England, Norfolk, Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812

Copy made from parish registers returned to the Archdeaconry. Grouped by year.

England, Norfolk, Archdeacon's Transcripts

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What is in This Collection?

This collection contains images of baptismal, marriage, and burial records from the county of Norfolk and certain outlying parishes for the years 1600-1812. The original records are held at the Norfolk Record Office.

Archdeacon's transcripts, or bishop’s transcripts as they are more commonly called, contain more or less the same information as parish registers, so they can serve as a replacement when a parish register has been damaged, destroyed, or otherwise lost. Bishop's transcripts are often of value even when parish registers exist, as priests often recorded either additional or different information in their transcripts than they did in the original registers.

To learn more about the content and importance of bishop's transcripts, see the England Bishop's Transcripts page.

Norwich transcripts are grouped together by year for ease of search. Exceptions include:

- Norwich St Helen, Norfolk as no transcripts survive prior to 1813

- Norwich St James with Pockthorpe, Norfolk, Norwich St Mary in the Marsh, Norfolk, Norwich St Paul, Norfolk each have their own Archdeacon Transcripts series.

- Great Yarmouth, Norfolk has some difficulty in reading the Archdeacon and Bishop's Transcripts series. For the years 1773-1841 the Record Office series Great Yarmouth Weekly Register Bills may be easier to use for research purposes. The Record Office series is available on microfiche.

- Castle Rising, Norfolk exceptionally has Archdeacon's transcripts beyond 1812; the years 1812-1818 are available.

- Great Cressingham, Norfolk has no surviving Archdeacon's transcripts.

- Thorpe St Andrew all transcripts were sent to the Bishop.

- The parish of Emneth, Norfolk was within the Wisbech deanery of the Diocese of Ely and therefore all archdeacon's and Bishop's Transcripts are located at the University of Cambridge Library with the holdings of Ely diocesan Archdeacon and Bishop's Transcripts.

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 Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records: Information included can vary depending on the time period.

Baptism

Name of the child
Names of the parents
Date of baptism

Marriage

Names of the bride and groom
Marital status
Residence
Date of marriage

Burial

Name of the deceased
Names of the parents
Date of burial

Collection Content

Sample Images

1743-4 Baptisms
1785 Marriages
1805-6 Burials

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

76,589 Images

Location of Original Records

Norfolk Record Office

Cite This Collection

"England, Norfolk, Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 December 2024. Citing Church of England. Record Office, Central Library, Norwich.

England, Norfolk, Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812