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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Norfolk => Topic started by: audbr on Saturday 07 November 09 20:13 GMT (UK)
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Hi, Can anybody help
I am tracing the history of a Norfolk family.
In various censuses I find addresses I do not understand for example:
1841 census address Row 97, Great Yarmouth.
1851 census address Row 27, Great Yarmouth
1871 census address 10 Row 34, Great Yarmouth
1891 census address 18 Row 107, Great Yarmouth
1901 census address 12 Row 125, Great Yarmouth
Can anybody please explain these addresses
Thanks
Regards
Brian
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If you go to the following link it will explain all:
www.rootschat.com/links/07fh/
My g.gran's first husband lived at Row 112 at the time of their marriage in 1865.
Lizzie
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these are also interesting sites about Yarmouth Rows
http://www.paulinedodd.com/rows.html
http://greatyarmouthhistory.com/
regards
yokel
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Hi Lizzie W & The Yokel,
Many thanks to both of you for the links about the Rows in Great Yarmouth
Regards
Brian
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Message fromCleaver:-
I recently had accesss to a book on Great Yarmouth in which I find the following to be of iterest:-
There were originally 145 of these ROWS, about 7 miles in total, all of them built at right angles to the sea and therefore freely ventilated by onshore breezes which, given the urban sanitary conditions of those times, must have been extremely welcome!! The bombing raid of 1942 completely destroiyed the interior of St Nicholas Church but left its walls standing.
There is enough of the rows remaining, after they were badly bombed in 1942 to show their unique character.
I hope some will find this info interesting, as I did. Many of my ancestors, named Larke and Taylor lived especially in Row 139 and christened or married in St. Nicholas Church.
Most or all were fishermen.
Best wishes to all Great Yarmouth descendants from a new recruit: Cleaver
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Hi Cleaver,
Many thanks for the information, very interesting
Regards
Brian
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Hi Cleaver
Welcome to Rootschat.
We visited Gt.Yarmouth a couple of years ago and found a couple of the rows. There was also a house open to the public to show what the inside of the rows houses would have been like. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to visit that.
We did visit St. Nicholas Church, as my g.gran married her first husband there. It is enormous, in fact it is the largest parish church in England.
Lizzie
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:Hi Lizzie
Many thanks for replying to my few lines. Hope you enjoyed them as I did when I found them originally in the library book on Gt Yarmouth. Interesting to know you have visited Gt Yarmouth and seen what remains of the ROWS. We are unable to do this at the moment since we retired to Somerset some 15 years ago, but are hoping to move back to Essex to be with our family soon. So hopefully I can make my visit then.
If there is anything you think I can help you with, as I have done loads of research, please let me know. But I have mostly been researching the Names Taylor and Larke (the latter my maiden name, ) during which I have come across names like Paston, Archer, Morley, Calver, Bullent and Thompson to name a few.
Bye for now Cleaver.
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Hi Cleaver
We live in Hampshire, but took a holiday to Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire following in my ancestors footsteps. Gt. Yarmouth was only on the list because my g.gran lived there for a couple of years with her first husband and married at St Nicholas Church. After that they moved to Lowestoft.
Lizzie
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I live near Great yarmouth and make regular trips to the town. The rows are one of the towns favourite attractions. Yarmouth is a very historical place.
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Hi Coombs,
Many thanks for your comment. Some day I will get to Great Yarmouth. I live 300 miles away!!
Sorry about the delay replying I just got back from 2 weeks holiday
Regards
Brian
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Ji
Do you have a connection to Arthur Lark the boot/shoe makers in King Street Gt. Yarmouth?
Linda