Robert Marsh Minns and Mary Kett

Ruins of St Bartholomew, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk

Robert Marsh Minns (b. 1776), son of David Minns and Hannah Marsh, married Mary Kett on 19 Oct 1801 at St Bartholomew's, the Parish Church for Heigham, Norfolk. Mary Kett, baptised here at St Bartholomew's on 1 Oct 1780, was the daughter of Hannah Kett and, just in case there was any doubt, the record of Mary's baptism states that she was 'Baseborn' (illegitimate). 

(Wonder if they were related to Robert Kett, leader of Kett's Rebellion.)

Robert and Mary also wasted no time in starting a family:

1. Robert Marsh Minns b. 1 Apr 1802, bap. 4 Apr 1802
2. Mary Ann Minns b. 17 Jan 1805, bap. 20 Jan 1805
3. John Minns b. 19 Jul 1807 and bap. 19 Jul 1807
4. Ann Minns b. 14 Sep 1810, bap. 16 Sep 1810
5. Hannah Minns bap. 24 Jan 1813
6. David Minns b. 22 Jun 1815, bap. 25 Jun 1815
7. Elizabeth Minns b. 29 Mar 1818 and bap. 29 Mar 1818
8. Harriet Minns b. 15 Feb 1824 and bap. 15 Feb 1824

Several of the baptism records, which all took place at St Bartholomew's, Heigham, list Robert's occupation as Husbandman. On Harriet's baptism, her father is listed as David Minns, but I'm certain this is an error. The record also clearly lists her mother, and specifies her as the former Mary Kett.

In 1829, Mary Minns (née Kett) died, aged 49. She was buried on 17 Jun 1829 in the churchyard at St Bartholomew's, Heigham. (The church was destroyed by German bombs on April 27, 1942 and the graveyard was grassed over in the 1950s. No trace of any grave remains.)

St Mary's churchyard Hellesdon
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Robert Marsh Minns, Widower, remarried Ann Clark, Widow (have been unable to discover her maiden name), on 13 Nov 1831, also at St Bartholomew's, Heigham. 

In 1841, Robert Minns (55), Ann Minns (55) and youngest daughters, Elizabeth (20) and Harriet (15) were living at Upper Heigham. 

In 1851, still living in Upper Heigham, were Robert M Minns (74) and Ann Minns (64).

In 1861, in Heigham were Robert Minns (84) with Ann Minns (74).

Robert Marsh Minns, of Heigham, died in 1865, aged 88 (1865 M Quarter in NORWICH Volume 04B Page 125), and was buried on 31 Jan 1865 at St Mary, Hellesdon (where his grandparents had married and his mother was baptised). 

In 1871, Ann Minns (85) Widow, was living alone in Norton's Yard, Upper Heigham (Yards and Courts of Old Norwich). 

Ann Minns died in 1873 J Qtr in NORWICH Vol 04B Page 104, at 86.

Richard Flew and Jane Wright

Rackenford: All Saints church
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Richard Flew Jnr (bap. 29 Sep 1765 in Rackenford, Devon), of this parish, Husbandman, son of Richard Flew and Joan Thorne, married Jane Wright (bap. 4 Dec 1768 in Rose Ash), Spinster, sojourner, daughter of Thomas Wright and Mary Wall, on 11 Oct 1787 at All Saints Church, Rackenford. Witnesses were John Way and John Ganzery. The Jnr suffix was because Richard's father, Richard Flew Snr, married for the third time that year and that marriage was recorded on the same page of the church records.

Richard and Jane Flew had at least ten children, baptised in Rackenford:

1. Thomas Flew bap. 24 Mar 1788
2. Richard Flew b. 1788, bap. 24 Mar 1788, buried on 30 Mar 1788
3. Jane Flew bap. 20 Jun 1790, died at 23, buried on 16 May 1813
4. John Flew bap. 22 Apr 1792
5. Richard Flew bap. 29 Jun 1794
6. William Flew bap. 29 May 1796
7. George Flew bap. 11 Nov 1798
8. Robert Flew bap. 21 Jun 1801
9. Loveday Flew bap. 14 Oct 1804
10. Samuel Flew bap. 27 Aug 1809

Richard Flew and Thomas Flew, baptised together in 1788 could have been twins, but my gut feeling is that Thomas was born previously and, to record the right surname, they waited until after marriage to baptise them both. 

There was also a Jane Flew baptised on 7 Mar 1813 in Rackenford, also listed as the daughter of Richard and Jane Flew, but, I wonder. To me it's doubtful they would name a child Jane again while the earlier one was still alive. Jane was baptised in 1790, so its not the late baptism of a dying adult, so the most likely explanation, I believe, is that the Jane born in 1813 is the illegitimate child of Jane born in 1790, who the grandparents intend to bring up.

Loveday Flew, was apprenticed to William Webber Gent, in 1818.

Jane Flew died at 56 and was buried, in Rackenford, on 17 Feb 1822.

Richard Flew died at 69 and was buried, in Rackenford, on 23 Jul 1835.