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PARISH RECORDSThe Parish Records are a great place to start. Here you can find records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.There was a time when the Parish Records lived in a tin chest in the church, but those days are long gone. Now the Ludham Parish Records are at the Public Record Office in Norwich, and that is the place where you must start your search. Until recently, this meant having to travel to Norwich in person, but now, thanks to the efforts of many volunteers, you can search the Parish Records on-line. To do this go to the FreeReg site and start searching. Please note, this site has nothing to do with the Ludham Archive Group. GRAVE STONESGrave stones are a great resource and a source of all sorts of useful information.In 1980, the Women's Institute (WI) carried out a survey of all the grave stones and monuments in the churchyard at St Catherine's Ludham. A copy of this survey can be found in the church and is there for your reference. St Catherine's is open every day for visitors and a personal visit is surely the best way of doing your research. However, this is a problem because:
This work is still ongoing, but it has now reached a stage where it is possible for us to add some useful information to this site. So we have now added the indexes of all the graves with markers and monuments in the churchyard. Just click here to take a look. Please remember, this is a list of all the graves with stones, crosses, mounds and other monuments. There are other people buried in the churchyard who have unmarked graves. Not everyone could afford a stone in the past as they were expensive items. FAMILY SPECIFIC INFORMATIONFor some Ludham Families we have more information which may be helpful in your research. Click here to take a look.CAN WE HELP?We are happy to help if we can. The local historians sometimes like a challenge. If you have a question, please go to our home page where you will find our e-mail address. You are welcome to send us an e-mail and we will see if the Ludham Archive contains anything of help to you. |