Martham, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk   Norfolk Parishes

Parish History
MARTHAM (St. Mary), a parish, in the East and West Flegg incorporation, hundred of West Flegg, E. division of Norfolk, 9 miles (N. W.) from Yarmouth. There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans.

Martham St Mary the Virgin is an Ancient parish in the Diocese of Norwich.

The church was built in the 15th century but most significantly it was extended by an 1870 chancel addition. The work of architect Philip Boyce makes this one of the largest and most impressive in this part of the diocese.

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.

Registration district:


 * Flegg 1837-1924
 * Yarmouth and Flegg 1925-1938
 * Acle 1938-1974
 * Norwich Outer
 * Norwich

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

Records are deposited at Norfolk Record Office reference PD 710

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:

http://www.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=373&amp;district_id=7&amp;document_type=150 Baptism transcripts

http://www.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=373&amp;district_id=7&amp;document_type=160 Baptisms from Archdeacon's transcripts

http://www.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=373&amp;district_id=7&amp;document_type=250 Marriages transcripts

http://www.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=373&amp;district_id=7&amp;document_type=300 Burial transcripts Parish register

http://www.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=373&amp;district_id=7&amp;document_type=310 Burial transcripts Archdeacon's transcripts

Norfolk Transcription Archive

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

Poor Law Unions
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?life/entry.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

 * Martham on GenUKI
 * Parish Info
 * for guided tour of the village and church
 * Norfolk Churches website
 * Martham.com
 * for history and list of rectors