Ashmanhaugh, Norfolk Genealogy

England    Norfolk  Norfolk Parishes  Ashmanhaugh

Parish History
ASHMANHAUGH (St. Swithin), a parish, in the union of Tunstead and Happing, hundred of Tunstead, E. division of Norfolk.

Ashmanaugh St Swithin is an Ancient Parish in the Waxham deanery of the Diocese of Norwich.

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.


 * Tunstead 1837-1869
 * Smallburgh 1870-1938
 * North Walsham 1939-1974

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. 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

Images of the parish register for this parish are available in historic records (formerly Record Search) Norfolk Record Office reference PD 282/1-5

http://www.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=16&amp;district_id=22&amp;document_type=150 Baptism transcripts

http://www.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=16&amp;district_id=22&amp;document_type=250 Marriage transcripts

http://www.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=16&amp;district_id=22&amp;document_type=300 Burial transcripts

Norfolk Transcription archive

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

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
For Tunstead and Happing see http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/norf/smallburgh_workhouse.htm

Norfolk Poor Law Unions

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

Reference
http://www.achurchnearyou.com/ashmanhaugh-st-swithin/ Click for information about the history of the church and parish.

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/ashmanhaugh/ashmanhaugh.htm Click for Norfolk Churches website