For this, my second blog installment of the week denoting memorable ancestors, I turn to an uncle by marriage, Rev Thomas Lloyd. Those that have heard of Happisburgh (pronounced ‘Hayes-brough’) often first think about homes at the top of cliffs and coastal erosion. However, there is of course far more to the village. A coupleContinueContinue reading “Uncle Thomas: Legend of Happisburgh (in more ways than one)”
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The Walnes and Warnes of Kirby Bedon
One parish in Norfolk was home to two very different lines of my family. These lines didn’t connect – at least to my knowledge to date – for nearly 200 years and finally converged when my paternal grandparents married (via Bermuda, Shropshire and Rutland!). The parish in question was Kirby Bedon. The village is knownContinueContinue reading “The Walnes and Warnes of Kirby Bedon”
Familiar place, unfamiliar past
Having spent many an enjoyable evening with friends at Charles Wesley Court on Belvoir Street in Heigham, it is perhaps surprising that it has taken me a couple of years to research the origins of the Court. In our part of the world, Belvoir is usually pronounced “Bell-voir” – not “Beaver” as an Belvoir Castle,ContinueContinue reading “Familiar place, unfamiliar past”
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