the river Yare, and comprises 1121a. 3r., of which 725½ acres are arable, and the rest pasture. The surface is varied, and Crown Point, an eminence in the parish, commands a fine view of Norwich, with the village of Thorpe and the rivers Wensum and Yare. The village is pleasantly situated on the river, and consists of neatly-built houses. There is an extensive flour-mill in Trowse-Millgate (which place, together with Brecondale [aka Bracondale] and Carrow, is within the county of the city of Norwich)." See also Lakenham.

Also nearby is Whitlingham, a "small churchless aprish and hamlet at the mouth of the River Wensum" Whitlingham's church (St. Andrew) "was dilapiated about 1630." "The tavern called Whitlingham White House, is in Trowse-Newton parish."

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

Non-Conformist Records

 * 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
 * 1613-1901 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index (dates may vary by parish)

Poor Law Unions
Norfolk Poor Law Unions

Henstead Poor Law Union

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Henstead/Henstead.shtml

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

Websites

 * Trowse Newton on GenUKI
 * Norfolk: Whitlingham on GenUKI