PRs of St Michael at Thorn - Do they exist

[suelaw1954]

Hi all,
Does anyone know whether the original parish registers of St Michael at Thorn still exist?

The set offered by the Norfolk Record Office only contains 7 fiche (typical Norwich parish is 20+). Latter Day Saints have films of the Archdeacon's transcripts, plus some 19th century banns. Were they destroyed when the church was bombed?

Sue

[Hollander]

Hi Sue,

According to the Norfolk R.O. site the original registers were destroyed during WWII.

[coombs]

The best thing to do is to stick to looking at the Archdeacons Transcripts.

[suelaw1954]

Thanks for the info. Thank goodness for BTs & ATs.

Sue

[coombs]

BTs and ATs are good where the originals dont survive. It does say in a genealogy book of mine that if the originals dont survive dont despair as you can consult BTs and ATs.

[suelaw1954]

Yes, I've done that for Brighton, Sussex. Burials 1680-1700 are missing or damaged in the original registers, but the BTs are fine. The only problem is that the entries are sometimes abbreviated (much less detail).

Sue

[fred59]

Try here, they are only Banns from 1833 to 1909, well worth a look if you need other parish's though....

http://pilot.familysearch.org