Forum: Norfolk county-wide forum

According to the death certificate for my gg grandfather John Jarvis, he died on 8 Feb 1877, at the age of 76, at "Beaufort Lodge", Yarmouth. Does anyone know, please, exactly where Beaufort Lodge was, and what sort of place it was? My gg grandfather's home address at the time was 10, Blenheim...

Annie BANHAM (1855-?) is one of ‘my girls’. I am not related to her. Her bio has led me back to England doing research that is not really within my parameters but is really intriguing me. If you want to read more of Annie’s life, more details about William, Martha or her siblings or check my...

I am looking for John Brown born in Norwich about 1851. He changed his Surname sometime before the 1891 census and for all I know he may also have changed his Christian name. on the 1891 & 1901 Census he say's that he was born in Norwich. I have been unable to find him on the 1881 Census. I have...

I hope I'm allowed to post this type of enquiry. I am researching a family that during the early 1850's up to about the mid 1870's many, many were members of the Church and they left for Utah. Some were widows with children, while others were parents with young children. Those families with...

Hi I am desperately hoping that someone reading this might be able to help me, I have a long line of Allen ancestors in Norfolk (Swanton Abbot, Hevingham and Cawston). I have been able to trace the Allen family all the way back to Cawston where a John Allen and Mary (surname unknown) are said to...

The person im trying to find some more information on a certain Frederick Benjamin George Kidd born 1886 in norfolk. He did marry but to whom, and the ? im been puzzleing with is who was his parents. Thank you for your time mellybean

Hi all, I am after any information I can find on a James Pearce, born in Norfolk around 1841 and his family. He went to sea in 1857 and settled in New Zealand in 1862, where he married a Letitia Lawson in 1863. Here is a newspaper article on him but doesnt give many clues to his past. ...

An ancestor of mine Alfred James Newton, moved to Norfolk from London in his last years and his will gives his address as 'Newlyn,' Heacham in the early 1920s. I'd be grateful if anyone with local knowledge of Heacham can tell me whether Newlyn was in Hunstanton Road, near Manor House Farm, as the...

Hello, If anybody is going to visit Norwich RO this side of Christmas, I would be very grateful for a look up, please. I'm keen to ascertain if there is an affiliation order for maintenance in respect of Benjamin Samuel Clare born 1858. His mother was Mary Ann Clare. No father's name on Benjamin's...

Hi Could someone please help read a surname please , the image is on the norfolk poor law union family search . Records 1796-1900 East&West Flegg image 2301 of 3666 - according to meeting held at the House of Industry 1st May 1781 a pauper named Hannah was discharged into the service of Mr...

DOES ANYONE HAVE IN THEIR FAMILY TREES ANY MEMBERS OF THE BUNN FAMILY BORN IN NORFOLK.THEY WOULD COME FROM VILLAGES AROUND AYLSHAM.ie.COLTISHALL,MARSHAM.HAUTBOIS MAGNA,BUXTON ETC. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? JIM BUNN

Hi, Does anyone know anything about the Girdlestone Family from Norfolk? I have a query about William Girdlestone, born 1747 – 1758, who died in 1821 -1823. Any Family Trees I have looked at show William, born 1758, son of Zurishaddai Girdlestone and Sarah Hewitt. He married Ann Brown, a...

I have just found Ezekiel Chilvers on Family Search. My problem is that there are 3 entries for the same chap but different dates. How do I decide which one is true? 2 different sons, one died? DOB shown for Ezekiel 3, as 12 Nov 1928, baptism shown for Ezekiel 1 & 2 shown as 7 Dec 1828. ...

My mother & I have transcribed the complete Parish Registers for Terrington St.John in NW Norfolk from the original Register books, not film or fiche. baptisms = 1538-1948 burials = 1538-1949 banns = 1754-1812 & 1823-1956 (1813-1822 register missing) marriages = 1538-1976 Later Parish...

The above title (issue 2) gets a mention in the April 2012 Edition of the Forncett Flyer (online). Anyone have any ideas who publishes it? I have tried googling, but as usual have had no luck. Thanks Mitch

William Pickrell was born in 1800 in Hillington, Norfolk. he died in 1883 in Hastings, Sussex. I have not been able to find any information on his parents and wondered if anyone could lookup his birth Thanks Loretta

Edward Bunn was born c.1805 Holt,Norfolk (Erpingham Reg.Dist.) According to information I have his parents were Edward Bunn or Bone & Charlotte Girdlestone. I do know that the Bunn family are sometimes recorded under the name Bone but I presume this is the interpretation of enumerators. Most...

Good Morning, Confused of Swansea has competition, please bear with me. I have discovered a family in the 1841 census with the location "Swaffham Union, Saham Toney" (PRO: HO107/785/23). Having been sufficiently interested in what a "Union" was, I 'read up' on the topic to discover that...