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Category: Wells

William Wells steals John Yeoman’s Trousers!

Posted on February 1, 2025January 31, 2025 by Heather Etteridge

Illustration Christine Fuller The Norfolk Chronicle published on Saturday 9th April 1853, included a report of some of the recent cases heard at the Norfolk Quarter Sessions at The Shirehall in Norwich. Amongst the defendants is 18 year old William Wells. Wells had been lodging with Robert Rose in Great Ellingham along with fellow lodger…

Thomas Rix buried in the Grave of his first Wife

Posted on October 1, 2024December 13, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

White House Farm, Long Street, Great EllinghamCourtesy Justin Wilkins From Great Dunham to Great Ellingham It may well have been around 1839 that Thomas and Elizabeth Rix moved from Great Dunham to Great Ellingham. Thomas Rix purchased White House Farm, which included several acres of arable land. Marriage Prior to moving to the village, Thomas…

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