Antingham, Norfolk Genealogy

England Norfolk  Antingham



Parish History
Antingham St Mary is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Norwich and shares the churchyard with the ruined Antingham St Margaret.

The present church underwent restoration in 1865 and survived earlier disrepair when stone from St Margaret was used to repair it leading to the ruin of St Margaret.

Additional information on this parish is available at Genuki.org.uk.

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
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

England Norfolk Church of England Bishops’ Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Link to the Family History Library Catalogue

Census records
1841 Census Returns courtesy of Norfolk Transcription Archives

1891 Census Surnames Index courtesy of Norfolk Transcription Archives

See Norfolk Census

Land Records
1597 Subsidy Taxes courtesy of Norfolk Transcription Archives

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.

Poor Law Unions
Erpingham Poor Law Union

Norfolk Poor Law Unions

Erpingham workhouse

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