Brandon Parva, Norfolk, England Genealogy
Guide to Brandon Parva, Norfolk ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Brandon Parva | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Norfolk |
| Hundred | Forehoe |
| Poor Law Union | Forehoe |
| Registration District | Forehoe |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1694 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1705 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Hingham |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk |
| Archive | |
| Norfolk Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Brandon Parva All Saints is an Ancient Parish in the Dioces of Norwich.Remarkable with no vehicle access or electricity and removed from parishioners it is only used in summer months for service. mediaeval church with 19th century renovation.
BRANDON PARVA (All Saints), a parish, in the incorporation and hundred of Forehoe, E. division of Norfolk, 5 miles (N. N. W.) from Wymondham. [1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
- Norfolk Record Office
Registration Districts[edit | edit source]
- 1837-1935 Forehoe
- 1935-1938 With Runhall
- 1939-1974 Norwich Outer
- Norwich
Church Records[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Brandon Parva Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Norfolk | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Norfolk | ||||||
| FamilySearch Bishop's Transcripts-Norfolk | ||||||
| FamilySearch Archdeacon's Transcripts-Norfolk | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Norfolk ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Bishop's Transcript-Norfolk ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England-Norfolk (Early) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England-Norfolk (Late) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England-Norfolk (Transcriptions) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Norfolk ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Norfolk ($)
- Norfolk Transcription Archive
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
- Tinstaafl Baptism Project 1813 to 1880
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1613-1901 England, Norfolk Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index (dates may vary by parish)
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Brandon Parva on GenUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 343-347. Date accessed: 2 September 2013.