Skip to content

Great Ellingham

One Place Study

Menu
  • Home
  • 1841 Census
  • Gallery
    • Archaeological Finds
    • Nearby Towns & Villages
  • About
  • Disclaimer & Privacy Policy
  • Contact
Menu

Category: Thatchers

Mill House Partly Destroyed by Fire

Posted on December 1, 2019March 12, 2021 by Heather Etteridge

Mill House with the Mill behind. Postcard postmarked 1905. Newspaper Report The Norfolk News of Saturday, 6th August 1904, reported on the fire which occurred at the Mill House at Great Ellingham the previous Thursday. The Mill House, built of clay with a thatched roof with a combined bake-office, was partly destroyed before the arrival…

A Marriage Uniting Two Long-Established Families of the Village

Posted on September 1, 2019January 28, 2021 by Heather Etteridge

The marriage of Francis Houchen and Matilda Dey at the Church of St James Great Ellingham on 5th January 1843, joined together two long- established families of the village of Great Ellingham. Houchen The name Houchen (also found as Howchin, Houchin) appears in the Great Ellingham parish registers from at least 1698, although no entries…

Categories

Archives

©2023 Great Ellingham | Built using WordPress and Responsive Blogily theme by Superb