Children of Thomas Lillystone French and Mary
59......Thomas b Sunday 4 Dec 1810 bap Monday 5 Dec 1810 Lowestoft d Wednesday 1 Apr 1812
60......Thomas Bunn b Monday 6 Apr 1812 bap same day bur Sept 1812 Lowestoft
61......Mary Ann bap Saturday 15 Jan 1814 m John Barber MEWSE Sep 1832
(see Mewse Branch here)
62......Thomas Bunn bap Saturday 13 Apr 1816 d Sunday 29 Jul 1866 Lowestoft m Mary CAPPS Thursday 6 Apr 1848
Note: Thomas was a fisherman and Mary a beetster in 1861 living at Beach and a fishmonger in 1871, living at 39 High St Lowestoft
63......George bap Saturday 18 Oct 1817 Lowestoft m Ann
Note In 1841 George and Ann were living at Church Street, Wenhaston
64......Elizabeth bap Friday 30 Oct 1818 Lowestoft
65......Robert bap Friday 11 Jan 1822 Lowestoft

Children of John and Elizabeth
66......John Harris b Wednesday 22 May 1811 Lowestoft
67......Andrew Harris b Monday 14 Dec 1812 bap Tuesday 15 Dec 1812 Lowestoft d Tuesday7 Jan 1896 bur Wednesday 8 Jan 1896 St Margarets, Lowestoft aged 84
68......Elizabeth Harris bap Monday 31 Oct 1814 Lowestoft
69......Susannah bap Wednesday 19 Jun 1816 Lowestoft
70......Harris bap Friday 8 May 1818 Lowestoft
71......Christiana bap Thursday 31 Dec 1818 Lowestoft d Sept 1820 bur Wednesday 13 Sept 1820 St Margarets, Lowestoft
72......Charles Harris bap Thursday 20 Sep 1821 Lowestoft d Jan 1823 bur Thursday 23 Jan 1823 St Margarets, Lowestoft
73......Caroline Harris b 1822 bap Saturday 8 Mar 1823 Lowestoft
74......Harriet bap Tuesday 28 Jun 1825 Lowestoft
75......Eliza Rebecca b Tuesday 2 Oct 1827 Lowestoft bap Friday 7 Dec 1827 d Friday 10 Feb 1928 Lowestoft

GENERATION 6

Child of Isaac and Ann
43b......Isaac b and bap 27 Dec 1798 Lowestoft
43c......Jeremiah b 8 Mar 1801 bap 10 Mar 1801 Lowestoft
43d......Robert b 1 Mar 1803 bap 2 Mar 1803 Lowestoft
43e......Mary Ann b 30 Dec 1804 bap 31 Dec 1804 d 24 May 1860 Lowestoft m Samuel BURLEIGH 1825
43f......Michael b 4 Oct 1807 bap 5 Oct 1807 Lowestoft
43g......Thomas b 7 Apr 1810 bap 9 Apr 1810 Lowestoft
43h......John b and bap 21 Oct 1812 Lowestoft

Children of Samuel and Sarah
50b......Samuel b 1828 Old Market St, Lowestoft d 24 Dec 1833 Lowestoft
50c......Robert Crispe b 1832 Old Market St, Lowestoft d 15 Mar 1833 Lowestoft
50d......Mary Ann b 1836 Lowestoft d 29 Mar 1906 Lowestoft m John BARNARD 11 Dec 1855 Lowestoft
50e......Jeremiah b 1837 Old Market St, Lowestoft d 13 Feb 1889 m Eliza abt 1857
50f......William b 1838 Old Market St, Lowestoft

Child of William and Hannah
53a......Wiliam b 8 Mar 1840 Filby

Note: Lydia was the daughter of Robert HALL and Mary HORWEN In 1861 Robert was a cooper and Lydia was a beetster.

Children of Robert and Lydia
76......Robert b abt 1843 Lowestoft
Note: In 1861 Robert was a shipwright apprentice
77......Elizabeth b abt 1845 Lowestoft
Note: In 1861 Elizabeth was a beetster
78......William b abt 1849 Lowestoft

Note: In 1841 the family was at Dann's Yard, Lowestoft

Children of John and Hannah
79......John b abt 1836 [Census 1841]
80......William Harris b 1st qr 1838 [Mutford 13 415]
81......Hannah b 2nd qr 1840 [Mutford 13 461]

Note: In 1841 Andrew was a twinespinner. In 1861 he sold wines and spirits but was also a fisherman. Sarah Ann was a washerwoman and they lived at 11 Denes Eastern Square, Lowestoft. In 1871 Andrew was a twinespinner at Knight's Buildings, Lowestoft and in 1881 and 1891 he and Sarah Ann were at 27 Clemence Street, Lowestoft, Andrew remaining a twinespinner. Sarah brought with her to the marriage three daughters and a son, surname MOORE

Children of Andrew and Ann
82......Edward A b 4th qr 1837 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 346]
83......Susan Ann b 4th qr 1839 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 428]
84......Charlotte b 1st qr 1847 [Mutford 13 495]
Note: In 1861 Charlotte was a washerwoman
85......Elizabeth b abt 1851[1861 census]
86......Caroline b 2nd qr 1861 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 735]
Note: In 1881 Caroline was a "fish kipperer"
87......James Harris b 2nd qr 1863 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 734]
Note: In 1871 James was a twinespinner's assistant and in 1881 he was a smackman, living with his parents
88......Frederick b 2nd qr 1865 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 730]
Note: In 1881 Frederick was a factory hand

Note: James, a blacksmith employing 4 men in 1861, was previously married to the daughter of 86 year old retired farmer John CLARKE, who was living with James and Harriet in 1861. Also present with the family in 1861 was Maria BRYANT a 22 year old house servant from Barnby. In 1861 and 1871 they were at 54 Crown St, Lowestoft and there was a Charlotte GIRLING present - a servant aged 18 from Barnby In 1881 they were at 2 Eastern Square, Cromes Bldgs, Lowestoft

Children of James and Harriet
89......Henry William b 2nd qr 1858 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 660]
90......Harriet Ellen b 1860 Lowestoft [Census]
91......Martha Eliza b 3rd qr 1861 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 661]
92......Marion b 1863 Lowestoft [Census]
93......James W b 1864 Lowestoft [Census]
Note: In 1871 James is described as a fisherman

Children of John and Eliza
94......Elizabeth Ann b Saturday 5 Oct 1850 d Friday 29 Mar 1929
95......John William b Wednesday 30 Mar 1853
96......Eliza Rebecca b Sunday 5 Nov 1854
97......Charles b abt 1856

GENERATION 7

Note: William was apprenticed to Samuel Chambers ALLERTON as a shipwright. The 1881 census shows him as a boat builder and living at 3 Rants Score (Next door to my Great Grandfather, John Mewse). You can see a photo of his home here. In 1891 and 1901 the family was at 17 Seago Street, Lowestoft and William was listed as a shipwright and in 1911 they were at 187 Seago Street Lowestoft.

Children of William and Mary Ann
98......William Andrew b 2nd qr 1870 Lound [Mutford 4a 755]
Note: In 1891 William was a baker's assistant
99......Mary Ann b 4th qr 1873 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 714]
100....Thomas b 2nd qr 1876 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 802] d 1917 at sea
101....Louisa b 1st qr 1879 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 802]
102....John b 1st qr 1883 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 866]
Note: In 1901 John was a ship's joiner
103....Frederick b 3rd qr 1885 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 880]
Note: In 1901 Frederick was a wood shipwright apprentice
104....Elizabeth b 3rd qr 1888 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 889]
105....George Ernest b 3rd qr 1890 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 922]
106....Edith b 4th qr 1892 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 897]
86 Caroline CRISP m Edward NUNN 3rd qr 1882 [Mutford 4a 1190]

Note: In 1891 the family was living at 240 Burgess Street Grimsby. Edward was not present at the census date.

Children of Edward and Caroline
107......Elizabeth b 1885 Grimsby
108......Florry M b 1887 Grimsby
109......Ed Thomas b 1889 Grimsby
110......Harriett b 1st qr 1891 Grimsby

Child of Walter and Elizabeth
111......Winifred Marguerite F b 3rd qr 1885 [Mutford 4a 876]

GENERATION 8

Note: William was a coal labourer in 1901 living at 137 Wallaston Rd, Lowestoft

Children of William and Marion
112......Hilda May b 1st qr 1897 [Mutford 4a 1043]
113......Victor b 1900 Norwich

Note: In 1901 Thomas was Mate on a fishing smack. and the family were at Holly Farm, Staithe Road, Burgh St Peter. Thomas was a winner of the Victoria Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross. You can see his story here

The Victoria Cross

In 1901 John was a printer/compositor in Beccles and the family lived at Alexandra Road, Beccles. However the family emigrated to Canada on the ship Lake Manitoba going to Montreal on 16 May 1905 at which time John gave his occupation as labourer. His son John was not in the ship's manifest

The ship on which the family emigrated - the "Lake Manitoba". Built in 1901 she spent some time in 1902 on war transport for the Boer War, and then returned to ferrying across the Atlantic. She caught fire in Montreal on Aug 26 1918 and was scuttled, but refloated and became a cargo vessel name "Iver Heath", being scrapped in 1924.

Note: John was a ship Joiner and the family was at 71 Tonning Street, Lowestoft

Children of John and Lily
121......Desmond Jack Cyril b 2nd qr 1905 [Mutford 4a 1151]
122......Kathleen Lily Etta b 3rd qr 1909 [Mutford 4A 1119

Note: George was a tin smith in 1911 living at 8 St John's Road, Lowestoft

Children of George and Bessie
123......Irene M b 4th qr 1914 [Mutford 4a 2069]
124......Cicely E b 1st qr 1920 [Mutford 4a 2703]

Thanks to Pat Sorenson, Lynne Hall, Alison France and Krista Matheson in Canada - you can contact Lynne and Alison



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