William Aldis Tolman born 1869 at Saham Toney, Swaffham - Sep quarter (4b 352)
Son of William Tolman (1820) and Esther Cooper

Siblings:
1867 - Laura
1869 - William Aldis <<<

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 and William (1869) will marry - see below
Susanna Cator – Serv – age 16 - General Domestic Servant – born Carbrooke

1894: Sep 12 - Marriage at St Peter and St Paul Church Carbrooke - Entry 227
William Aldis Tolman age 25 a Farmer married Rose Welcher age 21
Father's: William Tolman a Farmer and William Robert Welcher a Farmer
Witness: Samuel Charles Tolman, William Welcher and Annie Welcher
1894: Marriage record – William Aldis Tolman married Rose Welcher at Wayland – Sep quarter (4b 489)
William and Rose had children:

[1] 1895: Jul 07 - Baptism at St Nicholas Church Ashill - Entry 859
Dorothy May Tolman born Mar 08, 1895 daughter of William Aldis Tolman a Farmer and his wife Rose

1901: Census - For Dorothy - see below under [3] Gladys Dearlove Tolman

This could be Dorothy May....
1919: Marriage record - Dorothy M. Tolman married Guy W. O. Goodwin at Mildenhall - Jun quarter (4a 2288)

[2] 1896: Oct 18 - Baptism at All Saints Church South Pickenham - Entry 417
Gladys Dearlove Tolman born Aug 30, 1896 daughter of William Aldis Tolman a Farmer and his wife Rosa

1901: Census - Hall Farm Criston
William R Welcher - Head - age 55 - Farmer (Employer) - Upwell, Norfolk
Ellen Welcher - Wife - age 51 - Wisbeach St Mary
Annie Welcher - Dau - age 16 - Worker at Home - Carbrooke
Fanny D Bothway - Neice - single - age 34 - Dressmaker own Account at Home - Wisbeach
Dorothy M Tolman - Grndau - age 6 - Ash Hill, Norfolk
Gladys D Tolman - Grndau - age 4 - South Pickenham
George Catton - Servant - single - age 37 - Groom Domestic (Worker) - Carbrooke

1911: Census - Griston Hall, Watton, Norfolk
William Welcher - Head - age 65 - Farmer Employer - Upwell, Norfolk
Ellen Welcher - Wife - age 61 - Wisbeach St Mary
Annie Welcher - Dau - single - age 26 - Egg & Poultry Dealer (own acoount at home) - Carbrooke
Gladys Tolman - Grdau - age 14 - Dairy Work - South Pickenham
George Catton - Boarder - single - age 47 - Farm Labourer - Carbrooke

[3] 1898: Jul 04 - Baptism at All Saints Church South Pickenham - Entry 426
Dagmar Elsey Tolman born Jul 01, 1898 daughter of William Aldis Tolman a Farmer and his wife Rosa
Dagmar Elsey died in 1898 age 5 days and was buried at All Saints Church South Pickenham on Jul 07 - Entry 240

[4] 1899: Dec 24 - Baptism at All Saint Church South Pickenham Church - Enty 430
William Welcher Tolman born Oct 22, 1899 son of William Aldis Tolman a Farmer and his wife Rose
William was a member of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom, member 9255 as recorded at their meeting a 3 Cliffton Street London on July 30, 1930 - Also mentioned in The Gazette - William Welcher Tolman 79404 May 14, 1940 & 1941

William Welcher Tolman married Ellaline S. Raeburn in 1936 at Marybone - Sep quarter (1a 1888)

[5] 1910: Birth record - Arthur Aldis Tolman at Swaffham - Sep quarter (4b 302)
Arthur perished when the Asiatic Prince went missing in the Pacific Ocean on or about March 1928 .

The Asiatic Prince. in 1928, after embarking from Seattle, only a few weeks into her maiden voyage, the ship vanished in the Pacific Somewhere between Yokohama and Shanghai. It wasn’t reported until later that the ship was carrying over $250,000 in gold bullion intended for a Chinese bank in Shanghai. Though vessels from both the US and Japanese military searched tirelessly for the ship, she was never found. The last distress call from the Asiatic Prince was one inauspicious word, “Pirates.” Was she plundered or did she sink with her treasure intact?

[6] 1913: Birth record – Culitt (Cubitt) Tolman at Swaffham – Mar quarter (4b 556) mother Welcher
Cubitt married Violet Florence Wire in 1934 at Norwich – Mar quarter (4b 185)
Cubitt and Violet perished together - See below

1941: Death record – Cubitt Tolman and Violet M Tolman at Acle – Jun quarter (4b 52)

Cubitt and Violet formerly of Park Farm, Southburgh had taken over the tenancy of Lower Wood Farm Mautby near Great Yarmouth in October 1940. Early in 1941 the area was subjected to a lot of enemy action. On the last day of March bombs were dropped on the Lower Wood Farm and one hit the gable end of their barn. Unfortunately for Cubitt and Violet, just at that very moment they were standing by the farm gate with their dog, all three were killed instantly.

It is thought the Germans were trying to destroy the World War Two heavy anti-aircraft battery which was nearby at Mautby. The site was called YH4 and consisted of a group of heavy anti-aircraft (HAA) batteries portioned to protect Great Yarmouth. The gun emplacements and the command post are still standing. The Tolman's were not the only casualties of the forties as a Lincoln Bomber (NHER 13680) crashed in the parish during the night of 24 September 1947, possibly after being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm. All nine of the crew were killed and they are commemorated with a plaque in SS Peter and Paul’s Church in Mautby.

This young married couple are buried in the Mattishall Cemetery on Burgh Lane. Violet was the eldest daughter of Herbert and Sabina Wire. Records show the family name recorded as 'Wire' and 'Weir' although the family spelt it 'Wire'. The Wire's were farmers and land owners in Mattishall. They lived at Moat Farm on Dereham Road. At one time they owned the field where the Parker Road Housing Estate is now standing and it was decided to name one of the roads after them but due to the confussion with the spelling of their name we have 'Wier Ave' when it should have been 'Wire Ave'.
After Violet and Cubitt were so tragically killed they were brough home to Mattishall to be buried in the Mattishall Cemetery family plot where the young couple who had only been married for six years were laid to rest with other members of the Wire family.

Cubitt and Violet Tolman are mentioned on the Mattishall Village Memorial website as Civilian War Casualties
http://www.mattishall-village.co.uk/mattishall-war-dead-1.htm#Tolman

1901: Census - Farm House, South Pickenham, Swaffham, Norfolk
William Tolman - Head - age 31 1870 - Farmer - Norfolk
Rosie Tolman - Wife - age 27 1874 - Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk
William Tolman - Son - age 1 1900 - Norfolk
Jane Wells - Servant - age 14 1887 - General - Ashill, Norfolk

1911: Census - Dugmore Farm Great Cressingham Watton, Great Cressingham, Norfolk
William A Tolman - Head - age 41 1870 - Farmer - Saham Toney
Rose Tolman - Wife - age 37 1874 - Ashwellthorpe
Dorthey May Tolman - Daughter - age 16 1895 - Dairy Work - Ashill
William W Tolman - Son - age 11 1900 - School - South Pickenham
Arthur A Tolman - Son - age 0 1911 - Great Cressingham

1917: Death record - Rose Tolman at Swaffham - Dec quater (4b 348) age 44

1920: Death record - William A Tolman at Wayland - Jun quarter (4b 263) age 50