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Census Records

Census Records for censuses from 1841 to 1911 are available online for the payment of a fee or subscription to a service. Use of an Internet search engine will provide several options.

Genealogical Resources

GENUKI Norfolk is part of the GENUKI, the UK and Ireland Genealogical Service.  This site contains a wealth of genealogical and other historical information about Norfolk in general and Barton Turf in particular, with links to other sources of information. This includes census information and various church records.

 

Norfolk Family History Society

The Norfolk Family History Society welcomes people researching their Norfolk ancestors and family history. They currently have around 3,800 members researching their Ancestors in Norfolk, including members from as far afield as Australia and U.S.A.

The Society's collection of genealogical resources encompass parish register transcripts, monumental inscriptions, census returns, wills, family trees, pedigrees, photographs and a wide range of published work to help people trace their family's Norfolk origins.

The Norfolk Parishes page provides links to other online catalogues and resources.

Norfolk Surnames List

The Norfolk Surnames List is a list of surnames being researched in the county of Norfolk. These surnames are associated with their researchers' e-mail addresses to assist in making connections with other researchers. In February 2009, there were 4 listings on the site for surnames from Barton Turf, for the surnames HAZELL, KNIGHTS, PIKE and AMIS.

 

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is an illustrated collection of over 56,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2004. The dictionary does not include any living people. Entries relevant to Barton Turf include Antony Norris, William Gunn, John Potter (who married Elizabeth Venner) and Dawson Turner (father of Harriet Gunn). The online version is a subscription service, but many public libraries have subscribed and you may be able to access the records through your library membership. In the case of Norfolk, use the Norfolk Online Library Catalogue Search Homepage to link to Online Subscriptions in the Online Services window and use the Library card login.

Google Genealogy Search

Google Genealogy Search is a free genealogy site which will help you use Google™ for your research. It will create a series of different searches using tips or "tricks" that will likely improve your results. The different searches will give you many different ways of using Google to find ancestry information on the Internet.

 

Norfolk Transcription Archive

The Norfolk Transcription Archive is intended provide an archive of records that will assist genealogists and local historians alike, currently based on records relating to the county of Norfolk. For Barton Turf there are records of baptisms, banns, marriages, burials and censuses.