Trunch, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk   Norfolk Parishes

Parish History
TRUNCH (St. Botolph), a parish, in the union of Erpingham, hundred of North Erpingham, E. division of Norfolk, 3 miles (N. by E.) from North Walsham. There is a place of worship forWesleyans.

Trunch Saint Botolph is an Ancient parish in the Repps deanery of the Diocese of Norwich. This is the largest of the villages between North Walsham and the sea....to learn more of this church, visit Norfolk Churches.

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

This parish's registers do not appear on FamilySearch as no microfilm for the parish is held at the Family History Library. A search of the Family History Library Catalogue identifies the following Archdeacon's transcripts:

Poor Law Unions
Erpingham http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/norf/erpingham_workhouse.htm

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
http://www.norwich.anglican.org/church?benefice=304 Trunch benefice website

http://www.st-botolphs.com/botolph/st_b_other_files/trunch.htm history and image of the church

http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-224309-church-of-st-botolph-trunch British Listed Buildings

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78440 British History online

http://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/trunch.htm for the Kipper family!

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/trunch/trunch.htm Norfolk Churches website