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Ferrier of Great Yarmouth and Hemsby, family and genealogical papers
Catalogue reference: MC 268
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This record is about the Ferrier of Great Yarmouth and Hemsby, family and genealogical papers dating from 14th century-20th century.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MC 268
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ferrier of Great Yarmouth and Hemsby, family and genealogical papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 14th century-20th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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These papers were collected by Richard F.E. and John A.H. Ferrier in the course of their genealogical researches. As well as family documents (some inherited from Judith Ferrier of Hemsby) they include a number of deeds bought from dealers and probably also papers which passed to R.F.E. Ferrier as a solicitor at Great Yarmouth.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>Further Ferrier documents were received in 1986 from Mr. R.C. Ferrier (see MC 161). They included Great Yarmouth deeds of 1397 and Richard Ferrier's diary of 1687.</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Norfolk Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <famname>Ferrier family of Great Yarmouth and Hemsby, Norfolk</famname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 326 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Records Received by Norfolk Record Office on 2 May 1990
(MS 23004)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Ferrier family came to Yarmouth from Norwich in the mid 16th century and its history is set out in the introduction to R.F.E. and J.A.H. Ferrier's edition of the travel diary of 1687 of Major Richard Ferrier in Camden Miscellany vol. ix. 1894.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a93d9c82-9a41-4e42-a140-9ffdca8a7f5f/
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Ferrier of Great Yarmouth and Hemsby, family and genealogical papers