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Disorderly Conduct at the Chequers Inn

Posted on November 1, 2019October 9, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Illustration by Christine Fuller Before the Magistrates A night of disorderly conduct at the Chequers Inn on the 29th May, 1866 resulted in the appearance before the Magistrates at East Harling of the Landlord and some of his customers. John Brown, the Landlord, was fined £2 and costs of 14s for permitting disorderly conduct at…

Charles Carter, Fishmonger at Town Green

Posted on November 1, 2019October 9, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Town Green Long Street approaching Town Green. Postcard courtesy of Carol Ewin In 1851, the inhabitants of Great Ellingham could buy their fish from Charles Carter living in an area known as Town Green. 32 year old Charles and his wife Lucy, were one of at least 37 households at Town Green at that time….

Fined for Allowing Horses to Stray on the Highway

Posted on September 1, 2019October 9, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Illustration by Christine Fuller 1883 Court Appearance The Norfolk Chronicle & Norwich Gazette of August 4th, 1883 reported on the case of James Carter, a farmer, of Great Ellingham. Carter appeared before the Magistrates at East Harling on July 30th. He was charged with allowing two horses to stray on the highway. He was found…

The Barnard Family of Bury Hall

Posted on September 1, 2019October 9, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Bury Hall Bury Hall, Great Ellingham. Courtesy of Emma Wilson Bury (or Bury’s) Hall is one of the oldest properties in Great Ellingham. Members of the Barnard family have lived at Bury Hall since at least 1780, but possibly much earlier. There are entries for the Barnard family in the Great Ellingham Parish Registers from…

John & Frances Flegg of Town Green

Posted on August 7, 2019October 9, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Headstone for Frances & John Flegg in Great Ellingham Churchyard Who were John & Frances Flegg? Corresponding burials for John Flegg and his wife Frances appear in the Great Ellingham Burial Registers. Frances Flegg was buried on June 15th, 1848 aged 77 years and John Flegg nearly two years later on April 8th, 1850 aged…

James Carter & Mary Ann Barnard

Posted on July 29, 2019October 8, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Headstone for James Carter and wife Mary Ann in the churchyard at Great Ellingham Marriage The marriage of James Carter and Mary Barnard took place in the Parish Church of Great Ellingham on November 28th, 1837. Registration In July of that year, the compulsory registration of births, marriages and deaths was introduced. Accordingly, the couple…

The Inhabitants of Chequers Lane – 1861 to 1911

Posted on July 28, 2019October 9, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Postcard of Chequers Lane. Courtesy of Carol Ewin 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…

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