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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Norfolk]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Norfolk Parishes]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Norfolk]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Norfolk Parishes]] | ||
Guide to '''Lessingham, 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 === | ||
LESSINGHAM (All Saints), a '''parish''', in the Tunstead and Happing incorporation, hundred of Happing, E. division of Norfolk, 3 miles (N. E.) from Stalham. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51104#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 68-74. Date accessed: 22 April 2013.</ref> | LESSINGHAM (All Saints), a '''parish''', in the Tunstead and Happing incorporation, hundred of Happing, E. division of Norfolk, 3 miles (N. E.) from Stalham. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51104#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 68-74. Date accessed: 22 April 2013.</ref> | ||
Lessingham All Saints is an Ancient Parish in the Waxham deanery of the diocese of Norwich. | |||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
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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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| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.genealogy.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=347&hundred_id=21&document_type=250 '''1754-1837'''] | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.genealogy.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=347&hundred_id=21&document_type=250 '''1754-1837'''] | ||
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.genealogy.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=347&hundred_id=21&document_type=300 '''1783-1811'''] | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.genealogy.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?register_id=347&hundred_id=21&document_type=300 '''1783-1811'''] | ||
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[[Norfolk Record Office]] reference PD 274/ 1-5<br> | [[Norfolk Record Office]] reference PD 274/ 1-5<br> | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
{{British Census|438861}} | {{British Census|438861}} | ||
http://www.btinternet.com/~e.c.apling/1891Census/Lessingham.htm transcript of 1891 census | http://www.btinternet.com/~e.c.apling/1891Census/Lessingham.htm transcript of 1891 census | ||
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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. | 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/l/lessingham/ Norfolk: Lessingham] on GenUKI | *[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/l/lessingham/ Norfolk: Lessingham] on GenUKI | ||
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*[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/lessingham/lessingham.htm Lessingham] on Norfolk Churches website. | *[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/lessingham/lessingham.htm Lessingham] on Norfolk Churches website. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} {{Norfolk}} | {{reflist}} {{Norfolk}} | ||
[[Category:Norfolk]] | [[Category:Norfolk]] | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 16 October 2014
England 
Norfolk Norfolk Parishes
Guide to Lessingham, Norfolk family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Lessingham, Norfolk | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Happing |
| County | Norfolk |
| Poor Law Union | Tunstead and Happing |
| Registration District | Tunstead |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1557 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1705 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Waxham |
| 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]
LESSINGHAM (All Saints), a parish, in the Tunstead and Happing incorporation, hundred of Happing, E. division of Norfolk, 3 miles (N. E.) from Stalham. [1]
Lessingham All Saints is an Ancient Parish in the Waxham deanery of the diocese of Norwich.
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.
- Tunstead 1837-1869
- Smallburgh 1870-1938
- North Walsham 1939-1974
Church records[edit | edit source]
Lessingham, Norfolk Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
| Lessingham, Norfolk Genealogy Parish Online Records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
| BOYD | 1557-1837 | |||||
| FREG | 1699-1908 | 1691-1904 | 1699-1900 | |||
| FS ATs | 1725-1812 | 1725-1812 | 1725-1812 | |||
| FS BTs | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined |
| FS PRs | Undefined | 1557-1902 | Undefined | 1557-1962 | Undefined | 1557-1908 |
| IGI | 1557-1812 | 1557-1837 | ||||
| JOIN | 1754-1837 | |||||
| NTA | 1754-1837 | 1783-1811 | ||||
| PALL | 1557-1812 | |||||
Norfolk Record Office reference PD 274/ 1-5
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.
http://www.btinternet.com/~e.c.apling/1891Census/Lessingham.htm transcript of 1891 census
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
For Tunstead and Happing see http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/norf/smallburgh_workhouse.htm
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]
- Norfolk: Lessingham on GenUKI
- Lessingham All Saints on A Church Near You
- Lessingham on Norfolk Churches website.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 68-74. Date accessed: 22 April 2013.
- ↑ Percival Boyd, A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
- ↑ 'Norfolk Coverage', FreeREG, accessed 26 February 2014.
- ↑ 'England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812,' FamilySearch, accessed 31 March 2014.
- ↑ 'England, Norfolk, Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941', FamilySearch, accessed 31 March 2014.
- ↑ 'England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1538-1900', FamilySearch, accessed 17 March 2014.
- ↑ Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for Norfolk, England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 20 March 2014.
- ↑ 'Norfolk Coverage,' The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 8 February 2014.
- ↑ Norfolk Transcription Archive, accessed 15 April 2014.
- ↑ Pallot's Marriage and Births Indexes: Guide to Parishes, n.d.; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.