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Thorne & Leverington in Norwich
A partnership of furniture makers is documented through press advertisements and occupational references.
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Early modern period
Documentary content associated with this classification.
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Beginning of the surviving baptism and burial registers
The catalogued parish registers begin in 1558 for baptisms and burials.
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Beginning of the catalogued marriage registers
The surviving series of parish marriage registers begins in 1565.
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The surname is present in Norwich
Occupational and municipal sources document the name in urban trades and offices.
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Leverington Hall — List Entry 1125948
Grade I listing, dating and heritage references relating to Leverington Hall.
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Parish registers for Leverington, 1558–1876
Catalogue of baptisms, burials and marriages microfilmed from the originals.
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Norwich furniture makers — Robert Leverington
Thorne & Leverington and the 18th-century furniture trade in Norwich.
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A Rich History
Institutional history of the Roxborough cemetery and its association with the Levering family.
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Wills, taxes and land: finding inhabitants beyond the registers
Wills, tax rolls, manorial archives and maps help distinguish namesakes and reconstruct the Leverington neighbourhood.
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Leverinton, Levrington, Leveryngton: following a name whose spelling changes
Leverinton, Levrington and Leveryngton may open new lines of enquiry. Here is how to search these forms while ruling out misleading associations.