Hi folks i was drowning in birth records some interesting threads in Norfolk.
May I just clarify is Josephs birth place Thorpe or Thorpe Market or not sure?- as both are in Norfolk!
There are a little cluster geographically if it is Thorpe Market
Sustead, Felbrigg, Barningham and poss Edgefield all within a few miles of each other.
If you want to follow up Marianne/Mary Ann (and i do hope she is yours) look up Dictionary of National Biography Vol 2 there is an actual biography there!
Will cram some more tomorrow The sleep monsters calling

Su