Family of Harry Gowing MIDDLETON and Martha CANNELL

Husband:
Harry Gowing MIDDLETON (c. 1855-c. 1934)
Wife:
Martha CANNELL (1853-1884)
Children:
Martha A MIDDLETON (c. 1877- )
Eva Mary MIDDLETON (c. 1878- )
Rosa J MIDDLETON (c. 1880- )
Marriage Banns:
19 Mar 1876
Tharston¹
other dates were 26.03.1876 and 02.04.1876
Marriage:
26 Apr 1876
Tharston^2,3
witnesses were Edward BROWN and Jane MIDDLETON

Husband: Harry Gowing MIDDLETON

Name:
Harry Gowing MIDDLETON
Sex:
Male
Father:
Robert MIDDLETON (1814-c. 1903)
Mother:
Eliza GOWING (c. 1818-c. 1892)
Birth:
c. 1855
Topcroft
Census:
1861 (age 5-6)
Topcroft⁴
Address: The Street, Topcroft

scholar, living with parents Robert (47, farmer of 39 acres employing 1 man and 1 boy) and Eliza (44), siblings Samuel Gowing (21, carpenter), Justina (19), Elizabeth (16), James (12, scholar), Jane (2) and William (4mths), and visitor Theodocia JONES (14)
Census:
1871 (age 15-16)
Tharston⁵
Address: Church Green, Tharston

smith, living with parents Robert (55, wheelwright and smith employing 4 men and 4 boys) and Eliza (53), Jane (12, scholar), and boarder George Rushmer (21, wheelwright)
Census:
1881 (age 25-26)
Swannington⁶
Address: Private House, Swannington

wheelwright and smith employing 1 man and 1 boy, living with wife Martha (27), and daughters Martha (4, scholar) and Rosa (1)
Death:
c. 1934 (age 78-79)⁷

Wife: Martha CANNELL

Name:
Martha CANNELL
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
Rebecca CANNELL (c. 1833- )
Birth:
14 Aug 1853
Tasburgh^8,9
Baptism:
2 Oct 1853 (age 0)
Tasburgh⁸
only mother listed as parent
Census:
1861 (age 7-8)
Forncett St. Peter¹⁰
living with grandparents John (66, farmer of 55 acres employing 2 men and 1 boy) and Mary (65), their son George (26, farmer's son), and farm servant Robert SHELDRAKE (18)
Census:
1871 (age 17-18)
Tharston¹¹
Address: Low Common, Tharston

dressmaker, living with uncle and aunt Isaac (51, farmer of 55 acres employing 2 men and 1 boy) and Hannah (52), and their scholar daughters Hannah (13), Jane Elizabeth (12), Sarah (10) and Laura Ann (8)
Census:
1881 (age 27-28)
Swannington⁶
Address: Private House, Swannington

living with husband Harry (26, wheelwright and smith employing 1 man and 1 boy), and daughters Martha (4, scholar) and Rosa (1)
Death:
18 May 1884 (age 30)
Swannington¹²

Child 1: Martha A MIDDLETON

Name:
Martha A MIDDLETON
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1877
Tharston
Census:
1891 (age 13-14)
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk¹³
Address: Middlegate Street, Great Yarmouth

living with uncle Samuel J (51, house carpenter) and aunt Harriet (45), cousins Harry R (19, apprentice to carpenter), Ernest (16, apprentice to stationer), Samuel W (14, errand boy) and Walter (12, scholar), and domestic servant Harriet HEWITT (18)
Census:
1901 (age 23-24)
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk¹⁴
Address: 74 Middlegate Street, Great Yarmouth

living with uncle Samuel J (61, carpenter), aunt Ellen H (41) and aunt Priscilla H MAJOR (49)

Child 2: Eva Mary MIDDLETON

Name:
Eva Mary MIDDLETON
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
James Gowing MIDDLETON (PIDGEON) (c. 1886- )
Birth:
c. 1878
Swannington^15,16
Baptism:
16 Jun 1878 (age 0)
Swannington¹⁵
Census:
1881 (age 2-3)
Hevingham¹⁷
Address: Turnpike Road, Hevingham

living with grandparents Robert (66, retired builder) and Eliza (64), aunt Elizabeth FLANDERS (34, professional nurse), and boarders Benjamin PARKER (26, school master at board school) and Fanny J BROWNE (21, assistant mistress at board school)
Census:
1911 (age 32-33)
Gorleston¹⁸
Address: 21 Sussex Road, Gorleston

nurse, living with aunt Elizabeth FLANDERS (widow, 64, nurse) and boarder Albert Wecks (16, motor mechanic)

Child 3: Rosa J MIDDLETON

Name:
Rosa J MIDDLETON
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1880
Swannington

Note on Marriage

The Bury and Norwich Post - 2 May 1876 - NORWICH - MARRIAGE ..... On the 26th ult., at Tharston, HARRY G., youngest son of MR. ROBT. MIDDLETON, of Tharston, to MARTHA CANNELL, granddaughterf of the late John Cannell, farmer, Forncett St. Peter.

Note on Husband: Harry Gowing MIDDLETON

There is some confusion over the given names but are from Harry, Robert and Gowing

Sources

1.: Parish register - banns. Tharston. Cit. Date: 19 March 1876.

2.: Parish register - marriage. Tharston. Cit. Date: 26 April 1876.

3.: Civil Registration - marriage. 1876 Q2 Depwade 4B 405. Cit. Date: Q2 1876.

4.: 1861 Census. RG09 1230 115 12. Cit. Date: 1861.

5.: 1871 Census. RG10 1836 158 12. Cit. Date: 1871.

6.: 1881 Census. RG11 1932 53 13. Cit. Date: 1881.

7.: Civil Registration - death. 1934 Q1 Norwich 4B 154. Cit. Date: Q1 1934.

8.: Parish register - baptism. Tasburgh. Cit. Date: 2 October 1853.

9.: Civil Registration - birth. 1853 Q3 Depwade 4B 200. Cit. Date: Q3 1853.

10.: 1861 Census. RG09 1234 28 10. Cit. Date: 1861.

11.: 1871 Census. RG10 1836 160 15. Cit. Date: 1871.

12.: Civil Registration - death. 1884 Q2 Norwich 4B 73. Cit. Date: Q2 1884.

13.: 1891 Census. RG12 1499 19A 33. Cit. Date: 1891.

14.: 1901 Census. RG13 1809 121 5. Cit. Date: 1901.

15.: Parish register - baptism. Swannington. Cit. Date: 16 June 1878.

16.: Civil Registration - birth. 1878 Q2 St. Faiths 4B 85. Cit. Date: Q2 1878.

17.: 1881 Census. RG11 1931 40 1. Cit. Date: 1881.

18.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11095 RD219 SD3 ED3 SN107. Cit. Date: 1911.