Ann Kirbell d. September 1779 - Buried Necton

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Ann Kirbell of South Pickenham died September 1779

Sarah  Kirbell 22 March 1767 South Pickenham

Elizabeth Kirbell  03 March 1771  South Pickenham

Elizabeth Kirbell  24 May 1772  South Pickenham

Maria Kirbell  08 September 1776  South Pickenham  married William Bayes 26 November 1783   South Pickenham  son Thomas Bayes b. 10 September  1786   South Pickenham

(The dates for the children relate to christenings)

Thos. Heming - Swanton Morley

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Tho^s Heming—Attorney.

Weep, widows, orphans; all your late support,

Himself is summon’d to a higher court:

Living he pleaded yours, but with this clause,

That Christ at death should only plead his cause.

Title: Gleanings in Graveyards a collection of Curious Epitaphs Author: Horatio Edward Norfolk

Thomas Jolly - Deopham (1847)

“At Deopham, near Hingham, a skeleton has been found, underneath the floor of an old barn, which was being pulled down, and it is supposed to be the remains of Thomas Jolly, aged 20, the heir of the estate, who was missing 52 years since, and is supposed to have been murdered.  A piece of his dress and a small portion of his handkerchief were also found.”

Title: Norfolk Annals  A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 1     Author: Charles Mackie

Brightmer Trollop b.1811 - August 20th 1881



Brightmer Trollop
1811 -1881

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Brightmer Trollop (Blacksmith) married Sarah Dawson in 1838 in nearby Swaffham and had the following children.

1. Brightmer Trollop, b. 1838, Necton, Norfolk, England, d. date unknown.
2. William Trollop, b. 1845, Necton, Norfolk, England, d. date unknown.
3. James Trollop, b. 1848, Necton, Norfolk, England, d. date unknown.
4. Mary Ann Trollop, b. 1850, Necton, Norfolk, England, d. date unknown.
5. George Trollop, b. 1853, Necton, Norfolk, England, d. date unknown.
6. Maria Trollop, b. 1858, Necton, Norfolk, England, d. date unknown.

Dean Croft Norwich Cathederal - 1811

"Died, the Rev. Philip Wodehouse, brother of Lord Wodehouse, and a Prebendary of Norwich Cathedral, aged 66.  In digging the grave for the interment of the deceased, beneath the organ loft at the Cathedral, the workmen found, two feet beneath the surface, a stone coffin enclosing a wooden shell containing the body of Dean Croft, who died in 1670.  “His remains were found apparently in a perfect state, excepting the tip of the nose, and the shroud was a little discoloured.”


Title: Norfolk Annals  A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 1     Author: Charles Mackie