NORS: Norfolk Online Record Search
Members Area Login

New members, and those members who have not registered their email address, will not be able to log in to the Members Area until they have been issued with a User Name and Password. To get access to NORS please send an email to NORS@norfolkfhs.org.uk This email address is regularly monitored, but please allow at least two weeks before sending a reminder.
Some members may still  not receive the email that we send in reply, in this case please do the following:-
1. Check Junk Mail folder.
2. Add NORS@norfolkfhs.org.uk to email address book.
If the above is not successful please telephone 01603 763718 leaving full name and telephone number with a request for this to be passed to the NORS administration.

Non-Members may see which parish registers are available by Browsing Records using the menus on the left but only Members will be able to view the actual transcription data.

When the service was launched in January 2010 the site contained 638,305 individual records. As at 31 January 2011 this figure had risen to more than 2 million.

Before you Begin

It is important to remember that NORS provides a Surname Search Facility. It does not allow you to view an entire transcript for a particular parish register.

A User Guide and list of Frequently Asked Questions are included in the pages of the main Society website.
If you encounter any difficulties please take time to review these before before contacting the Society.
ENQUIRIES/PROBLEMS SEND AN EMAIL TO NORS@NORFOLKFHS.ORG.UK

Getting Started

Once you have logged in by entering your User Name and Password into the Login box on the left of the screen try a Quick Search to find all instances of a Surname across all dataset.

To narrow your search to a specific Period or to a known Ancestor using Forename and Surname then use the Advanced Search facility.

To restrict your search for a person to one parish use the Browse Records menu to first restrict your Surname search to a specific parish and register, either baptisms, burials, marriages or banns.

Record Content & Abbreviations

Baptisms & Births
Date of Baptisms or Birth:  
Surname of child:         where the child is illegitimate the surname is taken as the mother's maiden name even when a reputed father is given in the notes
Child’s first name:   
Father’s first name:   
Mother’s maiden Name:   
Home Parish:   
Notes:                       If widow appears in the notes this indicates the mother was a widow at the date of  birth
                                 Bn.            =       Born or birth
                                 Bapt.         =       Baptism
                                 Priv.Bapt.   =       Private baptism
                                 D. / d.       =       Death / died
                                 c/o            =       Child of
                                 d/o            =       Daughter of
                                 h/o            =       Husband of
                                 s/o            =       Son of
                                 w/o           =       Wife of
                                 b.born        =       Base Born

Banns
Date of Banns:            where available all three dates will be shown
Surname:                    of party to marriage
First name:                 of party to marriage
Role in marriage::        G              =       Groom
                                 B              =       Bride
Marital status:             S              =       Single
                                 W             =       Widowed
Home Parish:       
Occupation:       
Notes: 
     
Marriages
Date of Marriage:     
Role in marriage:         G              =       Groom
                                 B              =       Bride
                                 GF            =       Groom’s father
                                 BF            =       Bride’s father
                                 W             =       Witness
Surname:                    of party to marriage
First name:                 of party to marriage
Legal consent:             B              =       Banns
                                 L               =       Licence
Signature:                   S              =       Signature
                                 X              =       Mark (No signature)
Marital Status              S              =       Single
                                 W             =       Widow(er)
Age:                           M             =       Minor
                                 F/A           =       Full Age
Occupation:   
Home Parish:   
Notes:   

Burials
Date of Burial:   
Surname:   
First name:   
Age:   
Home Parish:   
Notes:   
                                  D./ d.        =       Death / died
                                  d/o           =       Daughter of
                                  h/o           =       Husband of
                                  s/o           =       Son of
                                  w/o          =       Wife of
                                  Inf           =       Infant
                                  d/dy         =       Day(s)
                                  m/mo       =       Month(s)
                                  wk           =       Week(s)
                                  y/yr          =       Year(s)