Hepworth Genealogical Records
Hepworth Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Browsable images of summaries of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Browsable images of copies of Norfolk parish registers that were sent to the Bishop of Norfolk.
An index to baptisms, marriages and burials in Norfolk parish registers. Images of the registers can be viewed separately.
Transcriptions of CoE and non-conformist baptism registers. They typically contain parents names', father's occupation, but not residence. Many include mothers' maiden names.
Hepworth Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
An index to marriages in Hepworth from 1813 to 1836, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
An index to marriages in between 1563 and 1764, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Abstracts of around 8,000 records containing details of parties who intended to marry.
Abstracts of marriage licences from the Sudbury Archdeaconry. These records may contain more details than marriage registers, including occupations, ages and parents' names.
Hepworth Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
An index of burials recorded at St Peter, Hepworth_. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of burial, age (where available) and occasionally other notes.
An index to burials recorded at Quaker meetings. The records contain the name of the deceased, the date they were buried and their age.
Browsable images of summaries of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Browsable images of copies of Norfolk parish registers that were sent to the Bishop of Norfolk.
Hepworth Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
A list of Suffolk householders and the number of hearths they possessed.
A list of taxes paid by heads of households.
Newspapers Covering Hepworth
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Norfolk area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
Regional news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other regional information from the Norfolk district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
A regional newspaper covering news and events in Norfolk and Suffolk. The newspaper contains numerous notices and articles useful to family historians, such as notices of birth, marriage and death.
A newspaper covering Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. Around 50% of issues from 1814-1817. Original images, searchable by an OCR index.
A London newspaper that later became The Sun.
Hepworth Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
Full transcriptions of around 1,400 17th century wills from the Archdeaconry of Sudbury in Suffolk. Contains an index of all the people and places mentioned in the wills.
Full transcriptions of several hundred early wills from the Archdeaconry of Sudbury in Suffolk.
An index to over 10,000 names occurring in Suffolk wills.
An index to early wills proved at the Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury and the Commissary Court of Bury St. Edmunds.
Hepworth Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Hepworth Military Records
An introductory history to an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army.
A calendar that lists most of the important dates in the history of the Regiment.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Suffolk, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Suffolk, with some service details.
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Hepworth Court & Legal Records
Over 130,000 browsable pages detailing the administration of the dependent poor in Norfolk. Records contain details on births, marriages & deaths; punishments; admissions and discharges and more.
Books recording votes cast in elections. These records name freeholders, and sometimes their tenants.
Transcriptions and translations of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes. A number of cases relate to Suffolk.
An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Hepworth Taxation Records
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
A list of Suffolk householders and the number of hearths they possessed.
Hepworth Land & Property Records
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted. Covers various years.
Hepworth Directories & Gazetteers
A directory of settlements in Suffolk detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
Descriptions of physical and geological landmarks, a listing of government offices and descriptions of the villages & parishes, including a list of the private Descriptions of physical and geological landmarks, a listing of government offices and descriptions of the villages & parishes, including a list of the private residents..
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
Hepworth Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Suffolk's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Browsable images of booklets containing transcriptions of hundreds-of-thousands of gravestones and other memorials. Maps are included to help locate memorials.
Photographs and descriptions of Norfolk's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
An index to vital details engraved on over 5,000 gravestones and other monuments across the county of Norfolk.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Hepworth Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Hepworth Histories & Books
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Describes the parishes in the three hundreds of Wangford, Mutford and Lothingland, in the north-east of the county.
Histories of Suffolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.
Histories of Norfolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.
Photographs and images of churches in Suffolk.
Hepworth School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Hepworth Occupation & Business Records
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the south of England.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Thousands of profiles of Norfolk pubs, arranged by location. Contains photographs, names of licensees or landlords, architectural details, name changes, historical extracts and more.
An introduction to smuggling on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.
Profiles and photographs of steam, water and windmills in the county.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Hepworth
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Pedigrees of Norfolk gentry families, including descriptions of their arms. This volume also includes a number of transcripts of wills, inquisitions post mortems and other records.
Pedigrees of Norfolk gentry families, including descriptions of their arms.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
Hepworth Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and descriptions of Suffolk's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Pedigrees of Norfolk gentry families, including descriptions of their arms. This volume also includes a number of transcripts of wills, inquisitions post mortems and other records.
Pedigrees of Norfolk gentry families, including descriptions of their arms.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Hepworth Church Records
Histories of Suffolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.
Histories of Norfolk's parish churches, illustrated with a plethora of photographs.
A map delineating parishes in the county of Norfolk.
Browsable images of summaries of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Browsable images of copies of Norfolk parish registers that were sent to the Bishop of Norfolk.
Biographical Directories Covering Hepworth
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Hepworth Maps
A collection of maps plotting the counties of Essex and Suffolk, and some of their settlements.
Digital images of maps covering the county.
A map delineating parishes in the county of Norfolk.
An online application that allows you to browse several types of maps, including tithe maps, enclosure maps and aerial photography.
A map charting settlements, streets, rivers, natural features etc.
Hepworth Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
HEPWORTH is a parish and scattered village 8 ½ miles north-west from Firiningham station on the Ipswich and Norwich section of the Great Eastern railway, and 11 ½ north-east from Bury St. Edmunds, in the North Western division of the county, Blackbourn hundred and petty sessional division, Thetford union and county court district, Blackburne rural deanery, archdeaconry of Sudbury and diocese of Ely. The church of St. Peter, standing on high ground, is an ancient structure of rubble stone, chiefly in the Early English style, with a thatched roof, was burned down on Easter Monday, 1898, but has been rebuilt so far as possible in the style of the former church, and consists of chancel, nave, south porch and a western tower containing a clock and 5 bells: the new nave has a double hammer-beam roof of English oak, and the chancel is paved with black and white marble: the font cover, which is of oak, carved with niches for figures, was restored in 1872. The restoration of the church was completed in September, 1899, at a cost of about £2,300. The register dates from the year 1688. The living is a discharged rectory, net yearly value £380, including 40 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Kang's College, Cambridge, and held since 1883 by the Rev. William Charles Green MA. late fellow of that college. There is a Primitive Methodist chapel. The charities consist of about 44 acres of land and some cottages, the net proceeds of which amount to about £50 yearly, which sum is now (1900) under the direction of the Charity Commissioners divided in moieties between the church and fuel for the poor. There is also a fuel allotment of 14 acres, the proceeds of which are also expended in coed for the poor. Hepworth House, a substantial mansion of red brick, is the seat of Thomas Tindal Methold esq. B.A., J.P. The trustees of the late Sir Thomas Thornhill bart. of Pakenham, who are lords of the manor of Reves Hall, Master Stephens, Thomas Tindal Methold esq. and the Bury St. Edmunds Guildhall feoffees are the principal landowners. The soil is generally heavy; subsoil, clay, some portion mixed. The crops are on the four-course system. The area is 1,691 acres; rateable value, £2,121; the population in 1891 was 439.
National School (mixed), erected in 1852 & enlarged in 1896, with residence for the mistress, for 120 children; average attendance, 58.
Most Common Surnames in Hepworth
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Blackbourn Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holden | 44 | 1:12 | 14.57% | 231 |
| 2 | Francis | 28 | 1:19 | 5.51% | 104 |
| 3 | Stevens | 25 | 1:21 | 10.73% | 316 |
| 4 | Anniss | 22 | 1:24 | 81.48% | 1,975 |
| 5 | Beals | 20 | 1:27 | 83.33% | 2,116 |
| 6 | Baker | 17 | 1:31 | 1.03% | 9 |
| 6 | Seaman | 17 | 1:31 | 8.33% | 363 |
| 8 | Smith | 15 | 1:35 | 0.20% | 1 |
| 9 | Clarke | 14 | 1:38 | 0.57% | 3 |
| 10 | Hunt | 11 | 1:48 | 1.11% | 26 |
| 10 | Blake | 11 | 1:48 | 3.36% | 205 |
| 10 | Lucas | 11 | 1:48 | 5.82% | 398 |
| 10 | Goodman | 11 | 1:48 | 25.00% | 1,403 |
| 14 | Farrow | 10 | 1:53 | 1.43% | 61 |
| 14 | Hennell | 10 | 1:53 | 100.00% | 3,464 |
| 16 | Self | 9 | 1:59 | 2.35% | 159 |
| 17 | Cotton | 8 | 1:66 | 3.70% | 336 |
| 17 | Colbey | 8 | 1:66 | 44.44% | 2,498 |
| 17 | Wolno | 8 | 1:66 | 30.77% | 2,023 |
| 20 | Howell | 7 | 1:76 | 3.68% | 397 |
| 20 | Sparks | 7 | 1:76 | 8.86% | 920 |
| 20 | Wales | 7 | 1:76 | 8.33% | 870 |
| 20 | Kerry | 7 | 1:76 | 2.79% | 286 |
| 20 | Hatten | 7 | 1:76 | 21.21% | 1,731 |
| 25 | Johnson | 6 | 1:88 | 0.74% | 41 |
| 25 | Gray | 6 | 1:88 | 1.37% | 128 |
| 25 | Rogers | 6 | 1:88 | 1.28% | 119 |
| 25 | Gardner | 6 | 1:88 | 2.99% | 370 |
| 25 | Grimwood | 6 | 1:88 | 1.01% | 78 |
| 25 | Hailes | 6 | 1:88 | 18.18% | 1,731 |
| 25 | Windard | 6 | 1:88 | 85.71% | 4,408 |
| 32 | Green | 5 | 1:106 | 0.33% | 11 |
| 32 | Harris | 5 | 1:106 | 1.64% | 230 |
| 32 | Page | 5 | 1:106 | 0.50% | 25 |
| 32 | Read | 5 | 1:106 | 0.48% | 24 |
| 32 | Glover | 5 | 1:106 | 19.23% | 2,023 |
| 32 | Garrad | 5 | 1:106 | 20.00% | 2,072 |
| 32 | Nights | 5 | 1:106 | 83.33% | 4,877 |
| 39 | Ward | 4 | 1:133 | 0.32% | 14 |
| 39 | Peck | 4 | 1:133 | 0.52% | 50 |
| 39 | Callow | 4 | 1:133 | 10.26% | 1,525 |
| 39 | Notley | 4 | 1:133 | 5.41% | 969 |
| 39 | Golson | 4 | 1:133 | 40.00% | 3,464 |
| 39 | Gudgon | 4 | 1:133 | 100.00% | 6,084 |
| 39 | Steggels | 4 | 1:133 | 80.00% | 5,441 |
| 46 | Payne | 3 | 1:177 | 0.56% | 95 |
| 46 | Hawkins | 3 | 1:177 | 1.76% | 443 |
| 46 | Gates | 3 | 1:177 | 4.55% | 1,056 |
| 46 | Claxton | 3 | 1:177 | 3.13% | 776 |
| 46 | Garrod | 3 | 1:177 | 0.52% | 83 |
| 46 | Moyes | 3 | 1:177 | 3.53% | 861 |
| 46 | Allum | 3 | 1:177 | 2.44% | 606 |
| 46 | Annis | 3 | 1:177 | 21.43% | 2,863 |
| 46 | Stanard | 3 | 1:177 | 8.82% | 1,694 |
| 46 | Earn | 3 | 1:177 | 100.00% | 6,900 |
| 56 | Baxter | 2 | 1:265 | 0.43% | 120 |
| 56 | Briggs | 2 | 1:265 | 1.09% | 411 |
| 56 | French | 2 | 1:265 | 0.80% | 286 |
| 56 | Fish | 2 | 1:265 | 1.71% | 633 |
| 56 | Good | 2 | 1:265 | 1.40% | 528 |
| 56 | Hand | 2 | 1:265 | 100.00% | 7,894 |
| 56 | Dykes | 2 | 1:265 | 3.08% | 1,073 |
| 56 | Ruddock | 2 | 1:265 | 1.35% | 509 |
| 56 | Filby | 2 | 1:265 | 2.82% | 1,008 |
| 56 | Woodard | 2 | 1:265 | 1.40% | 528 |
| 56 | Combs | 2 | 1:265 | 50.00% | 6,084 |
| 56 | Rainbird | 2 | 1:265 | 3.77% | 1,243 |
| 56 | Balaam | 2 | 1:265 | 1.16% | 440 |
| 56 | Battey | 2 | 1:265 | 20.00% | 3,464 |
| 56 | Hensby | 2 | 1:265 | 3.57% | 1,196 |
| 56 | Beds | 2 | 1:265 | 100.00% | 7,894 |
| 72 | Taylor | 1 | 1:530 | 0.05% | 7 |
| 72 | Wright | 1 | 1:530 | 0.05% | 4 |
| 72 | Harrison | 1 | 1:530 | 0.42% | 308 |
| 72 | West | 1 | 1:530 | 0.40% | 290 |
| 72 | Matthews | 1 | 1:530 | 0.59% | 449 |
| 72 | Hart | 1 | 1:530 | 0.13% | 53 |
| 72 | Davidson | 1 | 1:530 | 2.78% | 1,620 |
| 72 | Frost | 1 | 1:530 | 0.09% | 20 |
| 72 | Goodwin | 1 | 1:530 | 0.25% | 149 |
| 72 | Coleman | 1 | 1:530 | 0.22% | 120 |
| 72 | Steel | 1 | 1:530 | 0.85% | 633 |
| 72 | Manning | 1 | 1:530 | 0.15% | 70 |
| 72 | Crook | 1 | 1:530 | 6.67% | 2,754 |
| 72 | Nunn | 1 | 1:530 | 0.07% | 12 |
| 72 | Wiseman | 1 | 1:530 | 0.53% | 404 |
| 72 | Bean | 1 | 1:530 | 0.88% | 658 |
| 72 | Buckle | 1 | 1:530 | 0.34% | 234 |
| 72 | Gooch | 1 | 1:530 | 0.18% | 89 |
| 72 | Molyneux | 1 | 1:530 | 25.00% | 6,084 |
| 72 | Calver | 1 | 1:530 | 0.24% | 145 |
| 72 | Fincham | 1 | 1:530 | 0.91% | 682 |
| 72 | Gross | 1 | 1:530 | 1.69% | 1,158 |
| 72 | Capp | 1 | 1:530 | 1.89% | 1,243 |
| 72 | Malt | 1 | 1:530 | 14.29% | 4,408 |
| 72 | Anscomb | 1 | 1:530 | 100.00% | 9,362 |
| 72 | Clears | 1 | 1:530 | 4.17% | 2,116 |
| 72 | Nelthorp | 1 | 1:530 | 50.00% | 7,894 |