Calthorpe, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk   Norfolk Parishes

Parish History
CALTHORPE (St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Aylsham, hundred of South Erpingham, E. division of Norfolk, 4 miles (N. by W.) from Aylsham.

Calthorpe St Mary and St Margaret is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Norfolk.

Calthorpe is a village and a civil parish in the Broadland District.

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.


 * Aylsham 1837-1935
 * Erpingham 1935-1937
 * North Walsham 1938-1974

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

Norfolk Record Office reference PD 524/ 1-4, 19-20, 21

This parish's registers do not appear at FamilySearch Historical Records as no microfilm for the parish is held A search of the Family History Library Catalogue indicates that the following Archdeacon's transcripts are on film but these have not yet been converted to digital images for publication

Census records
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Index for the Census may be searched at FamilySearch Historical Records

Poor Law Unions
Aylsham 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

 * Calthorpe on GenUKI
 * for history and photos
 * Calthorpe on Norfolk Churches