1820: Dec 17 –
Baptism record at St Peter and St Paul Church Carbooke
- Entry 217
William Tolman
son of Samuel Tolman (1795) a Labourer and
his wife Mary
Siblings:
1820 - William <<<
1822 - James
1825 - Emily
1826 - John
1833 - Emily
1834 - Mary Ann
1851: Census Rectory
House, Hardingham Mitford, Norfolk
Challis Paroissien – Head – Single
- age 56 - Rector of Hardingham - born Hackney-Mid
J. Paroissien – Sister – Single
– age 54 – born Hackney-Mid
E. Paroissien – Sister – Single
– age 50 – born Hackney-Mid
Ann Sparrow – Serv – Single –
age 45 – House Servant – born Thompson-Nfk
Elizabeth Risebrook – Serv – Single
– age 25 – House Servant – born
Spixworth-Nfk
William Tolman
– Serv – Single – age 29 (1822)
– House Servant – born Carbrook-Nrk
1861: Census - Rectory
House Hardingham
Challis Paroission (Rev) – Head –
Single - age 66 - Rector Of Hardingham - Middlesex
– Hackney
Jane Paroission – Sister – Single
- age 64 - Middlesex – Hackney
Emma Paroission – Sister - single –
age 60 - Middlesex – Hackney
* Esther Cooper – Serv – Widow
- age 31 - Domestic Cook - Winfarthing - Esther
would become William’s wife in 1866
Sarah Walker – Serv – Single –
age 25 – Housemaid - Norfolk – Swaffham
William Tolman
– Serv – Single – age 38 –
Groom - Norfolk – Carbrooke
* Esther was baptised Lucretia
Esther Ellsey on Jul 26, 1829 at Winfathing -
Entry 372
Born Jun 22, 1829 Esther was the daughter of Aldhouse
Ellsey a Labourer and his wife Lucretia Browne
of Winfathing
In the 1851 census Esther was a 21 year old House
Servant to Revd Charles Ward (Curate of Diss)
and his family at Norwich Road Diss.
Esther married Albert Cooper in the Jun quarter
of 1851 at Guiltcross district, Norfolk – (13
271) - Albert died in the Mar quarter of 1852.
In the 1851 census Albert Cooper was a 21 year
old servant (Blacksmith) for Robert Gilbert
a Master Millwright of Westgate Street Banham.
Point of interest:
In 1850 (Feb 05) both Esther Elsey and Albert
Cooper were witness to the marriage of John
Browne (Esther's cousin) to Hannha Maria
Cowels at St May's Church Diss - Entry 228 -
is this where they met?
1866: Marriage record
– William Tolman
married Esther Cooper a Widow at Mitford –
Dec quarter (4b 767)
William and Esther had children:
[1] Laura Tolman born 1867
at Saham Toney, Swaffham - Sep quarter (4b 369)
1898: Oct 27
- Marriage at All Saints Church South Pickenham
- Entry 70
Laura Tolman age
26 a Spinster of this parish married * William
Maltby Lawson age 25 a Bachelor and Farmer
Father's: William Tolman a Farmer and John
Lawson a Deceased Farmer
Witness: William Aldis Tolman and Richard
Lawson
* William Maltby Lawson
was born in the Dec quarter of 1873 in the Thetford
District - (4b 352)
William was the son of John Lawson a Farmer
of Manor House, Hockwold Cum Wilton born at North
Killingholme, Lincoln and his wife Eliza Unknown
born at Barnet By Le Wold, Lincoln. - William
was the first of their 7 children to be born in
Norfolk the others all older were born all born
at Croxton Grange, Lincoln.
1901: Census
- High Town Green Farm, Rattlesden, Suffolk
William M Lawson - Head - age 30 - Farmer
(own account) - Brandon, Norfolk
Laura Lawson - Wife - age 30 - Saham, Norfolk
Ellen Staff - Serv - age 13 - Domestic
Servant (Worker) - Rattleson, Suffolk
1911: Census
- Bedingfield Shoutholt, Suffolk
William M. Lawson - Head - age 36 - Farmer
- Wilton (near Hockwold and Brandon), Norfolk
Laura Lawson - Wife - age 37 - Pickenham
Rose Hammond - Servant - age 16 - General
Servant - Bedingfield Suffolk
No further information
[2] William Aldis Tolman
born 1869 at Saham Toney, Swaffham - Sep quarter
(4b 352)
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1871: Census - Lime
Kiln Farm Saham Toney
William Tolman
– Head – age 49 - Farmer 225 Ac 4men 3boys
2wmn – born Carbrooke
Esther Tolman – Wife – age 40 –
born Winfarthing
Laura Tolman – Dau – age 3 –
born Saham Toney
William Tolman – Son – age 1 born
Saham Toney
Charlotte Wells – Serv – age 14
– born Carbrooke
1881: Census Hopton
House Farm, Little Cressingham
William Tolman
– Head – age 60 - Farmer 550 Acres Employing
8 Lab 2 Boys – born Carbrooke, Norfolk
Esther Tolman – Wife – age 50 –
Farmers wife – born Winfarthing, Norfolk
William Tolman – Son – age 11 –
Son of Farmer – born Saham Toney, Norfolk
Rebecca Reeve – Serv – age 16 –
Servant Domestic – born Swanton Morley, Norfolk
William Crowfoot – Serv – age 16
– Farm Servant (Indoor) – born Broome,
Suffolk
1891: Census Watton
House South Pickenham
William Tolman
– Head – age 70 - Farmer(Em'er) –
born Carbrooke
Esther Tolman – Wife – age 60 –
born Winfarthing
Laura Tolman – Dau – Single –
age 23 – born Saham Toney
William Tolman *– son – Single
– age 21 (1869) - Farmers Son (Em'ee) born Saham
Toney
Rosalie Welcher * – Visitor – Single
– age 17 – born Ashwellthorpe –
* Rosalie would marry William (1869) above
Susanna Cator – Serv – age 16 -
General Domestic Servant – born Carbrooke
1896: Mar 27 - William
Tolman died age 75 - Swaffham - Mar quater
(4b 261)
1908: Mar 08 - Lucretia Esther
Tolman died age 78 at Hartismere, Suffolk - Mar
quater (4a 590)
Headstone
Little Cressingham Churchyard
In Loving Memory
O f
WILLIAM TOLMAN
Who Fell Asleep
March 27th 1896
Aged 75 Years
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"Be Thou Faithfull
Unto Death And I
Will Give You a Crown For Life"
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Headstone
Little Cressingham Churchyard
In Loving Memory
Of
LUCRETIA ESTHER TOLMAN
Who Fell Asleep
March 8th 1908
Aged 78 Years
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Resting in Peace
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