Earsham, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk

Parish History
Earsham is an Ancient Parish mostly in Norfolk with a small part in Suffolk. A history and pictures of All Saints Parish is available on Norfolk Churches.

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.

Church records

 * Parish Registers are available on film through a Family History Center and at the Family History Library. The first film number is 2262381.
 * All Saints Church, record of graves are available online through the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections as Norfolk Monumental Inscriptions, Earsham.
 * Archdeacon's transcripts are at FamilySearch Historical records see England Norfolk Church of England Parish Registers and Bishops’ Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records).

Monumental Inscriptions
England Norfolk Monumental Inscriptions (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Census records
Census records from 1841-1891 are available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library. The first film number is 438852.

To view these census images online, they are available through a number of websites for a fee or free. ■FindMyPast (fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries. ■Ancestry.co.uk(fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries. The library versions are known as AncestryInstitution.com. ■The Genealogist.co.uk(fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries. ■FreeCen is a free based UK census searches. It is not complete and individuals are always asked to consider helping out with transcriptions.


 * 1841-1891 censuses may be searched at FamilySearch Historical Records for free. The transcribed record is available and the image is provided through FindMyPast. If you are not in the Family History Library or a Family History Center you may only see the transcription.
 * http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

Poor Law Unions
Depwade Poor Law Union

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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