Attleborough County Court – August 1861 The Norfolk News of the 10th August, 1861, published a report of a recent case at the Attleborough County Court. The case centred around an action brought by Mark Hart, a higgler, of Great Ellingham against John Wade, an innkeeper, of Little Ellingham. Hart was seeking to recover £8…
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Couple from Great Ellingham marry at the Primitive Methodist Chapel in Rocklands
The Chapel Rocklands. Drawn by Jane Dove. Courtesy Carol Ewin The edition of the Norfolk News dated January 20th, 1877, reported that a marriage between William Hart and Emma Elizabeth Tufts had taken place at the Primitive Methodist Chapel in Rocklands on the 17th January. Both William and Emma were said to be of Great…
Higgler, Mark Hart, of Great Ellingham Bankrupt in 1862
Bankruptcy The issue of the London Gazette of 28th January, 1862, referred to a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy filed in the County Court at Attleborough on 23rd January 1862 whereby Mark Hart, a higgler (an itinerant dealer) of Great Ellingham, was adjudged bankrupt. The first meeting of the creditors was to be held at…