Tharston Info

Tharston sign

Tharston Information

THARSTON is village and parish 1 mile north-east from Forncett station and 10 miles south-by-west from Norwich, in the Southern division of the county, Depwade hundred, and union, Harleston county court district, rural deanery of Depwade, archdeaconry of Norfolk and diocese of Norwich. .....
(Kelly’s Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk, 1883)

Tharston Records available to view

1939 Registration
Absent Voters (1918-1921)
Apportionment of the Rent-Charge in lieu of Tithes (1839)
Census Returns (1841-1921) - including the recently released 1921 Census
Civil Registration
Electoral Registers (1840 - 1915, 9 years) ***
Land Owners (1873 Modern Domesday) ***
Monumental Inscriptions (St. Mary's Church)
Newspaper Articles (1805-1884)
Parish Registers
Poll Books (1817, 1832)
Probate Records (1858-1950)
Trade Directories (1854-1930, 11 years)
Wills
WW1 Roll of Honour (1914-1918)

Tharston information pages

London Gazette entries (1827-1927)
Maps
Mills
Paul Cattermole’s History of Tharston
Tharston Oaks
Tharston Pubs
Tharston School
Tharston, St. Mary’s Church
The War Fallen
Tithe Apportionment (1839)
Trade Directories village descriptions (1854-1933)
Village sign
Vittoria

Tharston History Society poster

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Notes:

*** By comparing the information within the 1873 Electoral Roll and the Modern Domesday, a better understanding of the land ownership within a village can be reached. Looking at Electoral Rolls close to 1873 can also help.

Tharston Past