Extract from 1906 Ordnance Survey Map. Second Edition. Surveyed in 1881. Revised 1904 ‘Home Farm’ is one of Great Ellingham’s most delightful historical houses. Located in Long Street, its origins go back several centuries. However, I do not know when it was built. Having said that, I know that it was in existence in 1734…
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Great Ellingham Primitive Methodist Chapel
Postcard Ewin Family Collection A Primitive Methodist Chapel was built in Great Ellingham in 1843. Although the Great Ellingham Tithe Map of 16th December 1843, lists the Baptist Chapel in Long Street, it does not list the Primitive Methodist Chapel in Church Street. However it may be that the associated survey to the Tithe Map…
1972 Village Playing Fields Committee’s Fete raises £160
Illustration Christine Fuller The following article was published in the Diss Express on Friday 4th August, 1972: After a wet morning on Saturday, the Playing Fields Committee at Great Ellingham were pleased to see their work blessed by a sunny afternoon for the fete.The fete was opened by Mr H. J. Underwood, chairman of the…
Joseph Warren is the next custodian of Cemetery Farm
Extract from 1906 Ordnance Survey Map. Second Edition. Surveyed in 1881. Revised 1904 In 1862, 31 year old Joseph Warren inherited two farms in Great Ellingham. The farms had belonged to John Whittred, his late maternal grandfather. The larger of the two farms, later known as Cemetery Farm (today Home Farm), was purchased by John…
Mrs Mary Louisa Limmer, native of Great Ellingham
I find it fascinating (but I guess it’s not unusual) just how many ‘Great Ellingham families’ link. These connections are, of course, usually by marriage. The following report was published in the Diss Express on Friday 12th May 1933: DICKLEBURGHDEATHOne of the most respected inhabitants of the village has passed away in the person of…
Hannah Carter and her Illegitimate Children
Many family histories will include children born ‘out of wedlock’. However, do we consider the attitudes of others towards the mothers, and whether the illegitimate births impacted on their future as well as the future of their children? Robert & Sarah Carter Church of St James, Great Ellingham On the 24th September, 1826, Stow Bedon…
James & Elizabeth Turner’s Final Resting Place
Memorial to James Turner died 30 October 1789 & his wife Elizabeth who died 12 March 1776 age 42 years. Great Ellingham Churchyard On the 3rd November, 1789, widower James Turner was buried in the churchyard of St James’s Church, Great Ellingham. He had outlived his wife Elizabeth by some 13 years. James & Elizabeth…
Jeffrey Towler ‘in Perfect Good Health & Sound Mind”
On the 3rd October, 1820, Jeffrey Towler, a yeoman, of Great Ellingham signed his last will and testament. Robert Sheldrake, Elizabeth Yeoman and John Steel all witnessed his signature. Jeffrey was 67 years old. The will tells us that at the time Jeffrey made his will, he was “in perfect good health and of sound…
John Whittred buys Brooke’s Farm
It was around 1812 that John Whittred purchased a modest farm in Long Street from John Wiggett. The premises comprised a house with a barn, stable, yard and garden. The purchase also included some 30 acres of land. Much later, this farm became known as Cemetery Farm and, in more recent times, Home Farm. However…
Fete held in the Grounds of Hall Farm
Illustration Christine Fuller The following report was published in the Yarmouth Independent on Saturday 28th June 1930: FINE PARISH EFFORTFor the Recreation Ground at Great EllinghamThe grounds at the Hall Farm, Great Ellingham, lent by Mr T.F. Palmer, provided a charming setting on Wednesday for a fete for a recreation ground. The event was organised…