I'm looking back in the 16th century as well. Many parish records are to be found digitised by the LDS Family History web sites however many were lost as a result of the English civil war and commonwealth (1642-ca 1660). Other parishes appear to have been slow to start recording and their registers only start in the late 16th century. Ned Ramm -----Original Message----- From: Stephanie Ray Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 3:49 PM To: norfolk@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFK] State of Norfolk PRs Hi, everybody: I'm trying to track an ancestor that left England in the early 17th century (probably a dissenter). I haven't been able to find him in the IGI, FMP, or ancestry. The odds are good that he was born Norfolk*, however (circa 1599), and was wondering if anyone had any comments in general about the availability of Norfolk parish registers... has there been any bombing, fires, neglect, etc. that would substantially affect it? Thank you, Stephanie Guild of One Name Studies #5587 Cobb, Cobbe, etc. * He went to Jamestown, Virginia, along with Henry Spelman of Congham, John Rolfe of Heacham, and Edward Waters of King's Lynn.

A good source for the Norfolk Parish registers that are extant is the National Index to Parish Registers, published by the Society of Genalogists in London.It covers the counties of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk. I am sure this can be accessed somewhere. Most libraries have it. My copy was printed in 1983 and some registers have been recovered since then, but it still gives you a good indication of what is available. The NRO has a listing of their holdings on their site. Honor Vanc,.Island.