Guidelines for Detailing Members' Interests

Each quarter the family surnames being researched by new members are published in The Norfolk Ancestor and the names that you list will appear, together with your name and address, in the issue following your joining date. The surnames and only your membership number will appear on the Norfolk Family History Society's website.

The following information aims to provide assistance with completion of the Members Interest form.

Members Interests (PDF document)

SURNAME

The surname you are researching - NOT an individual.

      Eg: SMITH       meaning SMITH but not including SMYTH
          BROWN(E)    meaning BROWN or BROWNE
          DAVIS, etc  meaning DAVIS and all spelling variants.

COUNTY

This means you are restricting your researches of the surname given to a particular county or country. For counties, please use the Chapman Codes. These apply to the county names before re-organisation in 1974, with the boundaries as they were in about 1880. If you wish to specify a country, use England (ENG), Scotland (SCT), Wales (WLS), Ireland (IRL) or All Countries (ALL). For other countries, please use the lettering used on international car plates. If you are not restricting your researches to any one geographical region then enter ALL.

      Eg: NFK  meaning your interest is in NORFOLK only
          LND  meaning your interest is in the CITY OF LONDON only
          ENG  meaning your interest is in ENGLAND only
          B    meaning your interest is in BELGIUM only.

AREA

This means you are further restricting your researches to part of the aforementioned county/country.
- For counties other than Norfolk enter N, NW, SE, etc. as appropriate.
- Norfolk has been divided into seven areas which are illustrated on a map and detailed with the Norfolk hundreds and boroughs below.

      Eg: ENG NW  meaning NORTH WEST counties of ENGLAND
          AUS SE  meaning SOUTH EAST AUSTRALIA
          SFK N   meaning NORTH SUFFOLK
          NFK YM  meaning GT YARMOUTH AND DISTRICT
          NFK CN  meaning CENTRAL NORFOLK
          NFK     meaning all of NORFOLK.

PERIOD

This means you are further restricting your research of the given surname in the given geographical area to a particular time.

      Eg: NFK NC 16c-19c   meaning NORWICH AND DISTRICT 1501-1900
          BRK    PRE 1760  meaning ALL BERKSHIRE before the year 1760
          DUR E  c1720     meaning EAST DURHAM around the year 1720
          SCT N  1820-1850 meaning NORTH SCOTLAND between 1820 and 1850
          LIN    POST 1680 meaning ALL LINCOLNSHIRE after the year 1680
          ALL    ALL       meaning no restriction on time or place.

Key to Areas

Please use these Area Codes on your membership form:

	
		Central          CN
		North East       NE
		North West       NW
		Norwich Area     NC
		South East       SE
		South West       SW
		Yarmouth Area    YM

The Norfolk hundreds and boroughs are shown below, with their area codes. There is also a list of places with their hundreds and area codes.

NORFOLK HUNDRED

		Blofield         NC   Flegg West           YM   Holt        NE
		Brothercross     NW   Forehoe              NC   Humbleyard  NC
		Clackclose       SW   Freebridge Lynn      NW   Launditch   CN
		Clavering        SE   Freebridge Marshland NW   Loddon      SE
		Depwade          SE   Gallow               NW   Mitford     CN
		Diss             SE   Greenhoe North       NW   Shropham    SW
		Earsham          SE   Greenhoe South       SW   Smithdon    NW
	    Erpingham North  NE   Grimshoe             SW   Taverham    NC
		Erpingham South  NE   Guiltcross           SW   Tunstead    NE
		Eynsford         CN   Happing              NE   Walsham     YM
		Flegg East       YM   Henstead             NC   Wayland     SW

NORFOLK BOROUGHS

		Lynn        NW
		Norwich     NC
		Thetford    SW
	    Yarmouth    YM