St Margaret, Norwich cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Ben Keating - geograph.org.uk/p/3638192 |
Wednesday 27 September 2023
Francis Anthony Martyn and Anne White
Saturday 16 September 2023
William Blazey and Mary Anne Clarke
St Saviour's Church, Knightsbridge. Photograph by John Salmon. |
William Blazey (b. 7 Nov 1853 in Heigham, Norfolk), youngest son of Francis Stephen Blazey and Hannah Minns, married Mary Anne Clarke (b. 1862 in Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire), daughter of Joseph Clarke and Elizabeth Randle, at the Church of St Saviour, Upper Chelsea, on 16 Sep 1877. William was then a Servant, of 151 Pavillion Road, Knightsbridge. Mary Anne listed her father as Joseph Clark, Farm Steward. Witnesses were William Clarke, probably Mary Ann's older brother, and Elizabeth Lasthman.
William and Mary Ann Blazey had 10 children:
- Francis William Blazey b. 29 Dec 1878 (1879 M Quarter in CHELSEA Volume 01A Page 350), bap. 2 Mar 1879 at St Barnabas, Pimlico
- Maud Elizabeth Blazey b. 1881 J Quarter in ST. GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 432
- Frederick John Blazey b. 18 Aug 1882 (1882 S Quarter in ST. GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 457), bap. 8 Oct 1882 at Holy Trinity, Vauxhall Bridge Road
- Annie Ellen Blazey b. 25 Feb 1884 (1884 M Quarter in ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 494), bap. 23 Mar 1884 at Holy Trinity, Vauxhall Bridge Road
- Florence Emily Blazey b. 26 Feb 1886 M Qtr in FULHAM Vol 01A 333
- Sydney George Blazey b. 1 Jul 1888 S Qtr in FULHAM Vol 01A 272
- Alice Mary Blazey b. 26 Jan 1892 M Qtr in FULHAM Vol01A 299
- William George Blazey b. 1892 M Quarter in FULHAM Volume 01A Page 299 (Died in 1892 J Quarter in FULHAM Volume 01A Page 220)
- Lily Ada Blazey b. 1893 S Quarter in FULHAM Volume 01A Page 268 (Died aged 20 in 1913 S Quarter in FULHAM Volume 01A Page 300)
- Charles William Blazey b. 1895 J Quarter in FULHAM Volume 01A Page 344, bap. 29 Jul 1895 at St Peter's Fulham
Monday 11 September 2023
Samuel Blazey and Elizabeth Wiggins
Ducklington Duckpond cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Dave Price - geograph.org.uk/p/3483077 On Fritillary Sunday with St Bartholomew's Church. |
- Alice Hannah Blazey b. 6 Feb 1865 (1865 M Quarter in WITNEY Volume 03A Page 651), bap. 5 Jun 1878 at Holy Trinity, Heigham, Norwich
- Francis Blazey bap. 18 Oct 1867 in Drayton, Norfolk
- Alfred Blazey b. 8 Oct 1869 (1869 D Quarter in SAINT FAITHS Volume 04B Page 98), bap. 26 May 1870 in Drayton, Norfolk
- William Blazey b. 1872 in Worcester, bap. Whit Sunday 24 May 1874, at 2 years old, at St Bartholomew’s, Ducklington
- Elizabeth Eliza Blazey, b. 8 Jan 1874 (1874 M Quarter in WORCESTER Volume 06C Page 346), bap. 8 Mar 1874, in Worcester
Thursday 7 September 2023
William Watson and Mary Ann White
St Margaret, Norwich cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Ben Keating - geograph.org.uk/p/3638192 |
William Watson (bap. 9 Jul 1833 in Great Ryburgh, Norfolk), son of Mark Watson and Lydia Maria Fox, married Mary Ann White (bap. as Marianne, 8 Oct 1826 in Mattishall), daughter of William White and Ann Francis, on 7 Sep 1856, at St Margaret's Church, Norwich. On the marriage certificate, both parties are listed as 21, whereas Mary Ann was actually 30.
- Sarah White b. 20 Feb 1852, bap. 20 Sep 1857 at Thorpe Episcopi
- Mary Ann Watson b. 25 Aug 1857 D Qtr in BLOFIELD Vol 04B Page 183, bap. 20 Sep 1857 at Thorpe Episcopi
- William Watson b.1859 S Qtr in BLOFIELD UNION Vol 04B Page 189
- James Francis Watson b. 1862 S Qtr in NORWICH Vol 04B Page 125
In 1861, in King Street, St Julian, Norwich, were William Watson (27) General Labourer; Mary Ann Watson (34) from Mattishall; Sarah Watson (9), William Watson (1), William White (27) Market Gardener, Brother-in-Law (Mary Ann's brother); Susan White (32) (William White's wife) and Alice White (4). Second daughter, Mary Ann Watson (4) was staying with her grandfather, Mark Watson (60) at May Green, Little Ryburgh.
In 1871, William Watson (38) Farm Labourer from Little Ryburgh; Mary Ann Watson (44) from Mattishall; William Watson (11) and James F Watson (8) were living at Thorpe Road (Dale's Place), Thorpe St Andrew (as were Mary Ann's sister, Hannah and her husband). Sarah Watson (19) was staying with her Aunt Ann Martyn in in Lothian Street, Norwich, while Mary Ann Watson (13) was staying with her grandparents, William White and Ann Francis.
In 1881, we find Mary Ann Watson (54) Laundress, listed as Married (Not located William) living at Rowena Buildings, Thorpe Next Norwich with Mary Ann Watson (23) Laundress and James Francis Watson (18) Labourer.
In 1891, listed as Mary Wilson (sic) (64) from Mattishall, Mary Ann was living with her brother-in-law and sister, George and Maria Woods, in Ipswich Road, Norwich. Mary was again listed as married, but no sign of William.
Saturday 2 September 2023
William Harman Howes and Elizabeth Eliza Blazey
St. John the Theologian, Norwich cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Graham Hardy - geograph.org.uk/p/160332 St. John's at the junction of Ber Street and Finkelgate in Norwich is historically known as St. John Sepulchre. |
- William Harman Howes b. 14 Dec 1895
- Alice May Howes b. 31 Oct 1899, bap. 16 Mar 1910 at Holy Trinity
- Maggie Dorothy Howes b. 4 Apr 1910, bap. 1 Jun 1910 at Holy Trinity
Friday 18 August 2023
Andrew Ephire King and Annie Jones
The former St. Luke's church cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Jonathan Thacker - geograph.org.uk/p/5436811 |
After they married, Annie King applied for permission to depart for the United States, expecting to sail on USS President Grant on 6 Sep 1919, giving her future address in the US as 31 Chapel Street, Dover, New Hampshire.
- Douglas Andrew King b. 23 Mar 1921 in Norfolk, Virginia
- Edith Mary King b. 22 Feb 1923 in Brooklyn, New York
- Margery Ellen King b. 6 Apr 1927 in Cork, Ireland
Saturday 5 August 2023
John Frederick Rickman and Ellen Tooze
St James the Less, Bethnal Green cc-by-sa/2.0 - © John Salmon - geograph.org.uk/p/4167332 |
John Frederick Rickman (b. 1838 in Homerton), son of George and Maria Rickman, married Ellen Tooze (b. 1837), daughter of Thomas Tooze and Mary James, at St James-the-Less, Bethnal Green, on 5 Aug 1858.
In 1861, John Rickman (27) Police Officer and Ellen Rickman (24) Dressmaker, were living in the High Road, Loughton, Essex.
In 1871, John F Rickman (32) Coachman and Ellen Rickman (34) Dressmaker, were Lodgers in Blackheath, Lewisham. The couple don't have children.
Ellen Rickman died, aged 48, in 1885 J Qtr in HACKNEY Vol 01B Page 348.
John Frederick Rickman remarried Lydia Ann Hazell. (bap. 12 Dec 1845 in Brooke, Norfolk), daughter of James Hazell and Emma Yallop, in Ongar, Essex, in 1886. Then John Frederick Rickman died, aged 51, in 1890 D Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 413. In 1891, Lydia Ann Rickman (44) Widow, was a Housekeeper, living at 31 St Stephens Square, Norwich, along with her two sons Frederick James Rickman (4) and George Hazell Rickman, who, at just 4 months, was a posthumous child.
Lydia Ann Rickman died at 83, in 1929.
Saturday 3 June 2023
George Charles Breame and Alice May Howes
Spire of Holy Trinity, Norwich cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Graham Hardy - geograph.org.uk/p/167498 |
- George Charles Breame b. 31 July 1923
- William Robert Breame b. 21 Nov 1924