Benjamin Munford is listed as a police superintendent in charge of the County Police Station with command of the local force consisting of 16 constables at p. 508-511 of the Swaffham Entry in Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk, in 1883.
The Rev George Munford was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, c1794 and was was vicar of East Winch for a number of years. He was also an amateur botanist and local historian.
One Benjamin Munford is the earliest recorded licensee of the Public House owned by Bell Brewery at Caister on Sea in 1830.
The 1891 Census of Norfolk records families with this surname in no less than 23 villages viz :
Acle, Burgh St Margaret, Cantley, Drayton, East Dereham, Eaton St Andrew, Fersfield, Gorleston (2 Pages), Heigham Norwich (13 Pages), Hellesdon Norwich, Hunstanton, Kings Lynn St Margaret (4 Pages), Martham Roydon (Nr Diss), Shelfanger, St Clement Norwich (3 Pages), St Michael At Thorn (2 Parts), Swaffham, Swannington, Thetford St Cuthbert, Wells, Winfarthing, Wymondham (3 Parts).
Other Census Transcripts for the County in the Yarnouth area may be found here.
The DUNTON cum DOUGHTON ARCHDEACON'S TRANSCRIPT of Burials records Samuel MUNFORD, aged 53 on 7 May 1799 and Sarah MUNFORD, widow buried on 6 Sept 1801. Whilst the list of Baptisms records the birth of their son Robert Munford on 5th Jan 1782 and their daughter Honor Munford in 1786.
A record of Munford Gravestones in Norfolk is available here.
The Rumps family of Flegg Island report inter marriage with the Munford family in Ormesby St. Margaret. Whilst other Munford family members are listed on their own page. The earliest record being a marriage in the village of Oby between Elizabeth Munforde and Thomas Skurry in 1565.
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Paul Munford is the 2nd Team Captain of The Acle Cricket Club.