Hi,
I wonder, are you still actively engaged in researching the LADELL family in Norfolk? By chance, I came across a Sarah LADELL, mentioned in the Will of Charles LAYTON, squire of Cantley & Reedham, who died in 1823. He was born about 1775 at Clippesby and was never married. But there appears to have been some sort of relationship between him and Sarah which broke down, as private letters were mentioned and he wished to nullify an agreement to settle £60 per year on her!
I am still wrestling with the text's difficult handwriting, but eventually I may be able to quote more precisely. Was this Sarah the daughter of Robert & Sarah LADELL, baptized 27 May 1781 at Gimingham? Any information on her would be much appreciated. It all smacks of Jane Austen...
Ian