Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:07, 9 July 2025

Step by Step[edit | edit source]

1. First search each index (see "Indexes" below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry

2. Proceed to "Records" section (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.

3. Contact or visit the Norfolk County Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.

4. The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available online at a FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library near you.

Indexes[edit | edit source]

The Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk probate records have to some extent been indexed in the following:

Online Indexes[edit | edit source]

Wills and other probate records are searchable through the Norfolk Record Office catalog. Type in [last name, first name].

Also, Ancestry.co.uk has indexed some probate abstracts as well.

Printed and Published Indexes[edit | edit source]

The Norfolk Record Office has indexed a considerable number of the wills from this court and these are available in the following publications:

Index of wills proved in the Norfolk Archdeaconry Court, 1453-1603/4 (in three volumes)
Index to Norfolk Wills 1838-1858 is also available.

Indexes of Wills and Admons (Administrations) are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library covering the years 1460-1857 and may be circulated to each of its satellite FamilySearch Centers.

Records[edit | edit source]

Archive Location[edit | edit source]

Norfolk Record Office
The Archive Centre
Martineau Lane
Norwich, NR1 2DQ
UK
Telephone: 01603 222599
Fax: 01603 761885
Email: norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk

website: http://archives.norfolk.gov.uk/

These include:

Original wills, 1539, 1550-1579, 1585-1652, 1660-1857 (with some minor gaps)
Register copy wills, 1453, 1459-1614, 1625-1636, 1660-1699, 1705-1858 (with some minor gaps)
Administrations, 1672-1857
Admon Act Books, 1541-1618, 1820-1857
Inventories, 1728-1774

Archive Records[edit | edit source]

In addition to the calendars, a majority of the original (unregistered) wills and the registered wills are alphabetically arranged at Norfolk Record Office and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Visit The Norfolk Record Office or the FamilySearch Catalog under Norfolk, England to determine availability of records.

Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.

FamilySearch Library Records[edit | edit source]

Many of the records have been microfilmed and are available at the FamilySearch Library and through FamilySearch centers. These include:

Wills and administrations, 1459-1857
Probate records, 1670-1774 (admon act books, 1670-1675; inventories,1728-1774)

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

This court had jurisdiction over 398 parishes in the the following Norfolk deaneries:

Brook
Burnham
Cranwich
Depwade

Fincham
Hingham
Hitcham
Humbleyard

Reddenhall
Repps
Rockland
Waxham

It also had jurisdiction over the parishes of Outwell, Upwell, and Welney in the county of Cambridge.

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-<br>
-== Step by Step  ==
+==Step by Step==
-. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry
+. First search each index (see "Indexes" below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry
-. Proceed to the "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.
+. Proceed to "Records" section (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.
 . Contact or visit the Norfolk County Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.
-. Visit The Family History Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp centers] worldwide and search the indexes. Then, with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons on microfilm.
+. The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available online at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library] near you.<br>
-== Indexes  ==
+==Indexes==
-The&nbsp;Court of the Archdeaconry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Norfolk probate records have to some extent been&nbsp;indexed&nbsp;with the following ones:
+The Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk probate records have to some extent been indexed in the following:
-==== Online Indexes  ====
+====Online Indexes====
-A general will index (partial) for this probate court&nbsp;covering much of the&nbsp;county is available [http://www.noah.norfolk.gov.uk/Summary.aspx?pos=2 online]&nbsp;for the years 1800-1857. More years are bring added so re-visit their website regularly.
+Wills and other probate records are searchable through the [https://nrocatalogue.norfolk.gov.uk/ Norfolk Record Office catalog.] Type in [last name, first name].
-Also, [http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5914&cj=1&sid=P%26P&o_xid=0001610462&o_lid=0001610462 Ancestry.co.uk] has indexed some probate records abstracts as well.
+Also, [http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5914&cj=1&sid=P%26P&o_xid=0001610462&o_lid=0001610462 Ancestry.co.uk] has indexed some probate abstracts as well.
-==== Printed and Published Indexes  ====
+====Printed and Published Indexes====
-The Norfolk&nbsp;Record Office has indexed a considerable number of the wills from this court jurisdiction and these are available in the following publications:
+The Norfolk Record Office has indexed a considerable number of the wills from this court and these are available in the following publications:
-*Index of wills proved in the Norfolk Archdeaconry Court, 1453-1603/4 (in three&nbsp;volumes)&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=121415&disp=Index+of+wills+proved+in+the+Norfolk+Arc%20%20&columns=*,0,0]
+*{{FSC|121415|item|disp=Index of wills proved in the Norfolk Archdeaconry Court, 1453-1603/4 (in three volumes)}}
-*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=198646&disp=Index+to+Norfolk+%28England%29+wills%2C+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Index to Norfolk Wills 1838-1858] is also available.&nbsp;
+*{{FSC|198646|title-id|disp=Index to Norfolk Wills 1838-1858}} is also available.
-In addition to the calendars, a majority of the original (unregistered) wills and the registered wills are alphabetically arranged at Norfolk Record Office and are likewise organized on the microfilmed probates for this court at the Family History Library. Visit The&nbsp;Norfolk Record Office or the Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=358118&subject_disp=England%2C+Essex+%2D+Probate+records&columns=*,0,0 Catalog] under Norfolk, England to determine availability of records.<br>
+<br>
-[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=291384&disp=Wills+and+administrations++ Indexes] of Wills and Admons (Administrations)&nbsp;are available on microfilm at the Family History Library covering the years 1460-1857 and may be circulated to each of its satellite Family History Centers (see Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk), or go to the Family History Library Catalog.<br>
+{{FSC|291384|title-id|disp=Indexes}} of Wills and Admons (Administrations) are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library covering the years 1460-1857 and may be circulated to each of its satellite FamilySearch Centers.<br>
 <br>
-== Records  ==
+==Records==
+====Archive Location====
-==== Archive Location  ====
+'''Norfolk Record Office'''<br>The Archive Centre<br>Martineau Lane<br>Norwich, NR1 2DQ<br>UK<br>Telephone: 01603 222599<br>Fax: 01603 761885<br>Email: [mailto:norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk]
-'''Norfolk&nbsp;Record Office'''<br>The Archive Centre<br>Martineau Lane<br>Norwich, NR1 2DQ<br>UK<br>Telephone: 01603 222599<br>Fax: 01603 761885<br>E-mail: [mailto:norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk]
+website: http://archives.norfolk.gov.uk/
 These include:<br>
 *Original wills, 1539, 1550-1579, 1585-1652, 1660-1857 (with some minor gaps)
 *Register copy wills, 1453, 1459-1614, 1625-1636, 1660-1699, 1705-1858 (with some minor gaps)
 *Administrations, 1672-1857
 *Admon Act Books, 1541-1618, 1820-1857
 *Inventories, 1728-1774
-==== Archive Records  ====
+====Archive Records====
+In addition to the calendars, a majority of the original (unregistered) wills and the registered wills are alphabetically arranged at Norfolk Record Office and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Visit The Norfolk Record Office or the FamilySearch Catalog under Norfolk, England to determine availability of records.
-Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.
+<br>Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.
-==== Family History Library Records  ====
+====FamilySearch Library Records====
-Many of the records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library and through family history centers.&nbsp; These include:
+Many of the records have been microfilmed and are available at the FamilySearch Library and through FamilySearch centers.  These include:
-*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=291384&disp=Wills+and+administrations%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Wills and administrations, 1459-1857]
+*{{FSC|291384|title-id|disp=Wills and administrations, 1459-1857}}
-*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=475115&disp=Probate+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Probate records, 1670-1774]&nbsp;(admon act books, 1670-1675; inventories,1728-1774)
+*{{FSC|475115|title-id|disp=Probate records, 1670-1774}} (admon act books, 1670-1675; inventories,1728-1774)
 <br>
-== Jurisdiction  ==
+==Jurisdiction==
-This court had jurisdiction over 398 parishes in the in the following Norfolk deaneries:
+This court had jurisdiction over 398 parishes in the the following Norfolk deaneries:
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 *Brook
 *Burnham
-*Cranwich&nbsp;
+*Cranwich
-*Depwade&nbsp;
+*Depwade
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-*Fincham&nbsp;
+*Fincham
 *Hingham
-*Hitcham&nbsp;
+*Hitcham
-*Humbleyard&nbsp;
+*Humbleyard
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 *Reddenhall
-*Repps&nbsp;
+*Repps
-*Rockland&nbsp;
+*Rockland
 *Waxham
 |}
-It also had jurisdiction over the parts of the parishes of Outwell, Upwell, and&nbsp;Welney in the county of&nbsp;Cambridge.&nbsp;
+It also had jurisdiction over the parishes of Outwell, Upwell, and Welney in the county of Cambridge.
-[[Category:Norfolk]]
+[[Category:Norfolk Probate Records]]