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Sextons and Vergers, from Kelly's 1900 Directory of Norfolk
- Sexton
- A church lay officer, whose duties include the digging of graves, the care of the churchyard, and often the care, cleaning, etc, of the church building, church vessels and vestments.
- Verger
- An attendant in church, whose duties include carrying a mace before church dignitaries, and often the care of the interior of the church building.
Note that in this directory, only 130 places had a sexton or verger shown. This does not necessarily mean that all the other places did not have a person undertaking either role, simply that no one was shown by name.
There were two lady sextons, at Frenze and Rackheath.
Copyright © Pat Newby
May 1999.
Sextons and Vergers from Kelly's 1900 Directory of Norfolk
This list was extracted by (and is copyright ©) Richard Johns
1998.
Vergers Mayes Herbert Fundenhall Temple William Sandringham Sexton and Verger Baker William Deopham Sextons Aldis George Framingham Earl Alison Arthur Scarning Allard Edward Trimingham Bailey William Hethel Banham Edward Caston Banham Frederick Newton Flotman Barber Alfred Hales Bardwell Thomas Poringland Baxter Benjamin Limpenhoe Bidewell George Carleton Forehoe Bird Edward Stanfield Blackwood William Wiveton Bloomfield Walter Garboldisham Blyth Frederick Wramplingham Bobbin Robert Great Ringstead Boldry Harry John Methwold Browne Thomas Fundenhall Brunson John Ridlington Bunn James Quidenham Bunn James East Wretham Burrows George Felthorpe Burton Charles Crostwight Bush Charles Wroxham Bywater James Fincham Cable Benjamin Aylmerton Canham Joseph Swanton Morley Carter David Wiggenhall St. Germans Chilver Enoch Roydon Chilver Frederick Thorpe Abbotts Clark George Cley Clarke William Kenninghall Clarke Nathan Mundesley Cook William Besthorpe Cook John Threxton Cooke William Bramerton Crane Mrs. Rackheath Cross James Rockland Cross James Stoke Ferry Cross Lacy Yaxham Crowe Henry Gresham Deary Herbert Sea Palling Deary Herbert Waxham Digby William James Buxton Dixon Robert Trunch Doe George Illington Dowling William Harleston Ducker James Shereford Duffield Charles Kelling Duffield James Tottenhill Dye John Mileham Eastoll John Hapton Eavis John Blo' Norton Ellis Oliver Thurton Embling James Wiggenhall St. Mary Emerson George Fulmodeston and Croxton Emms Frederick Dereham Ferguson Alfred Hilgay Francis John Attleborough Frohawk Francis Holme Frosdick Moses Framingham Pigot Fuller James Cockley Cley Gladden Alfred S. Salle Goldhawke James Reymerston Gooderham George Sedgeford Gray Foster Swanton Abbot Green John Filby Greengrass George Burgh St. Peter Grimes Charles Sharrington Groom George Sculthorpe Grower James Tunstead Hall Walter Hockering Hanton William Snetterton Head Robert Geldeston Head William West Lexham Hill Edwin Kettlestone Holmes William Acle Howard William Thornham Ireson William Sparham Kent William Wiggenhall St. Mary Virgin Kisby James Outwell Leeder William Thelveton Maidstone George Great Plumstead Manser George Tibenham Marsters Matthew South Wootton Martin Martin Flordon Mitchell Arthur Reveningham Neal George Downham Neal Henry Letheringsett Neale Edward Heydon Neale George Wood Dalling Neve Jonathan Runhall Neve Oliver Welborne Newell Stephen North Tuddenham Norman George Bedingham Olley William C. Barney Page James Ovington Page Mayes Watlington Palmer George Runham Pardon Robert Lingwood Paul James Hellesdon Peck Edward Stody Plummer Christopher Postwick Read James Tunstall Reeve Robert Oxborough Reeve Mrs. Jane Frenze Roope William Pulham St. Mary Rush John Warham St. Mary Sampson Stephen Hedenham Sare John Hingham Scott William Burlingham St. Edmund Scott Arthur Terrington St. John Secker William Harling Secker Thomas Holme Hale Skillings E. Baconsthorpe Smith Charles Boughton South George Thwaite St. Mary Sutton Sidney Brundall Sutton Henry Weasenham St. Peter Thurston Joseph Cranworth Timbers George Witton Walpole Robert Thrigby Ward Aaron Edward Panxworth Wiley Francis Edingthorpe Winterton Salathiel Terrington St. Clement Wright John William Emneth Wright Walter Waterden Yeoman George Surlingham