[6] 1872: Oct 13 - Baptism at All Saints Church Hilborough - Entry 597
Emily Mary Tolman daughter of John Tolman a Blacksmith and his wife Matilda

Siblings:
1859 - Alice Maude
1861 - Walter William
1862 - Samuel
1865 - Frederick
1870 - John
1872 - Emily Mary >>>

1881: Census - White Horse Inn, Little Cressingham
Matilda Tolman - Head - Widow - age 52 - White Horse Inn Blacksmith Farmer 75 Acres Employing 2 Men 1 Boy (Farmer) - born Est Bradenham, Norfolk.
Walter Tolman - Son - Single - age 19 - Blacksmith - born Est Bradenham, Norfolk
Samuel Tolman - Son - single - age 18 - Ag Labour -
Frederick Tolman - Son - age 15 - Ag Labour -
John Tolman - Son - age 12 - Scholar - born Hilbourough, Norfolk
Emily Tolman - Dau - age 9 - Scholar - born Hilbourough, Norfolk
Sarah Mendham - Serv - age 14 - Servant Domestic - born Shipdham, Norfolk

1891: Census - The White Horse Little Cressingham
Walter Tolman - Head - age 30 - Farmer & Publican(Em'er) Norfolk - Bradenham
Amanda Tolman - Wife - age 30 - Norfolk - Cressingham
Walter Tolman - Son - age 1month - Norfolk - Cressingham
Fred Tolman - Bro - single - age 25 - Farmers Brother Norfolk - Bradenham
John Tolman - Bro - single age 22 - Farmers Brother Norfolk - Hillborough
Emily Tolman - Sister - age 18 - Norfolk - Hillborough
Emily Powley - Serv - age 14 - Norfolk - Swaffham

Emily Mary Tolman married Herbert Hoggett in 1896 at Swaffham - Jun quarter (4b 693)
Herbert was born about 1869 at Threxton the son of James Hoggett a Bricklayer of Threxton born about 1820 at Little Cressingham and his wife Mary Ann Reeder born about 1822 at Watton.
Emily and Hebert had children:

[1] Herbert James Hoggett born Sep quarter 1896* (see below) Killed in Action 1917
[2] Elsie May Hoggett born Dec quarter 1900
Elsie married Leslie G Howe in 1922
Elsie and Leslie had children:

[1] Margery Emily Howe
[2] Dorothy M Howe
[3] Florence J Howe
[4] Robert L J Howe

Although Emily's bachelor brother John Tolman (1869) was recorded as Landlord of the White Horse Tavern Little Cressingham from 1896 - 1935 his main interest was farming. So Emily who was still at home had become Housekeeper/Landlady from a very early age. After her marriage in 1896 to Herbert Hoggett he moved into the family home.
Herbert Hoggett (1869) died in 1900 aged just 30 leaving his wife Emily with their son Herbert aged 4, and eight months pregnant with their daughter Elsie.
Herbert was a bricklayer, as was his father and brothers but his early death was due to phthisco (tuberculosis). Herbert died in the October of 1900 and his daughter Elsie was not born until the November. Although Emily is officially recorded as Landlady to the White Horse Inn from 1935 - 1956 the evidence shows it is more likely that Emily's involvement in the business goes back to her childhood after the death of her father John Tolman (1826) when her mother (Matilda) moved to the Tavern in 1878.
Life must have been very busy for Emily for apart from the everyday running of the White Horse there was also the reasonability of looking after not only her own children but the orphan children of her deceased brother Walter Tolman (1861) and his wife Amanda who tragically died at the early age of 34 as can be seen in the 1901 census below.

1901: White Horse Tavern, Little Cressingham
John Tolman - Head - age 30 - Farmer and Publican - Hilborough
Emily Hoggett - Sister - Widow - age 29 - Hilborough
Maude Tolman - Niece - age 16 - Hilborough - (Emily Maude) daughter of Samuel (1862) and Elizabeth Hassack
Walter Tolman - Nephew - age 10 - Little Cressingham - son of Walter (1861) and Amanda Cooke
Rosie Tolman - Niece - age 6 - Little Cressingham - daughter of Walter (1861) and Amanda Cooke
* Herbert Hoggett - Nephew - age 5 - Little Cressingham - Emily's child - Killed in Action 1917
Elsie Hoggett - Niece - age 4months - Little Cressingham - Emily's child
Morris Cook - Vistor - single - age 31 - Gamekeeper - Little Cressingham

1911: Census - White Horse Inn, Little Cressingham
John Tolman - Head - single - age 41 - Farmer and Publican - Hilborough
Emily Hoggett - Sister - Widow - age 38 - Hilborough
* Herbert Hoggett - Nephew - age 14 - Nephew working in - Little Cressingham
Elsie Hoggett - Niece - age 10 - Scholar - Little Cressingham
Walter Tolman - Nephew - single - age 20 - Working on Farm - Little Cressingham - son of Walter (1861) and Amanda Cooke
Rose Tolman - Niece - age 16 - Little Cressingham - daughter of Walter (1861) and Amanda Cooke

1937: Emily re-married Abram Sutton Jun quarter 1937 and carried on as Landlady as 'Emily Sutton' untill 1956
Abram was born about 1879 at Great Cressingham the son of George Sutton an Agricultural Labourer born about 1846 and Eliza Abel born about 1847 at Cranworth.

* Lance Corpporal Herbert James Hoggett was killed in action

Herbert is named on the Little Cressingham War Memorial together with his father's cousin William Hoggett
and his own cousin Frederick Albert Tolman son of Frederick Tolman (1865) and Annie Oaks

Emily outside the White Horse Inn, Little Cressingham

Courtesy of
Dorothy Dennis
Granddaughter of Emily

1957: Emily Mary Sutton died Nov 13th 1957 age 85 at Wayland - Dec quarter (4b 801)

1964: Abram Sutton died Apr 14th 1964 age 85 at Wayland - Jun quarter (4b 718)

After Emily's death her nephew Victor Tolman (1916) son of Frederick Tolman (1865) and Annie Oaks took over the White Horse till 1958