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Suffolk Lookup Requests / Re: ashfield cum thorpe additional info
« on: Friday 10 January 20 16:28 GMT (UK)  »
Glad the info was of some use, I have no marriage cert for George and Emma, I think they were married in the register office or  non conformist chapel, but Emma moved after 1871 to West Riding of Yorkshire to Armley and died Mar 1/4 1915. Her daughter Belinda (not Georges daughter as she was born 1870) married a Frank Field in a Wortley near Leeds 6 Sept 1890, they had one daughter Hilda b 1892 at Armley, Yorks. Emma (Georges widow) had disagreements with one of his sons Elijah I think it was,  that ended up in court so a bit of bad feeling, if you search newspaper archive for Suffolk it should come up. so perhaps that's why she moved away perhaps she had connections in that area. Incidentally I am a descendant for Robert Mortimer and Ann Rowe son William born 1786 at ACT he was my 4x gt grandfather.  The Rowe family go way back in Henley (just outside Ipswich) Anns brother John Rowe is buried there with a gravestone (most novel for this family to have one of those !) the Rowe's seem to originate in Dallinghoo Suffolk got them back to 1577 their name spelt Rooe with various different spellings over the centuries probably by how the priest decided to write it. Oh am I am pretty sure the Mortimers came from Norfolk but can't 100% prove it but probably the Hethel area but yet to find out for sure, hope this doesn't give you too much of head ache regards Tessa

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Suffolk Lookup Requests / Re: ashfield cum thorpe George & James Mortimer
« on: Thursday 09 January 20 21:12 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Valerie think we have spoken in the past about our Mortimer Ancestors, i am still on  my quest, but can give you a bit more info on James he married a Sarah Cutting in 1819 at Ashfield, and they lived in Laxfield they had four children James Sarah Martha and Robert only Martha survived she went onto to marry William Cobb in Laxfield in 1846 they had six children. I have never been able to find the death of James snr or his wife Martha but i suspect they may have ended up in the workhouse. James was born in Sudbourne but i have never been able to find his and possibly George's "Moss" father despite spending quite a few hours at the records office looking. George also had a windmill at Wetheringsett the base of which is still standing and used as a home now the surrounding outbuildings are still there too,  the actual wooden part of the mill was destroyed in a gale. I have never been able to find Georges burial either  again i have search many burial grounds in the area including non conformist ones and again looked at records but never been able to trace that although i know his death and have his will he died the 4 feb 1868 Wetheringsett. George and James half sister Elizabeth had a very famous great grandson Lord Reith the founder and first chairman of the BBC, Elizabeth had  married a Spicer Crowe and ended up in London and it was Lord Reiths mothers side that he was related to the Mortimer line, he is my 3rd cousin 3xtimes removed a little distant but interesting anyway. I also have quite a bit of info on Georges children if you ever want more info. Did you know you can buy the parish registers for Suffolk from the Suffolk Family History Society, if you go to their website they still have alot to do but quite alot from the villages relevant to the Mortimers have been done, you can buy them online if your not able to get to the records office to look at records there, I hope this info helps you   all the best

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Suffolk / Re: ROWE Family Henley & Chelmondiston
« on: Wednesday 28 October 15 18:11 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Judy nice to hear back from you, as i said I am related to John and Martha's second eldest daughter Ann she married my 5x gt grandfather Robert Mortimer they had six children and then Ann had two more illegitimate children after Robert died an unknown man possibly a farmer with the surname Moss
my 4xt gt grandfather was William Mortimer a publican in Ipswich, now this is where it gets a bit more complicated I am sort of related to John & Martha in a bit of a roundabout way twice once through who I have just told you about and the second by William's second wife her name was Sarah Chapman now she had a sister Ann who was a widow first she was married to a Robert Hazelton (recognize the name ) she was the "housekeeper" of John Rowe brother of Ann and son of John and Martha Rowe, John Rowe and Ann Hazelton had three children Sarah b1831 Woolverstone
, Martha  b 1834 Grundisburgh & Ann b1839 Grundisburgh. John Rowe is buried in Henley churchyard  and Ann Hazelton is buried in the same grave with her sister Sarah who after William Mortimer died remarried a James Mills she outlived him and died in 1885.
Thankyou for the offer of the Will but i already have it I live in Ipswich and spend quite a bit of time in the records office, I was there a couple of days ago  and have managed to find out a bit more info on the Rowes which I can send you in a couple of days when I have sorted it out, my email address is tessa.reeves@ntlworld.com if you want to email me than I can send you the picture of John's gravestone. Hope I haven't confused you but as you said all these names that they keep reusing does complicate things, look forward to hearing from you regards Tessa

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Suffolk / Re: ROWE Family Henley & Chelmondiston
« on: Saturday 24 October 15 20:41 BST (UK)  »
Hi Are you still researching the Rowes at Henley and Chelmondiston as I am related to them, if you want some info I have quite alot my 5xgt grandmother was Ann Rowe the dau of John & Martha, I live not far from one of the suffolk records offices so have been able to do quite alot of research, also at Henley near Ipswich there is a lovely old gravestone for John Rowe a son of John and Martha which I have photographed regards Tessa

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Suffolk Lookup Requests / Re: Monewden Parish Registers look up
« on: Thursday 27 August 15 19:52 BST (UK)  »
Thankyou looking forward to it Tessa

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Suffolk Lookup Requests / Re: Monewden Parish Registers look up
« on: Tuesday 25 August 15 11:17 BST (UK)  »
Oh thats brilliant thankyou, I will try and get along on the 19th Sept, is there someone I should make contact with i don't want to go in and just start taking pictures and people wondering what on earth its about regards Smoug

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Suffolk Lookup Requests / Re: Monewden Parish Registers look up
« on: Monday 24 August 15 22:10 BST (UK)  »
Just found your information about the Mortimers who were millers at Monewden, I am related to them I was there last week looking and finding their graves in the churchyard, I was interested to hear the story about the daughter filling her shoes to make her taller, and was interested that there is a photogragh of William in the village hall would it be possible to take a photogragh of it ? also I would like to find where the mill stood, I think that William Mortimer's brother a grain merchant and maltster in Ipswich bought the mill for his brother from the miller called Gissing, the family originated in Ashfield cum Thorpe, if you could let me know how I can access the village hall to take a picture, i live in Ipswich so would be able to come over

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Suffolk / Mortimers of Suffolk
« on: Sunday 26 April 15 14:59 BST (UK)  »
For anyone interested in Mortimer family history in Suffolk I have just started a group on facebook called "Mortimers of Suffolk", look forward to seeing you there

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Armed Forces / Re: Harry Hurst in 18th Foot
« on: Tuesday 21 May 13 22:17 BST (UK)  »
Thankyou for that I am pretty sure it had think I had read something a little while ago, so thankyou for reminding me.  Any help is most welcome   thanks Tessa

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