Ringstead, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk

Parish History
Ringstead had two churches Ringstead St Andrew is the the survivor and the ruined neighbour was demolished in 1792.

Ringstead St Andrew (Great Ringstead) is an Ancient Parish in the diocese of Norwich.

The church is a 14th century church with substantial additions in the 19th century.

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.

Civil registration District


 * Docking

Church records
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There were 2 parishes in Great Ringstead until 1771, St. Andrew's and St. Peter's. In 1771 they were united, and St. Andrew's became the parish church.

This parish does not appear on Record Search as no microfilm for the parish is held 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
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Poor Law Unions

 * Docking   http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Docking/Docking.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
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