Chapter 9 - Norfolk Newsons


Samuel Newson


He married Jane Berry (1714-1774. Daughter of Samuel Berry) on 26 Jun 1738 in St. Margaret's. Hardly, Norfolk.The entry for Jane’s Baptism at St. Margaret’s is in Latin








Samuel died 12 Nov 1782  in the Heckingham Workhouse, Norfolk, having been admitted as being infirm and unable to support himself. He was in and out of the workhouse until he passed away. He was has buried in Hardley 24 November 1782







T\he Heckingham house of industry afforded a striking example of the state in which I found the houses of other incorporations. Four hundred and fifty paupers were congregated in this house; the aged and infirm and able-bodied men, women and children having common yards and day-rooms. Some pretence of employment existed in a sacking manufactory, and in labour in the farm, of ten acres, hired by the Incorporation; but the paupers were seldom kept at work. On entering the yards with the Rev. Stephen Clissold, of Wrentham, one day, the able-bodied paupers rushed out to stare at us in wild and disorderly groups, which suggested to me the propriety of informing Mr. Clissold, that they had openly threatened to assault Sir Edward Parry, my predecessor, upon his next visitation.
The disorder and turbulence of the inmates were such as to triumph over the authority of the governor, and to render it so evident that the property of the Incorporation was endangered by the presence of this lawless crowd within the walls, that the magistrates applied for the interference of the Commissioners.
In most of these houses the paupers were allowed holidays, when all the inmates departed whither they pleased. This indulgence was doubtless permitted to enable the paupers to visit their friends and relatives; but the consequences were generally fatal to the discipline of the establishment, and the morals of both sexes.

In the Heckingham House of Industry, this day of sports recurred every week, the inmates being freed from all restraints on Sunday. The paupers had made abundant provision for the enjoyment of this licence; it was found profitable to erect two beer- shops in the immediate neighbourhood, which were usually crowded with paupers on this day. The women had boxes in the neighbouring cottages containing dresses, which, as soon as they were released, they exchanged for the workhouse garb, and thus attired in a more attractive style, flaunted about the neighbourhood in the company with the young men; and Sir Edmund Bacon, whose estate at Raveningham is close to the workhouse, complained to me that his woods were infested, as though they were the groves, and the workhouse the temple, of Isis.
Hales Hospital was originally the Heckingham Workhouse built in 1765, and could house up to 400 inmates.

Extensions and alterations were carried out in the autumn of 1835, in accordance with the requirements for classification and segregation under the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act.

The workhouse was closed in 1927 and converted into an institution for "mental defectives". Control passed to the Norfolk County Council in the 1930's and the building was renamed Heckingham Institution. After the creation of the National Health Service, the institution became part of the NHS and renamed again, this time as Hales Hospital. The hospital closed around 1990.
  
Samuel Newson and Jane Berry had the following children:
  
1)     SAMUEL b. on 30 Sep 1739 in Hardley Street, Norfolk.
2)     WILLIAM b. in 1741 in Hardley Street.
3)     JOHN b. on 20 Oct 1744 in Hardley Street, Norfolk, England.
4)     JAMES b. in 1753 in Hardley Street, Norfolk.

 William Newson son of Samuel and Jane Newson

Was born in 2nd January 1741 in Hardley Street, Norfolk, England.
He was baptised 3rd January 1741 in St. Margaret's Hardley Street
He died in before 1788) He married Elizabeth Osborn on 03 Apr 1763 in Hardley Street, Norfolk, England. She was born in 1743. She died in 1788 (Before 1788).



William and Elizabeth had the following children
1)     William b. 2 February 1766 Hardley
2)     Charles b. 1768 Hardley
3)     John b. 3 Mar 1770 Hardley
4)     George Whitsunday... 1773  Great Yarmouth
5)     James b. 1777 Great Yarmouth
6)     Sarah b. 1780 Great Yarmouth
7)     Elizabeth b. 3 Jun Great Yarmouth
8)     Christmas b. 25 Dec 1783 Great Yarmouth

At some point between 1770 and 1773, Williams and his family moved from Hardley to Great Yarmouth

William was buried 17 Feb 1788 in Great Yarmouth 




  
CHARLES NEWSON
Son of William and Elizabeth. Baptised 6 March 1768 at St. Margaret’s Hardley 



He married Sarah Horn 1st November 1791




In 1820 he appears on the Great Yarmouth electoral Register as a boatbuilder.



In 1831 He appears in the Great Yarmouth South Town Poll Book and Register of Electors as a Mariner, as is his brother, John. 




He died in 1831 and was buried at St. Nicolas’ Great Yarmouth 5th October 1831






Charles & Sarah had the following children:

1)     SARAH HORN NEWSON was born on 24 Mar 1793 in Great Yarmouth.
2)     SOPHIA HORN NEWSON was born on 24 Mar 1796 in Great Yarmouth.
3)     CHARLES HORN NEWSON was born on 05 Jan 1798 in Great Yarmouth,
4)     WILLIAM OSBORNE NEWSON was born on 07 Sep 1800 in Great Yarmouth.
5)     JUDITH HORN NEWSON was born on 29 Mar 1803.
6)     JOHN HORN NEWSON was born on 05 Jul 1805 in Great Yarmouth.


All their children we baptised with Sarah’s maiden name as a middle name.
 Charles Horn Newson son of Charles & Sarah

Charles was born on 5 Jan 1798 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.




On 7 Dec 1829 He married JEMIMA LAKE. (b.1800) at t Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. 






Charles Horn Newson and Jemima Lake had the following children:
1)     JOHN REEVE NEWSON was born in 1832
2)     GEORGE NEWSON was born in 1832 in Norfolk.
      3)     CHARLES NEWSON was born in 1839 in Norfolk.

On the 25 June 1841 Census Charles lived in Kings Street, Great Yarmouth and was employed as a Mariner 




On 14 Jul 1844 the Widowed Charles married Harriot Dawson at St. Nicholas’ Great Yarmouth. PHOTO




Charles Horn Newson and Harriet Dawson had the following children:
4)     Harriet Jemima Dawson Newson was born in 1846 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. In 1911 she was running a boarding house at 104 Havelock Road, Yarmouth.

5)      Sarah Dawson Newson was born in 1848 in Great Yarmouth.


Charles first appears of the electoral register in 1833 and thence every year until his death. The 1846 Register gives Charles’s occupation as that of a Mariner and that he was at sea. At the birth of his son, John Reeve Newson, his occupation is also given as that of Mariner. At John’s marriage in 1852, Charles’ occupation is that of a “Captain”.



Charles died in 1847 and was buried at St. Nicholas’ 2 September 1848 PHOTO




After Charles’ death, Harriet was a lodging housekeeper at 27 Haverhill Road, Yarmouth.

John Reeve Newson Son of Charles Horn Newson and Jemima Lake


John Reeve Newson was born in 1832 And was baptised 9th Apr 1832 in St. Nicholas church Great Yarmouth





On the Census for 1841 John is living with his parents in King Street, Great Yarmouth.

He married Joanna Storey, a dressmaker, on 27th May 1852 in St. Mary at Coslany, Norwich 





At the time of their marriage John was living in Springfield Yard, Martin's Lane Norwich. 




Joanna the daughter of Septimus Seamus Storey (1841 – Labourer. In  1852 publican -  The Pineapple 47 St. Martin’s Lane. He was born 1787 in Harthill, Yorkshire, the son of Steven Storey) was living in St. Martin’s Lane. At his marriage John was employed as a Grocer-

By the 1861 census John and Joanna had moved to Chapel Street, Norwich and John was employed a Commercial Clerk, Grocer.






Sometime after the birth of their daughter, Sarah inn 1867, John and Joanna moved to London and set up home at 27 York Row, Shoreditch.

His occupation on the 1871 census was Commercial Clerk, Grocer.






The 1881 census,



John remained at this address and the continued in the same occupation until his death in 1888

In 1889 Joanna was living at 27 York Row, but by the 1891 census Joanna was living at 53 Lavender Grove, a house she shared with the Thorpe Family.

 
John Reeve Newson and Joanna Johanna Storey had the following children:

1)     ELIZABETH was born in 1853

2)     GRACE M NEWSON was born in 1860 i

3)     JOHN STOREY REEVE was born on 13 Jan 1863 in Norfolk, He emigrated to Canada.

4)     SARAH AMELIA (MILLY)  was born on 1866/67 in Norwich.

5)     ERNEST HARELOCK  was born about 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex,

6)     FLORENCE NEWSON was born in Jan 1856 in Norwich. She died in Dec 1946 in Essex. She married Henry James Thorp in Apr 1884 in Hackney.

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