Forncett St Mary, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk



Parish History
Forncett St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Norwich.

For many years the combined parish of Forncett St Peter, Norfolk and St Mary has served the needs of local people.

St Mary was declared redundant in the 1970's and is an isolated empty church.

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.


 * Depwade 1837-1935
 * Forncett 1935- 1974

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

Norfolk Record Office reference PD278/1-4, 23-24

Images of the parish registers are available on Historic Record Collections ( formerly Record Search) A search of the Family History Library Catalogue indicates that the following parish registers are available online

Poor Law Unions
Depwade 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
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.