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…
Category: Shopkeepers
Sarah Smith, Shopkeeper, of Great Ellingham dies in 1784
We may think it unusual today to see an item of clothing or bedding mentioned as a legacy in a will, unless, of course, it was of some sentimental value. However, in 1784 when Sarah Smith, a shopkeeper of Great Ellingham, made her will, it was not unsual for wearing apparel and household goods to…
Licence to Sell Sweets!
Grocer & Draper, William Bennett Chesterfield born William Adam Bennett was one of at least three grocers and drapers living and trading in Church Street, Great Ellingham in 1871. The census captures 38 year old William Bennett with his wife Anne Mary and children Elizabeth 9, Isabella 7 and three year old Felix in Church…
Court Appearance for Shopkeeper, Thomas Edwards
On 11th November 1857, the Magistrates at East Harling Petty Sessions convicted Thomas Edwards of Great Ellingham of having in his shop a light weight. He was fined 5s with 11s costs. Where was Thomas Edward’s Shop? The 1851 census captures 30 year old labourer grocer, Thomas Edwards, with his 28 year old wife Hannah…
E E Everett – Seller of Horniman’s Tea in 1900
The Norwich Mercury of Wednesday July 11th 1900 included an advertisement for Horniman’s Tea. The advert included a list of traders in the Norfolk area who sold the tea in their stores. Amongst the traders was the name ‘Everett’ a Grocer of Great Ellingham. 1901 census – Church Street Shops The 1901 census shows there…
Cottages opposite Mr Neave’s Shop in Church Street Burnt to the Ground
1903: Report of the Fire in the Eastern Daily Press According to the report appearing in the Eastern Daily Press on Tuesday, March 10th, 1903, a fire completely destroyed two uninhabited thatched cottages in Great Ellingham. The two cottages were said to be opposite Mr Neave’s shop. The fire occurred just before 10 o’clock when…
Death of Walter Edward Rivett aged 21 years
The Deaths reported in the the Norfolk Chronicle & Norwich Gazette of 21st April, 1894, include the death at Great Ellingham of Walter Edward Rivett son of Frederick and the late Mary Ann Rivett “surviving his mother only a few days”. He was 21 years old. I found a corresponding headstone for Walter in the…
Sale of Premises adjoining the Crown Inn
Auction 13th August 1868 Amongst the properties being auctioned by Messrs Standley & Sons at the Crown Inn, Attleburgh (Attleborough) on Thursday 13th August 1868, were premises adjoining the Crown Inn in Great Ellingham. The premises were described as a freehold cottage and shop with stable, hayloft, other buildings and garden occupied by James Dye….
The Inhabitants of Chequers Lane – 1861 to 1911
Although the Chequers Inn is mentioned in the census returns of 1841 and 1851, it is not until the census of 1861 that the name Chequers (or Chequer) Lane appears. It is therefore difficult to establish how many households were living in what we know today as Chequers Lane in 1841 and 1851. Further, whilst…
Mrs Lydia Barnard – Grocer & Draper
Great Ellingham had at least one grocer and draper’s shop in 1715. A notice for the letting of a grocer and draper’s shop situate ‘near the Church’ appeared on page 3 of the Norfolk Chronicle of Saturday 3 September 1785. The shop had been a grocer and draper’s establishment for upwards of 70 years. The…