Frances Ann Witchingham (1773-1847). My 5th great-grandmother. Witchingham is a reasonably common surname in Norfolk and probably derives from the village of Witchingham, north-west of Norwich. Over time the name has been spelled in a variety of ways including Wychingham, Wichinham, Withingham and even Wichengim. I do have concerns about the Witchingham tree below. Some […]
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Hannah Holsworth and my other Holsworth ancestors
Hannah Holsworth (1791-1879). My 4th great-grandmother. Holsworth is a fairly common surname in Norfolk. Hannah, my 4th great-grandmother, came from the village of Salhouse and was the first by this name to join my family tree. She was born on 12 January 1791 to Thomas Holsworth and Ann Parfrey (see below) and was baptised in […]
Elizabeth Wetherill (1713-1799?) – businesswoman of Norwich
Elizabeth Wetherill (1713-1799?) and Edward Peterson (1714?-1783). My 7th great-grand aunt and uncle. Elizabeth was baptised on 1 February 1713 at St Nicholas’s Church in Great Yarmouth, her parents being schoolteacher Thomas Wetherill and Mary Corpe. Her brother William Wetherill’s will refers to her as Elizabeth Peterson and mentions her children but I’ve not found […]
Thomas Goughty (1778-1857)
Thomas Goughty (1778-1857). My 5th great uncle. Thomas was born in 1778 and baptised at St Swithin’s Church in Frettenham, Norfolk, on 11 October that year. His parents were Charles Goulty and Elizabeth Quantrel. He grew up in the village and at some point met Sarah Russell, who came from Crostwick, Norfolk, a short way […]
Frederick Green (1840-1892)
Frederick Green (1840-1892). My 3rd great-grand uncle. Frederick was born to parents William Green and Willoughby Staff and baptised on 28 September 1840 at St Nicholas’s Church in Great Yarmouth. He’s recorded as living in the town with his parents in the 1841 and 1851 censuses. However, he then disappears from the records. It’s not […]
Frederick Elijah Wetherill (1814-1906)
Frederick Elijah Wetherill (1814-1906).My 4th great-grand uncle. Frederick was born on 30 July 1814 and baptised at St John Timberhill, Norwich, Norfolk, a day later – his parents were Thomas Wetherill and Rebecca Brooks. As a child he grew up mainly in the city with his family but followed them when they moved to the […]
Sarah Rose and my other Rose ancestors
Sarah Rose (1817-1886).My 3rd great-grandmother. Rose is a common surname in Norfolk, which is where my branch of the family come from. The first of the Roses to join the family tree was Sarah, who married William Stoliday/Stolliday in 1835. Sarah was born in 1817 to farmer Robert Rose and his wife Hannah Holsworth (see […]
Harriet Wetherall (1801-1859) – married a leading artist
Harriet Wetherill (1801-1859) and Thomas Lound (1801-1861).My 5th great-grand aunt and uncle. Harriet was born on 11 June 1801 and baptised on the 16th at St Nicholas’s Church in Great Yarmouth. Her parents were James Wetherill and Mary Proctor. She grew up in the coastal town without knowing her father, who’d died just weeks before […]
Henry Goulty (1804-1876) – American farmer
Henry Goulty (1804-1876) and Mary Mortar (1804-1866). My 3rd great-grand uncle and aunt. Henry Goulty was born on the 22 May 1804 and baptised on the 27th at St Fabian & St Sebastian Church in Woodbastwick, Norfolk. His parents were Charles Goulty and Rebecca Lock. He grew up in the village and married Mary Mortar at […]
John Stoliday (1817-1896), his wife Catherine and the courts
John Stoliday (1817-1896). My 3rd great-grand uncle. John Stoliday was born on 25 April 1817 and baptised on 8 June at All Saints’ Church in Rackheath, Norfolk, to parents James Stoliday and Mary Gay. John grew up with his parents and siblings in and around Rackheath and his father, like most men in the area, […]
Charles Goulty (1842-1882) and his brushes with the law
Charles Goulty (1842-1882). My 2nd great-grand uncle. Charles was the eldest son of James Goulty and Mary Ann Pilgrim and was baptised on 24 July 1842 at St Mary at Coslany Church in Norwich, Norfolk. A note on the register says the family were visiting the parish at the time of the baptism and noted that […]