Help please with place name on 1851 Census

[sami]

I have thought all along that it was an 'H', so what about Hardwick without a 'd'

Terrible writing though

Joy

After looking through a few pages, I agree - my vote goes for Harwick or Harwich.

sami

[roopat]

Thank you, Sami. Just reading this over my morning cuppa and I have to agree it does look like Harwich - hardly Norfolk but maybe they thought it was 
Worth a bit more puzzling.....

Pat

[Genes]

I think you could be right Sami, comparing the two it certainly could be a 'H', it looks quite similar.

Then again Annette's comments could be plausible.

Thank you to all for puzzling this over for me, between everyone we may crack this.

[Genes]

Just having another look at this and I agree with Joy and Sami.  I think it is Hardwick without the 'd'.  Her husband James comes from Wickhambrook which is only about an hour away in today's distances.  Seems very feasible, I will look into this to see if I can find a birth or christening, I know her maiden name was Abbott.

[josey]

familysearch & freereg only show Dickleburgh & Great Yarmouth as baptismal places for the 3 Elizabeth Abbotts 1795 - 1805.

Church I think for Hardwick is St Mary's Shelton. Register transcription complete on freereg.

I have little  knowledge of Norfolk geography  but freereg does have this info
Hardwick is about 9 miles N.E. of Diss.
There is also a Hardwick near King's Lynn. It is a hamlet of North Runcton.

[Genes]

Thank you josey.  I have very little knowledge of Norfolk too, hence the struggle.  I will have a look at your information tomorrow. Much appreciated.

[josey]

I have very little knowledge of Norfolk too, hence the struggle.

Really embarrassing for me though - I was born in Bury St Edmunds near the Norfolk border [in my defence I was taken to London aged 3 months as my mother hated being in the country even though there was a war on ] & my sister has lived in Diss for 30 years!!

[Flattybasher9]

There is a "Hardwick, Norwich, Norfolk NR15, UK".

Regards

Malky

[The Yokel]

There is also a Hardwick in Suffolk about 8 miles from Wickhambrook, but it says "Hardwick is an extra-parochial place. Search surrounding parishes for records and information."

Try this site for locating parishes

http://maps.familysearch.org/#search


Did their marriage give any clues as to where they were from. (guess you've checked that)