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Guide to '''Necton, Norfolk ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
{{England Parish Infobox
| Place = Necton
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| County = Norfolk
| County = Norfolk
| Hundred = South Greenhoe
| Hundred = South Greenhoe
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Swaffham/ Swaffham]
| Poor Law Union = Swaffham
| Registration District = Swaffham
| Registration District = Swaffham
| PRbegin = 1558
| PRbegin = 1558
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| Prerogative Court =  
| Prerogative Court =  
| Archive = [[Norfolk Record Office]]
| Archive = [[Norfolk Record Office]]
}}  
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== Parish History ==


NECTON, or Neighton (All Saints), a '''parish''', in the union of Swaffham, hundred of South Greenhoe, W. division of Norfolk, 3¾ miles (E.) from Swaffham. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51168#s4 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 368-372. Date accessed: 29 April 2013.</ref> Also known as Ivy Todd and Neeton.<ref>Pat Newby, "Norfolk: Towns and Parishes", [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/ GenUKI]</ref>
=== Parish History ===


NECTON, or Neighton (All Saints), a '''parish''', in the union of Swaffham, hundred of South Greenhoe, W. division of Norfolk, 3¾ miles (E.) from Swaffham. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51168#s4 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 368-372. Date accessed: 29 April 2013.</ref> Also known as Ivy Todd and Neeton.<ref>Pat Newby, "Norfolk: Towns and Parishes", [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/ GenUKI]</ref><br>


== Resources ==
<br> {{expand section|a summary overview of the history of this parish}}
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
=== Resources  ===


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
==== Civil Registration  ====
::*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<br>


=== Civil Registration ===
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
==== Church records  ====
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br><br>
*[[Norfolk Record Office]]<br>
=== Church Records ===


''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.


==== Church of England ====
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<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Necton Online Parish Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FREG''' = [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ FreeREG - free]<ref>[http://www.freereg.org.uk/parishes/nfk/frontpage.shtml 'Norfolk Coverage'], ''FreeREG,'' accessed 26 February 2014.</ref>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS ATs''' = {{RecordSearch|1824688|England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812 (FamilySearch) - free}}<ref>[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecapi%2Fsord%2Fwaypoint%2FM625-XM9%3A160239801%3Fcc%3D1824688 'England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812,'] ''FamilySearch,'' accessed 31 March 2014.</ref>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS BTs''' = {{RecordSearch|1823613|England, Norfolk, Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941 (FamilySearch) - free}}<ref>{{RecordSearch|1823613|'England, Norfolk, Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941'}}, ''FamilySearch,'' accessed 31 March 2014.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Norfolk
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS PRs''' = {{RecordSearch|1416598|England, Norfolk, Parish Registers, 1538-1900 (FamilySearch) - free}}<ref>{{RecordSearch|1416598|'England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1538-1900'}}, ''FamilySearch,'' accessed 17 March 2014.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CNorfolk 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CNorfolk 1500s-1900s]</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CNorfolk 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Norfolk
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''JOIN''' = [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ The Joiner Marriage Index - (£)]<ref>[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Norfolk/ 'Norfolk Coverage,'] ''The Joiner Marriage Index,'' accessed 8 February 2014.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1416598|1500s-1900s}}</center>
|}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
 
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1416598|1500s-1900s}}</center>
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1416598|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Bishop's Transcripts-Norfolk
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1823613|1600s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1823613|1600s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1823613|1600s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Archdeacon's Transcripts-Norfolk
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1824688|1600s-1800s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1824688|1600s-1800s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1824688|1600s-1800s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Norfolk ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/norfolk-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/norfolk-banns-and-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/norfolk-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast Bishop's Transcript-Norfolk ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/norfolk-bishops-transcripts-baptisms 1700s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/norfolk-bishops-transcripts-marriages 1700s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/norfolk-bishops-transcripts-burials 1700s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Church of England-Norfolk (Early) ($)
! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''{{PAGENAME}} Parish Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61045/ 1500s-1800s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61045/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61045/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Church of England-Norfolk (Late) ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61042 1800s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61043/ 1700s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61044/ 1800s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Church of England-Norfolk (Transcriptions) ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61636/ 1600s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61636/ 1600s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61636/ 1600s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FREG'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1559-1912''']  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1559-1912''']  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1558-1866''']  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS ATs'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | {{RecordSearch|1824688|'''1723-1812'''}}
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{RecordSearch|1824688|'''1723-1812'''}}
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | {{RecordSearch|1824688|'''1723-1812'''}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS BTs'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | {{RecordSearch|1823613|'''Undefined'''}}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | {{RecordSearch|1823613|'''Undefined'''}}
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{RecordSearch|1823613|'''Undefined'''}}
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{RecordSearch|1823613|'''Undefined'''}}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | {{RecordSearch|1823613|'''Undefined'''}}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | {{RecordSearch|1823613|'''Undefined'''}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS PRs'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | {{RecordSearch|1416598|'''Undefined'''}}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | {{RecordSearch|1416598|'''1558-1912'''}}
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{RecordSearch|1416598|'''Undefined'''}}
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{RecordSearch|1416598|'''1558-1901'''}}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | {{RecordSearch|1416598|'''Undefined'''}}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1600s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | {{RecordSearch|1416598|'''1558-1866'''}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''JOIN'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ '''1813-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|}
|}
'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Norfolk/ Joiner Marriage Index - Norfolk] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/norfolk-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Norfolk] ($)
*[http://doun.org/transcriptions/index.php Norfolk Transcription Archive]
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
*[http://tinstaafl.co.uk/nbp/index.htm Tinstaafl Baptism Project 1813 to 1880]<br>
====Nonconformist Records====
"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.<br>
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary<br>


=== Census Records ===
Norfolk Nonconformist Chapel Survey undertaken by the Norfolk Archaeological and Historical Research Group<br>Norwich Record Office reference SO 197/14/1-10, 900X8<br>Date 1988-1992<br>Description 1 Narborough Wesleyan Methodist<br>2 Neatishead Baptist, including memoranda of memorial inscriptions.<br>3 Neatishead Primitive Methodist. Demolished. No photographs.<br>4 Necton Baptist<br>5 Necton Wesleyan Methodist<br>6 Newton St Faith Primitive Methodist<br>7 Nordelph Wesleyan Methodist<br>8 Northwold Wesleyan Methodist<br>9 Northwold Primitive Methodist<br>
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
 
=== Probate Records ===
==== Census records  ====
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Norfolk Probate Records|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.<br>
 
{{British Census|438860}}
 
==== Probate records  ====
 
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Norfolk Probate Records|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 and Gazetteers  ==


Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.  
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>


*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Websites ==
== Web sites ==


*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/n/necton/ Norfolk: Necton] on GenUKI
*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/n/necton/ Norfolk: Necton] on GenUKI
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{{reflist}} {{Norfolk}}  
{{reflist}} {{Norfolk}}  


[[Category:Norfolk Parishes]]
[[Category:Norfolk]]

Revision as of 17:45, 9 April 2014

England  Gotoarrow.png  Norfolk Gotoarrow.png  Norfolk Parishes

Necton, Norfolk, England
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred South Greenhoe
County Norfolk
Poor Law Union Swaffham
Registration District Swaffham
Records begin
Parish registers: 1558
Bishop's Transcripts: 1691
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Cranwich
Diocese Norwich
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk
Location of Archive
Norfolk Record Office

Parish History[edit | edit source]

NECTON, or Neighton (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Swaffham, hundred of South Greenhoe, W. division of Norfolk, 3¾ miles (E.) from Swaffham. [1] Also known as Ivy Todd and Neeton.[2]


Template:Expand section

Resources[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Necton, Norfolk, England Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

FREG = FreeREG - free[3]
FS ATs = England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812 (FamilySearch) - free[4]
FS BTs = England, Norfolk, Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941 (FamilySearch) - free[5]
FS PRs = England, Norfolk, Parish Registers, 1538-1900 (FamilySearch) - free[6]
JOIN = The Joiner Marriage Index - (£)[7]
Necton, Norfolk, England Genealogy Parish Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
FREG 1559-1912
1559-1912
1558-1866
FS ATs 1723-1812 1723-1812 1723-1812
FS BTs Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
FS PRs Undefined 1558-1912 Undefined 1558-1901 Undefined 1558-1866
JOIN
1813-1837

Norfolk Nonconformist Chapel Survey undertaken by the Norfolk Archaeological and Historical Research Group
Norwich Record Office reference SO 197/14/1-10, 900X8
Date 1988-1992
Description 1 Narborough Wesleyan Methodist
2 Neatishead Baptist, including memoranda of memorial inscriptions.
3 Neatishead Primitive Methodist. Demolished. No photographs.
4 Necton Baptist
5 Necton Wesleyan Methodist
6 Newton St Faith Primitive Methodist
7 Nordelph Wesleyan Methodist
8 Northwold Wesleyan Methodist
9 Northwold Primitive Methodist

Census records[edit | edit source]

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.


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.

Web sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 368-372. Date accessed: 29 April 2013.
  2. Pat Newby, "Norfolk: Towns and Parishes", GenUKI
  3. 'Norfolk Coverage', FreeREG, accessed 26 February 2014.
  4. 'England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812,' FamilySearch, accessed 31 March 2014.
  5. 'England, Norfolk, Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941', FamilySearch, accessed 31 March 2014.
  6. 'England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1538-1900', FamilySearch, accessed 17 March 2014.
  7. 'Norfolk Coverage,' The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 8 February 2014.