Extract from an 18th century Map. Stalland and Bush Green Commons, Great Ellingham. Original held at Norfolk Record Office. Catalgoue Ref NRO, MC 2213/116. With kind permission of NRO The above extract from an eighteenth century map, shows the position of a house (or rather a cottage) with a barn, yard and garden at Bush…
Category: Occupations
Two Houses, Baking Office, Yard & Garden
Widow Mary Barnard’s Claim Amongst widow Mary Barnard’s claim to the Commissioners for the Inclosures of Great Ellingham in 1799, was: One cottage occupied by James Webster and William Barnard and One Messuage occupied by John Wilkins and Sarah Coe I believe that the messuage (i.e. a dwellinghouse, outbuildings and land), was at that time…
Two Cottages on the road from Great Ellingham to Hingham
Extract from 1802 Map of Great Ellingham. Original held at Norfolk Record Office. Russell James Colman Plans. Cat. Ref. C/Ca 1/84. With kind permission of NRO Cottages Occupied by Charles Thilthorpe & John Fox Amongst the five properties included in her claim to the Commissioners relating to the Great Ellingham Inclosures of 1799, widow Mary…
Chequers Public House
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Chequers Public House was owned by Mary Warren. Mary also occupied the Chequers her husband, William Warren. An Abstract of Title (extracts of deeds) refer to William Warren as a victualler (a person licensed to sell alcohol) of Great Ellingham. Accordingly, I think it is reasonable to…
John Barnard
In his will dated 1st August, 1777, John Barnard of Great Ellingham describes himself as a carpenter. Four years before making his will, John married Mary Mead in the Church of St James, Great Ellingham on the 22nd October, 1773. Mary Mead was a spinster of the parish of Eye in Suffolk, and John Barnard…
Properties Owned by Mary Warren
Extract from 1802 Map of Great Ellingham. Original held at Norfolk Record Office. Russell James Colman Plans. Cat. Ref. C/Ca 1/84. With kind permission of NRO Properties in Chequers Lane and Church Street At the turn of the nineteenth century, Mary Warren owned five houses and land in Great Ellingham. These properties were in what…
Assault by Knocking off a Hat!
Great Ellingham farmer, William Robert Wick Green, appeared before the Magistrates at East Harling in the July of 1869. James Tennant, a miller’s clerk of East Harling, charged William Green with assaulting him by knocking off his hat at Attleborough on the 21st June. Green told the court that he “did it as a joke…
A Drunk & Disorderly Shepherd
Herbert Morter, a shepherd, of Great Ellingham appeared before the Magistrates at East Harling at the beginning of October, 1908. Herbert was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 5th October. He was convicted and fined 10/- (ten shillings) with costs of 4/-, with 10 days imprisonment in default of payment. The 1901 census…
The Whittred Family of Long Street
A Particular Survey of the Parish of Great Ellingham 1817-1819, reveal that John Whittred was the owner and occupier of a House, Barn, Stable, Yard and Garden, as well as numerous parcels of land in Great Ellingham. I know from an earlier Particulars & Valuation undertaken by the Commissioners for the Great Ellingham Inclosures c.1800,…
Cemetery Farm
Appearing in the edition of the Eastern Daily Press of the 7th September, 1948, was the notice of a forthcoming Auction of a ‘very desirable small farm’ in Great Ellingham. ‘The Cemetery Farm’ was said to comprise of a comfortable farmhouse which had two sitting rooms and five bedrooms. It also had a substantial range…