1813 to 1880 Baptism Project Norwich St Helen |
Baptisms 1813 to 1880
The parish of St Helen lies in the northeastern portion
of the city of Norwich, tucked away between the close of the cathedral
and the nearby course of the River Wensum. Much of the parish was replaced
in modern times by industrial premises but traces remain along Bishopgate
on which sits the church. The parish was also the site of the city's earliest
hospital, the Great Hospital. A few parishioners also crossed from the
eastern side of the Wensum in what was to become annexed into the parish
of Thorpe Hamlet & a fair number of military personnel made their
way down from the nearby Barracks to baptise at St Helen. Otherwise this
was a fairly typical parish of a less well-to-do area of the city, dominated
initially by weavers and demonstrating that trade's decline during the
period of this transcript. Today the area is still a little bit of a backwater
within the city, the Cathedral Close & grounds of King Edward private
school shielding on one side whilst the Wensum forms a moat to the other. |
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Two standard 800-entry register books cover not only the period of this transcript but the latter book runs onwards to completion in the earl 21st century - a mark of the declining population of this parish. The first book is filmed only on microfiche, 9 & 10 in the collection of Norfolk Record Office, superior quality images are available freely on Familysearch as well as the commercial providers, these were used in preference to the rather poor quality and ancient fiche. As a relatively recent deposit the second book is filmed on Microfilm MFRO663, a modern, high quality film with crisp and sharp images which was used to prepare this transcript. Both were adequate to the task and this was, therefore, a relatively straightforward piece to prepare. |
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