BLO(O)MFIELDs - Stoneham

[Gayla]

Thank you Pat   Didn't think it was as no mention of it ever being  called anything else.  But wasn't sure where Newton Flotman was! We came mostly for the record office, the Stonhams and a short break! We only came across it as we were driving through and decided to stop at the church. There are a few Bloomfields in the graveyard  ( but most died in the last century) and one mentioned on the war memorial inside the church. There is also a book which has photos of the men who lost their lives in the 1st world war.  They have also done a survey of the graveyard which is quite extensive and  have left a folder which lists the names and in which area you will find their graves.   WE have visited both Norfolk and Suffolk several times before over the years but have never been to this part before. Really enjoyed it.    Gayla

[Suffolk Mawther]

If you ever need to make contact, there is a good Local History Recorder in Old Newton. 

Glad you enjoyed your visit - we have just been to Cornwall, which we enjoyed very much.  Now home again to big blue skies and sunny days, I love being in Suffolk   

Hope to call in briefly at Bury St Edmunds branch of the SRO this week following hospital appointment - will be taking annual reports from Local History Recorders to place on open shelves on the first floor.

I seem to think we drive through Newton Flotman when driving to Norwich (which I admit I do not do very often).

Pat ...

[Gayla]

Pat I am very envious of you living there! Although I do like Cornwall as well.

Thank you for the information but I am following the same trail as Yi Win our grandfathers were brothers.  So Old Newton doesn't really come into our line anywhere - We were just stopping and having a look at anywhere we came across in the area.  My husband has always liked visiting interesting churches, I usually wander around the graveyard as I sometimes have a problem with some churches and just can't go through the door.  Luckily no problems trip!  Gail

[Lady Grace]

Oh Gail, lucky you guys living in the Uk. at least you have your finger on the pulse so to speak, I would dearly love to see some of the old and ancient family ancestral localities, to know that our ancestosr lived loved and died in certain regions....sigh LOL ::)lovely!

[Gayla]

Hi Lady Grace

It is a very lovely area with many very old houses and beautiful countryside. I have looked up on a website and there are quite a lot of listed buildings,  like Mowness, in the Stonham area.  Before we came home we stopped for lunch at a very old inn (12th Century) at Thornham Magna.  It was quite a large inn but the ceilings were very low and my husband who is not that tall had to duck once or twice on the beams! It was a really beautiful place.  But I think the fact that I could look at and hold the original convenyance document from I think 1496 was a thrill, I tought it would be a copy.  As I said before we have visited Suffolk and Norfolk many times over the years (in fact I am going on holiday to Norfolk in the summer!) but I never knew before the end of last year that the Bloomfields originated from there. Gail

[Lady Grace]

Just as a matter of curiousity did anyone get back to 'Coops" he said he had a doco re Robert de Blomevile??
 
 quote..I have a document tree starting with Robert de Blomevile (circa 1190) of Newton Flotman, Norfolk which leads on to include five generations of Williams Blomefield of Little Stonham (16th/17th century). It's thin on dates but the line of descent is clear enough.

Any use?
We seem to have hit a brickwall!

[tdgower2]

Hi there, what a great thread! Probably the best i've found in Rootschat. 

I have some Blomfields who were from the Bedingham (Norfolk) area going back to 1705. Would it be likely that they would have come from the Newton Flotman branch?

I have found that both Benjamin Blomfield (b. 1744) and his father John (b. 1705) were freeholders in Bedingham, finding this from the Norfolk Poll books.

I imagine this branch stayed in the same area whilst others uprooted to Suffolk.

Regards Tom

[Gayla]

hi everyone

Just to let you know re: Robert Blomvyle married to Isabel (Ancestry trees chancery records). A Robert Blomvyle was married to an Isabel Cockerell but unfortunately nothing to say which Robert.  So no further forward unfortunately.  Have tried to find the cockerells at the NRO and  National Archives but with no luck (plenty of Cockerells not not the ones we want). Only thing I have found out is that she was niece of Thomas Cockerell. Can find no links except the chancery records which I have had transcribed but it only names them both, so at the moment this is a dead end!  Lady Grace you mentioned Coops having a document, I seem to have missed this post originally so I didn't get in touch.  I  must admit I do not know where to try next.   Gayla

[Lady Grace]

Thanks for that Gayla, have got in touch with 'Coops' will wait and see if anything comes of that....I actually had replied to his message but I can't see we  ever heard anything back   if so I haver missed it too
so here goes again
I guess we have to explore all avenues now...:>)