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Elsing| Reepham| Booton| East Dereham| North Elmham| Cawston| Taverham| Scarning
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Occupations in Great Witchingham
I have found out that my great, great, great grandfather, William Brigham was a baker at Great Witchingham (1841 census). My other GGG grandfather, James Smith, was a miller.
James Smith's son, Frederick, was the grocer/draper/flower seller (1871 census).
William's grandson, Frederick, became the rate collector, coal and oil merchant by 1896.
Would love to find any pictures of the area.
The Bawdeswell Plane Crash, The Willows And The Rectory.
Although I was just a little lad I can remember seeing the smoking debris of All Saints Church after the Mosquito crashed on it.
I was staying in "The Willows" which is opposite the church with my mum, my sisters, my cousins and my aunts, who were all evacuees from London. It was a miracle that the plane never hit the house.
Next to the Willows was a corrugated iron building and I remember that there were a lot of cars and lorries that seemed to be stored there. I remember how dark it was in The Willows but my mum told me later that it was because there was no electricity, just oil lamps. My mum bless her is still going strong at 96 years of age. Her name is Hannah, her sisters were Nellie and Kate, perhaps somebody in Bawdeswell will remember them. My cousins who stayed in Bawdeswell were Maureen Goddard, Bryan Donaghue, Kathleen Donaghue, Patricia Donaghue and my sisters Sheila and Veronica.
We... Read more
HALL of Reepham
My HALL connection from East Yorkshire to Norfolk comes from my 2 x Grandfather Robert Hall born Hackford 1847 to Thomas Hall and Dorothy Mary Ann Juby. Robert's siblings were Jeremiah 1839, Amelia Sarah Ann 1841, John 1844, George 1845 and Joseph 1849.
Jeremiah married in Cowbit, Lincs 1868 then returned to Reepham on 1871 census. Still looking for details of Amelia, John and Joseph.
George married Maryann Sarah Beckerton 4 children then Anna Eliza Fuller 17 children, lived at WORLDS END COTTAGE, Reepham.
Also Thomas's father also Thomas born Guestwick and married Mary Taylor (Felthorpe) at Guestwick 1802.
Robert was on 1861 census at Foulsham with his mother, John and Joseph.
His mother Dorothy MA (Widow) remarried 1863 to John English at Reepham. Robert married Ellen St Paul of Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire 1868, where they lived until their deaths.
Do you have any of these in your Family History, if so please contact me. intelligentwend@hotmail.com
Thankyou Wendy
Alfred Roberts
My memories of Booton are from 40 years ago. My grandfather lived in a lovely council house there. I remember playing in the garden mostly...full of fruit trees and bushes! I lived in a city (Lincoln) so loved getting to Booton to the fresh air. My grandfather used to look after the graveyard at St. Michael's for many years and he is buried there. I believe his mum and dad ran a shop in Booton but I think they died before I was born. My father Brian Roberts, his brothers Bernard, Neville, Geoffrey and sister Christine all lived there before moving away to other parts of Norfolk or Lincoln.
Bird Family
Hello My name is Chris Dann I am a direct decendant of Frank Gilbert Bird of Honingham, England and I am looking for decendants of his brothers and sisters. Frank had an older brother named Charles Edward Bird born in 1893, a younger brother named Cyril Victor Bird born in 1900 and a younger sister named Olive born in 1892. Olive married a Stanley Shickle and they lived in East Dereham. Frank also had a younger sister named Kathleen born in 1904, Harvey George born in 1906, Eric Perival 1908 and Melville Eve born in 1910. The family grew up at Tollgate Farm and sometime after the 1901 census the name of the farm was changed to the Grange Farm.
If you are a decendant of any of these people I would like to talk to you and both get and give an update on our family history. I look forword to talking to you.
The Wrong Bank.
I can remember an amusing incident when I was about 4 years old. We lived in the heart of the country, there was no such thing as TV, radio or telephone, not much at all in the way of communication with the outside world, so unlike children of today, I was pretty naive. But I had heard someone mention something about putting money in the bank. Why such a subject had been raised in our house I have no idea, as we were very poor, perhaps it was just wishful thinking Anyway, having heard about this banking I decided it seemed like a good thing to do, so I emptied Mother's purse, though I am certain there would have been very little in it, toddled off along the lane to what I probably thought was the ideal spot, dug a little hole and buried all Mum's wealth in the BANK. How was I to nnow there was more than one type of bank? I cannot actually remember the outcome but I... Read more
Sunday School
I can remember when I was 10 years old, walking down this road with another boy of the same age, his name was Arthur Bean and we were from the children's home on the Norwich road, the home was called Garfield House. I believe it is still there. We were both very happy on this particular Sunday afternoon, as we were allowed to be out by ourselves for the first time. After leaving Sunday School it took us what seemed like for ever to get home, but we had a wonderful time. Oh and by the way, we were punished for being late home. David Leeder.
