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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Thompson is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 9.20 km2 (3.55 sq mi) and, including Tottington (an adjacent parish with a population of less than 100), had a population of 341 in 147 households at the 2001 UK census, increasing to a population of 343 in 155 households at the 2011 UK census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the District of Breckland.
Thompson is a relatively secluded village, located amongst acres of woodland, the nearest town being Watton.
In this region the name Thompson is believed to have Danish origins, as it was part of the Danelaw after centuries of invasion. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book or 1086 as "Tomesteda" and "Tomestuna".
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Thompson from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1871-72:
- "THOMPSON, a parish in Wayland [registration] district, Norfolk; 2½ miles SSE of Watton [railway] station. Post town: Watton, under Thetford. Acres: 2,890. Real property: £2,694. Population: 475. Houses: 96. The property is divided among three. A chantry was established here in the time of Edward I., and was converted into a college, now commemorated in the name of College farm. The living is a [perpetual] curacy in the diocese of Norwich. Value: £49. Patrons: the Trustees of H. D. Hemsworth, Esq. The church is old but good."
Research Tips
- GENUKI provides a list of references for Thompson. Some entries lead to free online transcriptions of registers and censuses.
- GENUKI also supplies a map illustrating the individual parishes of Wayland Hundred. Parishes labelled with letters should be identifiable from the Ordnance Survey Map of 1900.
- GENUKI also advises that the following lists for Norfolk are to be found in FamilySearch:
- England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997
- England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812
- England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941
- England, Norfolk Marriage Bonds, 1557-1915
- England, Norfolk Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901
- Ancestry.co.uk has the following lists as of 2018 (UK or worldwide Ancestry membership or library access required). With the exception of the index to wills these files are browsible images of the original documents. The files are separated by type and broken down into time periods (i.e., "Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812" is more than one file). The general explanatory notes are worth reading for those unfamiliar with English parish records.
- Index to wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich : and now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich
- Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
- FindMyPast is another pay site with large collection of parish records. As of October 2018 they had 20 types of Norfolk records available to browse including Land Tax Records and Electoral Registers.
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