Alby, Norfolk Genealogy

England Norfolk  Alby



Parish History
Alby St Ethelbert is an Ancient Parish in the diocese of Norwich.

The parish was supported by The Earl of Orford and other local landowners. The village is some way distant from the church and largely an agricultural one.

Alby with Thwaite is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish straddles the A140 some 10 km south of Cromer and 30 km north of Norwich, including the settlements of Alby and Thwaite.

For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.

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 Districts

 * Aylsham 1837-1938
 * Norwich Outer 1939-1974
 * Norwich

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.

There are no images at FamilySearch Historical Records for this parish due to absence of microfilming for the parish. The parish register collection does not include the Archdeacon's transcripts which may be ordered on microfilm at a Family History Centre.

Original registers deposited at the Norfolk Record Office ALBY parish reference (PD 543) Original registers 1558-1983 1558-1983 1558-1981 1755-1812, 1822-1978 Microform 1558-1983 1558-1983 1558-1981 1755-1812, 1822 Archdeacon’s and Bishop’s transcripts 1600-1933 1600-1837 1600-1933.

Archdeacons transcripts some early entries in Latin

See also

England Norfolk Church of England Parish Registers and Bishops’ Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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.

Index for the Census may be searched at FamilySearch Historical Records

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

 * Aylsham Poor Law Union
 * 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

Web sites
http://www.achurchnearyou.com/alby-st-ethelbert/ for information about the parish

http://www.cvma.ac.uk/jsp/location.do?locationKey=648&amp;mode=LOCATION mediaeval stained glass

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maureenmitchell/church_photographs/norfolk_church_photographs.htm for photograph of church

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50747#s10 British History Online

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