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- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Whissonsett is a village and a civil parish in Norfolk, England. The village is 5.0 miles (8.0 km) south of Fakenham, 23 miles (37 km) west-northwest of Norwich and 112 miles (180 km) north-northeast of London. The nearest railway station is at King's Lynn for the Fen Line which runs between King's Lynn and Cambridge.
The parish had a population of 483 in 206 households in the 2001 UK census, increasing to a population of 488 in 209 households at the 2011 UK census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland. The village lies close to the source of the River Wensum.
Research Tips
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- 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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