Griston, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk

Parish History
Griston St Peter and Paul is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Norwich.

The medieval church was renovated by the Victorians who replaced the orignial hammer beam roof. Recent discovery of the angels from this roof will lead to restoration.

The village is close to nearby H.M. Prison Wayland and RAF Watton airfield operated by the USAAF.

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
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection

This parish does not appear on Record Search as no microfilm for the parish is held Norfolk Record Office reference PD 159/1-6 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
Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

http://apling.freeservers.com/1891Census/Griston.htm transcript of 1891 census

Poor Law Unions
Wayland Poor Law Union

For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: www.workhouses.org.uk and http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Wayland/Wayland.shtml

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
http://www.achurchnearyou.com/griston-st-peter-st-paul/ for information about the church

http://wayland-heritage.blogspot.com/2010/03/copper-family-babes-in-wood.html the village is home to the wicked uncle of the babes in the wood

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30508538/The-Land-of-the-Babes-in-the-Woods-or-The-Breckland-of-Norfolk online book

http://wayland-heritage.blogspot.com/2009/10/digitising-griston-parish-records.html for digital record project for griston and other parishes