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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Norfolk => England => Norfolk Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Raindancer411 on Wednesday 20 September 17 14:58 BST (UK)
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Hi All
I am not local to Norfolk and was wondering if anyone is close to or goes to the Norfolk Records office? I would like some things looked up there but I am unable to make a trip there to go myself...
Many thanks
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If you are looking for parish register entries, then Norfolk records are available via FindMyPast. If you live in England then many libraries have access to FindMyPast.
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One is a marriage certificate to see if there is a fathers name on it, and the other is for the bastardy records/quarter sessions. I have had no luck myself on ancestry or FindMyPast :(
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It may be an idea to post on here details of what you are looking for
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It may be an idea to post on here details of what you are looking for
1) Marriage certificate for Thomas Buckingham and Maria Cooper - Docking - 4b 557 I am after the name of the father on the certificate, if there is any.
2) I am trying to find the dad of Robert Buckingham born 1838 in Shouldham, to a Sarah Buckingham/Buckenham. There is no record of a baptism or birth, so I need to check the quarterly sessions or bastardy records to see if the Mum, took the dad to court to obtain child allowance
Many thanks
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Do you have the marriage index number correct ?
There's a Thomas Henry Buckingham & on the same page is Mary Maria Cooper but this is Chelsea 1a 660.
OK found them. Under Buckenham.
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1) Marriage certificate for Thomas Buckingham and Maria Cooper - Docking - 4b 557 I am after the name of the father on the certificate, if there is any.
To help anyone who may be looking for this, the marriage was September qtr 1871.
Marriages Sep 1871
BUCKENHAM Thomas
Cooper Maria
Docking registration district 4b 557
Maria was born Heacham and the family were in Heacham in 1881 so that may indicate where the marriage took place
Do you know which church they married in :-\
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One problem is that there are a large number of Civil Parishes within the Docking Registration District - 37. Another is that by this time marriages are also taking place in Register Offices plus, of course, all the non-conformist churches.
Very sorry if this all sounds very negative :'(
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That was all the details I had found, so no side of what church etc. I couldn't find anything so didn't know if the number would be any good to anyone to look it up.
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The number is only of use to the GRO at Southport
One problem is that there are a large number of Civil Parishes within the Docking Registration District - 37. Another is that by this time marriages are also taking place in Register Offices plus, of course, all the non-conformist churches.
Very sorry if this all sounds very negative :'(
The registration number is quite late in the listing so could be registry office or N/C
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Does this website help at all?
http://www.doun.org/transcriptions/index.php
OOps sorry the website (that I've used in the past) is having problems at the moment.
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There is a baptism for Walter Thomas Buckenham Cooper on 6 Aug 1871 at Heacham, parents Thomas and Maria Buckenham (labourer)
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1851 census Shouldham transcribed as Buckenhame on ancestry
Mary Fingay 70 widow
Sarah Buckenhame 40 lodger
Thomas 7
Stephen 3
NFHS
Thomas Buckenham/Buckingham was baptized at Shouldham 15 March 1846, illegitimate son of Sarah.
No reported father mentioned
Stephen Buckenham was baptized 19 August 1852 of Sarah single woman
This may apply to her son Stephen Buckenham buried age 4 on 4 October 1852 although it may apply to the son of Richard and Elizabeth born 1847. More research needed.
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Where does Robert come into this?
1861 census Shouldham
Mary Sin Jay 86 (Fingay)
Sarah Buckingham 47 Lodger
Thomas 17
It would seem Stephen was ill and he was baptized August shortly before he died in October.
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Just saw your previous post.
Mary Joanna 1853 was buried 11 February 1856 age 3
Ref: Transcriptions NFHS
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1891 census Heacham
Sarah Buckenham 79 born Shouldham
Dick Buckenham 13
Dick is Richard her grandson and son of Thomas and Maria.
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Where does Robert come into this?
1861 census Shouldham
Mary Sin Jay 86 (Fingay)
Sarah Buckingham 47 Lodger
Thomas 17
It would seem Stephen was ill and he was baptized August shortly before he died in October.
Robert always has Shouldham next to him on the census.
I was thinking the same as Stephen was ill and that's why he was baptised so close to his burial :(
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Okay finally found Robert in 1841 census.
His age is pretty consistent throughout 4 in 1841, 14 in 1851 and 23 in 1861, so 1837/8
His brother Thomas was actually born 1844 registered Downham, although not baptized until 2 years later, and Stephen was registered 1848 and not baptized until 1852, both have no mothers maiden name listed so illegitimate as with baptism records.
Ref new GRO index.