Scoulton, Norfolk Genealogy

England  Norfolk   Norfolk Parishes

Parish History
SCOULTON (All Saints), a parish, in the union and hundred of Wayland, W. division of Norfolk, 3¾ miles (W. S. W.) from Hingham.

Scoulton Holy Trinity is an Ancient parish in the Hingham 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.

Wayland 1837-1974

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

Norfolk Record Office reference PD 366/1-5

Poor Law Unions
Norfolk Poor Law Unions

Wayland Poor Law Union

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.achurchnearyou.com/benefice.php?B=26/279CT&amp;V=2744 High Oak Ingham and Scoulton with Wood Rising benefice

http://www.watton.info/OurHeritage/TheChurchesofWayland/Scoulton/tabid/126/Default.aspx Images history and audio guide to the church

http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-220101-church-of-holy-trinity-scoulton British listed building

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51259#s27 British History online

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/scoulton/scoulton.htm Norfolk Churches website for images of the church.