This page contains some notes on a family whose origins we are researching. Some families we know more about than others, but we hope that by publishing this summary here we can make contact and exchange data with people who can help to complete the picture.
This branch of the West family lived in north Norfolk, although they did not remain in one place. We are interested in the following generations of people who bore this surname:
Edmund West and Winifred Wiggett (married 1673/4)
Wiggett West (c1683 - 1749/50) and Edina Purdy (1690 - 1725)
Edmund West (1719 - 1784) and Jane Graver (c1730 - 1808)
Mary West (1762 - 1851) and Thomas Larkman (1765 - 1788)
Our earliest information comes from the parishes of Morston, near Blakeney, and Sharrington, west of Holt. Wiggett West was married and buried in Hempstead, also near Holt. His son Edmund West was married and buried in Whitwell, near Reepham. Mary West was baptised and married in Whitwell, and remained in the Reepham area. We also know a little about Edina Purdy and Thomas Larkman.
Some of the names above are linked to the corresponding record in the on-line family tree. When you click on a link, the linked record will be displayed in a separate window. There you can see the family relationships as we understand them, together with notes on what we have found in parish registers, census returns and other records.
Please contact Chris and Linda Warren if you have a connection with these families