Inclosure Statement of Claims Listed at No.7 of the Statement of Claims for the Great Ellingham Inclosure of c.1800, is Nathaniel Hawkes. Nathaniel claimed one cottage and one acre of land which he occupied. He also claimed various rights on the Commons and Waste Lands in Great Ellingham which included rights of Common and Pasture….
Great Ellingham Beneficent Society formed October 1876
A branch of the Universal Beneficent Society was formed in Great Ellingham on the 3rd October, 1876. The Patron was the Marquess Townshend. The object of the society is to relieve the poor and needy in the parish of Great Ellingham. With a membership fee payable, there would also be a one shilling entrance fee…
The Barnard Family of Bury Hall
Bury Hall Bury Hall, Great Ellingham. Courtesy of Emma Wilson Bury (or Bury’s) Hall is one of the oldest properties in Great Ellingham. Members of the Barnard family have lived at Bury Hall since at least 1780, but possibly much earlier. There are entries for the Barnard family in the Great Ellingham Parish Registers from…
Cottages opposite Mr Neave’s Shop in Church Street Burnt to the Ground in 1903
Report of the Fire in the Eastern Daily Press According to the report appearing in the Eastern Daily Press on Tuesday, March 10th, 1903, a fire completely destroyed two uninhabited thatched cottages in Great Ellingham. The two cottages were said to be opposite Mr Neave’s shop. The fire occurred just before 10 o’clock when the…
Robert & Sarah Simmons of Pen Hill
Notice to Creditors or Debtors of the late Robert Simmons Benjamin Barnard of Great Ellingham, the Executor of the late Robert Simmons, also of Great Ellingham, placed a Notice in the Norfolk Chronicle of 2nd April, 1859. The Notice requested that all persons owing money to, or are owed money by, the late Robert Simmons…
Auction of an”Old-Established Blacksmith’s Shop”
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…
The Intemperance of the Skipper Brothers
Illustration by Christine Fuller Appearance before the Magistrates in 1881 The Norwich Mercury of 25th June 1881, published a report of recent cases heard at the East Harling Petty Sessions. The defendants included brothers Abraham and Jeremiah Skipper from Great Ellingham. The men were “charged upon the information of Superintendent Starke with being drunk on…
Sale by Auction of Cottages in Bow Street in 1874
Illustration by Christine Fuller The Norwich Mercury dated 29th August 1874, contained a notice of a sale of property by Public Auction. The auction lots would include cottages in Bow Street, Great Ellingham. The Auction would be held at the New Inn (now the Royal Hotel) in Attleborough, at four o’clock sharp, on the 3rd…
Joseph & Mary Eke’s Hingham Road Thatched Cottage
Eke’s Cottage in Hingham Road which was much later the home of Joseph & Susanna Dye.Photograph taken before 1942.Courtesy Bryan Dye Property owned by Mary Eke 18th Century hand drawn maps show pieces of land owned by Mary Eke. One piece of land (on which a building is indicated), lies on the right hand side…
Thomas Johnson, a Victim of Smallpox
Illustration by Christine Fuller Thomas Johnson was buried at the Parish Church of Great Ellingham on January 23rd 1746/7. He most likely died of smallpox. An entry in the accounts in the Great Ellingham Town Book for the year 1746/7, appears as follows: “Paid to Isaac Meek for Nursing Thomas Johnson in small pox“. The…