1813 to 1880 Baptism Project Hoveton St John |
Baptisms 1813 to 1880
The parish of Hoveton St John, the larger of the two parishes
comprising the village, lies in Norfolk's Broadland about 8 miles northeast
of the city of Norwich. Hoveton, at the time of this transcript, was a
small and compact village lying on the northern banks of the River Bure,
the twin to Wroxham on the southern bank. The village would have earned
its living from agriculture but with an essential element connected with
the river, transport of goods, in particular grain, and a degree of wildfowling
& reed harvesting for thatch. Today Hoveton is a growing centre for
the Broads holiday trade and also, thanks to the ubiquitous "Roy"
a centre for out-of-city shopping. In recent times the village has expanded
as a commuter settlement of some size which is facilitated by the presence
of a connecting rail line to the city of Norwich. |
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A single standard 00-entry register book covers not only the period of this transcript but also runs onwards to finish in the 1920s. This register is filmed on Microfiche 3 & 4 in the collection of Norfolk Record Office which were used to prepare this transcript. The fiche are rather elderly and the images reflect their age being somewhat lacking in crispness and combined with some unreliable clerical work make for a tricky piece to prepare. One of the commercial web sites has images of this parish register and they were used to improve accuracy. |
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