Norfolk

A directory of Norfolk family history, genealogy and local history records available online. Research your Norfolk ancestors and break through those brick walls.

Archives

• Norfolk Record Office

  Find out how to access the records they hold, get help with your research and the location of the archives.

Births, Marriages, Deaths & Parish Records

• Free BMD

  Free access to births, deaths, and marriages from 1837 onwards.

• Norfolk Parish Registers 1510–1997

  Parish registers of christenings, marriages, and burials located in the County Record Office in Norfolk. Included are parishes both in and outside of Norfolk. Only a small part of the records in this collection are included in the index.

• Norfolk Baptism Project 1813–1880

  An ongoing effort to transcribe and upload records between 1813–1880. There are many records online which are easily located in the A–Z index and they're free to view.

• Norfolk Transcription Archive Archived

  A great place for genealogists and local historians to find parish register indexes (baptisms, marriages, death), records of subsidy (tax) and muster. There's also an A–Z index of surnames related to Norfolk family history. The archive currently contains 170,000 baptisms, 36,000 marriages, over 100,000 burials and much more.

The records below are, mostly, contained in online books that you can search, browse and download.

• Barton Turf Marriages 1538–1837
• Bedingham Marriages 1561–1812
• Billockby Marriages 1561–1748
• Bircham Newton Parish Registers 1562–1743
• Burnham Sutton with Ulph Marriages 1653–1837
• Caister-on-Sea Marriages 1563–1837
• Carleton Rode Marriages 1560–1812
• Castleacre Marriages 1600–1707
• Cringleford Marriages 1561–1837
• Ditchingham Marriages 1559–1812
• Filby Marriages 1561–1837
• Fring Marriages 1700–1812
• Gresham Marriages 1690–1812
• Hedenham Marriages 1559–1812
• Hemsby Marriages 1556–1837
• Hickling Marriages 1657–1812
• Holme Hale Marriages 1539–1837
• Holme Next to the Sea Marriages 1705–1812
• Marsham Parish Registers 1538–1836
• Mautby Marriages 1663–1834
• Norwich Cathedral Marriages 1697–1754
• Oby Marriages 1563–1718
• Ormesby (St. Margaret) Marriages 1601–1837
• Ormesby (St. Michael) Marriages 1591–1837
• Runham Marriages 1538–1812
• Stokesby with Herringby Marriages 1560–1812
• Swanton Morley Baptisms
• Thrigby Marriages 1539–1812
• Thurne with Oby and Ashby Marriages 1559–1837
• Thwaite St. Mary Marriages 1539–1837
• Topcroft Marriages 1557–1813
• Weeting Marriages 1558–1812
• West Newton Marriages 1561–1837
• West Somerton Marriages 1737–1837
• Winterton with East Somerton Marriages 1747–1837
• Woodton Marriages 1538–1812

Burials & Cemeteries

• Find a Grave

  Many records from most locations around Norfolk. Some also have images of gravestones.

• Norfolk Cemetery Records
• Norfolk Gravestone Photographic Resource
• Norfolk Headstone Transcriptions

  Louise Cocker collected over 200,000 images of gravestones. The images and transcriptions are available online now. These records detail the exact inscription on your ancestor's grave, which may even indicate other family members' names.

Census Records

• Census 1841–1921

  Search the census records from 1841–1921, plus the 1939 Register which is a great census substitute, with over 440,000 Norfolk residents included.

• FreeCen

  Has a good, but not complete, selection of free records to search and view.

• Norwich Census of the Poor 1570

  The details of poor families listed by ward (area).

Electoral Registers

• Norfolk Electoral Registers 1832–1915

  Search over 4 million records to see what property your ancestors owned and where they lived.

• 1835 Poll

  The names of people who voted in the county of Norfolk, including their town or place.

Heraldry

• An Index to Norfolk Pedigrees
• Visitations of Norfolk 1563 & 1613

Historical Directories

• History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk 1864

  Over 1,000 pages of information about people, towns and villages of Norfolk.

• Kelly's Norfolk Post Office Directory 1865

  A directory of places with their residents and businesses.

• Kelly's Norfolk Directory 1883
• Norfolk Historical Directories
• Martham Directories

  From 1836 to 1937; PDF files.

• Slater's Commercial Directory Norfolk 1850
• White's 1883 Norwich Street Directory

  Contains the names of the principal inhabitants arranged in the order of the numbers on the doors.

Local History

• Domesday Book Norfolk
• Wymondham Town Archive

  Many records from the town and its people.

Maps

• Faden's Map of Norfolk

  The first large-scale map of the whole county, showing the landscape just prior to Parliamentary Enclosure of the early 19th century. Surveyed between 1790 and 1794, the map was published in 1797 in London by William Faden.

• Historical Norfolk Maps

  Has a map explorer and a map image viewer. It's possible to view Ordnance Survey maps, aerial maps, tithe maps and enclosures.

• Norfolk Parish Maps

  From various resources and websites including the Norfolk Record Office.

Military Records

• The History of the Norfolk Regiment, 1685–1918
• Norfolk Roll of Honour

Occupations

• Norfolk Apprentices 1710–1808

  Search 30,000+ records to find out your ancestor's trade.

• Lost Pubs of Norfolk
• Norfolk Mills & Millers
• Norfolk Photographers

Photos & Postcards

• Photographs of Old Norwich

  Photographs taken between 1931 and 2006 by George Blunkett, during which Norwich changed through slum clearance, the blitz and redevelopment. All his city photos are arranged by street name in the Norwich Galleries.

• Picture Norfolk

  Holds thousands of photos of Norfolk life and history. Find images of Norfolk places, people and events from the past 200 years. Enjoy over 17,000 local photographs, prints and paintings online. You can also purchase high quality copies from the site.

Societies & Forums

• Mid Norfolk Family History Society
• Norfolk Family History Society

  The Society welcomes people researching their Norfolk ancestors and family history. It currently has around 4,000 members researching their ancestors in Norfolk. The Society's collection of genealogical resources encompasses parish register transcripts, monumental inscriptions, census returns, wills, family trees, pedigrees, photographs and a wide range of published work. The Norfolk Online Record Search (NORS) database provides members with online access to the Society's collection of Parish Register Transcripts.

• RootsChat Norfolk

  A great place to find Norfolk resources and request help with your research.

Additional Records

• Criminal Ancestors Records

  Records of convicts and criminals from around the UK.

• British Newspaper Collection 1710–1953

  Search Norfolk newspapers such as the Norwich Mercury, Norfolk Chronicle, Norfolk News and many more.

• Norfolk Workhouse Admission & Discharge Registers

  Over 750,000 records from 5 different poor law unions.