Timber Hill, Great Ellingham. Postcard Carol Ewin Auction at the Griffin Inn, Attleborough The property included in Lot 3 at the Auction being held at the Griffin Inn, Attleborough on Thursday September 13th, 1860, comprised “a substantially built and old-established Blacksmith’s Shop with dwellinghouse, yard and outbuildings” in Great Ellingham. The premises were said to…
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Robert Beales, son of Philip and Sarah
Great Ellingham Parish Church Baptism Philip Beales and his wife Sarah brought their infant son Robert for baptism at Great Ellingham Parish Church on December 4th, 1831. 1841 at Bow Street Around 9 years later, the census of 1841 finds 9 year old Robert Bales (Beales) with his parents, elder siblings James aged 15, George…
A Difficult Year for John Green of the Curriers Arms in 1866
Illustration by Christine Fuller Fire at the barn of the Curriers Arms On a Tuesday evening in the October of 1866, a fire broke out in the barn at the Curriers Arms. The landlord, Mr John Green, had left his home at the Curriers Arms to visit a friend shortly before Mr Green’s daughter discovered…
Samuel & Sarah Pygall
The headstone for Samuel Pygall and his wife Sarah in the Churchyard at Great Ellingham. Corresponding burial entries for this couple appear in the Great Ellingham Parish Registers. 57 year old Samuel Pygall was buried on December 13th, 1817. His wife Sarah survived him by thirty years and was buried on January 30th, 1848, aged…