Thurgarton, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk

Parish History
Thurgarton All Saints is an Ancient Parish in the Repps 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.


 * 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
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 registers may be viewed online in Historic Records (formerly Record Search) Norfolk Record Office reference PD 221

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

http://www.btinternet.com/~e.c.apling/1891Census/Thurgarton.htm for transcription of 1891 census of Thurgarton

Poor Law Unions
Erpingham     http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/norf/erpingham_workhouse.htm

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.visitchurches.org.uk/findachurch/all-saints-thurgarton/?region=Norfolk&amp;offset=2 Churches Conservation Trust website

http://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/thurgarton.htm for the poem "At Thurgarton Church"

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78438 British History online

http://www.cvma.ac.uk/publications/digital/norfolk/sites/thurgarton/catalogue.html stained glass

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/thurgarton/thurgarton.htm Norfolk Churches website