Great Ellingham born Harriet Leeder was a grocery dealer living in Long Street during the 1860s with her parents, William and Frances Leeder. Court Appearance In the August of 1864, Harriet Leeder, described as a flour seller, appeared before the Magistrates at the East Harling Petty Sessions charged with having an incorrect flour scale in…
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‘Keen Agriculturalist’ dies aged 84
The Norwich Mercury of 21st October 1905 reported on the funeral which had taken place at the Parish Church in Great Ellingham of Mr Henry Colman. It was reported that Henry Colman was a keen agriculturalist and that he regularly attended Norwich Market. His last trip to the market was earlier in the month after…
A Fishy Tale
At the Petty Sessions held at East Harling in the May of 1880, labourer James Halls of Little Ellingham received a prison sentence of 14 days with hard labour for the theft of fish. The Norfolk Chronicle and Norwich Gazette of the 15th May, 1880 reported on the case. Halls was found guilty of stealing…
Theodosia Morley, Landlady of the Queen’s Head
According to Norfolk Pubs website, Theodosia Morley became the Landlady at the Queen’s Head Public House at Great Ellingham around 1865. White’s Directory of 1864 lists her husband, Samuel Morley, at a Beerhouse in Great Ellingham. I think the ‘Beerhouse’ is most likely the Queen’s Head. Samuel and Theodosia Morley The 1861 census captures the…
Robert Le Grice’s Effects For Auction
Auction The Norfolk News of 17th September, 1864, announced the forthcoming Auction taking place at twelve o’clock on Monday, September 26th, 1864 in Great Ellingham. The Auction would include the live and dead farming stock, household furniture and other effects belonging to the late Robert Le Grice. Amongst these items were two tumbrils, a road…
April Fool’s Prank?
The Norwich Mercury of April 12th, 1905 reported on the case of the theft of a hen heard recently at the East Harling Petty Sessions. George Anderson of Great Ellingham was charged with stealing a hen belonging to farmer Josiah Carter at Great Ellingham on the 1st April. Given the date of the alleged offence,…
WANTED: Respectable Housekeeper
1905 Advertisement for Housekeeper An advertisement for a ‘housekeeper to a working man’ appeared in the ‘Wanted’ section of the Norwich Mercury of 25th February, 1905. It was stated that the housekeeper should be around the age of 30, respectable and preference would be given to applicant’s with small dairy experience. I wonder how many…
1685: Anthony Beales sells his Windmill to John Browne
Since the 1600s, Great Ellingham has had at least three windmills. The tower of the brick built Windmill, which was erected in the late 1840s, is still visible in the village today. The Statement of Claims for the Great Ellingham Inclosure (c.1800), referred to a decayed Mill on land occupied by John and Elizabeth Turner….
John Bartram Bound Over to Keep the Peace for Six Months
Court Case The Norfolk News of 1st April 1876, reported on a case heard at the East Harling Petty Sessions on the previous Tuesday. John Bartram described as a farmer of Great Ellingham was charged with using threatening language to William Myhill. Myhill was also a farmer of Great Ellingham. Bartram was bound over in…
The Porch at the Church of St James appointed as the place for the Payment of Legacies
In his will dated December 13th, 1779, yeoman Isaac Eke of Great Ellingham appointed the porch at the Parish Church of Great Ellingham to be the place for the payments to be made of the legacies which he mentions in his will. Widower Isaac Eke was buried in the churchyard at Great Ellingham on February…