Family of Walter SEAMAN and Hannah GOWING

Husband:
Walter SEAMAN (c. 1839-c. 1878)
Wife:
Hannah GOWING (c. 1841-c. 1903)
Children:
Elizabeth SEAMAN (1864-c. 1945)
Alice SEAMAN (1866-c. 1920)
Jane SEAMAN (1868-c. 1951)
Alfred SEAMAN (1869- )
Albert SEAMAN (c. 1874- )
Lee SEAMAN (1876-c. 1954)
Marriage Banns:
1 Oct 1863
Tharston¹
other dates were 08.10.1863 and 15.10.1863
Marriage:
24 Nov 1863
Tharston²
witnesses were Richard HAMMOND, John GOWING, Mary SEAMAN and Elizabeth BARKER

Husband: Walter SEAMAN

Name:
Walter SEAMAN
Sex:
Male
Father:
John SEAMAN (c. 1793-c. 1876)
Mother:
Elizabeth DEVEREAUX (c. 1795-c. 1875)
Birth:
c. 1839
Tasburgh^3,4
Baptism:
2 Jun 1839 (age 0)
Tasburgh⁴
Census:
1841 (age 1-2)
Tasburgh⁵
living with parents John (45, butcher) and Elizabeth (40), and 8 siblings
Census:
1851 (age 11-12)
Saxlingham Nethergate⁶
Address: Saxlingham Street, Saxlingham Nethergate

scholar, lodging in the household of Edward ALCOCK (47, schoolmaster)
Census:
1861 (age 21-22)
Tasburgh⁷
Address: Low Road, Tasburgh

agricultural labourer, living with parents John (68, farmer of 12 acres) and Elizabeth (66), sister Harriett (24), and 2 visitors
Census:
1871 (age 31-32)
Tharston⁸
dealer, living with wife Hannah (29), and children Elizabeth (7), Alice (5), Jane (3) and Alfred (1)
Death:
c. 1878 (age 38-39)^9,10
Burial:
8 Feb 1878
Tharston⁹

Wife: Hannah GOWING

Name:
Hannah GOWING
Sex:
Female
Father:
James GOWING (c. 1816-1877)
Mother:
Hannah UNKNOWN (c. 1807- )
Birth:
c. 1841
Mulbarton
Census:
1841 (age 0)
Mulbarton¹¹
Address: Roseary, Mulbarton

living with parents James (25, blacksmith) and Hannah (30), and siblings John (5) and Elizabeth (1)
Census:
1861 (age 19-20)
Tharston¹²
general servant, living with parents James (45, blacksmith) and Hannah (54), sisters Elizabeth (21, dressmaker) and Harriet (16), and 2 apprentices
Census:
1871 (age 29-30)
Tharston⁸
living with husband Walter (31, dealer), and children Elizabeth (7), Alice (5), Jane (3) and Alfred (1)
Census:
1881 (age 39-40)
Tharston¹³
Address: The Street, Tharston

living with husband Henry (47, general labourer), daughter Emily (5mths), and SEAMAN children Jane (13), Alfred (12), Albert (7) and Lee (5)
Census:
1891 (age 49-50)
Tharston¹⁴
Address: The Street, Tharston

living with husband Henry (54, agricultural labourer), children Emily (10, scholar) and Lee (16, agricultural labourer), and grandson Arthur (4)
Census:
1901 (age 59-60)
Tharston¹⁵
Address: The Street, Tharston

living with husband Henry (68, general carter), daughter Elizabeth GOATE (33), granddaughter Elsie SEAMAN (9) and grandson Ellis G GOATE (7)
Death:
c. 1903 (age 61-62)^16,17
Burial:
1 Dec 1903
Tharston¹⁷

Child 1: Elizabeth SEAMAN

Name:
Elizabeth SEAMAN
Sex:
Female
Spouse (2):
Edward GOATE (1866- )
Birth:
12 Feb 1864
Stratton St. Michael¹⁸
Census:
1871 (age 6-7)
Tharston⁸
living with parents Walter (31, dealer) and Hannah (29), and siblings Alice (5), Jane (3) and Alfred (1)
Baptism:
7 Apr 1878 (age 14)
Tharston¹⁸
birth given as 12.02.1864
Census:
1881 (age 16-17)
Tharston¹³
Address: Tasburgh Road, Tharston

domestic servant in the household of William G DUFFIELD (41, farmer of 42 acres & lime burner employing 5 men)
Census:
1901 (age 36-37)
Tharston¹⁵
Address: The Street, Tharston

living with stepfather Henry FEEK (68, general carter), mother Hannah FEEK (57), niece Elsie SEAMAN (9) and nephew Elise G GOATE (7)
Census:
1911 (age 46-47)
Tharston¹⁹
Address: The Street, Tharston

widow, 44, stone carter, living with daughter Elsie SEAMAN (18, dressmaker), son Ellis (16, carter for district roads County Council), cousins Fred PIDGEON (18, bricklayer) and Walter PIDGEON (20, farm labourer), and granddaughter Violet May SEAMAN (9mths)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 74-75)
Tharston²⁰
Address: The Street, Tharston

widow, old age pensioner, b.12.02.1862 [conflicts with baptism record]
Death:
c. 1945 (age 80-81)^21,22
Burial:
16 Oct 1945
Tharston²¹

Child 2: Alice SEAMAN

Name:
Alice SEAMAN
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Leander LEECH (1852-c. 1946)
Birth:
1 Feb 1866
Stratton St. Michael¹⁸
Census:
1871 (age 4-5)
Tharston⁸
living with parents Walter (31, dealer) and Hannah (29), and siblings Elizabeth (7), Jane (3) and Alfred (1)
Baptism:
7 Apr 1878 (age 12)
Tharston¹⁸
Census:
1881 (age 14-15)
Stratton St. Mary²³
Address: Baker's Shop, Stratton St. Mary

servant in the household of William PYMER (64, baker) and his family
Census:
1891 (age 24-25)
Norwich, Norfolk²⁴
Address: 5 Grove Avenue, Norwich

general domestic servant in the household of Samuel Colls (52, commercial traveller) and his family
Census:
1901 (age 34-35)
Norwich, Norfolk²⁵
Address: 14 Stacey Road, Norwich

general domestic servant in the household of Eleanor COLLS (50, living on own means) and her family
Census:
1911 (age 44-45)
Carlton Colville, Suffolk²⁶
Address: Marsh Lane, Carlton Colville, Suffolk

living with husband Leander (54, shepherd)
Death:
c. 1920 (age 53-54)²⁷

Child 3: Jane SEAMAN

Name:
Jane SEAMAN
Sex:
Female
Spouse (2):
Charles PIDGEON (c. 1864-c. 1909)
Birth:
30 Jan 1868
Stratton St. Michael²⁸
Census:
1871 (age 2-3)
Tharston⁸
living with parents Walter (31, dealer) and Hannah (29), and siblings Elizabeth (7), Alice (5) and Alfred (1)
Baptism:
7 Apr 1878 (age 10)
Tharston¹⁸
Census:
1881 (age 12-13)
Tharston¹³
Address: The Street, Tharston

scholar, living with stepfather Henry FEEK (47, general labourer), mother Hannah FEEK (38), stepsister Emily FEEK (5mths), and siblings Alfred (12, scholar), Albert (7, scholar) and Lee (5, scholar)
Census:
1891 (age 22-23)
Tharston¹⁴
Address: The Street, Tharston

living with husband Charles (21, bricklayer's labourer), and son Albert (1)
Census:
1901 (age 32-33)
Tharston²⁹
Address: The Street, Tharston

33, living with husband Charles (37, bricklayer), and children Arthur (15, baker), William (10), Frederick (8), Walter (7), John (5) and Ellen (3)
1939 Register:
1938 (age 69-70)
Thorpe St. Andrew³⁰
widow, patient at the St. Andrews Hospital, Thorpe
Death:
c. 1951 (age 82-83)³¹

Child 4: Alfred SEAMAN

Name:
Alfred SEAMAN
Sex:
Male
Birth:
22 Nov 1869
Tasburgh¹⁸
Census:
1871 (age 1-2)
Tharston⁸
living with parents Walter (31, dealer) and Hannah (29), and sisters Elizabeth (7), Alice (5) and Jane (3)
Baptism:
7 Apr 1878 (age 8)
Tharston¹⁸
Census:
1881 (age 11-12)
Tharston¹³
Address: The Street, Tharston

scholar, living with stepfather Henry FEEK (47, general labourer), mother Hannah FEEK (38), stepsister Emily FEEK (5mths), and siblings Jane (13, scholar), Albert (7, scholar) and Lee (5, scholar)

Child 5: Albert SEAMAN

Name:
Albert SEAMAN
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1874
Tharston
Baptism:
7 Apr 1878 (age 3-4)
Tharston¹⁸
Census:
1881 (age 6-7)
Tharston¹³
Address: The Street, Tharston

scholar, living with stepfather Henry FEEK (47, general labourer), mother Hannah FEEK (38), stepsister Emily FEEK (5mths), and siblings Jane (13, scholar), Alfred (12, scholar) and Lee (5, scholar)

Child 6: Lee SEAMAN

Name:
Lee SEAMAN
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Hagar Mary ATKINS (1881-c. 1943)
Birth:
13 Jan 1876
Tharston^32,33
Baptism:
7 Apr 1878 (age 2)
Tharston¹⁸
Census:
1881 (age 4-5)
Tharston¹³
Address: The Street, Tharston

scholar, living with stepfather Henry FEEK (47, general labourer), mother Hannah FEEK (38), stepsister Emily FEEK (5mths), and siblings Jane (13, scholar), Alfred (12, scholar) and Albert (7, scholar)
Census:
1891 (age 14-15)
Tharston¹⁴
Address: The Street, Tharston

living with stepfather Henry (54, agricultural labourer), mother Hannah FEEK (47), stepsister Emily (10, scholar), and nephew Arthur (4)
Census:
1901 (age 24-25)
Aslacton, Norfolk³⁴
Address: Pottergate Street, Aslacton

agricultural labourer, living with wife Hagar M (20)
Census:
1911 (age 34-35)
Old Buckenham³⁵
Address: Wood Hall, Old Buckenham

farm labourer, living with wife Hagar Mary (30), and children Thomas F (9, scholar), Alice Maud (7, scholar) and Harry Lee (5, scholar)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 62-63)
Besthorpe³³
Address: Alms Cottage Besthorpe

agricultural labourer, b.13.01.1876
Death:
c. 1954 (age 77-78)³⁶

Sources

1.: Parish register - banns. Tharston. Cit. Date: 1 October 1863.

2.: Parish register - marriage. Tharston. Cit. Date: 24 November 1863.

3.: Civil Registration - birth. 1839 Q2 Depwade 13 49. Cit. Date: Q2 1839.

4.: Parish register - baptism. Tasburgh. Cit. Date: 2 June 1839.

5.: 1841 Census. HO107 757 11 16. Cit. Date: 1841.

6.: 1851 Census. HO107 1818 216 13. Cit. Date: 1851.

7.: 1861 Census. RG09 1233 155 3. Cit. Date: 1861.

8.: 1871 Census. RG10 1836 155 6. Cit. Date: 1871.

9.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 8 February 1878.

10.: Civil Registration - death. 1878 Q1 Depwade 4B 174. Cit. Date: Q1 1878.

11.: 1841 Census. HO107 777 11 16. Cit. Date: 1841.

12.: 1861 Census. RG09 1233 171 10. Cit. Date: 1861.

13.: 1881 Census. RG11 1969 51 3. Cit. Date: 1881.

14.: 1891 Census. RG12 1545 128 3. Cit. Date: 1891.

15.: 1901 Census. RG13 1862 125 1. Cit. Date: 1901.

16.: Civil Registration - death. 1903 Q2 Depwade 4B 140. Cit. Date: Q2 1903.

17.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 1 December 1903.

18.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 7 April 1878.

19.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11462 RD230 SD3 ED8 SN72. Cit. Date: 1911.

20.: 1939 Registration. RG101/6542D/001/40 : TREK. Cit. Date: 1939.

21.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 16 October 1945.

22.: Civil Registration - death. 1945 Q4 Depwade 4B 213. Cit. Date: Q4 1945.

23.: 1881 Census. RG11 1969 15 9. Cit. Date: 1881.

24.: 1891 Census. RG12 1526 23 39. Cit. Date: 1891.

25.: 1901 Census. RG13 1839 83 49. Cit. Date: 1901.

26.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11026 RD218 SD1 ED3 SN119. Cit. Date: 1911.

27.: Civil Registration - death. 1920 Q2 Norwich 4B 192. Cit. Date: Q2 1920.

28.: Civil Registration - birth. 1868 Q1 Depwade 4B 243. Cit. Date: Q1 1868.

29.: 1901 Census. RG13 1862 126 3. Cit. Date: 1901.

30.: 1939 Registration. RG101/6538J/023/39 : TRCB. Cit. Date: 1939.

31.: Civil Registration - death. 1951 Q1 Norwich Outer 4B 1049. Cit. Date: Q1 1951.

32.: Civil Registration - birth. 1876 Q1 Depwade 4B 234. Cit. Date: Q1 1876.

33.: 1939 Registration. RG101/6590G/013/5 : TSEN. Cit. Date: 1939.

34.: 1901 Census. RG13 1864 15 2. Cit. Date: 1901.

35.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11474 RD231 SD1 ED6 SN36. Cit. Date: 1911.

36.: Civil Registration - death. 1954 Q1 Wayland 4B 815. Cit. Date: Q1 1954.