Wimbotsham, Norfolk Genealogy

England Norfolk   Norfolk Parishes

Parish History
WIMBOTSHAM (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Downham, hundred of Clackclose, W. division of Norfolk, 1¼ mile (N. by E.) from Downham.

Wimbotsham St Mary is an Ancient parish in theFincham deanery of the Diocese of Norwich.

A Norman carrstone church with subsequent Victorian renovations.

The modern parish is part of the Fincham and Feltwell deanery of the Diocese of Ely.

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.


 * Downham 1837-1974

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 A search of the Family History Library Catalogue identifies the following Archdeacon's transcripts:

Census records
http://www.btinternet.com/~e.c.apling/1891Census/Wimbotsham.htm transcript of 1891 census

Poor Law Unions
Norfolk Poor Law Unions

Downham 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

Web sites

 * Wimbotsham on GenUKI
 * Parish Info
 * Manorial history and list of Rectors British History online
 * British Listed building
 * Norfolk Churches website