England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997

Parish registers of christenings, marriages, and burials located in the County Record Office in Norfolk. Included are parishes both in and outside of Norfolk. Only a small part of the records in this collection are included in the index. Many of these records can also be found in the collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.

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England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office)

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains an index to and images of baptismal, marriage, and burial records from the county of Norfolk for the years 1510-1997. The original records are held at the Norfolk Record Office.

Parish registers have been kept at the local level across England since the mid-1500s. Due to this long and relatively stable tradition, these records are central to English genealogical research as they are often one of the only sources for finding families and individuals in England before the start of civil registration in 1837.

To learn more about parish registers see England Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism

  • Date and place of baptism
  • Child's given name
  • Child's legitimacy
  • Parents' names and residence
  • Professional/occupation of father
  • Minister's name

Marriage

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Names of the bride and groom
  • Ages and marital status of the bride and groom
  • Residences of the bride and groom at the time of their marriage
  • Full name of the father of the groom
  • Full name of the father of the bride
  • May note if a spouse is single or widowed at the time of marriage

Burial

  • Date and parish of burial
  • Name of the deceased
  • Age and gender of deceased
  • Residence of deceased

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