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Category: Lincoln

A Book Presentation to Lizzie Lincoln in 1898

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

Inscription in a Book Presented to Lizzie Lincoln by Great Ellingham Primitive Methodist Sunday School 1898. Courtesy of Cyril Edwards No doubt, 18 year old Lizzie Lincoln was not the only one to be presented with a book by the Primitive Methodist Sunday School but after some 120 years, I wonder where all the books…

Death of Walter Edward Rivett aged 21 years

Posted on August 6, 2019October 9, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

The Deaths reported in 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. Memorial to Walter Edward Rivett and his brother Ernest William…

The Annual Tea and Social Evening of Great Ellingham Cricket Club

Posted on August 3, 2019July 12, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

Illustration by Christine Fuller The Norwich Mercury of 3rd December 1904, reported on the Cricket Club’s annual tea and social evening held in the Council School in Great Ellingham, on the previous Friday. It was reported that the club had played nine matches of which they had won six, lost two and drawn one. The…

Christmas Chaplin – Charged with being Drunk at the Queen’s Head

Posted on July 29, 2019October 9, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Drunk on Licensed Premises A report of the local petty sessions in the Norfolk News dated December 11th, 1875 referred to the case of Christmas Chaplin, a labourer, of Great Ellingham. Christmas Chaplin was charged with being drunk on 5 November on “the licensed premises of Theodosia Morley at Attleborough“. Theodosia Morley was the licensee…

Auction Sale of Live and Dead Farming Stock of the late Mr William Green

Posted on July 21, 2019October 7, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

The Norfolk News dated 20th September 1873, contained details of an Auction to take place at Great Ellingham on Monday 6th October, 1873. The Auctioneers, Salter & Simpson, would sell the valuable Live & Dead Farming Stock which was the property of the late Mr William Green. The stock included: 15 horses and colts, 5…

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