child of Thomas and unknown
2......William b 1560 Norfolk

GENERATION 2

Child of William and Grace
3......Edmund b 1590 Sea Palling

GENERATION 3

Child of Edmund and Grisell
4......Christopher b 1624 Sea Palling

GENERATION 4

Child of Christopher and Mary
5......Matthew b 1667 Sea Palling

GENERATION 5

6......Samuel b 1705 Winterton, Caistor

GENERATION 6

Children of Samuel and Elizabeth
7......Mary b 1725 Winterton Nfk
8......John b 1730 Winterton Nfk
9......James b 1732 Winterton Nfk
10....Elizabeth b 1735 Winterton Nfk
11....Samuel b 1739 Winterton Nfk
12....Ann b 1741 Winterton Nfk

GENERATION 7

Children of Samuel and Elizabeth
13......John b 1768 Winterton
14......Samuel b 1769 Winterton
15......Charlotte b 1771 Winterton
16......Sarah b 1774 Winterton
17......Elizabeth b 1775 Winterton
18......Mary b 1776 Winterton

GENERATION 8

Note Samuel and Ann were still living, at "Coal Yard, Winterton" in 1841.

Children of Samuel and Ann
19......Samuel b 1790 Winterton d 1879 Flegg
20......Elizabeth b 1793 Winterton
21......John b 1796 Winterton
22......James b 1797 Winterton
23......Ann b 1800 Winterton
24......John b 1802 Winterton
25......Joseph b 1806 Winterton
26......William b 1809 Winterton
27......Henry b 1809 Winterton

GENERATION 9

Note: In 1841 Samuel and Sarah were living in Winterton with their grandchild Mary Ann. Also present was Elizabeth BROWN. In 1861 Samuel and Sarah were at 4 Black Street Winterton, and staying with them were grandchildren Henry and Isaiah. In 1871 they were both at "1 on clink" Winterton and staying with them were grandchild John and his wife Elsie as well as great grandchildren Elsie, Sarah and Martha. Samuel and Sarah were both paupers.

Children of Samuel and Sarah
28......Samuel Shields b 1813 Winterton
29......John b 1816 Winterton
30......Elizabeth b 1819 Winterton
31......Martha b 1822 Winterton
32......James Sheales b 24 Oct 1824 Winterton d 11 Feb 1907 Caistor on Sea
33......Isiah b 1827 Winterton

Children of Abel and Ann
34......Christiana b 1820 Winterton
35......Aaron b 1821 Winterton
36......Elsey b 1824 Winterton
37......Eleanor b 1826 Winterton
38......Abel b 1829 Winterton

Children of John and Lydia
39......Walter b 3rd qr 1840 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 13 101]
40......James Joseph b 4th qr 1842 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 13 111]
41......Priscilla Lydia b 1st qr 1846 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 13 119]

Child of William and Mary
42......Elizabeth b 3rd qr 1842 Winterton [Flegg 13 114] m John Daniel MEWSE 24 Dec 1864 Gt Yarmouth St Nicholas

See the MEWSE branch here

GENERATION 10

Note: John and Mary Ann were living at 32 Black Street, Winterton in 1861 and John was a fisherman

Children of John and Mary Ann
43......Mary Anne Elizabeth b 1838 Winterton [Flegg 13 114]
44......John Pestell b 4th qr 1840 Winterton [Flegg 13 106] m Elsie [1861 census]
Note: John was a fisherman
45......Sarah b 1844 Winterton
47......Isaiah b 4th qr 1847 Winterton [Flegg 13 105] m Margaret FLAXMAN 4th qr 1867 Gt Yarmouth St Nicholas [Yarmouth 4b 39]
46......Martha b1st qr 1850 Winterton [Flegg 13 131]
47......Robert b 4th qr 1854 Winterton [Flegg 4b 33]

James, who had been awarded the RNLI Silver Medal and bar, was the man who in giving evidence at the Beauchamp disaster inquest when the coroner asked "1 suppose they had not given up the job and were returning." His reply became part of lifeboat folklore. He stated: "They would never give up the ship. If they had to keep at it 'til now, they would have sailed about until daylight to help her, Going back is against the rules when we see distress signals like that." These words, translated by journalists, were to become famous throughout the length and breadth of the land - Caistor MEN NEVER TURN BACK. You can read about the Beauchamp disaster here

Children of James and Sarah
49......James Henry b 1845 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 13 125] d 1901 at sea (Beauchamp disaster)
50......George Smith b 1847 Caistor on Sea d 1931 Caistor on Sea
Note: in 1871 George was a Beachman/Fisherman
51......Damaris b 4th qr 1855 Caistor on Sea m William Bushel BARNARD 4th qr 1868 Yarmouth St Nicholas [Yarmouth 4b 13]
52......Walter Aaron b 2nd qr 1855 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 23] d 1901 at sea (Beauchamp disaster)
Note: in 1871 Aaron was a Beachman/Fisherman
53......Walter Frederick b 1856 Caistor on Sea d 1860 Caistor on Sea
54......Fredrick Henry b 4th qr 1857 Caistor on Sea [ Flegg 4b 25] d 1885 at sea (Zephyr disaster)
Note: Frederick was a shoemaker, living with his parents in 1871. The yawl Zephyr struck the wreckage of a previous rescue while going to the help of a ship on the Barber Sands, and was lost. Eight of the 15 crew drowned, including Frederick
55......Sarah b 1st qr 1860 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 32] d 1921 Caistor on Sea m Robert Henry BROWN 2nd qr 1882 Gt Yarmouth [Yarmouth 4b 48]
56......Emma Elizabeth b 4th qr 1861 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 35] d 1936 Caistor on Sea m Charles KNIGHTS 4th qr 1882 [Flegg 4b 77]
Note: Charles was a fisherman, living at Beach Rd Caistor in 1891

Note: In 1861 they lived at "The Beach" Caistor and Isaiah was a beachman/fisherman In 1881 he was a boatman

Children of Isiah and Eleanor
57......Martha b 1st qr 1849 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 13 127]
58......Sarah Anne b 2nd qr 1850 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 13 134] d 1920 m Charles Bonney GEORGE 1st qr 1872 [Flegg 4b 49]
59......William Isaiah b 3rd qr 1852 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 30] d 10 Mar 1874 at sea
Note: In 1871 Isiah was a fisherman
60......Ellen Louisa b 2nd 1855 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 25]
61......James Benjamin b 1st qr 1859 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 29]d 1859 Caistor on Sea
62......Josiah John b 1st qr 1861 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 33] m Amanda Ann KETTLE 3rd qr 1878 [Flegg 4b 47]
63......Henry George b 4th qr 1862 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 36]
64......John Samuel b 4th qr 1864 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 37] d 1919 Caistor on Sea
65......Martha b 4th qr 1866 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 36]
66......Robina Elizabeth b 4th qr 1868 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 35]
67......Charles b 2nd qr 1870 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 35]

GENERATION 11

Note: In 1871 James was a beachman/fisherman and in 1881 he was a boatman: the family was at Cley Road, Caistor. In 1891 he was a boatowner and lifeboatman

Children of James and Mary Ann
68......Emma b 1869 Caistor on Sea
69......Alice b 1871 Caistor on Sea
70......William Fredrerick Brett b 4th qr 1872 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 3b 37]
71......John J b 1874 Caistor on Sea
72......Beatrice Leonora B b 4th qr 1876 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 33] m Albert Charles HARBORD 2nd qr 1899 [Flegg 4b 61]
73......Egbert Henry B b 4th qr 1878 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 34]
74......Daisy Mabel Brett b 1st qr 1881 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 37}
75......Rosa Helen Brett b 2nd qr 1883 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 36]
76......Edith Mary Brett b 2nd qr 1885 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 35]
77......Annabella Victoria Brett b 2nd qr 1887 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 36] m Joseph I WOODHOUSE 1st qr 1912 [Flegg 4b 40]
78......Flossie b 1889 Caistor on Sea
79......Harry James Brett b 3rd qr 1891 Caistor on Sea

Note: In 1881 George was a boatman and the fmaily was at Beach Rd, Caistor. In 1891 he was a boat owner and they were living at Cley Rd Caistor.

Children of George and Martha
80......George Samuel b 4th qr 1872 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 37]
Note: George was a carpenter's apprentice in 1891 living with his parents.
81......Frederick Henry b 2nd qr 1874 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 32] m Ruth THOMAS
Note: This was the Frederick saved by his grandfather in the Beauchamp disaster
82......Mary Jane b 3rd qr 1875 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 33]
83......Helen Susannah b 4th qr 1877 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 35]
84......Ernest b 1883 Caistor on Sea

Child of John and Elizabeth
85......William Charles b 3rd qr 1889 Caistor on Sea [Flegg 4b 34]

GENERATION 12

Child of William and Beatrice
86......Ann b 1942 Rochester Kent m Ian BROWN

Many thanks both to Roger Legg who provided most of this page, and Ian Wakefield who carried out the original research.