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Waters -- Dennington Genealogy
1. The family of William Waters and Joan Dennington. They had five children.
2. William Leonard Waters b. 9 Jun 1918 Beccles Suffolk
m. 5 Mar 1939 Beccles
d. 7 Aug 1996 Beccles
Bill was a signalman for British Rail for 40 years. He served with the British
Army in WW2 in the 31st Field Regiment, 4th Indian Division, in the signal
corps.
3. Joan May Dennington
b. 1 May 1918 Wheatacre Norfolk England
m. 5 Mar 1939
Beccles
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d. 24 May 2005
Beccles
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Obituary for Beccles and Bungay Journal Joan May Waters nee Dennington 1918-2005 On May 24 2005 Joan May Waters passed away peacefully in her sleep in Beccles Memorial Hospital at the age of 87.She was predeceased by her husband William (Bill) Leonard Waters in 1996, and also by her sister Margaret Shaw and brother Alan Dennington. She leaves to mourn her sisters Evelyn, husband Arthur, Simmonds; Vera, husband John, Sayer and her brother Malcolm Dennington. Joan and Bill leave to mourn their children, Terence, wife Nancy and family, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Julian, wife June and family from Kenton, Devon; John and family from Shaddingfield; Verena, husband Merlin and family from Eye; Robert, wife Cheryl and family from Brampton. In total Joan had eighteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren now living in Canada and England. The funeral Service for Joan will be at St. Peter’s, Brampton at 2:30 pm on Tuesday 7 June 2005. In lieu of flowers the family requests that you make a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Eulogy written by Terry: Joan was born in Wheatacre, Norfolk on May 1 1918. She grew up in Beccles in a family of five and married her school sweetheart Bill at St. Michaels on March 5 1939. He was conscripted almost immediately to the BEF and went to France only to be evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. He then went to North Africa with the Eighth Army. He was away for almost six years so Joan was essentially a single Mum living at home with her parents with two rowdy boys all that time. Her goal in those years was to make sure that, after John joined Julian and me, that we all had a chance for a good education in post war Beccles. That came true when we passed the 11+ and went to the Sir John Leman School and later when we were very fortunate to become the first in the Waters family to attend University. We were followed by Verena who arrived just before the Coronation. Bob arrived while I was in London, making five of us. Raising a family of five and getting them through secondary education on a low budget took a lot of persistence and creative effort in England in those days, but Mum was equal to the task and we are all grateful. The family moved to Walton-on-Naze in 1960, and then Colchester, Wivenhoe, Pakefield, Oulton Broad and finally back to Beccles. Mum supported Bill as he was transferred around British Rail and she set up house for the family with lots of enthusiasm wherever we were. She worked hard with whatever we had and we can tell you we never suffered from malnutrition or lack of attention. For instance, she looked after Nancy and me in the summer of 1963 when Rosemary was born, and also took Bob and Cheryl under her wing when they were starting out in the 80’s. She helped everyone in their turn. She and Dad made several trips to Canada to visit our family, while we were moving from project to project, and she repeated lots of stories to all of us of her adventures. She took great pride and interest in all her 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren and kept a detailed calendar of all their birthdays and anniversaries. Up till this past Christmas everyone in her family of 37 got a card from Mum, sometimes with a poem. Joan wrote poetry, much of which was published in the Waveney Magazine in Beccles. When she was 80 a group of us from Canada took her for a trip on the Broads after the family party. Her eldest grandchild Rowen, known to her as Rosemary, has written a poem in her remembrance on behalf of the family which will now be read by Nancy:
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Rowen
sent this poem. She shared a cabin with her Grandma on the cruiser.Terry and I went to Joan Waters
funeral on June 7th.![Description: Description: C:\Users\Waters\Documents\reid_waters\gen\MCj01042280000[1].gif](MCj01042280000%5b1%5d.gif)
Ode to
Grandma
Your stories flowed
like a river
that time on the Broads
I swear you kept us
anchored with
words alone
we didn’t drown
like Great Aunt Vera said
We kept afloat
we
docked at a bluebell
wood and you remembered
bluebell woods
past
And dreams of
living by the sea
we hiked all over
the countryside
you were so happy
“I’m eighty”! you
told the passersby
and at night
you told me stories
of war and peace
until I pretended
to sleep
Grandma,
your stories and
poetry, your love and laughter,
your flights of fancy, will
always be part of the river
that is our lives
ever flowing
ever loving to that faraway
beautiful
sea.
We love you always
4. Albert Edward
Waters b. 3 May
1884 Beccles
m. 26 Dec 1907 Beccles
d.
26 Mar 1972 Beccles
Albert
spent all his working life at the Engineering firm of Elliot and Garrod and retired as
a foreman at the age of 70. He was active in the Methodist Church and a keen
bird fancier, winning many competitions with his canaries.
5. Eva
Bowes
b. 1 April 1887 Loddon
Norfolk
d. 4 Dec 1966 Beccles
Eva
and Albert had five children:
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Muriel Eva |
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Winifred Ellen (Freda) |
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William Leonard |
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Edward |
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Photo of
Albert Edward Waters about 1915
Photo of Eva Bowes Waters with
Edward Jr. 1922
Photo of Albert and Eva with Edward
and William 1927
Photo of Winnifred
and Herbert Ward about 1940
Photo of Eva Bowes and Albert
Waters 1962
Photo of Edward Waters about 1944
6. Alfred Arthur Dennington
b. 26 Jan 1885 Beccles
m.
1916 Beccles
d.
1962 Beccles
Alfred
was a railroader, working on construction and maintenance. During WW1 he was in
the British Army with the East Surreys. A Sergent, he
was wounded three times and discharged Feb 1919.
7. Edith Annie
Spence b. 26 Dec
1890 Flixton Suffolk
m. 1916
Beccles
d. 9 May 1972 Saxmundham Suffolk
Alfred Dennington and Edith Spence had six children:
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Joan May |
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Malcolm |
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Margaret |
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Vera |
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Alan |
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Evelyn |
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Edith
lived with her daughters Joan and then Margaret after Alf died.
8. William George
Waters b. 20 Dec 1868 Ringsfield
Suffolk
m. 16 Oct 1882 Beccles
d.
1924 Beccles
William
was a municipal worker for Beccles Town Council. One
of his duties was to supervise the Bathing Place on the River Waveney.
9. Emily Gunns
b.
1860 Strumpshaw
Norfolk
m. 16 Oct 1882 Beccles
d.
1940 Beccles
Emily
and William had five children:
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Albert Edward |
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Sarah E |
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William Burgoyne |
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Leonard George |
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Horace
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They had a house in Puddingmoor in Beccles where
Emily grew a fine orchard from seeds. Some of the apple trees were still there in
2000. William died as a result of gassing in WW1.
10. Robert
Bowes
b.
1855 Loddon
Norfolk
m. 14Apr 1879 Beccles
d.
1901 Beccles
Robert
was artistic, a musician, sign writer and painter.
11. Mary Elizabeth
Leman b.
1854 Loddon
m. 1879
Beccles
d. 1923
Beccles
Mary
Elizabeth and Robert had three children:
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Frederick |
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Winnifred |
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Eva was the only one to marry. Fred and Winnie lived together
for years. Fred was an excellent pianist and played for the silent movies as
well as in The Fleece Inn, even when he became blind later in life. Mary was a
twin.
Photo of Winnifred Bowes about 1926
12. Alfred Dennington
b.
1861 Beccles
m.
1882 Beccles
d.
1916 Beccles
Alfred
was a General Labourer for the Town Council.
13. Una
Tuffs
b. Aug 4 1859 Kirby Cane
m.
1882 Beccles
d.
Una was a Printer's Folder at Clowes and boarded with the Denningtons.
Una and Alfred had eight children:
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Ernest |
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Alfred Arthur |
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Elizabeth |
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Una |
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Charles |
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Arthur |
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Ena |
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Arthur Ernest served with the Navy, HMS Barham, in WWW 1 and died of TB a bachelor.
Charles served with the Kings Own Rifles and later played prof football in goal for
Una lived with her daughter's family
Nessie in the USA and died there.
14. Arthur Richard Spence b. 18
Jan
1863
Blundeston Suffolk
m.
19 Mar 1884 Sotterley
Suffolk
d.
1952
Burgh St. Peter Norfolk
Arthur
had a large family. He fed and clothed them by moving from estate to estate
where he was able to hold positions as Steward and Chauffeur and was able to
grow a lot of his own food. He served at Flixton, Blundeston and Wheatacre Halls.
He could play the fiddle and was always the heart and soul of a family
gathering.
Note: Alan Spence wrote to
me in his Christmas Letter December 2009: P.S. A little
anecdote from Grandad Arthur, as told to my Dad.
When he was farm steward, he received an invoice from a blacksmith, who could
read and write , but only in a
A SHOEIN' ON
'IM
1 6
AN' A TEARKIN' ON 'IM HOME AGIN. 6
Sum 26
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Anna Elizabeth Delf
b. 19 Apr 1864
Henstead Suffolk
m. 19 Mar 1884 Sotterley
d.
1939 Burgh St Peter
Anna
and Arthur had at least 22 children:
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Florence May was the eldest b. 1885 |
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Winnifred Elizabeth |
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Alice Mary |
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Edith Annie, |
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Winnifred Harriet |
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Ethel Matilda |
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Lillian Lavinia |
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Frances Marion ten girls before a boy |
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William George |
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Arthur Victor |
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Dorothy Helen |
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Daisy Margaret |
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Ruth Hilda |
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Ada Louise |
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Ivy Irene |
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Kathleen Elizabeth |
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John Alfred Malcolm |
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Frederick Charles the youngest born 1910 |
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Many
died in infancy and were not named. Sixteen became adults.
16. George
Waters
b. 18 Mar
1829 Beccles
m. 13 Mar 1859 Worlingham,
Suffolk
d. 1 June 1905
Beccles
George
was an Aggie and a railway platelayer.
17. Hannah Turrell b.
1821 Shipmeadow,
Suffolk
m. 13 Mar 1859 Worlingham
d.
1888 Beccles
Hannah
and George had four children:
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William George |
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Sarah |
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Hannah
was a nurse and servant.
18. Horace Gunns
b.
1833 Ashby, Norfolk
m.
Reedham,
m.
Reedham, Norfolk
d.
22 Jun 1919 Reedham
Horace
was a police constable. He was also a census taker, as his clear handwriting
can be seen on the 1871 Census record for Strumpshaw.
He had married twice, all the children appear to be with his first wife Sarah
Ann Harrison. His second wife was Lydia Harrison, they
are believed to be sisters
19. Sarah Ann
Harrison b.
m.
1856
d.
before 1871
Sarah
Ann and Horace had six children:
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Emily |
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Leonard |
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Ellen |
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Mary Anne |
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Lydia,
Horace's second wife was born in 1830 in Laxbrook,
Norfolk and died at Reedham August 16 1912
20. Robert
Bowes
b. 22
Feb 1829 Elsing,
m.
15 Sep 1851 Lyng,
d.
Robert
was a Police Officer. In 1881 the family lived at Brockdish,
Norfolk
m. 15 Sep 1851
Lyng,
d.
Emily
and Robert had at least three children:
Anna Maria
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Robert |
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Ernest |
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22. William
Leman b. 12
June
1814 Loddon,
Norfolk
m. 23 Jan
1838 Loddon
d.
16 March 1896 Loddon
William
was a harness maker and lived all his life in Loddon.
23. Mary
Rudd b.
1815 Thelverton,
Norfolk
m.
23
Jan 1838
d.
1902 Loddon
William
and Mary had nine children:
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William |
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Edward |
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Alexander |
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Frederick |
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Frederick |
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Lucy Amelia twin |
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William |
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Sarah Ann |
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24. Clement Dennington
b.
July
28
1821 Beccles,
m. April
1844 Beccles
d.
Clement
was an agricultural labourer and Corporation Foreman in Beccles.
He lived most of his life on Ingate Street
25. Elizabeth Oxborough
b.
November 25 1823 Beccles
m. April
1844
d.
November 16 1903 Beccles
Clement
and Elizabeth had nine children, all born in Beccles:
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Hannah |
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Harriet, |
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Maria J |
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Elizabeth |
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Clement C ( who was the fourth generation Clement and died a bachelor) |
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Stephen |
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Alfred |
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Albert |
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Ernest |
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26. George
Tuffs b.
1841 Kirby Cane, Norfolk
27. Unknown
28. William
Spence b.
July
2
1827 Great
m.
1850 Gillingham, Norfolk
d. April
23
1908 Blundeston,
Suffolk
William
was an agricultural labourer. His father is unknown and he retained his
mother's surname. His birthplace has not been confirmed although the Census
records Gt Yarmouth.
29. Mary Sturman
b.
October
3
1828 Gillingham,
m.
1850 Gillingham, Norfolk
d. April
29
1905 Blundeston,
Suffolk
Mary
and William had eight children. The family lived at Blundeston
Hall
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Elizabeth |
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Susan |
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Alice |
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William |
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Arthur Richard |
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George F |
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Mary |
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their lives where it is believed William
worked at the Blundeston Hall estate.
30. George Delf
b.
February
28
m.
December 25
1863 Sotterley,
d.
1914
George
was a fisherman and agricultural labourer at Sotterley
Hall.
31. Harriet
Manning b. November
16
1841 Sotterley,
m. December 25
1863 Sotterley,
d.
1914
Harriet
and George had eight children,
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Harriet |
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Florence Mary |
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George William |
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Elizabeth Sarah |
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Emma |
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Frederick |
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Alice Dot |
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32. John
Waters b.
about 1773
m. July
3
1809 Barnby,
d. January
15
1834 Beccles,
The
birthplace and parents of John have not yet been determined. Latest research
suggests a birthplace in Norfolk probably baptized at St. Nicholas in Great
Yarmouth. John was an agricultural labourer. This may have been John's second
marriage.
33. Mary Anne Clarke b. May
5
1787 Barnby,
Suffolk
m. July
3
1809 Barnby
d. February 8
1872 Beccles,
Suffolk
Mary
Anne and John had at least eight children.
Mary Anne supported herself as a laundress after John died and then
moved in with her daughter Charlotte.
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Mary Ann, |
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William |
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John |
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Maria |
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George |
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34. Isaac Turrell
b.
about
1779 Barsham,
m.
d.
Isaac
was an agricultural labourer.
35. Sarah
Rivet b.
about
1780 Shipmeadow,
m.
d.
Sarah and Isaac had three children, Jemimah,
William and Hannah. Hannah was recorded as a nurse in the 1851 Census.
36. William Gunns
b.
about
1795 Loddon,
37.
Elizabeth b.
about 1796
Claxton,
Elizabeth
and William had at least four children, William, Richard, Jeremiah and Horace.
38. Unknown
39. Unknown
40. John Bowes b. 7nov
1804 Lyng,
m. 13 Oct 1828 Elsing
d. 1 Mar 1855 Lyng
41. Eleanour
Plummer
b. 1809
m 13 Oct 1828 Elsing
d 4 Jul 1847
John and Eleanour had at least 12 children all born
in Elsing. the last recorded
was George and not baptized. Eleanour likely died in
childbirth at 38
In 1851 the surviving
family was living at The Common. John was an aggie.
Robert, Mary Anne,
Caroline, Rebecca, John, Matthew, Mary Anne, Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Matilda,
George Edgar, George
42. Unknown
43. Unknown
44. William Lemon
b. about
1767 Loddon,
m. September
23 1805 Loddon
d. November
7 1839
Loddon
William's
name was recorded as Leman and Lemon. He was a shopkeeper in 1814 in Loddon.
45. Anne (License) b.
about
1774
m. September 23 1805 Loddon
d. December 31 1840 Loddon
Anne's
birthplace and name are not known , she and William
had at least five children, John, John, Elizabeth Ann, William
and Mary Ann.
46. Zachariah Rudd b.
about
1778 Thelverton,
Father of Mary.
47. Unknown
48. Clement Dennington b.
September 9 1781 Metfield,
m. October
5 1809 Beccles,
d.
1854 Beccles
Clement
was an Agricultural labourer. the family lived in Ingate Beccles.
49. Margaret Barber b.
January 18
1789 Ilketshall St. Andrew,
m. October 5
1809 Beccles, Suffolk
Margaret
and Clement had ten children, Phoebe, Mary Ann, William, Louisa, Sarah,
Clement, John, Robert, Maria and
Margaret.
50. Unknown
51. Unknown
52. Unknown
53. Unknown
54. Unknown
55. Unknown
56. Unknown
57. Winnifred Spence b.
September 17
1800 Blundeston,
m. April
25
1830 Blundeston
d. April
14
1875 Blundeston
Winnifred's son William was
born in 1827, father unknown, William kept the name Spence. She married
Clarence Moore in 1830 and they had eight children, Emma, Elizabeth,, Harriet, James, Samuel, Hannah, George and Caroline.
Clarence died in 1849 when he was 45.
58. Jerimiah
Sturman b. December
11
1803 Gillingham,
m.
1823
59.
Muriel
b.
about
1805 Shipmeadow,
Muriel
and Jerimiah were the parents of Mary.
60. George Townrow
61. Frances Delf
b.
about
1820 Sotterley,
m.
about 1823
Frances
apparently had George and John before her marriage to Robert Smith.
George's
father was recorded as George Townrow but he kept the
name Delf. The Smiths had three children, Frances,
Robert and Ann.
62. William
Manning b. July
30
1815
m. October
20
1839 Wrentham, Suffolk
63. Elizabeth Norman b.
about
1816
William
and Elizabeth were the parents of Harriet.
64, 65 Unknown
66. John
Clarke m. March 31
1778 Barnby,
67. Sarah Algar
m as above
Sarah
and John had nine children, Sarah, John, George, James, Robert, William, Mary
Ann, Rachel and Judith.
John was an agricultural labourer.
68 Unknown
80 Matthew Bowes b. 3 Mar 1771 Lyng, Norfolk
m. 28 Oct 1795 East Dereham,
d. 27 April 1844 Gressenhall
Union Workhouse
81
Mary Johnson b.
1768 East Dereham
m. 28 Oct 1795 East Dereham
d. 29 April 1832 Lyng
Matthew and Mary had at
least eight children all born in Lyng; Lucy, Maria
Anne, Elizabeth, Lucy, William, John, Matthew and Caroline. Matthew was an
Aggie. The Workhouse is now the Norfolk Rural Life Museum and a farm worked
with 19 century equipment and horses
96. Clement Dennington b.
about
1757
m. August 6
1779 Metfield,
d.
1813 Wrentham, Suffolk
Clement
was an agricultural labourer. His birthplace and parents are being researched.
97. Sarah Keable
b. May
31
1758 Cratfield,
m. August
6
1779 Metfield
d. December 27
1823 Wrentham
Sarah
and Clement had nine children, Elizabeth, Clement, Samuel, Hannah, Julia, John,
Robert, Cabel and Mary.
98-159 Unknown
160.
Thomas Bowes b. 15 Jul 1721 Lyng,
m. 13 Jan 1751 Elsing
d. 1783
161. Mary
Knites ,
widow d.16 Oct 1758
Thomas and Mary had at
least two children born in Elsing, John and Mary
Frances
Smith
b. 1736
d. 9 Oct 1816
Thomas and his second wife
Frances had at least two children born in Lyng;
William and Matthew
320.
Thomas Bowes b. 27 Oct 1695 Lyng, Norfolk
321.
Amy
d. 21 Apr 1760 Lyng
Thomas and Amy had at least
three children born in Lyng; Amy, Thomas, Lucy
640.
Thomas Bowes b. 14 Mar 1658 Lyng, Norfolk
641.
Elizabeth
d. 27 Oct 1710 Lyng
Thomas and Elizabeth had at
least nine children born in Lyng; John, Elizabeth,
Thomas, James, Gyles, Susanna, Susan, Susanna, James
1280.
Simon Bowes/Boughs m. 1644 Lyng,
Norfolk
1281. Amy
Richardson
Simon and Amy had at least
five children born in Lyng; Simon, Thomas, Richard,
Thomas and John
Family
Legend from David Fox, grandson of Doris Bowes. " all the Bowes
in Elsing and Lyng are
descended from three brothers who walked from Yorkshire to
Rowen
wrote this poem to celebrate Terry’s 70th birthday
To Dad - on his 70th Birthday
The Bird-Word Man's Dream
You are a Bird-Word Man
seeing the puzzle
words and patterns fly
like birds across paper
You identify
solve
the word game
Bird's Name?
You mystify your family
with questions unanswered
until next week's paper
You are a Jocular-Oculist
using binoculars
seeing eagles
cresting and sailing
the jet stream
a Bird-Word Man's dream
casting
a celestial spell
a bird-word game
asking Why?
With
riddling wings against
deep blue truth
leaving questions unanswered
and a
mystified sky
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