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[[England]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Norfolk]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Norfolk Parishes]]  
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Guide to '''Howe, Norfolk family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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=== Parish History  ===
=== Parish History  ===
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HOWE (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Loddon and Clavering, hundred of Clavering, though locally in that of Henstead, E. division of Norfolk, 6½ miles (S. S. E.) from Norwich. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51050#s11 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''](1848), pp. 566-569. Date accessed: 15 April 2013.</ref>  
HOWE (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Loddon and Clavering, hundred of Clavering, though locally in that of Henstead, E. division of Norfolk, 6½ miles (S. S. E.) from Norwich. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51050#s11 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''](1848), pp. 566-569. Date accessed: 15 April 2013.</ref>  


Howe St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the diocese of Norwich .<br>
Howe St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the diocese of Norwich.


A Saxon Round tower church with a later conical cap to the tower and Victorian restoration.  
A Saxon Round tower church with a later conical cap to the tower and Victorian restoration.  
=== Resources ===
 
=== Resources ===


==== Civil Registration  ====
==== Civil Registration  ====
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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. 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].  


*Loddon1837-1938<br>Norwich Outer 1939-1974<br>Norwich <br>
*Loddon1837-1938<br>Norwich Outer 1939-1974<br>Norwich


==== Church records  ====
==== Church records  ====
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{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:  
{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:  


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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''BOYD''' = [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?_ga=1.15400819.439752968.1397327276 Boyd's Marriage Index (FindMyPast) - (£)]<ref>Percival Boyd, ''A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index'' (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at {{FSbook|1727134}}.</ref>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''BOYD''' = [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?_ga=1.15400819.439752968.1397327276 Boyd's Marriage Index (FindMyPast) - (£)]<ref>Percival Boyd, ''A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index'' (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at {{FSbook|1727134}}.</ref>
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[[Norfolk Record Office]] reference PD588/1-6<br>  
[[Norfolk Record Office]] reference PD588/1-6<br>  


This parish's registers do not appear on FamilySearch as no microfilm for the parish is held<br>A search of the FamilySearch Catalogue identifies the following Archdeacon's transcripts:
This parish's registers do not appear on FamilySearch as no microfilm for the parish is held<br>A search of the FamilySearch Catalogue identifies the following Archdeacon's transcripts:  


Archdeacons transcripts are grouped with Little Poringland in this filming<br>  
Archdeacons transcripts are grouped with Little Poringland in this filming<br>  
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==== Census records  ====
==== Census records  ====


<span style="text-decoration: underline;">{{British Census|438850}}</span><br>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">{{British Census|438850}}</span>
 


==== Poor Law Unions<br>  ====
==== Poor Law Unions<br>  ====
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[[Loddon & Clavering Poor Law Union]]  
[[Loddon & Clavering Poor Law Union]]  


<br>Loddon and Clavering Union was incorporated under the terms of 'An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor in the Hundreds of Loddon and Clavering, 4 Geo. III, cap. 90, 1764. A House of Industry was built at Heckingham and this was altered and enlarged in 1836 when it was adopted as the Union workhouse. Loddon and Clavering Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 13 in 1930.<br>Acquisition Received by the Norfolk Record Office on 22 October 1984 (C/GP 12/1, 5-11 273-276), 31 October 2001 (ACC 2001/199 numbered C/GP 12/8), 26 August 1964 (C/GP 12/70), 31 October 2001 (ACC 2001/199 numbered C/GP 12/277-278), 4 June 2009 (ACC 2009/74 numbered C/GP 12/279) and on unknown dates.<br>Copies C/GP 12/1-7, 9-13, 15, 19, 22, 25-37, 39-41, 43-49, 51-54, 56-58, 60-77, 86, 89-100, 202-209, 211, 213, 215, 217, 219, 221-223, 250, 277-279 are available on microform.<br>RelatedMaterial For records of Guardians Committee No. 13, see C/GC 13.<br>
<br>Loddon and Clavering Union was incorporated under the terms of 'An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor in the Hundreds of Loddon and Clavering, 4 Geo. III, cap. 90, 1764. A House of Industry was built at Heckingham and this was altered and enlarged in 1836 when it was adopted as the Union workhouse. Loddon and Clavering Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 13 in 1930.<br>Acquisition Received by the Norfolk Record Office on 22 October 1984 (C/GP 12/1, 5-11 273-276), 31 October 2001 (ACC 2001/199 numbered C/GP 12/8), 26 August 1964 (C/GP 12/70), 31 October 2001 (ACC 2001/199 numbered C/GP 12/277-278), 4 June 2009 (ACC 2009/74 numbered C/GP 12/279) and on unknown dates.<br>Copies C/GP 12/1-7, 9-13, 15, 19, 22, 25-37, 39-41, 43-49, 51-54, 56-58, 60-77, 86, 89-100, 202-209, 211, 213, 215, 217, 219, 221-223, 250, 277-279 are available on microform.<br>Related Material For records of Guardians Committee No. 13, see C/GC 13.  


[[Norfolk Poor Law Unions]]  
[[Norfolk Poor Law Unions]]  
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== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==


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


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


== Websites ==
== Websites ==


*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/h/howe/ Norfolk: Howe] on GenUKI
*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/h/howe/ Norfolk: Howe] on GenUKI


== References ==
== References ==


{{reflist}} {{Norfolk}}  
{{reflist}} {{Norfolk}}  


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

Revision as of 21:23, 12 October 2014

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Guide to Howe, Norfolk family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Howe, Norfolk
Howe St Mary.jpg
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Clavering
County Norfolk
Poor Law Union Loddon and Clavering
Registration District Loddon
Records begin
Parish registers: 1602
Bishop's Transcripts: 1705
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Brisley
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]

HOWE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Loddon and Clavering, hundred of Clavering, though locally in that of Henstead, E. division of Norfolk, 6½ miles (S. S. E.) from Norwich. [1]

Howe St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the diocese of Norwich.

A Saxon Round tower church with a later conical cap to the tower and Victorian restoration.

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.

  • Loddon1837-1938
    Norwich Outer 1939-1974
    Norwich

Church records[edit | edit source]

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

BOYD = Boyd's Marriage Index (FindMyPast) - (£)[2]
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]
IGI = International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free[6]
Howe, Norfolk Genealogy Parish Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
BOYD
1607-1812

FREG 1725-1813
1725-1813
1725-1813
FS ATs 1725-1811 1725-1811 1725-1811
FS BTs Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
IGI 1708-1718

Norfolk Record Office reference PD588/1-6

This parish's registers do not appear on FamilySearch as no microfilm for the parish is held
A search of the FamilySearch Catalogue identifies the following Archdeacon's transcripts:

Archdeacons transcripts are grouped with Little Poringland in this filming

Content
Film
Baptisms and burials 1725-1811 Marriages 1725-1810
FHL BRITISH Film
1526788 Item 7

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.

Poor Law Unions
[edit | edit source]

Loddon & Clavering Poor Law Union


Loddon and Clavering Union was incorporated under the terms of 'An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor in the Hundreds of Loddon and Clavering, 4 Geo. III, cap. 90, 1764. A House of Industry was built at Heckingham and this was altered and enlarged in 1836 when it was adopted as the Union workhouse. Loddon and Clavering Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 13 in 1930.
Acquisition Received by the Norfolk Record Office on 22 October 1984 (C/GP 12/1, 5-11 273-276), 31 October 2001 (ACC 2001/199 numbered C/GP 12/8), 26 August 1964 (C/GP 12/70), 31 October 2001 (ACC 2001/199 numbered C/GP 12/277-278), 4 June 2009 (ACC 2009/74 numbered C/GP 12/279) and on unknown dates.
Copies C/GP 12/1-7, 9-13, 15, 19, 22, 25-37, 39-41, 43-49, 51-54, 56-58, 60-77, 86, 89-100, 202-209, 211, 213, 215, 217, 219, 221-223, 250, 277-279 are available on microform.
Related Material For records of Guardians Committee No. 13, see C/GC 13.

Norfolk Poor Law Unions

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]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Samuel A. Lewis,A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 566-569. Date accessed: 15 April 2013.
  2. Percival Boyd, A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  3. 'Norfolk Coverage', FreeREG, accessed 25 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. Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for Norfolk, England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 20 March 2014.