F W Neeve’s Shop in Church Street. Postcard courtesy of Carol Ewin Frederick Neeve put his shop sign above the door to his premises in Church Street, Great Ellingham, at some point after the census of 1911, but before Kelly’s Directory was published in 1912. The name of Frederick William Neave also appears in Kelly’s…
Category: Shopkeepers
William Rose dies within hours of the 1841 census
Retired shopkeeper, 65 year old William Rose, died in Great Ellingham on the 6th June 1841. He may well have died just a few hours before the National Census which was undertaken that very night. William’s name does not appear on the census. His 60 year old widow, Amelia, is listed in Great Ellingham, together…
James Rose, Grocer & Postmaster
St James Great Ellingham. Postcard Attleborough Heritage Group James son of William & Amelia Rose The son of a shopkeeper, James Rose was baptised in the Church of St James, Great Ellingham on the 18th April, 1809. He was one of at least six children of William and Amelia Rose. His parents had married in…
Grocer & Draper in Church Street
Illustration by Christine Fuller The 1851 census finds single man, 23 year old Charles Hannant as a grocer and draper in Church Street, Great Ellingham. Charles’s father, 51 year old William Hannant, is visiting his son. Although his present home was in Stepney (an area in the East End of London), jeweller William Hannant was…
A G Cracknell’s Shop in Church Street
1954. A G Cracknell’s Shop in Great Ellingham. Photographs courtesy of Diane Davis Arthur George Cracknell purchased this familiar village shop in Church Street, Great Ellingham in the early 1950s. For many years, he ran the general stores with his wife Evelyn, whom he had married in 1924. Their son, Colin, also worked for his…
Auction of the Crown with ‘Good Potential’
1845 Auction Lydia Barnard had been the licensee of the Crown Inn at Great Ellingham for many years prior to the proposed sale of the premises at Auction. The Norwich Mercury of Saturday, September 13th, 1845 included a notice “To Brewers” of the forthcoming Auction by George W Salter of the Leys, Attleburgh. The Auction…
Harriet Leeder, Grocery Dealer
Illustration by Christine Fuller 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…
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
Illustration by Christine Fuller 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 and grocer, Thomas Edwards, with his…