Genealogy Chat

I dont know how to word the heading but if a family named their children with names like Israel Ephraim Ezra etc, would they have necessarily been religious ,or was it common in the late 1700s and early 1800s . They did live outside London in Winfarthing Norfolk, whether that makes a difference or not thanks in advance

It may be worth googling Winfarthing Val to see what history there is on line about it. Its near Diss. There was quite a movement away from the established church in Norfolk at about that time I seem to remember. Check out if theres anything about it online. But, it may just have been fashionable to name children like that. I have a lot of weird biblical names amongst my Norfolk lot.

hi Heather I had forgotten your lot were from there too, I have found a site which has the 1811 and 1821 census for Winfarthing and they are on there but I am having trouble navigating the site, not really sure what I am doing thanks I will try again.

Thats brilliant Val. What site is that? Unfortunately the Norfolk Transcription Archive site (do you use that aswell - its fantastic for a lot of the parish records but not complete) doesnt have bmd for Winfarthing, but it does have the Hearth Tax for about 1664 with those who had enough fires to pay it! Have a look - what names are you looking for?

I just googled winfarthing census 1821 it was under GENUKI:Norfolk if you dont find it I will email you it

I am looking for the Woodcocks

I think people were more religious then than they are today anyway. Claire

Val, do you have a charles woodcock born abot 1792 helen

you are up then Helen??? long lie in ????. I dont know yet I am still working backwards its quite possible there are an awful lot of them I have had 3 contacts this last week its getting quite exciting now. How are you

Hi, Ann, sorry no Woodcocks on the 1664 Hearth Tax in Winfarthing, but do check out Norfolk Transcription Archives though there are no bmd for Winfarthing there are about 600 Woodcocks on there.