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John 574 Gotts and Mary 575 Clements
Four generations of one specific GOTTS family lived in the sleepy Broadland village of Ranworth for over a century and most of their names are recorded in Census Returns between 1841 and 1901
John 574 Gotts was born in Wroxham in about 1730. He married Mary 575 Clements at Ranworth in 1764. Their children were:
Mary 2483
James 558 b about 1770 in Ranworth.
It looks as though John and Mary hit hard times and were moved by the Poor Law from Wroxham to Salhouse not long after their marriage in 1765. They were both buried, however, in their native parish of Wroxham.
James 558 Gotts and Mary 559 Halsworth/Holsworthy
James 558 Gotts married Mary 559 Halsworth (1773- ) at Ranworth in 1798. She is also recorded as Mary Holsworthy. They had several children in Ranworth, of which little is now known:
Elizabeth 2482 b 1799 at Freethorpe, m John Mills in 1822
Mary 561 b 1800
James 560 b 1800
Ann 562 b 1805 m James More in 1834 in Ranworth
Sarah 563 b 1809, m Samuel Clare in 1833 in Ranworth
William 564 b 1812
Jane 565 b 1814, m Moses Fulcher in 1841.
George 566 b 1818
Pat Lapper is descended from Sarah and Samuel Clare
James 560 and Elizabeth 568 Debbage/Ebbage
James 560 married Elizabeth 568 Debbage in 1832 at Ranworth. Elizabeth is recorded as Ebbage in some records, though it looks likely that her surname was Debbage, a common name in the area. Their children include:
George 569 b 1832
William 570 b 1835
Charlotte 571 b 1837, m George Harris in 1856
Nick Miller is descended from Charlotte and George Harris
William 570 married Charlotte 1398 Cox in 1870, a firm link with the wherry builders of Barton Staithe. A comparatively late marriage and, unsurprisingly, a childless couple. They are both present in Ranworth in the 1901 census.
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(Thanks to Ian Gotts of Kings Lynn, Pat Lapper and Nick Miller)
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